Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Athens, GA

384 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Athens, GA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Public Relations Specialists	$57,600	120	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$57,330	420	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$56,740	40	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$56,660	220	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$56,460	100	View salary detail
Machinists	$56,010	120	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$55,770	50	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,190	880	View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$53,970	80	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$52,920	80	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$52,890	310	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$52,360	80	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$52,360	80	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$52,190	180	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$51,810	650	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$51,600	150	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$51,170	440	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,160	50	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$50,820	100	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$50,330	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$50,160	130	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$49,990	40	View salary detail
Electricians	$49,750	390	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$49,580	40	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$49,580	40	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$49,580	40	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$49,540	400	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$49,400	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$49,390	130	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$49,280	40	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$49,260	200	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,160	60	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,890	240	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$48,840	200	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$48,800	140	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$48,630	260	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$48,600	80	View salary detail
Glaziers	$48,540	50	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$48,360	450	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$48,140	50	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$48,000	70	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$47,980	60	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,970	370	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$47,900	80	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$47,750	80	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$47,690	40	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$47,650	100	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$47,600	60	View salary detail
Paramedics	$47,570	60	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$47,540	90	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.