Salaries in Georgia

Median pay for 81 in-demand careers in Georgia, ranked highest to lowest, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data.

#	Occupation	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	Anesthesiologist	$227,887	$109.56
2	Radiologist	$219,908	$105.72
3	Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	$199,653	$95.99
4	Orthodontist	$173,629	$83.48
5	Dentist	$165,239	$79.44
6	Lawyer	$147,964	$71.14
7	Marketing Manager	$143,901	$69.18
8	Pharmacist	$135,525	$65.16
9	Petroleum Engineer	$128,009	$61.54
10	Air Traffic Controller	$126,847	$60.98
11	Optometrist	$124,256	$59.74
12	Nurse Practitioner	$123,464	$59.36
13	Aerospace Engineer	$122,279	$58.79
14	Physician Assistant	$122,260	$58.78
15	Software Developer	$120,859	$58.11
16	Cyber Security Analyst	$114,644	$55.12
17	Chemical Engineer	$111,393	$53.55
18	Veterinarian	$110,712	$53.23
19	Electrical Engineer	$107,354	$51.61
20	Data Analyst	$102,450	$49.25
21	Financial Analyst	$100,152	$48.15
22	UX Designer	$97,938	$47.09
23	Mechanical Engineer	$97,364	$46.81
24	Physical Therapist	$96,698	$46.49
25	Industrial Engineer	$95,357	$45.84
26	Occupational Therapist	$95,152	$45.75
27	Project Manager	$93,880	$45.13
28	Civil Engineer	$92,726	$44.58
29	Psychologist	$92,653	$44.54
30	Environmental Engineer	$92,141	$44.30
31	Biomedical Engineer	$90,952	$43.73
32	Network Administrator	$90,886	$43.70
33	Architect	$89,058	$42.82
34	Dental Hygienist	$87,844	$42.23
35	Web Developer	$85,599	$41.15
36	Speech-Language Pathologist	$82,950	$39.88
37	Ultrasound Technician	$82,729	$39.77
38	College Professor	$82,390	$39.61
39	Registered Nurse	$82,214	$39.53
40	MRI Technologist	$80,005	$38.46
41	Accountant	$78,249	$37.62
42	Aircraft Mechanic	$75,916	$36.50
43	Radiologic Technologist	$71,474	$34.36
44	HR Specialist	$67,438	$32.42
45	Police Officer	$67,266	$32.34
46	Dietitian	$66,404	$31.93
47	Flight Attendant	$65,977	$31.72
48	Respiratory Therapist	$64,976	$31.24
49	Elementary School Teacher	$61,677	$29.65
50	School Counselor	$61,102	$29.38
51	Electrician	$61,078	$29.36
52	High School Teacher	$60,977	$29.32
53	Paralegal	$60,767	$29.21
54	Surgical Technologist	$59,590	$28.65
55	Physical Therapist Assistant	$59,493	$28.60
56	Wind Turbine Technician	$58,659	$28.20
57	Diesel Mechanic	$57,370	$27.58
58	Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	$57,157	$27.48
59	IT Support Specialist	$56,919	$27.36
60	Plumber	$56,169	$27.00
61	Heavy Equipment Operator	$54,825	$26.36
62	Carpenter	$54,285	$26.10
63	Social Worker	$53,269	$25.61
64	HVAC Technician	$52,885	$25.43
65	Firefighter	$52,181	$25.09
66	CDL Truck Driver	$51,490	$24.75
67	Massage Therapist	$51,037	$24.54
68	Real Estate Agent	$49,913	$24.00
69	Machinist	$49,094	$23.60
70	Medical Coder	$48,196	$23.17
71	Auto Mechanic	$48,138	$23.14
72	Solar Installer	$47,457	$22.82
73	Welder	$45,221	$21.74
74	Dental Assistant	$43,983	$21.15
75	Veterinary Technician	$41,701	$20.05
76	Phlebotomist	$40,812	$19.62
77	Medical Assistant	$39,159	$18.83
78	Pharmacy Technician	$37,562	$18.06
79	Preschool Teacher	$36,739	$17.66
80	Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)	$36,513	$17.55
81	Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)	$35,458	$17.05

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