Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Atlanta, GA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,110	110	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,100	120	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$45,080	980	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,020	7,930	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$44,960	15,350	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,850	16,280	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,790	820	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$44,740	1,450	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,710	28,750	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$44,710	250	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$44,700	100	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$44,610	2,650	View salary detail
Tire Builders	$44,570	740	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$44,440	980	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$44,090	80	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$44,070	390	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$44,020	100	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$44,020	100	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,870	1,110	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$43,710	1,090	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$43,610	1,810	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$43,340	80	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$43,330	40,710	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$43,140	310	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$42,840	200	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$42,730	140	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$42,710	59,990	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,320	4,720	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$42,010	16,460	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$42,000	1,100	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$41,930	960	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$41,890	110	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$41,850	900	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$41,340	3,690	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$41,080	12,020	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,970	10,720	View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers	$40,530	—	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$40,480	70	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$40,400	40	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$40,390	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$40,220	1,630	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,170	270	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$40,150	880	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$40,040	1,210	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$40,000	130	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$39,930	280	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$39,870	10,630	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$39,870	270	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,720	1,380	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$39,650	1,100	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.