Wages by Occupation in Savannah, GA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Savannah, GA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 198,360 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $47,240 for all occupations combined. 394 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

35.8% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.0), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 95.2 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 86.0; 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 30,791 residents (7.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,318; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 2.9% in 2025, with a labor force of about 217,360 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

37.0% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.1), 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	$31,816	$32,485
High school graduate	$37,290	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$44,751	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$61,147	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$71,503	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	20.9% (±2.0)	24.2%
High school graduate	11.2% (±1.0)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	9.7% (±0.9)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9% (±0.7)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	29.9%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	11.0%	10.0%
Business	20.3%	20.1%
Education	11.4%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	27.4%	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	1,360	$79,790	$89,300	6.87	0.74
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	30	$61,250	$88,000	0.16	1.48
Administrative Services Managers	520	$96,850	$117,050	2.62	1.54
Advertising Sales Agents	70	$43,800	$50,030	0.33	0.56
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	380	$26,370	$26,680	1.93	0.75
Animal Caretakers	370	$28,700	$31,160	1.88	1.09
Anthropologists and Archeologists	30	$56,050	$64,210	0.16	2.71
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	90	$99,560	$111,550	0.48	0.69
Architectural and Civil Drafters	110	$74,190	$79,090	0.56	0.84
Architectural and Engineering Managers	200	$164,630	$177,800	0.99	0.70
Art Directors	40	$117,650	$114,190	0.20	0.58
Athletic Trainers	30	$59,520	$64,850	0.15	0.79
Audio and Video Technicians	30	$56,450	$59,540	0.17	0.38
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	90	$47,070	$49,290	0.45	3.50
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	150	$31,200	$34,100	0.76	1.16
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	200	$56,340	$64,450	1.02	1.06
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,000	$52,230	$58,510	5.04	1.11
Bakers	300	$35,190	$34,890	1.52	1.00
Bartenders	1,070	$21,980	$32,450	5.39	1.11
Bill and Account Collectors	100	$43,180	$45,290	0.48	0.47
Billing and Posting Clerks	430	$45,290	$47,000	2.15	0.83
Biological Scientists, All Other	60	$88,610	$85,810	0.29	0.82
Biological Technicians	40	$50,260	$54,550	0.18	0.40
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,350	$49,620	$51,110	6.79	0.77
Broadcast Technicians	50	$47,340	$50,960	0.23	1.68
Budget Analysts	60	$94,520	$91,070	0.30	1.00
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	1,260	$72,770	$70,190	6.33	3.40
Bus Drivers, School	370	$28,180	$32,250	1.86	0.72
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,950	$74,630	$80,890	9.82	1.40
Butchers and Meat Cutters	180	$39,420	$40,090	0.92	1.05
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	490	$76,570	$76,840	2.46	0.78
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	240	$58,670	$55,810	1.22	2.45
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	130	$81,090	$93,710	0.66	2.76
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	70	$77,880	$71,630	0.37	0.92
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$62,300	$61,630	0.60	0.82
Cargo and Freight Agents	350	$48,560	$51,950	1.76	2.80
Carpenters	330	$44,900	$46,300	1.69	0.39
Cashiers	4,470	$29,140	$29,220	22.54	1.13
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	140	$45,840	$48,790	0.71	0.54
Chefs and Head Cooks	260	$63,700	$68,320	1.30	1.01
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	340	$56,120	$57,210	1.73	1.93
Chemical Technicians	40	$50,300	$51,300	0.20	0.54
Chemists	50	$103,380	$99,310	0.25	0.47
Chief Executives	130	$197,840	$242,650	0.64	0.49
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	190	$48,340	$54,120	0.96	0.38
Childcare Workers	920	$29,630	$30,400	4.62	1.38
Chiropractors	40	$72,970	$79,990	0.21	0.84
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	90	$65,160	$68,440	0.47	1.07
Civil Engineers	370	$98,950	$108,850	1.89	0.80
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	170	$66,370	$68,150	0.86	0.41
