Wages by Occupation in Tallahassee, FL

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 186,160 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $46,520 for all occupations combined. 380 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

41.4% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.1), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 93.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 78.5; 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 60,051 residents (15.8% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,831; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 207,445 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

42.6% 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	$32,477	$32,485
High school graduate	$35,232	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$44,339	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$57,004	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$69,045	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	34.9% (±3.4)	24.2%
High school graduate	18.2% (±1.3)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	11.4% (±1.2)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3% (±0.6)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	7.8% (±2.5)	7.7%
High school graduate	5.9% (±1.3)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.6% (±0.8)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.1% (±0.4)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	38.8%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.3%	10.0%
Business	17.0%	20.1%
Education	9.7%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	25.2%	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	2,450	$61,840	$70,650	13.16	1.41
Actuaries	40	$125,670	$123,610	0.20	1.16
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	60	$177,150	$159,750	0.33	3.16
Administrative Services Managers	450	$83,070	$95,280	2.42	1.42
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	60	$61,480	$62,470	0.34	1.41
Advertising Sales Agents	120	$53,630	$60,580	0.62	1.05
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	30	$65,270	$68,730	0.18	0.20
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	340	$27,270	$29,880	1.81	0.71
Anesthesiologists	70	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.36	1.45
Animal Caretakers	270	$29,690	$33,660	1.43	0.83
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	90	$74,960	$84,100	0.51	0.74
Architectural and Civil Drafters	130	$55,710	$58,080	0.72	1.09
Architectural and Engineering Managers	170	$140,790	$151,450	0.91	0.64
Art Directors	70	$84,990	$81,170	0.35	1.03
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$58,970	$61,690	0.36	0.61
Audio and Video Technicians	100	$44,560	$53,380	0.56	1.25
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	70	$32,930	$33,710	0.37	0.56
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	120	$45,160	$49,880	0.66	0.68
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	870	$45,640	$48,300	4.67	1.03
Bailiffs	80	$59,320	$64,690	0.45	4.02
Bakers	130	$35,450	$35,450	0.69	0.46
Barbers	40	$54,750	$62,400	0.21	2.13
Bartenders	820	$30,270	$37,020	4.42	0.91
Bill and Account Collectors	120	$41,090	$44,240	0.67	0.66
Billing and Posting Clerks	420	$42,730	$43,940	2.26	0.87
Biological Scientists, All Other	—	$56,660	$64,340	—	—
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,130	$45,900	$48,690	6.07	0.69
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	60	$52,760	$53,940	0.32	0.95
Budget Analysts	180	$76,000	$88,070	0.96	3.16
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	210	$55,540	$55,490	1.14	0.61
Bus Drivers, School	390	$39,270	$41,270	2.09	0.81
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,530	$67,120	$78,270	8.19	1.17
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$57,940	$64,980	0.23	0.44
Butchers and Meat Cutters	180	$39,000	$40,930	0.96	1.09
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	470	$60,170	$63,990	2.53	0.80
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	50	$38,520	$40,320	0.25	0.51
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	130	$35,750	$48,800	0.68	1.67
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	170	$52,750	$50,130	0.89	1.21
Cargo and Freight Agents	40	$54,200	$59,970	0.22	0.35
Carpenters	470	$46,870	$47,420	2.55	0.59
Cashiers	3,520	$29,180	$30,610	18.90	0.95
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	200	$44,770	$47,380	1.08	0.82
Chefs and Head Cooks	220	$53,060	$56,820	1.18	0.92
Chemical Technicians	40	$65,430	$62,450	0.22	0.59
Chemists	60	$53,000	$61,430	0.33	0.63
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	240	$48,880	$52,340	1.31	0.52
