Wages by Occupation in Athens-Clarke County, GA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 95,800 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $41,220 for all occupations combined. 303 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Athens-Clarke County, GA area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

43.2% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.4), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 93.3 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 76.8; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 37,161 residents (17.3% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,296; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 110,025 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

46.5% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.8), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$34,594	$32,485
High school graduate	$36,148	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$39,908	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$56,443	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$69,926	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	31.1% (±3.9)	24.2%
High school graduate	16.3% (±2.0)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	11.6% (±1.5)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7% (±0.8)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	36.3%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	8.7%	10.0%
Business	14.6%	20.1%
Education	12.8%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	27.6%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	570	$75,900	$83,710	5.95	0.64
Administrative Services Managers	210	$90,810	$109,900	2.14	1.26
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	130	$23,580	$25,280	1.32	0.52
Animal Caretakers	520	$33,610	$36,480	5.38	3.13
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	40	$98,020	$103,590	0.42	0.62
Architectural and Civil Drafters	50	$60,520	$63,270	0.49	0.74
Architectural and Engineering Managers	40	$157,340	$161,430	0.38	0.27
Athletic Trainers	130	$64,590	$77,150	1.32	6.71
Audio and Video Technicians	40	$40,360	$47,180	0.47	1.04
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	80	$36,160	$36,390	0.82	1.25
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	70	$49,400	$59,040	0.78	0.81
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	440	$51,170	$59,320	4.56	1.01
Bakers	190	$29,500	$29,360	2.02	1.33
Bartenders	480	$20,400	$27,880	4.99	1.03
Billing and Posting Clerks	200	$42,660	$43,230	2.14	0.82
Biological Scientists, All Other	50	$83,390	$81,750	0.55	1.54
Biological Technicians	60	$64,360	$64,820	0.65	1.44
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	820	$47,360	$47,810	8.54	0.97
Budget Analysts	50	$61,300	$60,070	0.52	1.71
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	100	$50,820	$54,730	1.00	0.53
Bus Drivers, School	260	$48,630	$47,630	2.72	1.05
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	970	$60,950	$69,260	10.16	1.45
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$84,320	$88,600	0.75	1.42
Butchers and Meat Cutters	90	$35,980	$37,240	0.89	1.01
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	220	$69,280	$68,720	2.26	0.71
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	70	$40,990	$42,430	0.75	1.52
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	60	$80,820	$78,940	0.63	1.56
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	170	$64,940	$59,530	1.81	2.47
Carpenters	100	$44,740	$45,200	1.04	0.24
Cashiers	2,120	$28,130	$27,840	22.11	1.11
Chefs and Head Cooks	60	$50,330	$60,760	0.62	0.48
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	100	$47,650	$48,820	1.09	1.22
Chemists	110	$117,990	$111,760	1.17	2.20
Chief Executives	50	$164,460	$230,770	0.57	0.43
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	200	$47,010	$50,390	2.09	0.83
Childcare Workers	410	$27,010	$26,800	4.29	1.29
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	50	$44,200	$45,610	0.54	1.23
Civil Engineers	140	$76,650	$84,710	1.42	0.60
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	80	$65,800	$75,870	0.81	0.39
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	200	$28,080	$29,680	2.06	0.84
Clergy	40	$59,530	$60,530	0.39	1.07
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	370	$60,280	$65,000	3.82	1.78
Coaches and Scouts	150	$51,600	$46,500	1.55	0.97
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100	$37,530	$42,550	1.08	1.06
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	160	$29,120	$39,190	1.68	2.43
