Best jobs in Georgia
The 25 best-scoring occupations in Georgia, ranked on local pay plus national growth and opportunity.
Wages here are local to Georgia (OEWS May 2025). Projected growth and openings are national BLS projections — not a local forecast.
How this ranking is scored
score = .40·pay + .30·growth + .20·employment + .10·openings
Each factor is scaled to the strongest occupation on this list, then weighted and summed. Weights differ by list type. Full methodology.
Wages — OEWS May 2025 (local)
Growth & openings — EP 2024–34 (national)
How Georgia pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$618,090 vs $232,140 · +166.3%
$610,070 vs $496,010 · +23.0%
$47,790 vs $53,140 · -10.1%
$129,430 vs $132,300 · -2.2%
$26,920 vs $31,200 · -13.7%
$502,070 vs $414,010 · +21.3%
−10%U.S. MEDIAN+10%
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Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
Showing top 25 of 744 scored occupations — show all 744show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
83
$75,280
+3.1%
34
142
$63,860
+0.3%
26
155
$63,540
+3.7%
25
158
$41,600
-1.6%
25
163
$128,850
+1.9%
24
286
$44,400
+6.3%
18
328
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
$43,410
+4.6%
16
438
$54,830
+2.3%
14
562
$45,670
+2.0%
10
578
$48,410
+1.2%
10
623
$55,500
-4.3%
9
625
$45,080
-12.1%
9
628
$38,930
-9.0%
9
651
$45,360
-1.1%
7
654
$50,180
-13.6%
7
655
$43,250
-3.8%
7
664
$47,540
-13.7%
7
666
$45,850
-12.0%
7
683
$46,270
-19.6%
7
Live jobs in Georgia
CarrierVerified from company ATS
Field Service Coordinator - Automated Logic
$53,000–$106,000/yr View job →
National Park ServiceVerified from company ATS
Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretive)
$74,678–$97,087/yr View job →
United States Army Installation Management CommandVerified from company ATS
Recreation Aid NF-01
$15.00–$16.00/hr View job →
United States Army Installation Management CommandVerified from company ATS
Recreation Aid (Physical Fitness) NF-01
$15.00–$17.00/hr View job →
Growth and openings are national (BLS EP 2024–34) — state-level projections are not in this data pull, so the same national figure is used for every place and we say so rather than guess.