Childcare Workers	260	$29,840	$31,580	1.41	0.42
Chiropractors	40	$80,120	$95,090	0.21	0.83
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	70	$58,800	$58,220	0.35	0.80
Civil Engineers	470	$90,840	$97,580	2.53	1.07
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	480	$69,690	$68,080	2.58	1.24
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	260	$30,110	$32,560	1.42	0.58
Clergy	60	$47,580	$54,160	0.34	0.92
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	60	$72,560	$80,120	0.30	0.62
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	350	$54,080	$57,960	1.90	0.89
Coaches and Scouts	700	$29,830	$35,410	3.77	2.36
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$46,990	$51,560	0.43	0.43
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	40	$47,390	$49,200	0.22	1.30
Commercial Pilots	40	$94,410	$114,650	0.21	0.69
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	80	$48,590	$51,910	0.44	0.64
Community Health Workers	40	$42,250	$46,750	0.20	0.51
Compensation and Benefits Managers	80	$105,490	$117,970	0.44	2.97
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	450	$45,180	$51,180	2.40	3.32
Compliance Officers	1,700	$49,100	$57,240	9.14	3.41
Computer and Information Systems Managers	740	$131,640	$144,270	3.96	0.92
Computer Network Architects	110	$110,780	$115,460	0.61	0.53
Computer Network Support Specialists	210	$65,000	$69,080	1.11	1.19
Computer Occupations, All Other	280	$75,170	$88,320	1.52	0.54
Computer Programmers	640	$72,680	$75,480	3.43	5.78
Computer Systems Analysts	1,480	$72,510	$80,370	7.95	2.38
Computer User Support Specialists	1,380	$49,170	$55,900	7.39	1.60
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	40	$47,250	$46,180	0.23	0.55
Concierges	40	$36,460	$41,290	0.22	0.70
Conservation Scientists	40	$46,260	$55,330	0.22	1.32
Construction and Building Inspectors	220	$60,380	$65,390	1.16	1.23
Construction Laborers	1,390	$38,720	$41,420	7.45	1.06
Construction Managers	520	$102,660	$114,870	2.81	1.15
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	370	$34,710	$34,840	1.97	0.69
Cooks, Restaurant	1,520	$34,610	$34,970	8.19	0.90
Cooks, Short Order	140	$31,300	$31,430	0.74	0.83
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,180	$48,170	$52,150	6.35	2.60
Cost Estimators	190	$67,700	$73,410	1.04	0.72
Counselors, All Other	250	$43,720	$45,470	1.35	7.34
Counter and Rental Clerks	430	$35,610	$38,940	2.30	0.89
Couriers and Messengers	100	$34,940	$35,400	0.55	1.24
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	190	$44,750	$47,250	1.01	0.87
Crane and Tower Operators	50	$61,040	$64,240	0.29	1.04
Credit Analysts	50	$65,690	$93,950	0.27	0.66
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	130	$33,110	$34,590	0.68	1.13
Customer Service Representatives	3,080	$37,310	$40,390	16.54	0.99
Data Entry Keyers	120	$35,280	$37,470	0.65	0.80
Data Scientists	160	$94,620	$107,860	0.87	0.51
Database Administrators	260	$85,590	$85,190	1.42	3.15
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	40	$28,370	$35,280	0.22	0.53
Dental Assistants	340	$45,330	$44,360	1.81	0.73
Dental Hygienists	160	$79,520	$81,850	0.86	0.60
Dental Laboratory Technicians	30	$50,540	$56,080	0.17	0.78
Dentists, General	110	$166,800	$182,540	0.58	0.73
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	490	$58,410	$63,030	2.61	3.55
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	140	$78,170	$80,230	0.73	1.26
Dietitians and Nutritionists	90	$69,720	$67,720	0.47	0.93
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	1,130	$36,750	$34,510	6.04	1.73
Dishwashers	590	$30,040	$30,310	3.17	1.03
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	140	$45,080	$47,540	0.75	0.57
Driver/Sales Workers	320	$34,370	$35,380	1.75	0.66
Economists	50	$70,430	$78,740	0.26	2.25
Editors	120	$64,590	$69,340	0.62	1.05
Education Administrators, All Other	110	$75,840	$83,020	0.60	1.70
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	300	$78,720	$89,890	1.60	0.76
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	100	$50,540	$55,660	0.56	1.18
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	40	$37,370	$42,170	0.23	0.31
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	1,120	$46,900	$47,550	6.03	2.65
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$77,000	$75,870	0.20	0.33
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	40	$57,970	$57,330	0.20	0.48
Electrical Engineers	80	$111,210	$112,040	0.41	0.32
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	120	$80,180	$80,950	0.66	0.78
Electricians	830	$54,090	$53,580	4.48	0.92
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,490	$55,020	$54,400	7.99	0.89
