Wages by Occupation in Huntsville, AL

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 266,650 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $51,740 for all occupations combined. 389 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Huntsville, AL area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

42.9% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.9), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 93.1 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 77.9; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 39,855 residents (8.0% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,743; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 2.4% in 2025, with a labor force of about 285,763 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

44.5% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.1), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$32,098	$32,485
High school graduate	$38,859	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$46,217	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$73,739	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$101,113	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	25.5% (±2.4)	24.2%
High school graduate	12.6% (±1.2)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.1% (±0.9)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8% (±0.5)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	9.2% (±2.6)	7.7%
High school graduate	3.8% (±1.1)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	3.6% (±0.7)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9% (±0.4)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	42.2%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	8.6%	10.0%
Business	21.9%	20.1%
Education	10.3%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	16.9%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	3,010	$79,220	$88,300	11.31	1.21
Administrative Services Managers	100	$90,060	$102,040	0.38	0.23
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	40	$46,550	$44,960	0.17	0.70
Advertising Sales Agents	60	$46,120	$49,040	0.21	0.35
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	80	$62,130	$66,340	0.30	4.16
Aerospace Engineers	4,880	$131,090	$135,660	18.30	42.03
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	320	$64,910	$69,360	1.19	1.34
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	240	$65,860	$65,120	0.89	4.06
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	960	$24,010	$25,930	3.62	1.41
Animal Caretakers	480	$29,110	$33,600	1.79	1.04
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	140	$96,500	$107,600	0.53	0.77
Architectural and Civil Drafters	150	$60,170	$63,130	0.55	0.82
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,630	$168,380	$171,860	6.13	4.33
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$62,620	$66,810	0.45	0.75
Athletic Trainers	90	$51,550	$53,680	0.33	1.69
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	180	$81,080	$98,860	0.68	10.49
Audio and Video Technicians	60	$51,490	$51,250	0.23	0.51
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	40	$49,000	$54,430	0.15	1.16
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	230	$30,250	$32,290	0.85	1.30
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	170	$56,520	$54,820	0.62	0.64
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	940	$46,840	$53,960	3.52	0.78
Avionics Technicians	140	$78,720	$74,640	0.51	4.21
Bakers	230	$34,080	$33,910	0.86	0.57
Bartenders	850	$28,210	$32,440	3.20	0.66
Bill and Account Collectors	370	$45,270	$48,460	1.38	1.35
Billing and Posting Clerks	420	$40,160	$44,650	1.56	0.60
Biological Scientists, All Other	70	$82,990	$88,020	0.25	0.69
Biological Technicians	—	$50,330	$48,480	—	—
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,830	$47,130	$48,270	6.86	0.78
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	40	$38,380	$42,720	0.17	1.22
Budget Analysts	520	$113,400	$113,850	1.96	6.47
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	490	$55,110	$57,120	1.84	0.99
Bus Drivers, School	1,170	$18,750	$22,930	4.39	1.69
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	110	$41,910	$41,750	0.42	0.41
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	3,100	$124,950	$126,540	11.63	1.66
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$62,790	$75,280	0.66	1.25
Butchers and Meat Cutters	210	$40,690	$41,660	0.79	0.90
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	2,740	$94,990	$98,080	10.29	3.26
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	80	$44,450	$42,830	0.31	0.63
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	—	$65,530	$62,610	—	—
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	210	$45,290	$53,340	0.79	1.95
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	90	$59,580	$63,460	0.34	3.10
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	150	$62,640	$62,820	0.58	0.79