Compliance Officers	150	$62,970	$68,490	1.56	0.58
Computer and Information Systems Managers	110	$137,570	$158,170	1.16	0.27
Computer Network Support Specialists	70	$75,550	$80,610	0.74	0.79
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	50	$51,160	$50,460	0.56	0.51
Computer Occupations, All Other	100	$88,610	$96,090	1.01	0.36
Computer Systems Analysts	80	$65,410	$75,170	0.83	0.25
Computer User Support Specialists	650	$51,810	$52,790	6.75	1.46
Construction and Building Inspectors	60	$58,210	$57,840	0.62	0.65
Construction Laborers	420	$37,120	$40,770	4.42	0.63
Construction Managers	170	$101,980	$115,590	1.80	0.74
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	130	$33,960	$33,170	1.37	0.48
Cooks, Restaurant	1,120	$33,540	$32,520	11.70	1.29
Cooks, Short Order	100	$31,120	$30,720	1.01	1.14
Correctional Officers and Jailers	80	$47,900	$45,800	0.88	0.36
Cost Estimators	110	$81,540	$87,050	1.16	0.80
Counselors, All Other	40	$39,950	$48,240	0.42	2.30
Counter and Rental Clerks	190	$36,540	$40,520	1.99	0.77
Couriers and Messengers	40	$34,510	$35,470	0.39	0.88
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	150	$46,120	$47,620	1.54	1.33
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	60	$35,010	$34,640	0.58	0.96
Customer Service Representatives	1,180	$36,320	$38,620	12.27	0.74
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$40,840	$41,220	0.56	0.51
Data Scientists	30	$76,090	$87,310	0.36	0.22
Database Administrators	30	$91,360	$102,550	0.36	0.80
Dental Assistants	160	$43,970	$44,470	1.71	0.69
Dental Hygienists	130	$81,830	$82,380	1.39	0.97
Dental Laboratory Technicians	40	$49,280	$55,350	0.39	1.77
Dentists, General	40	$166,440	$185,270	0.44	0.55
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	90	$58,850	$58,830	0.96	1.31
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	90	$75,720	$77,560	0.91	1.58
Dietitians and Nutritionists	70	$61,370	$63,710	0.70	1.41
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	290	$24,960	$25,470	3.06	0.88
Dishwashers	220	$27,870	$27,610	2.27	0.74
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	90	$47,540	$49,600	0.93	0.71
Driver/Sales Workers	340	$37,080	$39,640	3.52	1.34
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$64,870	$81,960	0.43	5.77
Education Administrators, All Other	40	$79,720	$96,350	0.45	1.28
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	150	$104,770	$103,260	1.59	0.75
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	100	$85,460	$83,960	1.09	0.94
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	180	$57,870	$66,430	1.86	0.82
Electrical Engineers	50	$99,490	$102,600	0.49	0.39
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	260	$58,560	$53,940	2.70	1.70
Electricians	390	$49,750	$57,140	4.06	0.83
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,360	$76,600	$71,210	14.20	1.59
Emergency Medical Technicians	170	$38,440	$40,630	1.78	1.53
Emergency Medicine Physicians	—	$388,370	$348,400	—	—
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$134,370	$132,730	0.62	2.39
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	40	$49,580	$48,350	0.38	0.98
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$105,970	$101,190	0.65	1.75
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	40	$76,200	$81,250	0.42	0.73
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	250	$69,470	$69,830	2.60	0.88
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	250	$43,780	$48,110	2.64	1.27
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	40	$45,140	$45,700	0.42	1.09
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	80	$53,970	$48,550	0.83	9.99
Facilities Managers	50	$108,050	$118,250	0.50	0.50
Family Medicine Physicians	90	$217,050	$271,990	0.97	1.40
Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,490	$24,220	$25,370	36.40	1.47
Financial and Investment Analysts	80	$89,430	$96,530	0.81	0.35
Financial Clerks, All Other	40	$40,710	$43,490	0.37	1.59
Financial Managers	210	$137,130	$158,600	2.19	0.40
Financial Specialists, All Other	60	$35,800	$50,920	0.64	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	350	$75,950	$77,930	3.62	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	60	$39,100	$52,080	0.64	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,140	$37,060	$41,080	11.90	1.51
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	130	$49,390	$51,000	1.33	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	130	$50,160	$50,460	1.38	1.64