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	590	$29,240	$31,830	2.99	1.22
Clergy	60	$53,650	$56,640	0.29	0.79
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	380	$61,540	$61,410	1.94	0.90
Coaches and Scouts	190	$49,760	$54,770	0.93	0.58
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	530	$58,410	$61,210	2.65	2.59
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	160	$48,970	$51,280	0.78	1.13
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	120	$84,840	$79,640	0.58	0.81
Compliance Officers	590	$73,320	$78,840	2.99	1.11
Computer and Information Systems Managers	240	$159,660	$168,580	1.22	0.28
Computer Network Architects	70	$118,950	$117,410	0.38	0.33
Computer Network Support Specialists	90	$76,370	$73,990	0.43	0.46
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	300	$58,570	$57,620	1.50	1.38
Computer Occupations, All Other	430	$106,080	$105,720	2.15	0.77
Computer Programmers	70	$105,600	$111,440	0.36	0.61
Computer Systems Analysts	320	$99,710	$104,500	1.62	0.49
Computer User Support Specialists	520	$61,970	$69,680	2.65	0.57
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	100	$40,500	$44,760	0.49	1.16
Concierges	70	$36,460	$36,100	0.34	1.09
Construction and Building Inspectors	180	$65,220	$71,620	0.92	0.98
Construction Laborers	1,210	$37,690	$39,560	6.10	0.86
Construction Managers	390	$113,450	$122,320	1.97	0.81
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	280	$35,480	$34,910	1.40	0.49
Cooks, Restaurant	2,570	$35,940	$35,500	12.98	1.43
Cooks, Short Order	180	$28,160	$30,090	0.89	0.99
Correctional Officers and Jailers	300	$48,450	$54,480	1.50	0.61
Cost Estimators	240	$68,120	$76,090	1.19	0.83
Counter and Rental Clerks	600	$38,510	$41,520	3.01	1.17
Couriers and Messengers	70	$37,670	$38,050	0.36	0.82
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	250	$48,040	$50,690	1.26	1.09
Crane and Tower Operators	160	$72,660	$68,380	0.82	2.99
Credit Analysts	40	$73,260	$76,750	0.19	0.46
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	—	$37,240	$40,510	—	—
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	30	$36,930	$38,780	0.16	0.97
Customer Service Representatives	3,290	$36,830	$40,210	16.57	0.99
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	$38,840	$42,190	0.50	0.46
Data Entry Keyers	110	$43,880	$43,060	0.57	0.70
Data Scientists	160	$97,200	$105,350	0.79	0.47
Database Administrators	50	$96,740	$106,620	0.26	0.57
Database Architects	—	$112,660	$123,870	—	—
Dental Assistants	380	$45,710	$45,730	1.89	0.76
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	170	$72,460	$86,440	0.88	1.20
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	130	$83,720	$81,480	0.65	1.13
Dietitians and Nutritionists	90	$63,850	$59,630	0.45	0.90
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	850	$28,930	$29,530	4.27	1.22
Dishwashers	820	$29,680	$29,690	4.11	1.34
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	370	$50,390	$54,230	1.85	1.42
Driver/Sales Workers	760	$42,600	$42,650	3.81	1.45
Editors	60	$61,810	$70,470	0.28	0.48
Education Administrators, All Other	70	$83,370	$90,410	0.34	0.97
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	270	$103,650	$105,700	1.34	0.63
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	30	$61,390	$62,720	0.17	0.36
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	120	$27,720	$35,020	0.61	0.79
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	660	$57,320	$62,430	3.31	1.46
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$67,850	$81,640	0.30	0.49
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	80	$82,370	$80,830	0.39	0.92
Electrical Engineers	150	$121,240	$118,080	0.74	0.58
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	—	$42,390	$45,200	—	—
Electricians	650	$58,430	$59,750	3.26	0.67
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,570	$63,710	$67,100	7.90	0.89
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	110	$43,400	$45,270	0.53	0.53
Emergency Medical Technicians	210	$41,320	$43,160	1.04	0.90
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	80	$65,880	$74,360	0.42	1.09
Engineers, All Other	100	$91,940	$99,750	0.53	0.53
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	30	$97,900	$118,530	0.16	0.67
Environmental Engineers	40	$105,800	$106,040	0.20	0.79
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	50	$48,080	$48,170	0.23	1.05
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	30	$49,400	$52,570	0.18	0.80
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	520	$63,820	$66,610	2.62	0.89
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	250	$45,650	$49,230	1.28	0.62
Facilities Managers	130	$121,470	$123,060	0.67	0.67
Family Medicine Physicians	270	$349,030	$283,870	1.34	1.94
Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,710	$27,460	$28,080	28.79	1.16
File Clerks	80	$41,240	$44,300	0.38	0.81
Financial and Investment Analysts	150	$98,400	$114,780	0.74	0.32
Financial Managers	480	$144,120	$164,200	2.44	0.45
Financial Specialists, All Other	150	$50,640	$59,810	0.74	0.87
Firefighters	720	$50,470	$50,520	3.60	1.62
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,120	$78,590	$81,220	5.65	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	60	$58,810	$60,240	0.33	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	130	$37,670	$44,890	0.67	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	230	$82,980	$75,660	1.14	1.79
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,180	$43,680	$45,380	11.01	1.40
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	380	$47,000	$48,530	1.91	1.67
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	190	$54,860	$56,880	0.96	1.14
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,220	$77,960	$84,590	6.15	1.55
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	410	$77,800	$88,610	2.07	1.50
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,490	$62,770	$69,210	7.51	0.81
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	130	$42,930	$48,670	0.68	0.92
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	—	$81,340	$92,730	—	—
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,100	$81,370	$80,930	5.54	1.28
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	40	$78,850	$74,680	0.18	1.35
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,960	$44,160	$49,450	9.87	1.37
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	80	$56,570	$55,670	0.41	0.77
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,330	$65,000	$67,550	6.70	1.67
Floral Designers	60	$36,090	$37,200	0.31	1.17
Food Batchmakers	130	$34,690	$36,910	0.66	0.59
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	210	$27,130	$27,320	1.03	1.90
Food Preparation Workers	1,060	$34,130	$33,290	5.32	0.93
Food Processing Workers, All Other	40	$36,220	$35,600	0.21	0.50
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	230	$30,100	$30,390	1.14	0.60
Food Service Managers	490	$67,650	$72,620	2.46	1.61
Forensic Science Technicians	50	$63,840	$67,850	0.24	1.99
Fundraisers	70	$67,660	$69,730	0.37	0.52
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	40	$66,390	$59,760	0.19	2.05
General and Operations Managers	3,870	$83,990	$112,770	19.51	0.87
Graphic Designers	160	$56,760	$57,150	0.80	0.63
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	40	$43,730	$43,170	0.20	2.27
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	310	$30,210	$38,130	1.55	0.79
Health Education Specialists	70	$62,950	$65,510	0.33	0.79
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	80	$46,830	$56,830	0.42	1.70
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	210	$48,260	$55,850	1.06	0.91
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	70	$62,590	$71,190	0.37	1.65
Healthcare Social Workers	280	$60,200	$64,800	1.42	1.18
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	80	$37,250	$42,940	0.41	0.59
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	450	$51,770	$55,530	2.29	0.87
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,410	$58,930	$58,070	22.24	1.68
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	40	$37,280	$36,410	0.18	1.14
Helpers--Electricians	170	$37,330	$40,830	0.86	2.10
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	110	$37,830	$38,720	0.57	0.93
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	120	$37,870	$38,280	0.61	2.16
Helpers--Production Workers	210	$41,080	$39,750	1.08	1.01
Highway Maintenance Workers	60	$42,370	$44,510	0.30	0.30
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,760	$30,130	$31,820	8.88	0.32
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	990	$28,180	$27,100	4.99	1.79
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	950	$30,420	$30,140	4.77	2.84
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	90	$43,790	$46,040	0.44	0.75
Human Resources Managers	170	$133,690	$151,450	0.86	0.61
Human Resources Specialists	1,050	$62,690	$70,390	5.28	0.90
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	70	$89,850	$84,300	0.37	0.76
Industrial Engineers	650	$100,100	$104,100	3.30	1.40
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	770	$66,370	$69,110	3.88	1.37
Industrial Production Managers	250	$136,620	$141,850	1.27	0.80
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,310	$43,830	$43,930	11.65	2.34
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	70	$51,630	$51,440	0.33	0.38
Information Security Analysts	90	$102,630	$111,240	0.48	0.39
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,110	$72,800	$69,340	5.61	1.46
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	330	$48,360	$51,860	1.69	1.49