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	180	$37,110	$40,510	0.96	0.97
Emergency Management Directors	30	$110,550	$110,010	0.17	1.92
Emergency Medical Technicians	250	$39,020	$40,160	1.33	1.14
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	40	$49,130	$56,080	0.22	0.57
Engineers, All Other	340	$73,650	$78,240	1.80	1.82
Environmental Engineers	50	$121,390	$113,090	0.27	1.09
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	650	$53,910	$58,410	3.49	6.08
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	730	$57,250	$60,960	3.90	1.32
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	400	$28,180	$40,110	2.14	1.03
Facilities Managers	250	$93,660	$92,610	1.34	1.34
Family Medicine Physicians	160	$171,360	$198,070	0.88	1.27
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	90	$28,490	$30,420	0.50	0.30
Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,600	$27,600	$29,060	30.06	1.21
File Clerks	250	$37,040	$38,230	1.36	2.87
Film and Video Editors	40	$48,270	$52,010	0.23	1.41
Financial and Investment Analysts	380	$71,490	$80,910	2.06	0.89
Financial Examiners	170	$57,680	$62,660	0.92	2.10
Financial Managers	1,370	$98,510	$121,230	7.38	1.36
Financial Risk Specialists	80	$72,360	$85,350	0.42	1.03
Financial Specialists, All Other	190	$51,500	$58,650	0.99	1.17
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,050	$72,290	$73,440	5.67	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	380	$55,370	$60,330	2.04	5.93
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	80	$46,830	$51,260	0.42	0.64
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,620	$37,810	$42,660	8.70	1.11
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	290	$44,890	$52,060	1.54	1.34
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	200	$48,130	$52,770	1.05	1.25
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	600	$64,560	$70,220	3.20	0.81
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	180	$72,650	$77,800	0.98	0.71
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,430	$59,730	$63,700	7.67	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	80	$45,080	$49,480	0.44	0.60
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	310	$92,860	$97,620	1.65	1.66
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	330	$66,070	$71,880	1.79	0.41
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,370	$45,720	$48,580	7.36	1.02
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	60	$43,890	$48,480	0.33	0.62
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	360	$58,150	$61,750	1.95	0.49
Food Preparation Workers	1,570	$33,760	$32,780	8.42	1.47
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	250	$29,770	$31,080	1.35	0.71
Food Service Managers	300	$66,830	$70,070	1.60	1.04
Forensic Science Technicians	120	$55,620	$58,680	0.64	5.21
Foresters	30	$66,470	$68,610	0.18	2.64
Fundraisers	120	$59,320	$68,120	0.65	0.91
Funeral Attendants	30	$27,650	$31,630	0.16	0.81
General and Operations Managers	4,360	$95,250	$116,940	23.44	1.04
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	40	$70,200	$73,960	0.24	1.58
Graphic Designers	280	$61,010	$66,020	1.52	1.19
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	410	$29,010	$34,120	2.21	1.13
Health Education Specialists	100	$46,810	$54,120	0.54	1.27
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	220	$58,870	$71,430	1.16	0.81
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	180	$41,320	$49,210	0.97	0.82
Healthcare Social Workers	180	$60,390	$62,210	0.95	0.79
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	80	$42,110	$45,020	0.41	0.58
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	620	$53,690	$52,900	3.35	1.27
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,260	$46,470	$50,320	6.79	0.51
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	30	$35,900	$36,170	0.18	1.11
Helpers--Electricians	110	$36,130	$39,140	0.58	1.41
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	90	$37,130	$37,820	0.46	0.75
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	50	$36,100	$38,150	0.27	0.96
Helpers--Production Workers	110	$34,350	$35,910	0.60	0.56
Highway Maintenance Workers	40	$42,410	$41,850	0.24	0.24
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,990	$32,710	$33,800	10.68	0.39
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	430	$28,250	$30,820	2.30	0.83
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	320	$30,490	$32,820	1.73	1.03
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	60	$44,980	$44,350	0.34	0.58
Human Resources Managers	340	$101,210	$113,330	1.81	1.28
Human Resources Specialists	1,470	$57,320	$65,960	7.88	1.34
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	30	$63,760	$63,780	0.18	0.37