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	500	$60,960	$67,360	5.20	1.31
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	130	$76,100	$78,110	1.38	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	650	$59,200	$63,950	6.77	0.73
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	80	$71,840	$82,160	0.87	1.18
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	70	$81,530	$84,570	0.77	0.77
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	470	$68,320	$68,920	4.91	1.13
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	800	$43,040	$48,140	8.30	1.15
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	370	$57,770	$60,100	3.85	0.96
Floral Designers	40	$36,080	$35,790	0.39	1.50
Food Batchmakers	50	$32,320	$36,770	0.56	0.50
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	80	$22,020	$24,910	0.89	1.63
Food Preparation Workers	510	$31,190	$31,430	5.29	0.92
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	—	$31,680	$31,750	—	—
Food Service Managers	250	$63,500	$70,080	2.63	1.72
Fundraisers	130	$65,500	$64,510	1.36	1.91
General and Operations Managers	1,830	$81,830	$107,920	19.12	0.85
General Internal Medicine Physicians	110	$281,100	$220,490	1.15	2.66
Glaziers	50	$48,540	$46,430	0.55	1.45
Graphic Designers	80	$47,750	$47,430	0.82	0.65
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	170	$30,250	$40,040	1.75	0.89
Health Education Specialists	40	$49,990	$61,870	0.44	1.05
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	30	$60,610	$63,760	0.34	1.39
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$84,620	$119,790	1.22	0.86
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	150	$47,180	$52,260	1.60	1.36
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	40	$60,240	$76,570	0.44	1.97
Healthcare Social Workers	190	$59,280	$57,100	2.03	1.68
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	50	$25,190	$31,960	0.55	0.78
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	240	$48,890	$50,880	2.48	0.94
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	880	$54,190	$58,930	9.16	0.69
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	30	$36,830	$39,060	0.34	2.16
Helpers--Electricians	60	$36,410	$38,410	0.60	1.48
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	190	$29,560	$31,160	1.95	3.16
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	70	$36,930	$37,810	0.70	2.45
Helpers--Production Workers	50	$37,070	$36,990	0.55	0.52
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,150	$27,900	$28,670	12.00	0.43
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	370	$25,840	$25,550	3.90	1.40
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	120	$27,760	$27,510	1.26	0.75
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	40	$43,820	$44,730	0.42	0.73
Human Resources Managers	60	$129,490	$135,420	0.67	0.47
Human Resources Specialists	420	$57,330	$62,130	4.40	0.75
Industrial Engineers	170	$91,930	$92,280	1.74	0.74
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	180	$52,190	$59,660	1.91	0.68
Industrial Production Managers	100	$131,200	$135,610	1.07	0.68
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	330	$42,160	$42,290	3.41	0.68
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	90	$46,080	$47,580	0.90	1.04
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	380	$45,230	$47,540	3.95	1.03
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	120	$42,450	$44,550	1.23	1.08
Instructional Coordinators	160	$75,450	$74,580	1.71	1.17
Insurance Sales Agents	220	$64,490	$101,610	2.27	0.74
Interior Designers	50	$63,520	$71,060	0.53	1.16
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	80	$48,600	$43,830	0.88	0.92
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,090	$32,170	$33,090	11.34	0.80
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	50	$55,770	$55,080	0.53	0.76
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,800	$38,210	$38,500	18.84	0.99
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	580	$35,820	$37,420	6.01	0.98
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	70	$28,860	$28,530	0.73	0.57
Lawyers	240	$105,360	$120,890	2.54	0.52
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	120	$64,550	$67,150	1.29	1.50
Library Technicians	90	$41,040	$42,220	0.92	2.08
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	420	$61,600	$59,980	4.41	1.06
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	80	$42,360	$45,440	0.82	1.73
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	80	$26,000	$28,090	0.88	0.87
Light Truck Drivers	530	$45,800	$49,100	5.53	0.87
