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Jackson, MS

State

Mississippi

Detailed Occupations

462

Average Salary Across Occupations

$59,527

Highest Paying Occupation in Jackson, MS

Physicians, All Other leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $322,390.

Largest Employment Market in Jackson, MS

Registered Nurses has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 9,540 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Jackson, MS

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Most Available Jobs in Jackson, MS

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Jackson, MS

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Physicians, All Other $322,390 $154.99 400
2 General Internal Medicine Physicians $316,700 $152.26 60
3 Family Medicine Physicians $231,100 $111.11 150
4 Nurse Anesthetists $195,620 $94.05 0
5 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $179,770 $0.00 1,390
6 Psychiatrists $173,560 $83.44 40
7 Personal Financial Advisors $158,880 $76.38 360
8 Chief Executives $153,520 $73.81 180
9 Sales Managers $148,870 $71.57 490
10 Architectural and Engineering Managers $135,780 $65.28 260
11 Industrial Production Managers $134,560 $64.69 400
12 Financial Managers $132,100 $63.51 1,030
13 Computer and Information Systems Managers $131,820 $63.37 560
14 Nurse Practitioners $127,680 $61.39 940
15 Human Resources Managers $125,070 $60.13 210
16 Optometrists $124,480 $59.85 70
17 Chiropractors $123,690 $59.47 30
18 Pharmacists $123,680 $59.46 840
19 Commercial Pilots $122,760 $0.00 70
20 Lawyers $122,460 $58.88 1,450

👥 Most Available Jobs in Jackson, MS

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Registered Nurses 9,540 $85,820 $41.26
2 Retail Salespersons 8,450 $32,090 $15.43
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers 8,080 $24,040 $11.56
4 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 6,790 $62,730 $30.16
5 Cashiers 5,820 $25,450 $12.24
6 Stockers and Order Fillers 5,360 $35,970 $17.30
7 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 5,310 $36,180 $17.40
8 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 5,180 $26,330 $12.66
9 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 4,810 $49,440 $23.77
10 Office Clerks, General 4,230 $36,290 $17.45
11 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 4,110 $38,390 $18.46
12 Customer Service Representatives 3,930 $39,290 $18.89
13 General and Operations Managers 3,790 $120,760 $58.06
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3,760 $30,260 $14.55
15 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3,400 $44,800 $21.54
16 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 3,250 $63,350 $30.46
17 Security Guards 3,240 $32,720 $15.73
18 Nursing Assistants 3,090 $31,520 $15.16
19 Waiters and Waitresses 3,020 $25,220 $12.13
20 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2,910 $51,100 $24.57