Top 100 highest-paying jobs in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in South 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 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $171,800. The second highest-paying jobs are those of architectural and engineering manager, with an average salary of $137,540.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$171,800	$156,130	80
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,540	$99,750	90
3	Pharmacists	$131,480	$99,040	510
4	Physician Assistants	$129,380	$84,950	80
5	General Dentists	$128,650	$78,120	70
6	Nurse Practitioners	$124,940	$88,300	520
7	Marketing Managers	$116,150	$62,770	80
8	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$109,280	$59,700	90
9	Industrial Production Managers	$108,410	$66,840	210
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$104,770	$73,840	110
11	Sales Managers	$104,520	$52,890	270
12	Software Developers	$104,480	$48,220	150
13	Other Education Administrators	$103,670	$59,240	80
14	Electrical Engineers	$103,200	$63,770	230
15	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$102,450	$61,990	90
16	Chief Executives	$99,150	$18,620	330
17	Engineers, All Other	$98,600	$61,610	100
18	Facilities Managers	$98,180	$63,000	70
19	Information Security Analysts	$98,070	$74,670	30
20	Financial Managers	$97,510	$62,320	510
21	Veterinarians	$96,960	$43,250	60
22	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,150	$74,530	470
23	Medical and Health Services Managers	$95,120	$47,310	370
24	Computer Network Architects	$95,110	$47,390	60
25	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$91,470	$50,940	30
26	Physical Therapists	$91,300	$67,580	200
27	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$88,590	$79,890	40
28	Purchasing Managers	$88,290	$63,370	50
29	Mechanical Engineers	$87,620	$63,290	150
30	Human Resources Managers	$87,400	$47,870	110
31	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$86,800	$45,360	40
32	Occupational Therapists	$84,880	$65,640	90
33	Industrial Engineers	$84,370	$63,040	280
34	Management Analysts	$83,930	$49,070	240
35	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$83,750	$53,130	230
36	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$83,090	$28,750	120
37	Financial Analysts	$82,790	$61,610	60
38	Construction Managers	$80,880	$50,340	140
39	Lawyers	$80,580	$55,700	300
40	Administrative Services Managers	$80,570	$52,650	280
41	Computer Systems Analysts	$80,410	$50,960	110
42	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$80,290	$57,490	70
43	Foresters	$79,590	$39,000	40
44	Athletic Trainers	$79,400	$45,540	50
45	Project Management Specialists	$79,230	$39,120	190
46	School Psychologists	$78,940	$72,630	30
47	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$78,870	$52,970	120
48	All Other Managers	$78,440	$47,570	520
49	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$78,080	$44,250	110
50	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$77,560	$60,880	150
51	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$77,400	$17,590	30
52	Other Engineering Technicians	$77,230	$44,040	150
53	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$77,110	$30,340	40
54	Funeral Home Managers	$76,270	$48,380	40
55	Computer Programmers	$75,910	$50,720	40
56	Environmental Engineers	$75,300	$47,080	40
57	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$75,030	$49,980	120
58	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$73,440	$45,200	210
59	Chemists	$72,820	$45,360	40
60	Computer Occupations, All Other	$71,550	$34,850	230
61	General and Operations Managers	$71,490	$32,280	3,500
62	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$70,720	$47,540	100
63	Logisticians	$69,640	$42,290	200
64	Emergency Management Directors	$69,340	$46,660	40
65	Health Educators	$69,340	$43,480	30
66	Urban and Regional Planners	$68,030	$36,490	30
67	Registered Nurses	$65,880	$54,630	3,760
68	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$65,680	$45,260	110
69	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$65,420	$54,990	60
70	Data Scientists	$65,280	$39,480	40
71	Dental Hygienists	$65,000	$57,330	230
72	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$64,620	$46,280	110
73	Accountants and Auditors	$63,910	$39,310	1,010
74	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$63,670	$49,960	180
75	Speech-Language Pathologists	$63,570	$48,030	140
76	Physical Therapist Assistants	$63,460	$45,710	180
77	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$63,430	$42,270	60
78	Chiropractors	$63,220	$23,350	30
79	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$63,090	$39,630	1,160
80	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$62,150	$48,680	70
81	Civil Engineers	$61,710	$46,500	230
82	Soil and Plant Scientists	$61,570	$43,290	70
83	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$61,530	$47,180	40
84	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,500	$38,560	2,380
85	Respiratory Therapists	$61,340	$48,490	290
86	First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$61,250	$33,280	40
87	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,090	$38,550	1,810
88	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,980	$39,340	1,760
89	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,910	$36,140	190
90	Instructional Coordinators	$60,720	$38,960	290
91	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$60,480	$37,900	380
92	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$60,380	$35,410	390
93	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$60,320	$38,400	890
94	Cost Estimators	$60,230	$33,870	110
95	Other Financial Specialists	$60,200	$27,710	80
96	Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians	$59,970	$52,970	160
97	Other Business Operations Specialists	$59,960	$31,790	1,960
98	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,420	$37,380	1,590
99	Lodging Managers	$59,110	$37,980	40
100	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$58,970	$24,330	80

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$183,630
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,950
3	General Dentists	$128,650
4	Pharmacists	$127,160
5	Electrical Engineers	$122,030
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$115,020
7	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$98,850
8	Industrial Production Managers	$98,850
9	Fundraising Managers	$98,320
10	Sales Managers	$98,040

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$153,690
2	All Other Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$149,330
3	General Dentists	$140,670
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,370
5	Pharmacists	$122,790
6	Marketing Managers	$111,370
7	Physician Assistants	$106,350
8	Nurse Practitioners	$103,850
9	Industrial Production Managers	$97,590
10	Sales Managers	$97,140

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$162,570
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$149,900
3	All Other Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$142,930
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,670
5	Pharmacists	$124,260
6	Marketing Managers	$117,680
7	Nurse Practitioners	$105,390
8	Physician Assistants	$101,570
9	Sales Managers	$99,710
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$97,570

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