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Georgia Jobs

The estimated total employment in Georgia is 4,068,270 people with an average annual salary of 40,080.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Georgia has increaded by 6%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 24%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20013,837,320N/A
20023,782,660-1.45%
20033,786,0800.09%
20043,806,5500.54%
20054,058,3706.2%
20064,001,580-1.4%
20074,058,3701.42%
20084,068,2700.24%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$32,450N/A
2002$34,0804.78%
2003$34,8802.29%
2004$35,6702.21%
2005$38,3206.92%
2006$37,150-3.05%
2007$38,3203.15%
2008$40,0804.59%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations731,300$31,410
Sales and related occupations424,370$34,410
Food preparation and serving related occupations354,230$18,650
Transportation and material moving occupations333,050$30,960
Production occupations315,680$28,970
Education, training, and library occupations275,900$42,950
Management occupations224,740$95,680
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations195,340$64,960
Business and financial operations occupations181,930$65,680
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations179,990$39,690
Construction and extraction occupations170,200$35,030
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations124,210$22,060
Protective service occupations96,750$32,650
Computer and mathematical science occupations95,080$71,990
Healthcare support occupations82,650$24,440
Personal care and service occupations77,600$25,100
Architecture and engineering occupations58,480$64,690
Community and social services occupations42,900$39,370
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations40,390$48,720
Legal occupations27,310$93,100
Life, physical, and social science occupations24,270$58,370
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations11,900$24,750

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Physicians and surgeons, all other4,720$198,500
Internists, general2,660$182,520
Family and general practitioners2,760$177,700
Dentists, general2,690$171,280
Commercial pilots1,620$138,720
Lawyers14,300$132,280
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers6,570$110,530
Computer and information systems managers10,390$110,450
Marketing managers5,790$107,720
Engineering managers4,620$107,370