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Huntsville, AL

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Huntsville, Alabama, area is ordered by occupational employment. 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 employment

Huntsville, Alabama

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
190,520All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,500$39,540
29,110Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,320$29,200
19,940Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,210$28,140
17,060Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,250$31,920
14,580Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,140$71,620
14,240Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,600$15,030
11,690Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,130$23,200
11,250Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,870$70,330
10,810Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,770$60,110
9,010Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$82,660$87,120
8,870Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,220$50,860
8,820Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,880$35,830
7,220Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,100$20,800
7,210Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,360$32,550
5,700Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,960$18,330
5,340Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,920$31,640
4,380Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,790$16,480
4,270Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,950$27,860
3,840Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,060$21,770
3,730Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$46,350$49,100
3,690Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,080$13,160
3,630Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,980$19,030
3,540Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$71,040$71,690
3,390Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,940$26,060
3,330Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,740$19,610
2,970Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,770$16,980
2,940Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,560$17,670
2,920Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,800$12,740
2,780Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,280$20,400
2,740Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,120$27,470
2,640General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$80,280$90,680
2,590Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,900$72,150
2,360Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,360$86,290
2,230Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,170$37,890
2,060Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,000$26,560
2,060Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$97,850$92,980
2,000First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$39,860$43,960
2,000Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,990$40,630
1,950Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,060$27,290
1,940Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$13,430$13,600
1,880Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,090$62,170
1,820First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$27,350$32,360
1,710Security guards
(area) (ind)
$16,760$19,460
1,630Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,810$33,800
1,630Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$78,820$76,370
1,590All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$52,380$58,830
1,570Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$30,690$33,110
1,560Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$48,500$51,570
1,470Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$63,360$64,330
1,440Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,600$79,150
1,420Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$82,180$81,930
1,340First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,530$25,350
1,340Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,970$65,710
1,320Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,390$20,220
1,300Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,070$45,810
1,280Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$106,290$103,750
1,240Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$84,220$83,460
1,230Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,660$17,960
1,210Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,300$32,550
1,180Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,200$41,700
1,160Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,180$13,750
1,150First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$45,540$49,840
1,100Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,610$17,190
1,090Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,640$36,090
1,040Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,030$15,560
1,030Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,430$74,630
1,000Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,040$19,400
960Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,190$74,200
930Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,340$37,320
910Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,510$27,930
870Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,370$82,310
830Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$15,640$15,370
800Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,020$23,050
800Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$31,100$31,400
800Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,770$52,490
790Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,900$29,690
780Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,530$23,060
770Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$23,990$25,020
750Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,790$18,470
750Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,260$13,500
750Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$87,360$89,490
740Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,250$22,270
740Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,640$14,180
720Electricians
(area) (ind)
$33,950$39,590
720Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$35,820$35,620
710First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,690$44,160
700Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,430$16,760
690Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$45,000$53,450
690Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,940$56,000
670Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,020$18,660
670Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,330$15,190
670Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$44,240$44,240
660Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,470$83,740
630Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$12,840$12,840
610Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$13,910$16,870
610First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$41,500$42,950
610Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,780$21,070
600Machinists
(area) (ind)
$31,470$32,220
580Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,400$30,000
570Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,290$13,400
520Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,850$27,570
520Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$101,100$108,880
510Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,440$24,970
510Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,500$43,700
510Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$88,050$88,970
510Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$79,790$80,340
500Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,420$28,700
490Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,450$35,780
480Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,540$59,580
470Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,080$16,700
470Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$29,850$30,700
470Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,670$62,750
460Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,460$31,540
450Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,420$71,890
440Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,220$21,380
440Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,780$42,950
440Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,920$62,820
430Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$15,430$17,250
430Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,190$70,960
420Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$27,900$29,370
410Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$24,860$27,050
410Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,230$40,300
400Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$32,900$36,510
390Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$30,970$34,710
390Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$81,050$79,580
380Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$19,350$20,760
380Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$44,960$55,640
370Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,900$17,640
370Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,270$23,510
370Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,290$37,950
370Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$39,960$38,370
360Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,340$27,860
360First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$46,090$56,510
350Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$37,590$37,430
340First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$37,180$42,640
340Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$14,580$15,200
340Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,050$34,380
340Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,170$15,490
330Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,470$14,500
330File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,230$22,930
330Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,200$21,730
330Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,410$46,480
330Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K$147,320
320Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,190$24,900
320Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,580$31,500
320Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,070$26,440
310First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$31,110$33,210
310Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$19,700$24,590
310Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,550$24,420
310Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$50,530$49,840
300Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,730$35,880
300Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$94,990$88,130
300Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,680$50,750
300Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$72,650$82,970
290Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$84,880$87,490
280Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,730$27,710
280Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,840$25,080
280Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$51,960$55,730
280Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$79,910$78,950
270Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$22,920$24,240
270Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,970$26,240
270Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$26,450$28,900
270Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,380$14,330
270Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,690$71,070
260Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$16,360$16,690
260Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,900$32,250
260Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,050$19,350
260Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,850$43,870
260Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,410$14,400
260Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,540$42,090
250Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$23,770$25,600
250Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$70,530$65,810
240Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$51,120$51,550
240Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$14,130$14,230
240First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$24,810$26,240
230Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$14,520$14,950
230Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,020$54,980
230Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$82,990$82,610
220Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,540$27,390
220Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$53,580$77,370
220Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$27,390$28,700
220Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,460$39,450
220Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,490$24,970
210Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,910$41,270
210Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,100$23,900
210Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,860$15,050
210First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,920$24,890
210Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,800$13,870
210Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$170,830
210Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,110$64,150
200Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,070$39,810
200Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$63,250$64,900
200Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,310$45,740
200Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$49,480$60,690
190Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,970$22,280
190Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,910$46,390
190Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,600$39,500
190Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,580$32,540
190Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,980$24,360
190Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$67,550$66,860
180Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$29,720$31,380
180Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,820$26,660
180Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,310$33,480
180Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,380$22,880
180First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$30,710$33,140
180Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$31,240$32,930
180Librarians
(area) (ind)
$46,210$47,130
180Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,190$45,330
180Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,580$66,160
180Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,490$55,410
180Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$26,420$32,470
180Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$72,620$79,180
180Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$38,830$43,910
170Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,540$24,500
170Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$27,100$27,740
170Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,510$21,120
170Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,640$17,750
170Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,220$22,560
170Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,460$27,740
170Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$24,000$27,310
160Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
160Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,880$23,010
160Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,260$37,300
160Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$27,470$28,630
160Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,490$41,030
160Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,980$19,420
160Chemists
(area) (ind)
$43,220$52,650
160Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,880$63,430
150Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$13,860$16,030
150Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,790$30,310
150Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$17,920$19,750
150Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$120,660$126,690
150Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,620$80,020
140Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,520$26,460
140Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,600$35,050
140Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,120$19,310
140Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$25,140$24,170
140Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,540$33,040
140Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$27,320$27,740
140Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,000$47,100
140Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$49,560$50,410
130Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,570$32,720
130Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$37,330$35,420
130Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,740$46,090
130Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$48,110$51,400
120Bakers
(area) (ind)
$17,230$18,300
120Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,590$43,780
120Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$29,750$29,880
120Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$57,830$59,620
120Physicists
(area) (ind)
$99,520$99,190
120Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,200$32,760
120Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,380$79,100
110Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,450$29,770
110Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,760$16,690
110Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
110Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$33,690$35,550
110Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$50,010$55,990
110Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$62,100$65,990
110Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$33,110$38,080
100Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,670$49,380
100First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,090$37,980
100Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$63,890$66,370
100Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$42,260$42,170
100Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,680$46,730
90Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$19,760$19,990
90Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$29,670$31,740
90Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$31,240$32,130
90Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$21,730$23,120
90Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$28,030$28,380
90Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,250$48,390
90Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,480$67,280
90Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,150$20,640
90Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$19,400$19,770
90English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,710$41,380
90Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$107,900$114,580
90Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,780$39,920
80Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,300$21,880
80Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,780$21,010
80Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,990$24,140
80Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$23,450$23,060
80Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,120$44,620
80Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,820$25,880
80Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,260$26,310
80Photographers
(area) (ind)
$27,870$30,620
80Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$26,150$35,690
80Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,480$56,970
80Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,720$41,480
70Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$26,750$27,760
70Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,900$30,710
70Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$23,150$24,760
70Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,980$27,700
70First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$53,650$54,450
70Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$167,820
70Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$27,690$31,160
70Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$53,920$51,660
70Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,330$23,840
70Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,880$45,620
70Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,350$42,440
70Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$53,990$54,200
70Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$46,720$54,210
60Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,040$18,160
60Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$22,020$26,020
60Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$24,690$27,360
60Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,520$40,760
60Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$49,680$45,370
60Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,380$45,410
60Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,200$45,330
60Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$33,320$35,960
60Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$75,340$72,320
50Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,750$19,280
50Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$27,980$27,090
50Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,510$27,990
50Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,360$34,550
50Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,450$20,080
50Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$20,850$22,160
50Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$15,490$18,720
50Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,720$56,330
50Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
50Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$27,320$30,390
50Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,090$18,980
50Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,400$43,560
50Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,870$52,930
50Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,640$54,010
50Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,560$32,340
50Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,790$32,720
50Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$51,970$47,810
40Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$20,710$20,360
40Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,470$21,500
40Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,840$18,240
40Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,040$26,070
40Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,140$17,430
40Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$27,440$27,920
40Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$31,050$33,430
40Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,710$29,170
40Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,850$31,760
40Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$31,210$45,490
40Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,420$59,820
40Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,850$57,760
40Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,310$40,700
40Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$31,170$30,970
40Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
40Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,210$39,360
40Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$36,650$66,170
40Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$88,980$87,040
40Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$111,870$112,010
40Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$28,270$35,090
40Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,170$76,660
40Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$56,170$58,650
30Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$20,390$21,650
30Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,330$29,090
30Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,830$26,190
30Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$12,750$12,570
30Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$18,450$18,060
30First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$44,050$45,690
30Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,540$19,290
30Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,100$56,560
30Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$34,820$36,040
30History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,680$50,770
30Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,040$43,730
30Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,950$44,670
30Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,400$58,190
30Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,840$37,400
30Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,540$31,890
30Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,980$44,220
30Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$20,920$21,930
30Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,030$47,380
30Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$27,550$32,090
30Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$26,630$40,650
30Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$59,530$60,130
30Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$52,570$53,300
30Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$44,590$56,400
n.a.Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$26,040$25,430
n.a.Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,530$21,100
n.a.Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,180$21,550
n.a.Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$28,510$28,360
n.a.Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$17,270$20,950
n.a.Job printers
(area) (ind)
$27,090$30,630
n.a.Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,300$38,120
n.a.Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,830$26,000
n.a.Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,670$23,670
n.a.Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,710$27,290
n.a.Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,860$29,440
n.a.Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,800$52,840
n.a.Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$34,460$33,650
n.a.Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,430$25,000
n.a.Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,960$37,720
n.a.Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$27,040$28,510
n.a.Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,940$24,390
n.a.Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,360$24,770
n.a.Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$36,090$34,270
n.a.Roofers
(area) (ind)
$39,110$36,930
n.a.Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$24,110$24,250
n.a.Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$35,550$34,180
n.a.Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$13,070$15,410
n.a.First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$47,390$43,180
n.a.Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,790$22,040
n.a.Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,370$39,900
n.a.Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,630$25,770
n.a.Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$46,000$58,150
n.a.Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,120$15,890
n.a.Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,390$25,110
n.a.Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,730$19,840
n.a.Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$44,730$44,980
n.a.Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$107,990$112,990
n.a.Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$64,240$62,810
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$145,160
n.a.Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$32,540$32,740
n.a.Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,090$35,820
n.a.Health educators
(area) (ind)
$41,650$43,020
n.a.Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$21,330$23,910
n.a.Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,180$67,320
n.a.Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,590$57,020
n.a.Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,720$44,740
n.a.Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,280$63,140

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Limestone County
Madison County