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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Environmental Compliance Inspectors$72,8109,170View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists$72,8109,170View salary detail
Compliance Officers$72,8109,170View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators$72,8109,170View salary detail
Interior Designers$72,4902,430View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$72,440390View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors$72,4103,020View salary detail
Energy Auditors$72,4103,020View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$72,09010,060View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$71,850110View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists$71,33010,280View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,31011,730View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$71,070210View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians$70,990300View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$70,990300View salary detail
Epidemiologists$70,880370View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$70,7904,300View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$70,390—View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$70,180260View salary detail
Lighting Technicians$70,150200View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,99025,800View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers$69,9003,070View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts$69,9003,070View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$69,9003,070View salary detail
Conservation Scientists$69,380170View salary detail
Range Managers$69,380170View salary detail
Park Naturalists$69,380170View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$67,850820View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists$67,850820View salary detail
Photonics Technicians$67,850820View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$67,7306,550View salary detail
Food Service Managers$67,5805,590View salary detail
Surgical Technologists$67,5702,400View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$67,550730View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants$67,440990View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$67,3701,050View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other$67,260780View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$67,150430View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners$66,7701,570View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$66,77060View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$66,41070View salary detail
Athletic Trainers$66,140360View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,880920View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers$65,2804,130View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$65,190280View salary detail
Clergy$65,150720View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,0609,710View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$65,010230View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,99027,650View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers$64,440—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.