Carpenters	430	$48,970	$51,600	1.60	0.37
Cashiers	4,320	$29,860	$29,660	16.22	0.82
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	220	$47,150	$47,210	0.81	0.61
Chefs and Head Cooks	90	$64,000	$66,200	0.32	0.25
Chemical Engineers	60	$101,480	$108,850	0.24	1.74
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	130	$47,510	$53,230	0.48	0.53
Chemical Technicians	100	$54,790	$56,110	0.39	1.05
Chemists	130	$101,500	$112,300	0.49	0.93
Chief Executives	100	$213,530	$234,140	0.38	0.29
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	360	$46,860	$50,890	1.34	0.53
Childcare Workers	440	$23,110	$26,310	1.65	0.49
Chiropractors	80	$102,560	$100,610	0.30	1.17
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	270	$50,240	$55,890	1.01	2.29
Civil Engineers	1,010	$105,760	$121,840	3.79	1.60
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	130	$82,120	$76,850	0.48	0.23
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	790	$27,680	$30,600	2.96	1.21
Clergy	60	$54,550	$56,600	0.21	0.57
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	630	$47,490	$51,580	2.38	1.11
Coaches and Scouts	280	$31,770	$41,530	1.06	0.67
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	720	$44,210	$46,470	2.70	2.64
Commercial Pilots	60	$101,540	$105,660	0.22	0.71
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	70	$76,920	$79,800	0.27	0.37
Compliance Officers	450	$84,990	$92,790	1.70	0.63
Computer and Information Research Scientists	—	$122,200	$126,870	—	—
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,250	$164,060	$160,210	8.45	1.96
Computer Hardware Engineers	560	$142,670	$140,060	2.11	4.27
Computer Network Architects	1,660	$132,410	$134,530	6.24	5.40
Computer Network Support Specialists	210	$61,850	$66,760	0.78	0.83
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	440	$61,790	$69,790	1.65	1.51
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	140	$78,910	$71,010	0.53	2.87
Computer Occupations, All Other	890	$120,450	$117,930	3.33	1.19
Computer Programmers	160	$110,110	$115,420	0.60	1.01
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$75,400	$82,130	0.28	1.23
Computer Systems Analysts	2,610	$107,350	$119,250	9.78	2.93
Computer User Support Specialists	1,150	$49,740	$54,420	4.33	0.94
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	120	$39,410	$43,730	0.45	1.06
Concierges	60	$31,200	$31,790	0.22	0.68
Construction and Building Inspectors	190	$61,420	$65,220	0.71	0.75
Construction Laborers	1,670	$37,510	$37,770	6.24	0.89
Construction Managers	770	$96,030	$102,820	2.88	1.18
Cooks, Fast Food	2,950	$29,310	$29,870	11.07	2.68
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	800	$28,110	$29,130	3.02	1.06
Cooks, Restaurant	1,800	$35,520	$34,970	6.75	0.74
Cooks, Short Order	320	$22,510	$26,010	1.20	1.34
Correctional Officers and Jailers	410	$44,800	$51,560	1.54	0.63
Cost Estimators	350	$78,670	$83,140	1.31	0.91
Counter and Rental Clerks	970	$36,710	$39,170	3.63	1.41
Couriers and Messengers	60	$35,170	$34,980	0.21	0.47
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	210	$35,510	$41,490	0.77	0.67
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	50	$36,400	$40,240	0.18	2.35
Customer Service Representatives	3,340	$38,400	$42,010	12.51	0.75
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	50	$40,050	$43,500	0.20	0.67
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	680	$48,000	$46,380	2.56	2.33
Data Entry Keyers	80	$41,970	$40,410	0.31	0.38
Data Scientists	620	$111,810	$115,800	2.34	1.39
Database Administrators	300	$103,110	$102,650	1.13	2.50
Database Architects	110	$101,860	$122,580	0.40	0.93
Dental Assistants	390	$43,930	$43,980	1.47	0.59
Dental Hygienists	360	$62,370	$62,970	1.37	0.95
Dental Laboratory Technicians	410	$43,580	$45,720	1.54	6.94
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	240	$91,230	$105,020	0.89	1.20
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	150	$68,100	$69,820	0.55	0.94
Dietitians and Nutritionists	90	$69,000	$69,210	0.34	0.68
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	380	$23,180	$24,330	1.41	0.40
Dishwashers	380	$30,720	$30,840	1.44	0.47
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	140	$46,900	$51,190	0.54	0.41
Driver/Sales Workers	500	$37,270	$38,430	1.88	0.72
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	80	$46,150	$47,590	0.30	0.57
Education Administrators, All Other	—	$100,600	$97,080	—	—
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	300	$101,570	$100,410	1.12	0.53
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	—	$103,200	$119,900	—	—
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	110	$41,990	$47,110	0.41	0.86
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$63,730	$64,300	0.53	1.35
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	430	$61,070	$61,770	1.61	0.71
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	650	$68,690	$72,750	2.45	4.00