Industrial Engineers	120	$99,430	$108,340	0.62	0.27
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	220	$61,730	$63,630	1.20	0.43
Industrial Production Managers	120	$110,360	$119,340	0.67	0.42
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	470	$48,420	$48,450	2.52	0.51
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	160	$44,450	$47,190	0.84	0.97
Information Security Analysts	230	$75,090	$88,450	1.22	0.99
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	170	$47,790	$50,130	0.90	0.24
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	150	$43,880	$45,740	0.83	0.73
Instructional Coordinators	1,400	$55,600	$55,500	7.51	5.13
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	70	$47,120	$47,960	0.38	1.33
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	260	$46,200	$53,160	1.39	1.01
Insurance Sales Agents	960	$44,550	$59,750	5.15	1.67
Insurance Underwriters	210	$62,470	$70,130	1.14	1.69
Interior Designers	60	$56,870	$59,460	0.30	0.65
Interpreters and Translators	140	$57,520	$62,570	0.73	2.18
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	90	$37,460	$39,820	0.49	0.51
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,790	$30,350	$32,500	15.00	1.06
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	60	$173,370	$185,390	0.30	1.95
Judicial Law Clerks	160	$51,980	$56,180	0.87	10.22
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	150	$56,680	$56,180	0.78	1.12
Labor Relations Specialists	120	$77,620	$78,130	0.64	1.53
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,640	$35,610	$36,630	8.79	0.46
Landscape Architects	30	$70,690	$71,980	0.16	1.30
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,260	$35,540	$36,740	6.75	1.10
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	150	$28,490	$30,030	0.80	0.63
Lawyers	2,170	$103,320	$130,060	11.66	2.40
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	260	$48,490	$53,480	1.40	1.40
Legal Support Workers, All Other	60	$56,580	$64,390	0.34	1.13
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	330	$63,620	$64,290	1.78	2.07
Library Assistants, Clerical	200	$36,940	$38,280	1.05	1.91
Library Technicians	180	$45,160	$42,460	0.97	2.20
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	860	$59,040	$58,650	4.59	1.10
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	90	$50,900	$58,010	0.47	0.98
Light Truck Drivers	1,030	$37,740	$39,430	5.53	0.87
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	160	$47,000	$48,260	0.87	0.82
Loan Officers	290	$61,270	$65,410	1.57	0.89
Lodging Managers	110	$59,450	$69,090	0.59	2.14
Logisticians	170	$72,320	$71,880	0.94	0.58
Machinists	50	$49,370	$51,770	0.29	0.16
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,090	$28,980	$31,000	5.87	1.06
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	50	$37,070	$43,330	0.26	0.72
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,980	$43,280	$44,920	10.66	1.08
Management Analysts	6,160	$58,860	$65,020	33.10	5.73
Managers, All Other	930	$95,180	$103,870	5.02	1.25
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	940	$65,000	$74,140	5.08	0.88
Marketing Managers	320	$116,460	$129,620	1.73	0.68
Mechanical Engineers	180	$93,810	$98,350	0.98	0.51
Medical and Health Services Managers	960	$104,000	$121,630	5.14	1.34
Medical Assistants	1,390	$36,880	$45,970	7.44	1.42
Medical Equipment Preparers	50	$36,250	$40,620	0.26	0.52
Medical Equipment Repairers	30	$55,830	$57,300	0.18	0.43
Medical Records Specialists	300	$43,760	$48,750	1.60	1.28
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	—	$89,390	$106,060	—	—
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,720	$37,200	$38,700	9.24	1.49
Medical Transcriptionists	90	$35,510	$36,530	0.51	1.89
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	160	$57,560	$59,580	0.88	0.96
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	130	$53,400	$53,570	0.67	0.79
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	150	$37,690	$39,660	0.79	0.75
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	550	$53,930	$54,590	2.98	0.75
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	510	$37,200	$40,710	2.73	0.30
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100	$47,410	$47,550	0.55	0.90
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	140	$59,980	$57,400	0.73	0.64
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	50	$33,840	$36,390	0.28	0.94
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$79,460	$93,850	1.93	2.76
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	880	$74,020	$76,410	4.73	2.34
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	40	$56,270	$67,050	0.21	0.85
