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Job Insights for Georgia

Explore the occupations that pay the most and the jobs with the broadest employment base in Georgia. Click any occupation to open a full CareerMatch profile with national, state, and metro comparisons.

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Georgia

Detailed Occupations

761

Highest Average Salary

$449,500

Average Salary Across Occupations

$69,882

Highest Paying Occupation in Georgia

Surgeons, All Other leads this state with an average annual salary of $449,500.

Largest Employment Market in Georgia

Fast Food and Counter Workers has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 151,240 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Georgia

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

Most Available Jobs in Georgia

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

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Georgia

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Surgeons, All Other $449,500 $216.11 240
2 General Internal Medicine Physicians $406,430 $195.40 5,000
3 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $357,390 $0.00 0
4 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $316,700 $152.26 80
5 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $292,880 $140.81 450
6 Family Medicine Physicians $286,050 $137.52 3,250
7 Emergency Medicine Physicians $283,310 $136.21 3,290
8 Chief Executives $265,000 $127.41 5,440
9 Physicians, All Other $257,890 $123.98 6,790
10 Anesthesiologists $244,430 $117.51 600
11 Psychiatrists $240,310 $115.53 460
12 Athletes and Sports Competitors $229,340 $0.00 2,390
13 Nurse Anesthetists $219,130 $105.35 1,160
14 Dentists, General $203,300 $97.74 3,260
15 Orthodontists $192,050 $92.33 0
16 Lawyers $185,830 $89.34 23,010
17 Pediatricians, General $184,860 $88.87 850
18 Dentists, All Other Specialists $183,650 $88.29 80
19 Financial Managers $181,800 $87.40 22,720
20 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $179,080 $86.10 140

👥 Most Available Jobs in Georgia

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Fast Food and Counter Workers 151,240 $26,920 $12.94
2 Retail Salespersons 142,520 $32,980 $15.86
3 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 135,950 $39,120 $18.81
4 Customer Service Representatives 112,790 $42,080 $20.23
5 General and Operations Managers 111,240 $127,450 $61.28
6 Registered Nurses 97,410 $91,960 $44.21
7 Cashiers 96,120 $27,940 $13.43
8 Stockers and Order Fillers 88,650 $37,970 $18.26
9 Office Clerks, General 79,450 $41,280 $19.85
10 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 78,990 $87,940 $42.28
11 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 75,700 $57,190 $27.49
12 Waiters and Waitresses 71,870 $27,340 $13.14
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 53,160 $33,290 $16.00
14 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53,020 $45,800 $22.02
15 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 50,620 $39,280 $18.89
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 49,870 $40,990 $19.71
17 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 49,680 $40,850 $19.64
18 Cooks, Restaurant 49,320 $33,440 $16.08
19 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 48,440 $49,000 $23.56
20 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 47,790 $68,780 $33.07