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Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

Huntsville, AL MSA

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Huntsville, Alabama, area is ordered by average earnings. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by mean annual earnings

Huntsville, Alabama

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$175,730Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 140
$161,640Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$154,610Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 390
$142,070Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$115,140n.a.
$132,920Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$101,790n.a.
$109,220Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$103,020 90
$107,590Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$109,470 40
$106,620Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$105,490n.a.
$104,750Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$91,200 480
$100,140Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$102,600 1,280
$98,110Physicists
(area) (ind)
$97,850 120
$90,830Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$94,800 2,030
$89,280General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$77,920 2,580
$87,970Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$59,300 1,540
$87,750Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$86,420 690
$86,800Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$85,310 580
$86,620Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$81,770 320
$86,270Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$80,400 310
$85,790Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$80,510 9,290
$85,450Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,540 2,290
$81,910Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$82,600 1,190
$80,880Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,730 660
$80,460Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$82,390 60
$79,940Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$79,540 1,390
$79,840Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,920 130
$79,520Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$79,780 230
$78,310Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$77,990 250
$78,200Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,030 850
$77,710Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$80,290 1,690
$77,520Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$78,030 560
$77,510Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,250 140
$76,820Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$77,420 440
$76,690Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$84,860 270
$76,540Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$65,490 200
$76,340Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$68,600 160
$75,460Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,880 790
$73,970Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,820 1,230
$72,990Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$71,800 3,410
$72,250Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$69,010 11,070
$71,360Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,410 13,990
$71,260Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$56,700 270
$70,710Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,260 110
$70,080Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,000 420
$70,070Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,130 450
$70,020Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,520 260
$69,860Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,320 2,550
$68,840Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$66,220 200
$68,570Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,120n.a.
$67,610First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$54,340 250
$66,730Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$35,080 40
$66,200Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$64,930 190
$65,940Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,510 110
$65,910Chemists
(area) (ind)
$61,170 100
$65,910Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,900 40
$65,880Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$66,510 190
$65,710Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$59,380 200
$65,400Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$57,960 70
$65,020Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,530 40
$64,600Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,820 1,350
$63,950Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,560 200
$63,500Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,330 1,850
$63,250Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$55,910 40
$62,700Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$66,520 210
$62,540Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,350n.a.
$61,880Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$60,500 1,520
$61,510Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$64,940 30
$61,430Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$59,030 100
$61,170Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$47,210 40
$61,160Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$51,960 40
$60,660Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,610 350
$59,800Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$56,910 40
$59,730Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,490 420
$59,630Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,710n.a.
$59,200All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$55,260 1,450
$59,080Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,730 130
$58,910Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,390 10,880
$58,280Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$49,510 660
$57,110Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$66,310n.a.
$56,940Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,960 50
$56,920Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,110 50
$56,840Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,340 480
$55,990Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$57,000 40
$55,740First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$53,940 60
$55,370Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$54,310 40
$55,140Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,460 590
$54,680Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$50,100 160
$54,200Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,240 760
$53,830Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,430 210
$53,580Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,160 1,410
$53,300Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,140 50
$53,080Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,990n.a.
$52,700Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$46,680 340
$52,680Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$51,120 160
$52,440Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$45,410 120
$52,320Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,270 40
$51,780Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$54,820 90
$51,700Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$53,280 240
$51,680Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$52,350 70
$51,110History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,890 30
$51,100Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,950 80
$50,740Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,370 130
$50,440Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,410 300
$50,340Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$46,680 1,530
$49,690Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,480 8,570
$49,530Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,910 100
$49,450Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$48,970 150
$49,370Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$38,920 480
$49,240Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$50,630 200
$48,700Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,930 250
$48,030Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,430 80
$47,650Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$48,480 300
$47,610First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,700 1,240
$47,440Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,730 80
$47,310Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,860 300
$47,180Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$47,650 110
$46,570Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,450 1,190
$46,280Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$49,310 50
$45,920Librarians
(area) (ind)
$44,760 170
$45,740Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$44,560 90
$45,520Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,750 60
$45,190Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$46,480 110
$45,090Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,090 170
$45,060Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,560 160
$45,030Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,870 130
$44,950Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,950 60
$44,910First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,850 90
$44,890First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$43,440 30