Instructional Coordinators	500	$75,290	$73,590	2.53	1.73
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	50	$43,860	$45,860	0.27	0.94
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	30	$56,350	$55,510	0.17	1.01
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	180	$53,260	$54,490	0.91	0.66
Insurance Sales Agents	260	$61,840	$94,150	1.30	0.42
Interior Designers	100	$61,290	$67,250	0.51	1.11
Interpreters and Translators	30	$60,260	$70,320	0.16	0.48
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	40	$43,170	$44,510	0.18	0.19
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,210	$33,770	$34,390	11.14	0.78
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	220	$63,190	$63,680	1.09	1.56
Labor Relations Specialists	70	$74,560	$65,170	0.34	0.82
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	7,810	$38,250	$41,010	39.36	2.07
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	960	$36,880	$37,380	4.82	0.79
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	220	$29,320	$29,930	1.12	0.88
Lawyers	640	$123,050	$140,960	3.24	0.67
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	180	$59,440	$59,860	0.91	0.91
Legal Support Workers, All Other	40	$68,070	$79,700	0.19	0.63
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	140	$76,660	$70,410	0.71	0.82
Library Technicians	170	$30,160	$33,490	0.84	1.90
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	890	$62,810	$62,210	4.48	1.08
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	60	$58,280	$66,430	0.30	0.64
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	90	$32,400	$32,050	0.48	0.47
Light Truck Drivers	1,840	$44,150	$44,430	9.26	1.46
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	100	$45,650	$44,510	0.49	0.46
Loan Officers	230	$59,980	$77,830	1.15	0.65
Lodging Managers	150	$62,140	$75,790	0.73	2.68
Logging Equipment Operators	30	$35,030	$42,430	0.17	1.30
Logisticians	680	$68,610	$74,510	3.42	2.12
Machinists	330	$60,680	$60,580	1.67	0.91
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	50	$88,230	$84,490	0.25	0.89
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,410	$28,950	$29,760	7.11	1.28
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	70	$33,200	$34,640	0.38	1.06
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,080	$46,580	$49,440	10.48	1.07
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	80	$57,520	$59,490	0.42	1.09
Managers, All Other	1,010	$104,670	$119,280	5.11	1.28
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	690	$70,860	$76,020	3.45	0.60
Marketing Managers	150	$142,710	$148,450	0.75	0.30
Massage Therapists	50	$67,470	$72,480	0.26	0.41
Mechanical Door Repairers	50	$50,510	$50,760	0.24	1.39
Mechanical Engineers	190	$101,990	$106,650	0.96	0.50
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	40	$46,580	$51,110	0.19	2.37
Medical and Health Services Managers	400	$123,840	$134,170	2.01	0.52
Medical Assistants	990	$38,780	$40,280	4.99	0.95
Medical Equipment Preparers	120	$43,650	$44,600	0.62	1.24
Medical Equipment Repairers	80	$40,040	$50,190	0.38	0.90
Medical Records Specialists	300	$48,900	$51,070	1.53	1.23
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	30	$103,590	$109,930	0.16	0.14
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,480	$39,430	$42,430	7.44	1.20
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	200	$48,750	$54,080	0.99	1.08
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	220	$38,120	$42,970	1.12	1.05
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	800	$62,970	$64,460	4.03	1.01
Millwrights	210	$60,890	$59,600	1.05	4.06
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,180	$45,570	$43,870	11.00	1.22
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	90	$48,830	$48,310	0.46	2.52
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	320	$47,350	$49,660	1.61	2.65
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	330	$60,340	$62,200	1.67	1.47
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	—	$74,770	$59,850	—	—
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	60	$49,680	$60,040	0.33	2.17
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	$39,850	$44,270	0.49	0.62
Natural Sciences Managers	40	$131,120	$132,380	0.18	0.25
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	200	$95,180	$97,640	1.00	0.49
New Accounts Clerks	40	$46,380	$46,750	0.18	0.77
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	50	$58,690	$77,510	0.27	1.08
Nurse Practitioners	320	$118,410	$116,340	1.63	0.78
Nursing Assistants	1,710	$38,450	$37,820	8.64	0.93
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	140	$84,760	$90,230	0.71	0.79
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	40	$67,100	$74,880	0.20	0.99
Occupational Therapists	130	$95,830	$94,340	0.68	0.65
Occupational Therapy Assistants	40	$72,120	$70,620	0.19	0.58