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	70	$53,070	$63,450	0.27	2.38
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	110	$57,740	$61,540	0.42	1.00
Electrical Engineers	2,190	$130,330	$137,860	8.20	6.42
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	200	$87,080	$81,060	0.76	0.90
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	1,030	$38,210	$42,070	3.86	2.43
Electricians	1,030	$58,500	$59,090	3.85	0.79
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	890	$133,330	$136,760	3.35	5.38
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,990	$62,250	$61,750	7.47	0.84
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	90	$50,240	$50,700	0.35	0.35
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	250	$92,390	$93,980	0.94	2.44
Engineers, All Other	3,110	$155,630	$150,490	11.67	11.77
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	—	$71,280	$70,290	—	—
Environmental Engineers	100	$111,270	$116,240	0.39	1.59
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	50	$51,500	$53,190	0.20	0.90
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	100	$78,110	$87,950	0.36	0.63
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	440	$74,710	$76,850	1.65	0.56
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	370	$45,160	$41,720	1.39	0.67
Facilities Managers	100	$111,730	$121,440	0.37	0.37
Family Medicine Physicians	100	$206,750	$207,610	0.37	0.53
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	90	$53,860	$57,570	0.33	1.35
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	50	$36,400	$36,140	0.19	0.11
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	30	$31,360	$33,880	0.12	0.55
Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,030	$27,180	$27,030	18.85	0.76
Financial and Investment Analysts	620	$99,400	$107,810	2.33	1.00
Financial Managers	890	$158,620	$171,200	3.32	0.61
Financial Specialists, All Other	170	$104,440	$114,780	0.65	0.76
Firefighters	530	$48,010	$51,780	1.98	0.89
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,330	$62,650	$67,750	4.97	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	30	$93,080	$82,730	0.12	0.36
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	270	$45,520	$48,470	1.02	1.54
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	170	$74,540	$78,140	0.64	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,300	$39,130	$42,920	8.64	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	320	$46,060	$47,720	1.20	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	240	$57,030	$59,280	0.90	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,200	$75,610	$78,430	4.49	1.13
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	280	$67,990	$80,290	1.04	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,030	$62,950	$68,330	7.59	0.82
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	140	$47,480	$54,240	0.53	0.72
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	120	$99,090	$104,470	0.44	0.44
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,670	$68,010	$77,930	10.02	2.31
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,490	$47,430	$51,910	9.35	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	180	$42,460	$56,880	0.66	1.27
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,300	$59,120	$62,500	4.86	1.21
Floral Designers	60	$36,980	$36,010	0.23	0.88
Food Preparation Workers	—	$29,850	$30,590	—	—
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	290	$30,180	$30,600	1.08	0.57
Food Service Managers	560	$66,240	$71,670	2.09	1.36
Fundraisers	100	$55,930	$56,610	0.38	0.53
Funeral Home Managers	40	$71,840	$77,310	0.15	1.72
General and Operations Managers	4,050	$136,340	$155,960	15.17	0.67
Graphic Designers	270	$62,720	$66,870	1.02	0.80
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	200	$36,520	$36,880	0.74	1.71
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	550	$29,150	$33,040	2.06	1.05
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	160	$128,210	$131,650	0.60	4.37
Health Education Specialists	50	$78,400	$78,560	0.20	0.48
Healthcare Social Workers	230	$62,560	$61,430	0.85	0.71
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	90	$38,510	$42,890	0.34	0.48
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	770	$49,940	$53,820	2.87	1.09
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,570	$56,690	$58,190	9.63	0.73
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	140	$38,040	$37,860	0.54	0.88
Helpers--Production Workers	360	$36,620	$37,060	1.35	1.27
Highway Maintenance Workers	200	$46,210	$45,230	0.73	0.74
Home Appliance Repairers	50	$55,140	$51,180	0.18	0.86
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,020	$29,520	$29,690	7.58	0.27
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	710	$28,160	$27,630	2.68	0.96
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	400	$29,170	$29,900	1.50	0.89
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	110	$43,620	$46,670	0.42	0.72