$44,800Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,390 110
$44,730Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,080 80
$44,680Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$32,140 50
$44,460Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$38,860 130
$44,400First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,050 660
$44,240Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$40,950n.a.
$44,230Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,890 200
$44,210Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$48,940 50
$43,850Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$29,600 40
$43,730Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$43,650 850
$43,630Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$43,330n.a.
$43,450Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,260 40
$43,310Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$33,360 270
$43,020Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$43,260 110
$42,720First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$38,050 1,790
$42,700Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,380 420
$42,250Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,100 90
$42,120Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,260 1,250
$41,810First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$40,470 690
$41,450Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,870 480
$41,360Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,620 180
$41,240Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,200 320
$41,230Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,150 70
$40,950Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,590 40
$40,950English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,310 90
$40,490Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,310 1,570
$40,300First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$37,130 230
$39,910Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,120 190
$39,800Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,510 300
$39,640Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,420 170
$39,340All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,260 186,050
$39,240Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,190 80
$39,200Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,600 220
$39,140Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,620 2,270
$38,770Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,480 180
$38,650Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$39,860 400
$38,510Electricians
(area) (ind)
$34,090 920
$38,450Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,430 70
$38,380Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,030n.a.
$38,340Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,580 200
$38,280Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,400 900
$38,240Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,970n.a.
$38,220Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,120 130
$38,110Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$28,450 30
$37,830Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$31,050 130
$37,790Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,720 100
$37,620Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,940 420
$37,580Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,750n.a.
$37,570Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$36,800 280
$37,100Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,850 200
$36,780Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$35,230 380
$36,740Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$31,650 80
$36,670Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$38,820 60
$36,600Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,280 290
$36,380Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,090 40
$36,170Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,540 350
$36,050Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,380 180
$35,690Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,780 8,320
$35,640Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,930 1,050
$35,640Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$36,160 680
$35,570Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,670n.a.
$35,140Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,920 350
$34,760Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,810n.a.
$34,580First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$29,150 1,600
$34,130Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,940 50
$34,130Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$31,890 120
$34,080Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,990 80
$34,040Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,180 190
$33,890Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$25,060 40
$33,510Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$31,940n.a.
$33,510Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,010 160
$33,380Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,490 160
$33,340Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,220 1,660
$33,170Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,450 170
$33,120Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,110 40
$33,090First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$31,250 180
$33,080Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$31,590 1,400
$32,630Job printers
(area) (ind)
$29,830n.a.
$32,550Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$30,050 50
$32,520Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,270 130
$32,220First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$30,910 340
$32,180Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,650 16,350
$32,000Photographers
(area) (ind)
$30,890 80
$31,990Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,510 7,740
$31,870Machinists
(area) (ind)
$30,880 590
$31,560Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,490 230
$31,460Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,460 40
$31,450Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$29,280 170
$31,360Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,230 310
$31,360Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$30,980 810
$31,300Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,140 70
$30,990Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$26,360 110
$30,950Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,590 1,160
$30,810Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,100 5,530
$30,580Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$28,350 100
$30,450Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$29,130 110
$30,400Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$30,180 400
$30,010Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,820 300
$29,880Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$29,000 500
$29,770Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,880 110
$29,630Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$26,580n.a.
$29,410Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$29,240 140
$29,330Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$28,060n.a.
$29,170Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,550 210
$29,090Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,330 250
$29,080Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,670 610
$28,980Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,010 250
$28,950Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$25,250 300
$28,940Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,640 250
$28,830Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,060 1,110
$28,830Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,560n.a.
$28,720Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,340 120
$28,600Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$27,740 100
$28,570Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,350 28,680
$28,340Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,720 40
$28,260Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$27,030 480
$28,190Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,880 2,270
$28,080Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$26,190 80
$28,060Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$25,340 30
$28,030Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$24,520n.a.
$27,980Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,710 4,120
$27,940Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$23,830 80
$27,870Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$23,370 210
$27,810Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,050 17,240
$27,700Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$27,240 120
$27,600Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,710 300
$27,550Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$26,540 460
$27,490Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,010 210
$27,360Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,480 50
$27,300Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,730 500
$27,180Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$23,260 190
$27,130Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,490 50
$26,810Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,890n.a.
$26,780Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,440n.a.
