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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Macon, GA

What professions have the highest employment in Macon, GA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Macon, GA. We note that the total employment in Macon, GA is 95,710. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 2,960 people (3.09 percent of the total employment in Macon, GA). The second most common job is the customer service representative profession which employs 2,930 people (3.06 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Macon, GA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Macon, GA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	95,710	100.00%	$38,040
2	Retail Salespersons	2,960	3.09%	$25,280
3	Customer Service Representatives	2,930	3.06%	$36,100
4	Registered Nurses	2,820	2.95%	$77,830
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,710	2.83%	$21,440
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,460	2.57%	$32,000
7	Cashiers	2,210	2.31%	$22,880
8	General and Operations Managers	1,890	1.97%	$76,040
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,700	1.78%	$30,190
10	Waiters and Waitresses	1,650	1.72%	$20,950
11	Office Clerks, General	1,520	1.59%	$35,080
12	Nursing Assistants	1,520	1.59%	$28,520
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,330	1.39%	$26,970
14	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,270	1.33%	$54,750
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,230	1.29%	$31,450
16	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,220	1.27%	$57,560
17	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	1,210	1.26%	$47,380
18	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,200	1.25%	$48,070
19	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,170	1.22%	$22,700
20	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,150	1.20%	$35,370
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,140	1.19%	$58,990
22	Medical Assistants	1,130	1.18%	$35,500
23	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	980	1.02%	$36,640
24	Restaurant Cooks	900	0.94%	$28,020
25	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	890	0.93%	$30,140
26	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	830	0.87%	$36,120
27	Receptionists and Information Clerks	800	0.84%	$30,410
28	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	800	0.84%	$48,540
29	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	750	0.78%	$29,460
30	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	740	0.77%	$78,220
31	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	730	0.76%	$40,000
32	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	730	0.76%	$22,920
33	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	690	0.72%	$22,060
34	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	680	0.71%	$41,360
35	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	670	0.70%	$38,050
36	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	670	0.70%	$31,520
37	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	640	0.67%	$58,930
38	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	610	0.64%	$34,190
39	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	610	0.64%	$58,670
40	Other Production Workers	600	0.63%	$36,270
41	Food Preparation Workers	600	0.63%	$26,960
42	Accountants and Auditors	590	0.62%	$64,060
43	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	580	0.61%	$43,590
44	Construction Laborers	570	0.60%	$29,980
45	All Other Managers	570	0.60%	$81,900
46	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	510	0.53%	$61,390
47	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	500	0.52%	$56,590
48	Firefighters	500	0.52%	$38,310
49	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	490	0.51%	$50,360
50	Human Resources Specialists	480	0.50%	$50,370
51	Insurance Sales Agents	460	0.48%	$49,070
52	Electricians	440	0.46%	$48,770
53	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	430	0.45%	$35,720
54	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	430	0.45%	$60,470
55	Driver/Sales Workers	430	0.45%	$21,010
56	Software Developers	420	0.44%	$105,010
57	Lawyers	410	0.43%	$76,230
58	Billing and Posting Clerks	400	0.42%	$39,000
59	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	400	0.42%	$51,240
60	Security Guards	390	0.41%	$27,770
61	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	380	0.40%	$60,940
62	Computer User Support Specialists	370	0.39%	$50,350
63	Pharmacy Technicians	370	0.39%	$34,740
64	Financial Managers	350	0.37%	$101,890
65	Training and Development Specialists	350	0.37%	$53,450
66	Correctional Officers and Jailers	350	0.37%	$35,520
67	Medical Secretaries	340	0.36%	$35,160
68	Childcare Workers	340	0.36%	$22,490
69	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	330	0.34%	$45,960
70	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	320	0.33%	$48,650
71	Nurse Practitioners	320	0.33%	$109,800
72	Insurance Underwriters	290	0.30%	$78,780
73	Bartenders	290	0.30%	$23,770
74	Bill and Account Collectors	280	0.29%	$35,380
75	Compliance Officers	280	0.29%	$43,140
76	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	280	0.29%	$60,750
77	Other Teachers and Instructors	280	0.29%	$47,600
78	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	280	0.29%	$51,270
79	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	270	0.28%	$36,660
80	Medical and Health Services Managers	270	0.28%	$100,620
81	Radiologic Technologists	270	0.28%	$49,340
82	Tellers	260	0.27%	$31,680
83	Postal Service Mail Carriers	250	0.26%	$51,130
84	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	250	0.26%	$29,730
85	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	240	0.25%	$43,020
86	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	240	0.25%	$38,220
87	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	240	0.25%	$24,510
88	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	240	0.25%	$50,480
89	Medical Records Specialists	240	0.25%	$39,920
90	Dishwashers	240	0.25%	$22,640
91	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	230	0.24%	$49,130
92	Chief Executives	230	0.24%	$120,140
93	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	230	0.24%	$52,060
94	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	230	0.24%	$23,760
95	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	230	0.24%	$20,590
96	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	220	0.23%	$44,830
97	Management Analysts	220	0.23%	$65,000
98	Pharmacists	220	0.23%	$122,190
99	All Other Physicians	220	0.23%	n/a
100	Dental Assistants	220	0.23%	$37,160

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