With major automakers such as Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, North Alabama serves as a national hub for the automotive industry.
The Automotive Industry includes the companies and activities involved in the manufacturing of motor vehicles, including most components such as engines and bodies for passenger vehicles,
light trucks, and commercial vehicles. North Alabama's Mazda Toyota Manufacturing produces the Toyota Corolla Cross and the Mazda CX-50. Additionally, the Huntsville-based Toyota Motor Manufacturing facility produces the powerful V6 and V8 engines found under the hood of Tacoma and Tundra trucks as well as 4-cylinder engines for the Camry, RAV4, Sienna, and Highlander.
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Career Spotlight | Industrial Production Manager
Median Salary : $98,490
Industrial production managers oversee the operations of manufacturing and related plants. They coordinate, plan, and direct activities involved in creating a wide range of personal and commercial automobiles.
Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastic
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Mechanical Drafters
Tool and Die Makers
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic
Chemical Equipment Operators & Tenders
$59,573
High School Diploma
$35,234
High School Diploma
$39,077
Some College Courses
$37,304
High School Diploma
$53,284
Associate's Degree
$50,669
Post-Secondary Certificate
$49,083
Bachelor’s Degree
$57,500
Associate’s Degree
$51,230
Post-Secondary Certificate
Primary Source: Alabama & Workforce Region Demand Occupations ACCCP, Region 1 Demand Occupations ACCCP 2021-2022
IN-DEMAND CAREERS
Career
Salary
Education Level
First-Line Supervisors, Production & Operating Workers
$57,537
Some College Courses
First-Line Supervisors, Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
$64,699
High School Diploma
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians
$55,950
Bachelor’s Degree
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$35,364
Post-Secondary Certificate
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
$47,157
Post-Secondary Certificate
Machinists
$44,332
High School Diploma
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
$38,952
Some College Courses
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
$37,332
High School Diploma
Industrial Engineering Technicians
$48,453
Associate’s Degree
Assemblers & Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers
$30,413
High School Diploma
I never thought I’d get the opportunity to work at a start-up, not to mention have the chance to see something that I put my hands on driving down the road.
- Ryland Kirk | Mazda Toyota Manufacturing