Human Resources Managers	340	$130,410	$138,700	1.28	0.90
Human Resources Specialists	1,630	$78,780	$84,050	6.13	1.04
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	120	$65,140	$69,270	0.45	0.93
Industrial Engineers	1,820	$106,110	$115,380	6.81	2.90
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,490	$63,370	$65,270	5.60	1.98
Industrial Production Managers	440	$136,240	$145,180	1.64	1.04
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,290	$45,200	$47,690	4.82	0.97
Information Security Analysts	1,840	$130,330	$125,400	6.90	5.63
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,640	$47,950	$50,130	6.14	1.60
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	160	$47,920	$49,780	0.60	0.53
Instructional Coordinators	170	$65,720	$72,290	0.63	0.43
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	60	$56,780	$52,730	0.24	0.84
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	130	$41,590	$43,460	0.49	0.35
Insurance Sales Agents	470	$63,860	$85,520	1.78	0.58
Interior Designers	80	$78,250	$80,990	0.29	0.63
Interpreters and Translators	30	$40,490	$42,910	0.12	0.36
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	260	$37,620	$38,880	0.99	1.04
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,850	$33,600	$33,710	10.70	0.75
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	4,370	$39,500	$41,440	16.38	0.86
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,550	$37,510	$40,080	5.81	0.95
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	370	$30,690	$31,930	1.37	1.08
Lawyers	730	$133,220	$143,250	2.74	0.56
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	130	$48,340	$50,390	0.51	0.50
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	430	$66,750	$67,880	1.62	1.88
Library Assistants, Clerical	40	$25,920	$28,850	0.15	0.28
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	990	$59,860	$56,330	3.71	0.89
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	50	$62,420	$71,940	0.19	0.40
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	110	$28,900	$28,030	0.41	0.40
Light Truck Drivers	1,610	$42,800	$47,660	6.05	0.96
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	220	$42,790	$44,300	0.83	0.79
Loan Officers	320	$76,970	$87,610	1.20	0.68
Lodging Managers	60	$69,720	$77,370	0.24	0.88
Logisticians	2,780	$117,060	$114,710	10.43	6.46
Machinists	670	$62,490	$62,750	2.51	1.36
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	110	$81,270	$80,750	0.40	1.43
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	860	$28,530	$28,460	3.24	0.59
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	40	$40,300	$43,020	0.16	0.45
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,540	$46,430	$48,310	5.78	0.59
Management Analysts	1,710	$121,970	$122,850	6.41	1.11
Managers, All Other	570	$153,920	$159,490	2.15	0.54
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	960	$59,230	$72,650	3.60	0.62
Marketing Managers	160	$134,990	$149,940	0.62	0.24
Massage Therapists	70	$49,410	$61,430	0.25	0.39
Materials Engineers	280	$120,720	$126,860	1.03	7.07
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	30	$36,400	$37,220	0.12	0.13
Mechanical Door Repairers	50	$49,610	$51,280	0.20	1.14
Mechanical Drafters	90	$78,250	$79,270	0.33	1.29
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	150	$60,280	$63,810	0.56	2.42
Mechanical Engineers	2,150	$102,450	$115,110	8.08	4.23
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,020	$99,170	$101,190	3.83	1.00
Medical Assistants	1,720	$36,920	$37,940	6.47	1.23
Medical Equipment Preparers	80	$35,590	$38,030	0.30	0.60
Medical Equipment Repairers	50	$58,660	$59,670	0.20	0.47
Medical Records Specialists	420	$38,150	$45,460	1.58	1.26
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	310	$82,400	$101,590	1.15	1.04
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,800	$37,680	$41,280	6.76	1.09
Medical Transcriptionists	50	$43,040	$41,370	0.17	0.64
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	110	$58,840	$58,040	0.42	0.46
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	310	$39,460	$45,650	1.15	1.08
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	100	$61,390	$60,950	0.38	3.55
Meter Readers, Utilities	50	$46,190	$54,710	0.17	1.36
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	760	$62,140	$63,050	2.87	0.72
Millwrights	—	$69,510	$64,750	—	—
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	7,570	$46,390	$43,110	28.38	3.14
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$46,380	$49,050	0.35	0.58
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	340	$66,660	$67,230	1.27	1.12
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	880	$43,630	$44,900	3.31	3.43
Natural Sciences Managers	90	$130,780	$142,330	0.33	0.47
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,160	$100,120	$103,190	4.36	2.16
Nuclear Engineers	80	$125,870	$128,510	0.32	3.22
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	40	$83,390	$80,590	0.14	1.28