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	30	$83,360	$89,960	0.18	1.66
Nurse Practitioners	350	$117,880	$119,890	1.89	0.91
Nursing Assistants	1,520	$34,180	$35,500	8.19	0.88
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	70	$75,180	$80,300	0.35	0.39
Occupational Therapists	190	$95,550	$95,300	1.00	0.96
Occupational Therapy Assistants	50	$66,320	$66,230	0.25	0.75
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	2,420	$30,120	$33,760	12.98	10.50
Office Clerks, General	3,710	$38,360	$42,890	19.92	1.26
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	490	$46,530	$48,060	2.63	0.86
Operations Research Analysts	400	$46,570	$52,510	2.13	3.05
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	100	$43,640	$44,050	0.53	1.16
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$58,700	$55,990	0.32	0.68
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	70	$44,750	$43,600	0.36	1.54
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	80	$38,460	$36,620	0.41	0.17
Packers and Packagers, Hand	400	$27,480	$30,560	2.17	0.60
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	310	$44,070	$43,890	1.68	1.16
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	780	$56,660	$56,570	4.18	1.65
Paramedics	270	$57,250	$55,850	1.48	2.28
Parking Attendants	90	$27,550	$30,930	0.51	0.57
Parts Salespersons	290	$35,060	$38,110	1.55	0.89
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	50	$37,440	$43,390	0.29	1.09
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	130	$49,820	$53,530	0.72	0.73
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	50	$33,580	$37,140	0.26	0.68
Personal Financial Advisors	190	$96,170	$144,900	1.03	0.60
Pest Control Workers	170	$39,350	$43,460	0.89	1.35
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	80	$37,670	$39,520	0.41	2.37
Pharmacists	340	$130,620	$127,040	1.80	0.87
Pharmacy Technicians	530	$37,960	$40,620	2.87	0.95
Phlebotomists	160	$35,620	$38,910	0.84	0.91
Photographers	100	$34,010	$45,680	0.51	1.53
Physical Therapist Aides	30	$32,050	$32,240	0.17	0.56
Physical Therapist Assistants	110	$65,110	$66,700	0.59	0.82
Physical Therapists	250	$96,180	$95,210	1.32	0.77
Physician Assistants	180	$125,410	$128,750	0.96	0.93
Physicians, All Other	440	$217,800	$252,910	2.38	1.08
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	480	$48,540	$52,490	2.58	0.86
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	850	$67,200	$70,860	4.54	1.05
Postal Service Clerks	60	$65,660	$65,150	0.31	0.66
Postal Service Mail Carriers	360	$59,990	$61,790	1.95	0.92
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	200	$59,130	$60,350	1.10	1.62
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	670	$33,600	$33,430	3.60	1.17
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	30	$27,720	$28,460	0.16	0.98
Printing Press Operators	110	$37,610	$38,510	0.57	0.61
Private Detectives and Investigators	120	$56,510	$54,490	0.65	2.84
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	140	$48,670	$51,110	0.77	1.33
Procurement Clerks	30	$48,800	$49,730	0.16	0.45
Producers and Directors	110	$65,930	$78,690	0.59	0.64
Production Workers, All Other	120	$46,860	$47,300	0.66	0.41
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	210	$48,310	$51,180	1.15	0.46
Project Management Specialists	1,280	$82,740	$91,930	6.87	1.00
Property Appraisers and Assessors	50	$62,230	$65,160	0.29	0.80
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	510	$59,740	$70,730	2.71	1.36
Protective Service Workers, All Other	70	$48,650	$48,780	0.40	0.77
Psychiatric Technicians	140	$38,570	$40,930	0.76	0.76
Psychiatrists	60	$318,460	$304,490	0.30	1.68
Public Relations Managers	150	$104,790	$121,850	0.82	1.70
Public Relations Specialists	760	$59,590	$67,640	4.06	2.23
Public Safety Telecommunicators	90	$45,910	$47,920	0.47	0.72
Purchasing Managers	70	$93,910	$107,410	0.38	0.69
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	240	$62,160	$66,660	1.28	0.86
Radiologists	40	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.20	1.18
Real Estate Sales Agents	300	$42,220	$52,870	1.61	1.30
Receptionists and Information Clerks	940	$34,100	$34,580	5.08	0.87
Recreation Workers	310	$33,710	$35,410	1.68	0.79
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	140	$46,930	$46,540	0.76	0.80
Registered Nurses	3,400	$79,430	$80,570	18.29	0.84
Rehabilitation Counselors	160	$43,160	$45,270	0.87	1.43
Residential Advisors	90	$32,910	$39,500	0.48	0.88
Respiratory Therapists	150	$78,950	$80,530	0.81	0.90
Retail Salespersons	5,130	$30,330	$33,130	27.58	1.10
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	70	$36,600	$52,500	0.40	0.66
Sales Engineers	40	$128,000	$135,470	0.24	0.72