$26,780First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,950 200
$26,670Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$23,080 180
$26,660Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$26,350 40
$26,610Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$22,990n.a.
$26,540Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$25,270 260
$26,290Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$26,200 70
$26,290Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$20,320 350
$26,220Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,720 200
$26,170First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$25,300 260
$26,160Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,380 1,440
$26,150Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,790 160
$26,150Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,700 60
$26,100Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$21,060 120
$26,060Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$21,430n.a.
$26,040Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,180 1,950
$25,890Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,130 250
$25,810Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,030 3,380
$25,790Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,640n.a.
$25,720Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,470 140
$25,710Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,580 140
$25,690Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,040n.a.
$25,360Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$26,000 60
$25,240Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$24,040 50
$25,230Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,100 70
$25,210Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,360 480
$25,010Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,400 70
$24,870Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,320 320
$24,720Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$22,760 570
$24,710Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$24,700 160
$24,710Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,960 260
$24,670Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$22,830 310
$24,410Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,410 180
$24,360Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,650 220
$24,310Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,710 700
$24,200Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,070 1,220
$24,200First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$23,510 1,150
$23,820Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,530 70
$23,710Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,420 260
$23,550Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$22,490 70
$23,540Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,240 140
$23,510Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$24,120 70
$22,940Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,240 190
$22,850Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,410 800
$22,820Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,160 150
$22,710Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$22,290 100
$22,630Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,590 310
$22,500Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,790 150
$22,430Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$21,200 470
$22,430Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,870 70
$22,420Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$21,720 300
$22,350Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,980 220
$22,110Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,370 170
$22,040Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$22,020 30
$21,980Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,760 12,110
$21,740Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,600 6,590
$21,480Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$20,300 50
$21,400Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,270 240
$21,220Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,230 4,080
$21,200Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,120 450
$21,150Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,480 2,500
$21,100Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,610 50
$21,070Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,530 720
$21,030Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,450 100
$20,850Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,550 80
$20,520Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,310 520
$20,270Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$20,310 40
$20,210Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,150 1,300
$20,110File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,960 530
$20,070Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,480 1,000
$20,040Security guards
(area) (ind)
$18,480 1,720
$19,920Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$17,490 190
$19,900Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,270 50
$19,890Roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,590 40
$19,880Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$15,180 800
$19,850Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$19,460 90
$19,740Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,160 500
$19,720Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$19,600 100
$19,720Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,210 3,290
$19,520Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$16,840 350
$19,370Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,130 370
$19,370Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$17,830 40
$19,190Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,350 220
$19,140Bakers
(area) (ind)
$18,870 120
$19,010Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,100 180
$18,750Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,110 60
$18,560Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,370 40
$18,100Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,050 4,280
$18,100Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$16,990 250
$17,990Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,270 1,170
$17,940Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,370 6,080
$17,870Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,620 2,940
$17,620Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,220n.a.
$17,500Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$16,290 120
$17,410Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,810 680
$17,280Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,160n.a.
$17,180Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,730 760
$17,080Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,150 150
$17,030Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,530 1,280
$17,020Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,890 30
$16,910Legislators
(area) (ind)
$16,790 50
$16,730Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,190 440
$16,730Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$14,740 60
$16,610Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,680 150
$16,530Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,260 150
$16,520Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$16,530 170
$16,490Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,840 4,610
$16,280Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$15,470 30
$16,100Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,770 3,280
$16,070Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$15,180 440
$16,040Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,780 280
$16,020Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$14,410n.a.
$15,600Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,970 1,040
$15,560Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,740 560
$15,300Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,040 300
$15,150Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$15,430 890
$15,080Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,600 320
$14,900Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,890 400
$14,880Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,850 170
$14,770Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,610 13,570
$14,630Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,580n.a.
$14,380Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,630 230
$14,000Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$13,670 520
$13,970Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,920 150
$13,930Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,180 390
$13,730Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$13,550 270
$13,630Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,400 770
$13,400Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$13,210 1,770
$13,210Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,050 30
$13,210Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,080 4,060
$13,030Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$12,990 530
$13,020Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,030 810
$12,710Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,860 3,030
n.a.Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 120

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Limestone County
Madison County