Nurse Anesthetists	280	$213,590	$211,580	1.05	3.16
Nurse Practitioners	830	$103,900	$111,310	3.11	1.50
Nursing Assistants	2,660	$35,210	$33,950	9.97	1.07
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	260	$94,570	$94,830	0.96	1.06
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	60	$61,170	$64,970	0.23	1.16
Occupational Therapists	130	$93,620	$93,670	0.49	0.47
Occupational Therapy Assistants	60	$61,040	$63,820	0.24	0.73
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	60	$52,690	$60,370	0.24	0.19
Office Clerks, General	1,050	$31,750	$35,000	3.93	0.25
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,100	$49,110	$52,300	4.12	1.34
Operations Research Analysts	350	$132,000	$130,920	1.33	1.91
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	160	$37,020	$40,820	0.61	1.34
Opticians, Dispensing	100	$37,700	$43,560	0.36	0.76
Optometrists	50	$161,170	$148,490	0.18	0.64
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	40	$47,010	$47,990	0.15	0.64
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	150	$40,190	$41,350	0.56	0.23
Packers and Packagers, Hand	660	$29,680	$34,010	2.48	0.69
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	130	$45,510	$46,290	0.49	0.34
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	440	$46,580	$53,910	1.64	0.65
Parking Attendants	60	$31,620	$30,830	0.24	0.27
Parts Salespersons	570	$36,800	$40,900	2.12	1.22
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	80	$48,840	$49,350	0.31	1.15
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	150	$52,020	$53,300	0.58	0.59
Personal Financial Advisors	290	$85,040	$135,150	1.08	0.63
Pest Control Workers	280	$39,300	$42,390	1.04	1.57
Pharmacists	600	$136,840	$137,100	2.24	1.08
Pharmacy Aides	70	$36,710	$37,450	0.27	1.05
Pharmacy Technicians	860	$43,910	$43,100	3.23	1.07
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$63,840	$64,580	0.12	0.88
Phlebotomists	290	$37,370	$38,380	1.08	1.17
Photographers	90	$31,200	$40,120	0.33	0.99
Physical Scientists, All Other	70	$142,650	$154,990	0.26	1.78
Physical Therapist Aides	100	$26,440	$27,150	0.36	1.17
Physical Therapist Assistants	260	$60,870	$65,580	0.96	1.33
Physical Therapists	320	$99,760	$100,870	1.20	0.70
Physician Assistants	110	$107,230	$116,600	0.41	0.39
Physicians, All Other	430	$357,010	$311,500	1.63	0.74
Physicists	180	$149,990	$155,940	0.68	5.18
Pipelayers	110	$47,610	$47,670	0.40	1.90
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$39,480	$40,310	0.18	0.89
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	790	$57,020	$58,480	2.95	0.99
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	980	$64,550	$63,630	3.68	0.85
Postal Service Clerks	100	$60,530	$60,850	0.37	0.78
Postal Service Mail Carriers	640	$57,470	$58,700	2.38	1.13
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	50	$54,330	$57,830	0.19	0.28
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	—	$28,760	$30,010	—	—
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	40	$27,630	$29,720	0.15	0.88
Printing Press Operators	120	$36,950	$40,730	0.43	0.47
Private Detectives and Investigators	50	$43,950	$47,920	0.17	0.74
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	110	$59,420	$58,890	0.43	0.75
Producers and Directors	150	$61,400	$74,830	0.57	0.62
Production Workers, All Other	40	$42,890	$44,240	0.14	0.08
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	520	$61,840	$64,840	1.95	0.78
Project Management Specialists	850	$112,130	$121,640	3.18	0.46
Property Appraisers and Assessors	90	$59,970	$61,710	0.32	0.88
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	420	$60,580	$67,720	1.56	0.78
Psychiatric Technicians	250	$37,990	$38,400	0.94	0.93
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$61,430	$65,490	0.14	0.51
Public Relations Managers	50	$138,130	$148,550	0.18	0.38
Public Relations Specialists	260	$73,810	$82,570	0.96	0.53
Public Safety Telecommunicators	160	$43,680	$44,660	0.61	0.93
Purchasing Managers	520	$146,970	$148,480	1.95	3.60
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	520	$61,100	$61,410	1.96	1.32
Radiologists	—	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	—	—
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,470	$35,060	$33,670	5.51	0.94
Recreation Workers	430	$31,560	$33,920	1.63	0.76
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	40	$47,760	$49,690	0.16	1.41
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	210	$51,090	$52,950	0.79	0.84
Registered Nurses	6,800	$77,090	$75,210	25.51	1.17
Residential Advisors	260	$27,490	$29,650	0.96	1.76
Respiratory Therapists	270	$64,330	$67,020	1.03	1.15
Retail Salespersons	7,030	$33,120	$34,900	26.36	1.05
Sales Managers	660	$134,690	$151,070	2.49	0.61
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,810	$64,460	$77,960	6.78	0.84
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,950	$65,070	$77,500	7.29	0.92
