Top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in North 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 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $234,220. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average salary of $231,850.

All of the shown salary and employment information for North 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 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$234,220	$97,590	130
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$231,850	$224,990	70
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$197,240	$106,610	30
4	General Dentists	$185,390	$90,470	90
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$165,220	$81,290	220
6	Marketing Managers	$135,040	$76,390	200
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$129,670	$33,020	80
8	Pharmacists	$127,250	$74,980	410
9	Sales Managers	$125,230	$62,300	350
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,810	$79,730	80
11	Financial Managers	$121,310	$62,980	440
12	Physician Assistants	$116,020	$90,390	40
13	Human Resources Managers	$110,400	$68,190	140
14	Software Developers	$107,620	$56,120	370
15	Nurse Practitioners	$107,350	$83,430	270
16	Purchasing Managers	$105,210	$61,490	80
17	Industrial Production Managers	$105,000	$71,380	320
18	Other Education Administrators	$104,440	$47,630	80
19	Power Plant Operators	$103,170	$57,240	50
20	Chief Executives	$101,890	$30,480	360
21	Veterinarians	$99,430	$45,940	150
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	$98,710	$53,800	230
23	Optometrists	$98,070	$65,990	50
24	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,730	$79,080	380
25	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,640	$65,400	330
26	Computer Network Architects	$96,250	$59,460	50
27	Information Security Analysts	$95,730	$52,410	40
28	Training and Development Managers	$93,370	$53,800	30
29	Occupational Therapists	$93,140	$65,270	80
30	Physical Therapists	$91,330	$62,700	140
31	Electrical Engineers	$85,840	$52,480	80
32	Facilities Managers	$83,780	$50,260	80
33	Computer Systems Analysts	$82,880	$49,490	110
34	Management Analysts	$82,670	$44,540	210
35	Other Social Workers	$82,410	$34,930	30
36	Database Administrators	$82,110	$51,120	30
37	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$81,950	$46,030	160
38	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$81,270	$73,240	50
39	Instructional Coordinators	$81,220	$45,730	160
40	Construction Managers	$80,950	$47,540	210
41	Personal Financial Advisors	$80,950	$36,900	100
42	Industrial Engineers	$80,690	$60,280	360
43	All Other Managers	$80,390	$47,920	750
44	Administrative Services Managers	$78,250	$47,940	270
45	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$78,100	$61,540	100
46	Other Teachers and Instructors	$77,510	$28,550	920
47	Dental Hygienists	$76,340	$62,050	290
48	Engineers, All Other	$76,310	$46,300	80
49	Funeral Home Managers	$76,290	$48,180	40
50	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,670	$61,150	80
51	General and Operations Managers	$75,510	$36,200	3,640
52	Data Scientists	$75,310	$52,020	40
53	Mechanical Engineers	$75,250	$57,010	140
54	Project Management Specialists	$74,770	$43,280	370
55	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$74,600	$48,130	100
56	Registered Nurses	$73,780	$53,980	1,910
57	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$73,580	$50,400	30
58	Civil Engineers	$73,260	$43,250	150
59	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$73,040	$38,550	400
60	Operations Research Analysts	$72,870	$33,630	40
61	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$72,470	$42,340	200
62	Database Architects	$70,820	$35,510	30
63	Emergency Management Directors	$70,810	$50,320	30
64	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$70,310	$18,950	60
65	Lawyers	$70,010	$50,500	290
66	Other Therapists	$69,210	$51,290	60
67	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$68,310	$30,600	130
68	Physical Therapist Assistants	$67,550	$37,920	80
69	Computer Programmers	$67,470	$44,360	30
70	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$66,760	$44,530	90
71	Financial Analysts	$66,740	$48,040	190
72	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$66,420	$46,730	70
73	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$66,280	$19,580	90
74	Postsecondary History Teachers	$65,970	$19,000	30
75	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$65,640	$40,060	50
76	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$65,460	$19,610	90
77	Accountants and Auditors	$65,330	$38,960	930
78	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$64,660	$56,670	50
79	Respiratory Therapists	$64,080	$50,480	130
80	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$63,910	$29,050	30
81	Computer Occupations, All Other	$63,030	$33,420	210
82	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,920	$45,620	2,040
83	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$62,770	$19,580	60
84	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$62,600	$45,340	220
85	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$62,550	$47,700	70
86	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,390	$39,680	2,470
87	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$62,290	$19,200	110
88	Chemists	$62,190	$47,070	40
89	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$62,100	$44,130	70
90	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$61,710	$38,910	260
91	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$61,160	$37,030	820
92	Logisticians	$60,790	$42,460	220
93	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	$60,740	$38,360	50
94	Surveyors	$60,520	$28,950	70
95	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,260	$47,160	1,190
96	Radiologic Technologists	$60,240	$40,850	180
97	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$60,180	$18,940	120
98	Other Financial Specialists	$60,110	$36,290	110
99	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$60,060	$29,980	580
100	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$59,990	$33,010	60

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$164,520
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,770
3	General Dentists	$128,190
4	Pharmacists	$127,440
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,430
6	Optometrists	$120,330
7	Sales Managers	$119,140
8	Marketing Managers	$109,010
9	Financial Managers	$102,580
10	Industrial Production Managers	$102,110

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$199,720
2	Sales Managers	$120,110
3	Pharmacists	$118,270
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$114,580
5	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$106,590
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$100,540
7	Industrial Production Managers	$94,940
8	Veterinarians	$94,740
9	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$93,930
10	Nurse Practitioners	$93,680

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$206,430
2	Sales Managers	$135,460
3	Pharmacists	$120,350
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$114,460
5	Marketing Managers	$109,140
6	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$104,170
7	Construction Managers	$98,050
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$97,640
9	Industrial Production Managers	$97,090
10	Nurse Practitioners	$96,190

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