Huntsville, AL Jobs

Huntsville Jobs: Overview

Huntsville, Alabama, was a town filed with historic antebellum homes; renovated, turn-of-the-century manufacturing mills; and a preserved vintage hardware store. In the 1950s, it was suddenly propelled into the future, becoming home to the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and sending the first American satellite into orbit. Today, the Marshall Space Flight Center is home to 6,000 Huntsville jobs and is one of NASA's largest field centers. You can tour the Harrison Brothers Hardware store on your journey to visit the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to see the Apollo 16 Command Module and 1,500 rocket and space artifacts collected as a result of Marshall's galactic missions.

Huntsville also launched an art space in one of its former textile mills to give public studio spaces to local artists. The Lowe Mill houses galleries, live performances, and art classes. An innovative combination of rocket science and culture came together when a group of scientists and engineers brewed beer and created beer trails following their Free the Hops campaign. It's no wonder Huntsville has been named one of the best places to live by U.S. News. If you're considering Huntsville as a place to work or live, you might also want to take a look at Madison, Decatur, and Birmingham.

Popular Jobs in Huntsville

Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park is the second-largest research park in the U.S. and fourth-largest in the world. The 300 companies there employ 26,000 employees, making it the country’s highest concentration of scientists and engineers. Aerospace companies, including Boeing and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center are residents of the research park that provide engineering jobs.

Advanced manufacturing accounts for one-fifth of the overall employment in the Huntsville area. More than 220 companies provide production jobs in precision manufacturing. The HudsonAlpha Institute at Cummings Research Park helps biotechnology companies attract specialists in life science jobs to collaborate with nonprofit researchers in Huntsville.

Other popular jobs in Huntsville include:

• hospital jobs
• IT jobs
• accounting jobs

Update Your Resume

If your resume reads like a series of job descriptions, it’s time for an upgrade. Take a look at the resume samples on Monster, read some of our resume writing tips, then give it a refresh that will earn you interviews.

An attention-getting cover letter will help get you that interview invitation too. Use one of our free cover letter templates to give your cover letter the right look.

Interviewing for Huntsville Jobs

Speaking of interviews, do you look forward to them, or does the prospect put butterflies in your stomach? Grab a friend to help you practice answering questions so you can walk into your interview with confidence. We’ve got the most common questions employers ask, along with suggested answers. You can find sample questions for your specific job title in our library, as well.

How Much Do Huntsville Jobs Pay?

The median income in Huntsville is $55,305. Find out how much your experience and profession affect that number by using Monster’s Salary Tools. You’ll be taken to a page where you can learn things like what skills you can pick up to boost your value and what salaries are for related jobs.

Want to Learn More About Companies Near You?

Would you buy a pair of shoes without trying them on? Of course not! You want to make sure your job fits too. Do some research before you apply to check how a company lines up with your criteria. We’ve done some of the legwork for you in our Company Profiles where you’ll see things like:

• the location of all company facilities
• mission statements and company objectives
• links to biographies of senior staff members

Find Great Huntsville Jobs Right Here

You’re a click away from seeing what Huntsville jobs are available right now. While you’re here, complete a Monster profile to get tailored job listings sent to you. When you sign up, you can also make your resume available to be seen by recruiters and employers who are searching for qualified applicants like you.