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	260	$126,550	$125,720	0.97	0.53
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	40	$46,100	$42,890	0.14	0.54
School Psychologists	50	$78,700	$79,390	0.18	0.45
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,580	$64,220	$67,000	5.92	0.86
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	4,700	$46,090	$46,410	17.63	1.61
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	530	$49,180	$77,740	2.00	0.64
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	150	$61,080	$63,170	0.57	1.02
Security Guards	1,600	$36,210	$39,160	6.00	0.73
Self-Enrichment Teachers	350	$47,750	$46,890	1.31	0.61
Sewing Machine Operators	230	$36,340	$36,680	0.86	1.28
Sheet Metal Workers	140	$51,460	$56,760	0.53	0.69
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	850	$43,010	$43,900	3.20	0.61
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	200	$35,190	$34,820	0.74	0.46
Skincare Specialists	100	$42,390	$45,650	0.38	0.80
Social and Community Service Managers	180	$74,400	$81,310	0.67	0.50
Social and Human Service Assistants	220	$36,070	$36,840	0.81	0.29
Software Developers	7,030	$128,080	$127,280	26.36	2.43
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	850	$105,610	$116,140	3.19	2.66
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	150	$62,350	$66,420	0.56	0.33
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	110	$62,170	$65,030	0.42	0.40
Special Effects Artists and Animators	40	$77,640	$87,790	0.14	1.11
Speech-Language Pathologists	230	$74,680	$79,380	0.88	0.75
Stockers and Order Fillers	5,330	$34,620	$36,990	19.99	1.10
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	400	$48,530	$54,560	1.48	0.47
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	820	$25,340	$22,750	3.09	0.92
Surgical Technologists	450	$51,710	$52,920	1.70	2.25
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	300	$47,280	$46,970	1.14	3.07
Surveyors	180	$62,880	$70,330	0.67	2.05
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	60	$34,300	$35,210	0.23	1.03
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	90	$59,960	$67,590	0.33	0.91
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	130	$80,950	$82,890	0.48	0.66
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	840	$26,110	$27,030	3.13	0.34
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	720	$25,930	$27,520	2.72	2.57
Technical Writers	340	$96,470	$96,450	1.29	4.41
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	370	$61,450	$63,720	1.37	1.51
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	110	$63,900	$66,870	0.41	0.65
Tellers	660	$39,210	$40,240	2.48	1.17
Tile and Stone Setters	30	$46,680	$46,580	0.11	0.49
Tire Repairers and Changers	290	$37,260	$38,410	1.07	1.54
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	—	$63,450	$70,390	—	—
Tool and Die Makers	80	$73,050	$71,150	0.28	0.78
Tour and Travel Guides	40	$31,660	$33,330	0.17	0.49
Training and Development Specialists	570	$76,360	$78,390	2.13	0.72
Transportation Security Screeners	60	$65,750	$63,540	0.24	0.73
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	210	$124,380	$122,180	0.78	0.55
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	50	$41,000	$44,970	0.19	0.53
Tutors	130	$32,760	$36,410	0.50	0.44
Urban and Regional Planners	50	$101,500	$97,830	0.18	0.64
Veterinarians	130	$112,230	$124,300	0.49	0.91
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	150	$35,870	$35,710	0.58	0.71
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	280	$37,140	$37,370	1.03	1.24
Waiters and Waitresses	3,290	$27,990	$28,330	12.35	0.85
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	210	$61,550	$62,520	0.78	0.95
Web Developers	130	$82,860	$79,480	0.49	1.09
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	50	$52,380	$52,350	0.18	0.53
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,810	$44,020	$46,140	6.79	2.54
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	190	$44,030	$48,910	0.70	3.47
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	30	$38,010	$40,180	0.13	0.33

Colleges in this area

10 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Alabama A & M University	Public	4-year or above	7,295
Athens State University	Public	4-year or above	2,986
Huntsville Bible College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	98
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College	Public	2-year	1,187
John C Calhoun State Community College	Public	2-year	9,119
Oakwood University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,226
Paul Mitchell the School-Huntsville	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	64
Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	132
The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	53
University of Alabama in Huntsville	Public	4-year or above	8,564

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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