Sales Managers	620	$117,350	$135,590	3.34	0.82
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,640	$61,880	$74,140	8.80	1.09
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,030	$60,370	$72,170	5.53	0.69
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	170	$93,830	$105,920	0.90	0.49
School Psychologists	30	$76,370	$79,860	0.16	0.40
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	830	$57,250	$55,000	4.43	0.65
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,620	$39,830	$42,510	14.05	1.28
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	390	$57,900	$75,300	2.11	0.67
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	120	$55,430	$53,920	0.65	1.16
Security Guards	830	$33,930	$35,260	4.45	0.54
Self-Enrichment Teachers	210	$38,920	$45,270	1.16	0.54
Sheet Metal Workers	120	$46,580	$48,460	0.63	0.81
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	570	$37,400	$41,100	3.07	0.58
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	150	$31,490	$33,800	0.79	0.50
Social and Community Service Managers	320	$72,570	$77,210	1.74	1.29
Social and Human Service Assistants	620	$42,530	$43,520	3.34	1.19
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	110	$78,850	$83,740	0.58	2.42
Social Workers, All Other	140	$54,080	$63,840	0.77	1.90
Software Developers	1,320	$121,800	$124,470	7.08	0.65
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	170	$90,040	$97,370	0.91	0.75
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	180	$56,710	$55,600	0.95	0.90
Speech-Language Pathologists	130	$94,320	$91,170	0.71	0.60
Statisticians	50	$54,600	$59,600	0.27	1.45
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,690	$35,000	$36,980	14.48	0.79
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	470	$58,240	$60,580	2.53	0.80
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	500	$29,280	$31,160	2.68	0.79
Surgeons, All Other	40	$322,350	$352,930	0.22	1.39
Surgical Technologists	170	$52,190	$50,220	0.93	1.23
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	130	$47,440	$50,950	0.70	1.88
Surveyors	80	$70,030	$75,700	0.41	1.25
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	590	$43,310	$45,880	3.16	8.67
Tax Preparers	80	$49,650	$53,420	0.43	0.88
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	140	$56,950	$58,730	0.74	1.01
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,030	$31,200	$32,460	5.54	0.61
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	1,140	$35,380	$35,410	6.14	5.82
Technical Writers	40	$75,990	$83,900	0.19	0.64
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	210	$58,540	$58,900	1.10	1.22
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	90	$48,890	$53,480	0.49	0.79
Tellers	380	$38,070	$39,590	2.02	0.95
Tire Repairers and Changers	120	$33,250	$35,750	0.67	0.96
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	120	$50,540	$55,620	0.62	2.00
Training and Development Managers	90	$85,570	$98,730	0.47	1.50
Training and Development Specialists	700	$59,720	$65,730	3.75	1.27
Transportation Security Screeners	50	$63,130	$61,940	0.24	0.75
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	160	$88,790	$93,670	0.88	0.62
Tutors	140	$33,730	$36,160	0.76	0.68
Urban and Regional Planners	120	$56,810	$62,930	0.66	2.32
Veterinarians	170	$140,830	$136,580	0.89	1.66
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	190	$36,030	$37,180	1.05	1.29
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	260	$43,360	$42,910	1.39	1.67
Waiters and Waitresses	2,600	$34,850	$38,900	13.96	0.96
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	110	$55,170	$63,760	0.59	0.71
Web and Digital Interface Designers	90	$61,650	$72,800	0.47	0.64
Web Developers	90	$78,490	$76,260	0.47	1.05
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	50	$39,230	$41,660	0.29	0.86
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	220	$47,130	$50,540	1.18	0.44
Writers and Authors	70	$72,400	$70,840	0.36	1.16
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	110	$52,060	$57,900	0.59	5.06

Colleges in this area

7 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
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Public	4-year or above	9,313
Florida State University	Public	4-year or above	43,889
Gadsden Technical College	Public	Less than 2-year	120
Lively Technical College	Public	Less than 2-year	1,349
North Florida Cosmetology Institute	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	91
Tallahassee State College	Public	4-year or above	12,455
World Class Academy of Beauty Careers	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	36

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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