Huntsville, AL · POP 556,444 · EMP 266,650 · DATA GRADE A
Huntsville, AL
consensus exposure · range [51.8–54.4] across 6 methodologies
more exposed than 96% of US metros
By methodology
| Index | Exposure |
|---|---|
| OpenAI task exposure (Eloundou et al. 2024) | 54.4 |
| Felten language-modeling AIOE (2023) | 51.8 |
| Microsoft AI applicability (2025) | 52.9 |
| Anthropic Economic Index observed usage (2026) | 52.4 |
| Eisfeldt et al. generative-AI exposure (2024) | 54.2 |
| Consensus (mean) | 53.1 |
Table 1. Where indices disagree, that disagreement is information: prediction-style indices (task ratings) and usage-based indices (observed AI conversations) measure different things. Methods §2.
Secondary measures
payroll-weighted exposure — higher than the headcount number: the exposed jobs are the better-paid ones
of workers are in occupations where ≥50% of tasks are LLM-exposed (Eloundou β; threshold-sensitive — note)
of area employment matched to scored occupations (grade A)
Scenario: if replacement-level AI arrives in 2030
Figure 1. Modeled displacement under the median preset (diffusion k=0.8, ceiling 0.75, automation share 0.45, friction lag 1.5y, attrition 3%/y). Solid: positions eliminated. The gap between gross and layoffs is natural attrition — speed of diffusion, not depth of exposure, determines layoffs. This is a scenario, not a forecast: adjust every assumption.
Where the losses land — and your assumptions
Positions eliminated by 2035 per occupation group, under the arrival year selected above. Drag any multiplier if you think we're wrong about a group — your model, your numbers. Multipliers scale that group's task exposure (×0 = immune, ×2 = double).
Table 3. Group exposure = employment-weighted mean task exposure (Eloundou β) over the group's local occupations. Bars use the same scenario engine as Figure 1 (median preset).
Most exposed local occupations
| Occupation | Jobs | Median wage | Exposure [range] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 7,030 | $128,080 | 87.1 | |
| Retail Salespersons | 7,030 | $33,120 | 67 | |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 4,700 | $46,090 | 89.8 | |
| Aerospace Engineers | 4,880 | $131,090 | 70.3 | |
| Registered Nurses | 6,800 | $77,090 | 48.9 | |
| Customer Service Representatives | 3,340 | $38,400 | 91.1 | |
| Accountants and Auditors | 3,010 | $79,220 | 79.4 | |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 7,570 | $46,390 | 31.5 | |
| Cashiers | 4,320 | $29,860 | 54.8 | |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 3,100 | $124,950 | 76.3 |
Table 2. Ranked by exposure × local employment. Bands on the 0–100 occupation scale.
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