Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Dalton, GA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$46,090	150	View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$45,610	860	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,600	530	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$45,320	30	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,940	150	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,820	190	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$44,760	60	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$44,760	60	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,740	210	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$43,780	40	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$43,780	40	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$43,780	40	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$43,780	40	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$43,010	830	View salary detail
Carpenters	$42,750	40	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$42,060	50	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$42,000	30	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$41,750	100	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$41,410	180	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$41,030	30	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$40,860	200	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,730	110	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$40,470	50	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,840	1,220	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$39,730	1,080	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$39,310	1,030	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$39,110	40	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,070	180	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$39,030	50	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$38,910	790	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$38,900	40	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$38,760	190	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,670	3,370	View salary detail
Tellers	$38,660	110	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$38,440	40	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$38,240	680	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$37,930	2,000	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$37,890	60	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,820	570	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,820	130	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$37,530	180	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$37,440	590	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$37,260	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$37,230	430	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$37,170	320	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,050	40	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,040	2,470	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,040	2,470	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,930	180	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,390	280	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.