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
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,200	430	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$36,190	120	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$36,110	390	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$35,850	490	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,560	170	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$35,400	40	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$35,320	240	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$35,200	310	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$34,590	110	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,570	340	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$34,180	440	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$33,850	210	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$33,730	40	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$33,370	1,040	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,210	100	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,130	30	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$32,220	890	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$31,630	70	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$31,060	410	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,710	30	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$30,600	30	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,520	550	View salary detail
Bakers	$30,170	50	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$30,140	60	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$30,100	200	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$29,780	350	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$29,760	80	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$29,140	1,360	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$27,610	90	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$27,570	40	View salary detail
Cashiers	$27,260	1,350	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$26,330	70	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,020	150	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$24,960	50	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$24,520	110	View salary detail
Baristas	$23,400	1,530	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$23,400	1,530	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$22,980	130	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$22,930	80	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$22,590	110	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$22,260	210	View salary detail
Nannies	$22,260	210	View salary detail
Bartenders	$20,260	90	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$17,930	680	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.