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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Athens-Clarke County, GA

What professions have the highest employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Athens-Clarke County, GA. We note that the total employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA is 87,420. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 2,910 people (3.33 percent of the total employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 2,870 people (3.28 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Athens-Clarke County, GA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Athens-Clarke County, GA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	87,420	100.00%	$39,690
2	Retail Salespersons	2,910	3.33%	$26,360
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,870	3.28%	$21,780
4	Cashiers	2,120	2.43%	$23,570
5	Registered Nurses	1,940	2.22%	$80,900
6	Office Clerks, General	1,790	2.05%	$35,780
7	Waiters and Waitresses	1,760	2.01%	$21,810
8	General and Operations Managers	1,700	1.94%	$75,460
9	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,640	1.88%	$36,340
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,550	1.77%	$30,610
11	Customer Service Representatives	1,520	1.74%	$30,250
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,510	1.73%	$32,510
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,450	1.66%	$60,860
14	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	1,290	1.48%	$65,400
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,090	1.25%	$33,300
16	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,050	1.20%	$33,670
17	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,040	1.19%	$58,210
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,030	1.18%	$38,230
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	940	1.08%	$33,900
20	Receptionists and Information Clerks	890	1.02%	$29,920
21	Restaurant Cooks	880	1.01%	$29,080
22	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	860	0.98%	$49,370
23	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	850	0.97%	$21,120
24	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	820	0.94%	$51,500
25	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	780	0.89%	$36,890
26	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	780	0.89%	$40,930
27	Medical Assistants	760	0.87%	$37,080
28	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	740	0.85%	$42,470
29	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	660	0.75%	$23,680
30	Food Preparation Workers	660	0.75%	$26,930
31	Nursing Assistants	630	0.72%	$29,490
32	Security Guards	620	0.71%	$27,570
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	610	0.70%	$61,140
34	Biological Technicians	560	0.64%	$61,920
35	Accountants and Auditors	540	0.62%	$62,780
36	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	540	0.62%	$50,940
37	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	530	0.61%	$32,480
38	Social Science Research Assistants	520	0.59%	$64,100
39	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	500	0.57%	$50,940
40	Bartenders	500	0.57%	$20,980
41	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	500	0.57%	$45,890
42	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	480	0.55%	$49,210
43	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	460	0.53%	$44,410
44	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	450	0.51%	$58,880
45	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	420	0.48%	$59,010
46	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	410	0.47%	$44,370
47	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	400	0.46%	$37,750
48	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	380	0.43%	$62,500
49	Agricultural Technicians	370	0.42%	$51,450
50	Childcare Workers	370	0.42%	$23,590
51	Construction Laborers	370	0.42%	$35,410
52	All Other Managers	360	0.41%	$85,220
53	Human Resources Specialists	360	0.41%	$56,650
54	Other Teachers and Instructors	360	0.41%	$48,660
55	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	350	0.40%	$38,690
56	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	350	0.40%	$48,600
57	Pharmacy Technicians	340	0.39%	$35,850
58	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	340	0.39%	$21,020
59	Driver/Sales Workers	340	0.39%	$22,570
60	Computer User Support Specialists	330	0.38%	$47,650
61	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	310	0.35%	$60,710
62	Fast Food Cooks	310	0.35%	$22,240
63	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	310	0.35%	$24,680
64	Recreation Workers	310	0.35%	$20,720
65	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	300	0.34%	$53,430
66	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	300	0.34%	$63,810
67	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	300	0.34%	$21,200
68	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	300	0.34%	$61,940
69	Electricians	300	0.34%	$47,970
70	Administrative Services Managers	290	0.33%	$79,150
71	Pharmacists	290	0.33%	$126,370
72	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	290	0.33%	$36,340
73	Other Production Workers	290	0.33%	$36,090
74	Packers and Packagers	290	0.33%	$30,040
75	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	280	0.32%	$140,030
76	Medical Secretaries	280	0.32%	$36,000
77	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	280	0.32%	$47,700
78	Lawyers	270	0.31%	$74,740
79	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	270	0.31%	$43,300
80	Postsecondary Education Teachers	250	0.29%	$83,740
81	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	250	0.29%	$23,910
82	Billing and Posting Clerks	240	0.27%	$38,120
83	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	240	0.27%	$37,160
84	Software Developers	230	0.26%	$84,490
85	Insurance Sales Agents	230	0.26%	$56,360
86	All Other Physicians	210	0.24%	$184,980
87	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	210	0.24%	$37,770
88	Medical and Health Services Managers	200	0.23%	$102,970
89	General Internal Medicine Physicians	200	0.23%	$59,870
90	Radiologic Technologists	200	0.23%	$60,750
91	Dental Assistants	200	0.23%	$37,270
92	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	200	0.23%	$32,420
93	Postal Service Mail Carriers	200	0.23%	$49,750
94	Social and Human Service Assistants	190	0.22%	$34,720
95	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	190	0.22%	$30,440
96	Nurse Practitioners	190	0.22%	$109,010
97	Dishwashers	190	0.22%	$24,030
98	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	190	0.22%	$40,300
99	Chief Executives	180	0.21%	$112,500
100	Financial Managers	180	0.21%	$125,470

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