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	50	$38,910	$42,440	0.48	0.46
Loan Officers	140	$64,780	$73,690	1.44	0.81
Logisticians	150	$63,440	$66,670	1.51	0.94
Machinists	120	$56,010	$55,170	1.26	0.68
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	50	$92,060	$86,090	0.52	1.86
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	360	$28,780	$29,120	3.74	0.68
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,830	$39,150	$44,040	19.10	1.94
Managers, All Other	510	$94,240	$109,170	5.37	1.34
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	420	$65,810	$71,000	4.39	0.76
Marketing Managers	50	$131,280	$163,200	0.51	0.20
Massage Therapists	60	$73,330	$68,030	0.62	0.97
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$64,580	$67,920	1.03	3.37
Mechanical Engineers	50	$98,970	$99,330	0.54	0.28
Medical and Health Services Managers	240	$126,420	$129,990	2.49	0.65
Medical Assistants	910	$38,620	$39,680	9.50	1.81
Medical Equipment Preparers	60	$47,600	$46,920	0.66	1.33
Medical Equipment Repairers	30	$37,590	$52,020	0.33	0.78
Medical Records Specialists	100	$46,350	$47,430	1.07	0.85
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	980	$37,800	$41,200	10.25	1.66
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	60	$44,220	$47,870	0.59	0.64
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	170	$40,610	$42,870	1.82	1.71
Microbiologists	80	$112,440	$123,910	0.86	7.08
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	320	$65,210	$68,040	3.29	0.83
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	800	$38,810	$39,890	8.38	0.93
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	300	$51,740	$51,440	3.17	17.36
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$49,160	$45,570	0.59	0.96
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	40	$56,740	$58,530	0.47	0.41
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	170	$62,600	$54,950	1.75	2.18
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	110	$73,430	$79,940	1.14	0.56
New Accounts Clerks	50	$48,140	$51,060	0.53	2.23
Nurse Practitioners	240	$128,140	$122,730	2.53	1.22
Nursing Assistants	1,110	$36,330	$36,950	11.60	1.25
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	60	$83,650	$87,250	0.64	0.71
Occupational Therapists	90	$101,080	$93,820	0.92	0.88
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	330	$33,950	$33,890	3.46	2.80
Office Clerks, General	1,880	$41,220	$41,600	19.65	1.24
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	230	$44,300	$44,060	2.41	0.78
Operations Research Analysts	30	$66,000	$64,130	0.33	0.47
Opticians, Dispensing	70	$46,250	$50,500	0.74	1.57
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	270	$41,490	$44,790	2.84	1.17
Packers and Packagers, Hand	320	$34,960	$33,420	3.34	0.93
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	50	$41,060	$42,850	0.51	0.35
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	200	$48,840	$56,420	2.13	0.84
Paramedics	60	$47,570	$48,340	0.66	1.02
Parts Salespersons	190	$36,240	$39,760	1.95	1.12
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	80	$52,920	$53,650	0.82	0.83
Personal Financial Advisors	130	$98,070	$161,570	1.32	0.77
Pharmacists	330	$132,230	$125,720	3.43	1.66
Pharmacy Aides	40	$31,540	$31,620	0.37	1.47
Pharmacy Technicians	380	$38,080	$40,440	3.98	1.31
Phlebotomists	100	$38,570	$40,540	1.00	1.09
Physical Scientists, All Other	40	$96,820	$104,720	0.41	2.83
Physical Therapist Assistants	70	$65,910	$66,060	0.74	1.03
Physical Therapists	150	$101,570	$97,490	1.57	0.91
Physician Assistants	160	$125,460	$133,630	1.63	1.56
Physicians, All Other	190	$235,360	$235,110	2.02	0.92
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	210	$57,750	$57,640	2.19	0.73
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	570	$60,710	$61,810	5.92	1.37
Postal Service Clerks	50	$61,150	$61,820	0.48	1.01
Postal Service Mail Carriers	220	$56,660	$59,430	2.24	1.06
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	210	$64,650	$65,000	2.24	2.33
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	360	$36,410	$39,630	3.71	1.21
Printing Press Operators	80	$36,140	$37,480	0.86	0.92
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	50	$62,450	$63,030	0.54	0.93
Procurement Clerks	30	$43,060	$42,140	0.33	0.92
Production Workers, All Other	450	$48,360	$45,570	4.67	2.88
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	200	$49,260	$52,520	2.04	0.81
Project Management Specialists	250	$82,430	$88,800	2.63	0.38
Property Appraisers and Assessors	40	$49,650	$60,140	0.38	1.03
