Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Georgia

866 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Georgia for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,440	690	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$38,430	600	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,340	120	View salary detail
Sewers, Hand	$38,210	120	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$38,090	200	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,970	25,510	View salary detail
Hoist and Winch Operators	$37,870	90	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$37,860	5,770	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,810	5,650	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,730	2,100	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,680	43,440	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$37,560	1,980	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$37,500	80	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$37,480	290	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$37,440	50	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,390	290	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$37,380	2,280	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$37,320	2,130	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,050	7,790	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$36,990	500	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,970	9,760	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$36,920	160	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$36,790	1,090	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$36,770	3,660	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$36,730	1,020	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,640	3,100	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$36,510	1,900	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$36,430	520	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,410	610	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,280	4,480	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$36,120	2,210	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,110	1,850	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$36,100	40	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,100	26,080	View salary detail
Orderlies	$36,100	2,410	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$36,020	2,620	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,950	390	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,940	46,350	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,850	4,570	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$35,670	130	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,620	86,660	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$35,450	1,700	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,440	1,020	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$35,430	—	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$35,410	570	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$35,250	26,450	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,090	8,220	View salary detail
Bakers	$35,010	7,350	View salary detail
Security Guards	$34,980	36,210	View salary detail
Logging Workers, All Other	$34,870	80	View salary detail

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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.