Top 100 highest-paying jobs in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $227,930. The second highest-paying jobs are those of all other physicians, with an average salary of $181,120.

All of the shown salary and employment information for East Georgia nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$227,930	$169,770	40
2	All Other Physicians	$181,120	$74,440	90
3	General Dentists	$157,610	$94,000	40
4	Pharmacists	$124,870	$94,260	200
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$116,900	$69,940	60
6	Sales Managers	$109,740	$61,000	120
7	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$109,520	$59,500	130
8	Chief Executives	$105,850	$18,430	220
9	Nurse Practitioners	$105,820	$70,370	190
10	Financial Managers	$103,760	$66,520	200
11	Industrial Production Managers	$103,350	$62,060	70
12	Physician Assistants	$101,090	$96,990	70
13	Physical Therapists	$100,930	$67,980	50
14	Electrical Engineers	$100,260	$60,790	40
15	Veterinarians	$97,690	$45,940	30
16	Computer Network Architects	$97,310	$64,800	30
17	Software Developers	$91,920	$58,490	90
18	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$86,130	$64,580	230
19	Medical and Health Services Managers	$83,720	$53,800	130
20	Marketing Managers	$82,940	$47,990	40
21	Human Resources Managers	$82,770	$51,450	40
22	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$82,070	$31,780	60
23	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$81,660	$55,760	50
24	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$80,800	$53,540	30
25	Administrative Services Managers	$79,960	$29,480	130
26	Speech-Language Pathologists	$79,080	$52,030	40
27	Construction Managers	$78,910	$52,730	120
28	Industrial Engineers	$78,010	$47,560	90
29	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$77,740	$43,130	50
30	Computer Systems Analysts	$75,990	$47,170	40
31	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$75,570	$46,180	30
32	Project Management Specialists	$74,780	$37,260	80
33	Mechanical Engineers	$74,350	$39,950	60
34	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$73,780	$48,310	70
35	Instructional Coordinators	$73,430	$46,080	150
36	Lawyers	$71,710	$40,290	110
37	General and Operations Managers	$70,200	$34,770	1,690
38	Management Analysts	$70,010	$47,850	60
39	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$69,680	$46,320	60
40	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$68,140	$38,450	30
41	Physical Therapist Assistants	$68,140	$26,690	40
42	Registered Nurses	$65,550	$46,800	1,330
43	Computer Occupations, All Other	$65,120	$31,980	80
44	Dental Hygienists	$63,970	$55,380	100
45	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$63,400	$39,450	150
46	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$63,250	$33,570	100
47	Cost Estimators	$63,120	$36,780	90
48	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,050	$43,150	790
49	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$62,940	$45,410	80
50	Surveyors	$62,720	$29,000	40
51	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$62,520	$44,360	50
52	Other Teachers and Instructors	$62,080	$38,610	650
53	Civil Engineers	$61,710	$47,510	90
54	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	$61,600	$28,660	30
55	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,230	$38,870	1,230
56	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,850	$43,250	1,220
57	All Other Special Education Teachers	$60,770	$39,840	30
58	Accountants and Auditors	$60,160	$39,310	540
59	Respiratory Therapists	$60,120	$47,300	110
60	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$59,450	$39,890	110
61	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,100	$37,100	110
62	Logisticians	$59,010	$36,790	40
63	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$59,000	$32,490	470
64	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,000	$46,800	250
65	Postal Service Clerks	$57,640	$39,770	100
66	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$57,370	$36,330	60
67	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$57,350	$35,350	430
68	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$57,220	$23,640	40
69	Personal Financial Advisors	$56,720	$35,730	40
70	Loan Officers	$55,960	$36,070	290
71	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$55,590	$35,390	70
72	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$55,550	$29,580	150
73	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$54,910	$34,320	150
74	Other Financial Specialists	$54,720	$38,020	40
75	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$54,530	$37,440	540
76	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$54,250	$36,680	680
77	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$54,060	$39,010	40
78	Healthcare Social Workers	$53,270	$34,600	80
79	Food Service Managers	$53,000	$37,380	130
80	Social and Community Service Managers	$52,850	$33,920	80
81	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$51,660	$38,320	260
82	Millwrights	$51,560	$34,800	70
83	Electricians	$51,260	$35,050	390
84	Other Business Operations Specialists	$50,760	$30,670	830
85	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$50,220	$36,730	200
86	Compliance Officers	$50,130	$29,750	150
87	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$50,040	$37,440	60
88	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$50,040	$31,430	300
89	Radiologic Technologists	$49,630	$31,760	140
90	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$49,480	$24,700	110
91	Athletic Trainers	$48,910	$32,640	40
92	Coaches and Scouts	$48,690	$23,240	130
93	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$48,670	$35,250	390
94	Human Resources Specialists	$48,520	$31,200	270
95	Logging Equipment Operators	$48,150	$28,520	350
96	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$48,040	$35,490	130
97	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$47,930	$29,210	180
98	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,850	$33,990	70
99	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$47,840	$36,810	290
100	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$47,800	$39,640	330

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$183,810
2	Pharmacists	$126,550
3	Financial Managers	$101,600
4	Physician Assistants	$99,740
5	Sales Managers	$99,360
6	Nurse Practitioners	$99,200
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$99,160
8	Marketing Managers	$99,070
9	Industrial Production Managers	$97,170
10	Electrical Engineers	$96,910

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$120,510
2	Marketing Managers	$112,540
3	Sales Managers	$111,170
4	Industrial Production Managers	$101,720
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$98,930
6	Nurse Practitioners	$97,580
7	Physical Therapists	$97,460
8	Physician Assistants	$96,980
9	Industrial Engineers	$90,140
10	Veterinarians	$90,080

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$206,070
2	Marketing Managers	$128,120
3	Pharmacists	$118,790
4	Sales Managers	$113,960
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$105,570
6	Family Medicine Physicians	$95,750
7	Physician Assistants	$94,180
8	Industrial Production Managers	$94,060
9	Veterinarians	$93,900
10	Financial Managers	$93,310

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