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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Huntsville, AL

What professions have the highest employment in Huntsville, AL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Huntsville, AL. We note that the total employment in Huntsville, AL is 239,090. The most popular job is the software developer profession, which employs 6,960 people (2.91 percent of the total employment in Huntsville, AL). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 6,360 people (2.66 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Huntsville, AL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Huntsville, AL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	239,090	100.00%	$47,490
2	Software Developers	6,960	2.91%	$108,310
3	Retail Salespersons	6,360	2.66%	$27,550
4	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5,620	2.35%	$37,460
5	Registered Nurses	5,520	2.31%	$59,710
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	5,420	2.27%	$30,870
7	Cashiers	4,530	1.89%	$24,810
8	General and Operations Managers	4,500	1.88%	$122,780
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,370	1.83%	$34,260
10	Customer Service Representatives	4,170	1.74%	$36,640
11	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,110	1.72%	$22,350
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	4,100	1.71%	$39,800
13	Aerospace Engineers	3,360	1.41%	$127,150
14	Engineers, All Other	3,180	1.33%	$134,040
15	Waiters and Waitresses	3,140	1.31%	$20,700
16	Logisticians	3,100	1.30%	$102,390
17	Accountants and Auditors	2,760	1.15%	$70,910
18	Other Business Operations Specialists	2,660	1.11%	$106,930
19	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	2,590	1.08%	$84,990
20	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,520	1.05%	$27,060
21	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,440	1.02%	$22,990
22	Computer Systems Analysts	2,310	0.97%	$123,520
23	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,240	0.94%	$33,610
24	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,240	0.94%	$30,240
25	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,230	0.93%	$47,920
26	Office Clerks, General	2,080	0.87%	$28,790
27	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,050	0.86%	$40,520
28	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,010	0.84%	$60,710
29	Mechanical Engineers	1,990	0.83%	$102,080
30	Restaurant Cooks	1,910	0.80%	$29,170
31	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,910	0.80%	$54,600
32	Management Analysts	1,900	0.79%	$105,060
33	Fast Food Cooks	1,890	0.79%	$23,160
34	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,750	0.73%	$65,370
35	Nursing Assistants	1,740	0.73%	$28,400
36	Security Guards	1,700	0.71%	$28,940
37	Construction Laborers	1,700	0.71%	$33,760
38	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,690	0.71%	$37,630
39	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,650	0.69%	$136,400
40	Industrial Engineers	1,650	0.69%	$99,770
41	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,650	0.69%	$39,270
42	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,640	0.69%	$63,030
43	Medical Assistants	1,580	0.66%	$33,320
44	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,560	0.65%	$44,270
45	Electrical Engineers	1,510	0.63%	$103,280
46	Information Security Analysts	1,490	0.62%	$110,650
47	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,470	0.61%	$58,460
48	Human Resources Specialists	1,420	0.59%	$67,410
49	Food Preparation Workers	1,400	0.59%	$22,710
50	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,380	0.58%	$40,060
51	Computer User Support Specialists	1,370	0.57%	$49,320
52	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,320	0.55%	$96,660
53	Computer Network Architects	1,310	0.55%	$133,620
54	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,290	0.54%	$61,260
55	Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,270	0.53%	$158,400
56	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,200	0.50%	$62,870
57	Civil Engineers	1,170	0.49%	$86,900
58	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,140	0.48%	$61,420
59	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,120	0.47%	$32,170
60	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,050	0.44%	$60,210
61	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	1,040	0.43%	$127,020
62	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,010	0.42%	$49,660
63	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	990	0.41%	$67,820
64	Electricians	930	0.39%	$49,720
65	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	910	0.38%	$47,540
66	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	900	0.38%	$34,170
67	Pharmacy Technicians	860	0.36%	$36,250
68	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	860	0.36%	$45,850
69	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	860	0.36%	$53,080
70	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	850	0.36%	$22,910
71	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	840	0.35%	$62,750
72	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	820	0.34%	$47,750
73	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	820	0.34%	$36,680
74	Medical and Health Services Managers	810	0.34%	$85,170
75	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	800	0.33%	$36,290
76	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	780	0.33%	$61,480
77	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	770	0.32%	$29,600
78	Computer Occupations, All Other	760	0.32%	$101,650
79	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	750	0.31%	$48,640
80	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	740	0.31%	$45,580
81	Nurse Practitioners	730	0.31%	$97,620
82	All Other Managers	720	0.30%	$134,850
83	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	700	0.29%	$102,950
84	Lawyers	680	0.28%	$137,940
85	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	660	0.28%	$22,030
86	Financial Managers	640	0.27%	$133,530
87	Computer Hardware Engineers	640	0.27%	$127,150
88	Tellers	620	0.26%	$34,350
89	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	610	0.26%	$21,200
90	Carpenters	610	0.26%	$41,610
91	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	600	0.25%	$25,820
92	Medical Secretaries	600	0.25%	$38,470
93	Helpers--Production Workers	600	0.25%	$26,090
94	Machinists	590	0.25%	$52,430
95	Packers and Packagers	580	0.24%	$28,020
96	Construction Managers	570	0.24%	$92,410
97	Pharmacists	570	0.24%	$129,990
98	Counter and Rental Clerks	570	0.24%	$30,090
99	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	570	0.24%	$47,930
100	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	550	0.23%	$19,320

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