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	100	$40,190	$44,670	0.52	0.42
Office Clerks, General	2,860	$40,750	$42,480	14.40	0.91
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	720	$48,810	$52,590	3.65	1.19
Operations Research Analysts	70	$75,340	$79,820	0.34	0.49
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	90	$40,010	$44,160	0.43	0.94
Opticians, Dispensing	100	$46,440	$51,210	0.52	1.10
Optometrists	30	$159,330	$154,300	0.17	0.60
Order Clerks	60	$42,750	$41,910	0.32	0.66
Orderlies	120	$30,420	$32,070	0.58	1.73
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	60	$50,460	$50,710	0.32	1.36
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	150	$49,090	$46,890	0.78	0.32
Packers and Packagers, Hand	570	$32,740	$34,230	2.86	0.80
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	110	$46,040	$45,950	0.58	0.40
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	610	$60,370	$60,860	3.08	1.22
Paramedics	110	$53,420	$55,650	0.57	0.88
Parking Attendants	—	$31,840	$32,510	—	—
Parts Salespersons	500	$39,740	$45,100	2.52	1.45
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	90	$43,790	$46,060	0.43	1.61
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	200	$61,080	$58,820	1.00	1.02
Personal Financial Advisors	210	$126,200	$161,230	1.04	0.61
Pest Control Workers	230	$35,970	$38,890	1.14	1.72
Pharmacists	420	$137,420	$133,370	2.12	1.03
Pharmacy Aides	70	$32,200	$33,820	0.36	1.43
Pharmacy Technicians	560	$40,620	$42,190	2.83	0.93
Phlebotomists	220	$41,190	$43,260	1.12	1.22
Photographers	70	$49,110	$56,910	0.34	1.01
Physical Therapist Aides	40	$27,220	$29,200	0.20	0.63
Physical Therapist Assistants	70	$63,600	$66,360	0.34	0.47
Physical Therapists	210	$100,920	$103,340	1.06	0.62
Physician Assistants	130	$125,500	$126,860	0.68	0.65
Physicians, All Other	140	$357,050	$359,740	0.73	0.33
Pipelayers	100	$45,700	$44,650	0.52	2.46
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	380	$60,530	$59,510	1.89	0.63
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,090	$59,930	$58,970	5.51	1.28
Postal Service Clerks	80	$63,650	$62,360	0.39	0.82
Postal Service Mail Carriers	400	$59,880	$61,160	2.03	0.96
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	320	$77,030	$79,460	1.62	1.69
Power Plant Operators	40	$59,010	$76,400	0.21	1.14
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	460	$44,980	$47,890	2.34	0.76
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	40	$32,220	$31,660	0.20	1.19
Printing Press Operators	60	$37,490	$40,590	0.28	0.30
Private Detectives and Investigators	60	$45,960	$49,590	0.28	1.22
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	100	$60,590	$61,360	0.51	0.88
Procurement Clerks	50	$49,730	$51,050	0.26	0.73
Producers and Directors	90	$61,090	$80,150	0.45	0.49
Production Workers, All Other	990	$46,140	$47,650	4.97	3.07
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	890	$58,050	$61,510	4.46	1.78
Project Management Specialists	860	$98,930	$101,240	4.36	0.64
Property Appraisers and Assessors	100	$61,990	$70,260	0.51	1.39
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	250	$77,150	$78,670	1.27	0.64
Protective Service Workers, All Other	60	$42,470	$45,830	0.29	0.55
Psychiatric Technicians	110	$45,530	$45,960	0.54	0.54
Public Relations Managers	30	$107,250	$125,340	0.15	0.32
Public Relations Specialists	190	$64,520	$75,360	0.97	0.53
Public Safety Telecommunicators	110	$46,420	$57,420	0.56	0.85
Purchasing Managers	130	$131,410	$137,120	0.67	1.23
Radiation Therapists	40	$83,900	$90,940	0.20	1.84
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	300	$67,810	$70,100	1.51	1.02
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	90	$38,020	$40,440	0.45	1.52
Real Estate Sales Agents	360	$55,580	$70,280	1.81	1.45
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,290	$34,270	$35,500	6.49	1.11
Recreation Workers	370	$37,030	$38,590	1.88	0.88
Recreational Therapists	50	$53,080	$53,130	0.23	2.40
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	290	$48,770	$48,460	1.49	1.57
Registered Nurses	4,200	$86,760	$87,860	21.15	0.97
Rehabilitation Counselors	30	$55,000	$60,740	0.15	0.25
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	140	$43,920	$49,980	0.72	0.94
Residential Advisors	40	$41,050	$43,900	0.23	0.41
Respiratory Therapists	240	$78,200	$76,450	1.20	1.33
Retail Salespersons	6,820	$30,160	$33,540	34.38	1.37
Roofers	70	$48,740	$46,900	0.34	0.39
Sailors and Marine Oilers	50	$42,360	$42,950	0.24	1.17
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	80	$44,360	$54,390	0.42	0.71
Sales Engineers	30	$97,650	$103,360	0.17	0.53
Sales Managers	460	$147,020	$160,750	2.34	0.57
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,280	$61,510	$72,370	6.43	0.80
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,480	$64,170	$75,140	7.46	0.94