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	140	$75,050	$79,660	1.45	0.72
Public Relations Specialists	120	$57,600	$63,380	1.28	0.70
Purchasing Managers	30	$133,630	$142,760	0.31	0.58
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	210	$75,360	$71,750	2.15	1.45
Real Estate Sales Agents	280	$42,670	$51,930	2.93	2.35
Receptionists and Information Clerks	690	$34,290	$34,030	7.18	1.23
Recreation Workers	240	$34,130	$32,210	2.49	1.17
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	130	$46,560	$45,250	1.34	1.41
Registered Nurses	2,400	$82,200	$88,160	25.01	1.15
Residential Advisors	110	$39,140	$42,150	1.17	2.14
Respiratory Therapists	90	$81,730	$82,590	0.99	1.10
Retail Salespersons	2,810	$29,240	$32,240	29.34	1.17
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	30	$36,920	$48,510	0.34	0.56
Sales Managers	170	$121,530	$136,540	1.82	0.44
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	400	$49,540	$61,880	4.16	0.51
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	560	$62,080	$82,620	5.83	0.73
School Bus Monitors	90	$35,520	$35,370	0.91	1.81
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	640	$75,350	$67,580	6.66	0.97
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	910	$36,110	$38,860	9.49	0.86
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	230	$58,970	$94,830	2.42	0.77
Security Guards	560	$33,910	$37,940	5.88	0.71
Self-Enrichment Teachers	210	$46,730	$49,340	2.23	1.05
Sewing Machine Operators	40	$31,360	$33,070	0.38	0.57
Sheet Metal Workers	60	$47,980	$50,080	0.65	0.84
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	390	$38,360	$41,020	4.03	0.77
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	240	$31,240	$34,400	2.47	1.54
Skincare Specialists	70	$48,000	$55,660	0.78	1.66
Social and Community Service Managers	90	$68,260	$71,680	0.95	0.71
Social and Human Service Assistants	210	$36,560	$38,260	2.15	0.76
Social Science Research Assistants	310	$52,890	$58,140	3.19	16.21
Social Workers, All Other	40	$47,690	$60,350	0.39	0.96
Software Developers	150	$106,870	$113,440	1.54	0.14
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	140	$60,610	$65,180	1.48	0.88
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	40	$64,040	$64,530	0.38	0.36
Speech-Language Pathologists	70	$93,890	$90,580	0.71	0.60
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,570	$34,600	$35,250	16.40	0.90
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	120	$46,900	$53,630	1.23	0.39
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	290	$32,350	$33,480	3.04	0.90
Surgical Assistants	40	$45,390	$57,070	0.44	3.05
Surgical Technologists	140	$63,950	$64,870	1.45	1.92
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	410	$59,000	$56,890	4.29	5.86
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	940	$27,310	$27,890	9.79	1.07
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	140	$48,800	$47,960	1.41	1.34
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	100	$56,460	$58,980	1.01	1.11
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	60	$65,250	$60,500	0.59	0.94
Tellers	130	$39,650	$41,100	1.33	0.63
Tire Repairers and Changers	90	$28,930	$32,750	0.91	1.31
Training and Development Specialists	270	$59,530	$64,110	2.77	0.94
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	50	$122,180	$132,290	0.55	0.38
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	70	$41,960	$41,540	0.70	1.97
Tutors	80	$43,380	$44,970	0.86	0.76
Urban and Regional Planners	30	$59,370	$67,350	0.33	1.16
Veterinarians	120	$123,320	$123,660	1.23	2.28
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	160	$34,020	$34,250	1.72	2.11
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	80	$36,670	$41,170	0.86	1.04
Waiters and Waitresses	2,030	$21,090	$26,880	21.14	1.45
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	70	$44,580	$47,930	0.78	0.94
Web and Digital Interface Designers	80	$52,360	$65,030	0.88	1.20
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	40	$45,180	$40,590	0.44	1.28
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	370	$47,970	$52,140	3.85	1.44

Colleges in this area

4 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Athens Technical College	Public	2-year	4,459
College of Athens	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	57
Georgia Institute of Cosmetology	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	200
University of Georgia	Public	4-year or above	43,146

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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