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	140	$78,510	$93,820	0.73	0.40
School Bus Monitors	180	$20,370	$22,400	0.91	1.80
School Psychologists	30	$84,220	$85,120	0.16	0.40
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	900	$63,960	$70,740	4.52	0.66
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,560	$43,160	$43,770	7.88	0.72
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	610	$50,790	$69,850	3.07	0.97
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	60	$51,490	$49,480	0.28	0.51
Security Guards	1,880	$34,810	$36,890	9.47	1.15
Self-Enrichment Teachers	450	$61,580	$57,670	2.25	1.05
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$60,710	$65,440	0.28	0.72
Sewing Machine Operators	140	$36,100	$36,160	0.69	1.02
Sheet Metal Workers	100	$50,580	$53,070	0.51	0.66
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	1,330	$44,750	$44,410	6.70	1.27
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	260	$33,090	$33,570	1.30	0.81
Skincare Specialists	60	$47,420	$49,590	0.31	0.66
Social and Community Service Managers	160	$79,860	$83,200	0.83	0.62
Social and Human Service Assistants	200	$39,320	$40,910	1.03	0.37
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	30	$87,380	$91,650	0.17	0.72
Social Workers, All Other	50	$93,580	$81,640	0.26	0.63
Software Developers	440	$123,220	$122,580	2.22	0.20
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	60	$100,170	$104,740	0.32	0.27
Special Education Teachers, All Other	80	$63,430	$68,530	0.39	1.77
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	290	$59,660	$58,710	1.49	0.89
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	60	$63,730	$64,890	0.30	0.49
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	40	$64,240	$62,170	0.19	1.00
Speech-Language Pathologists	210	$83,390	$85,270	1.08	0.92
Stockers and Order Fillers	3,080	$35,510	$37,000	15.54	0.85
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	30	$63,420	$55,150	0.15	0.45
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	460	$51,620	$58,060	2.32	0.73
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	280	$34,170	$34,270	1.39	0.41
Surgical Assistants	60	$38,320	$43,270	0.30	2.12
Surgical Technologists	270	$63,990	$61,410	1.34	1.77
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	50	$56,010	$59,010	0.25	0.68
Surveyors	110	$66,870	$70,260	0.54	1.65
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	60	$59,540	$67,060	0.30	0.83
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	480	$59,900	$58,290	2.42	3.31
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,310	$29,490	$31,810	6.62	0.72
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	70	$49,160	$53,790	0.35	0.34
Technical Writers	120	$103,000	$101,460	0.58	1.99
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	160	$61,710	$61,860	0.80	0.88
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	70	$64,970	$64,770	0.34	0.54
Telemarketers	270	$29,830	$30,730	1.36	3.62
Tellers	210	$44,080	$43,860	1.07	0.51
Tire Repairers and Changers	260	$36,040	$37,160	1.31	1.88
Tool and Die Makers	50	$77,040	$69,940	0.26	0.70
Tour and Travel Guides	140	$36,860	$41,250	0.72	2.09
Training and Development Specialists	580	$64,240	$70,980	2.93	1.00
Transportation Security Screeners	130	$63,130	$58,370	0.67	2.06
Transportation Workers, All Other	90	$52,590	$49,450	0.47	5.36
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	290	$115,520	$126,730	1.49	1.04
Tutors	110	$46,320	$48,390	0.55	0.49
Urban and Regional Planners	50	$66,220	$78,370	0.26	0.92
Veterinarians	120	$116,480	$117,060	0.59	1.09
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	190	$35,770	$35,680	0.98	1.20
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	100	$37,920	$41,830	0.48	0.58
Waiters and Waitresses	4,940	$20,830	$29,060	24.90	1.70
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	160	$50,830	$50,740	0.80	0.96
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	80	$43,260	$42,500	0.42	1.23
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	460	$56,410	$54,340	2.31	0.86
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	60	$46,750	$48,350	0.33	0.83
Writers and Authors	40	$68,030	$69,630	0.20	0.63

Colleges in this area

6 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
Empire Beauty School-Savannah	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	127
Savannah College of Art and Design	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	18,550
Savannah State University	Public	4-year or above	3,193
Savannah Technical College	Public	2-year	3,942
South University-Savannah	Private for-profit	4-year or above	716
South University-Savannah Online	Private for-profit	4-year or above	8,803

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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