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Top 100 Popular Jobs in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area is 188,550. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 6,340 people (3.36 percent of the total employment in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 6,310 people (3.35 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
188,550
100.00% $36,290
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers
6,340
3.36% $21,480
3 Retail Salespersons
6,310
3.35% $25,150
4 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
6,130
3.25% $31,220
5 Cashiers
5,640
2.99% $21,930
6 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
4,210
2.23% $46,270
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
3,840
2.04% $29,750
8 Registered Nurses
3,760
1.99% $65,880
9 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
3,660
1.94% $33,040
10 Office Clerks, General
3,620
1.92% $31,620
11 General and Operations Managers
3,500
1.86% $71,490
12 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
3,060
1.62% $30,740
13 Customer Service Representatives
2,990
1.59% $30,420
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,830
1.50% $27,030
15 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
2,380
1.26% $61,500
16 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
2,340
1.24% $37,700
17 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
2,210
1.17% $21,950
18 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
2,190
1.16% $37,460
19 Nursing Assistants
2,170
1.15% $27,820
20 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
2,160
1.15% $35,490
21 Waiters and Waitresses
2,090
1.11% $21,530
22 Other Business Operations Specialists
1,960
1.04% $59,960
23 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
1,860
0.99% $46,440
24 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,810
0.96% $61,090
25 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,800
0.95% $29,300
26 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
1,780
0.94% $37,190
27 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,760
0.93% $60,980
28 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
1,700
0.90% $38,000
29 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
1,680
0.89% $46,940
30 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
1,590
0.84% $59,420
31 Construction Laborers
1,570
0.83% $30,100
32 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,540
0.82% $38,520
33 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
1,480
0.78% $23,380
34 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
1,420
0.75% $36,290
35 Correctional Officers and Jailers
1,410
0.75% $33,010
36 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
1,410
0.75% $37,420
37 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
1,330
0.71% $56,740
38 Receptionists and Information Clerks
1,310
0.69% $28,440
39 Restaurant Cooks
1,300
0.69% $27,030
40 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
1,270
0.67% $37,530
41 Other Production Workers
1,190
0.63% $31,110
42 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
1,160
0.62% $63,090
43 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
1,020
0.54% $35,790
44 Accountants and Auditors
1,010
0.54% $63,910
45 Food Preparation Workers
1,000
0.53% $23,850
46 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
970
0.51% $34,740
47 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
960
0.51% $29,370
48 Electricians
910
0.48% $47,420
49 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
890
0.47% $60,320
50 Packers and Packagers
890
0.47% $24,990
51 Tellers
880
0.47% $30,320
52 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
870
0.46% $49,940
53 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
860
0.46% $36,460
54 School Bus Drivers
860
0.46% $28,230
55 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
830
0.44% $22,140
56 Medical Assistants
820
0.43% $31,200
57 Pharmacy Technicians
770
0.41% $35,670
58 Human Resources Specialists
760
0.40% $48,290
59 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
750
0.40% $29,490
60 Driver/Sales Workers
750
0.40% $23,800
61 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
720
0.38% $58,550
62 Childcare Workers
700
0.37% $21,880
63 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
700
0.37% $51,710
64 Security Guards
690
0.37% $29,750
65 Postal Service Mail Carriers
660
0.35% $51,710
66 Logging Equipment Operators
650
0.34% $46,920
67 Other Teachers and Instructors
630
0.33% $47,380
68 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
590
0.31% $41,750
69 Firefighters
570
0.30% $28,120
70 Billing and Posting Clerks
570
0.30% $36,160
71 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
530
0.28% $41,960
72 All Other Managers
520
0.28% $78,440
73 Nurse Practitioners
520
0.28% $124,940
74 Carpenters
520
0.28% $43,070
75 Financial Managers
510
0.27% $97,510
76 Pharmacists
510
0.27% $131,480
77 Food Processing Workers, All Other
500
0.27% $31,730
78 Loan Officers
490
0.26% $57,560
79 Social and Human Service Assistants
490
0.26% $29,630
80 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
480
0.25% $49,810
81 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
480
0.25% $31,010
82 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
470
0.25% $96,150
83 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
470
0.25% $30,130
84 Parts Salespersons
470
0.25% $30,090
85 Medical Secretaries
470
0.25% $31,160
86 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
470
0.25% $38,580
87 Insurance Sales Agents
450
0.24% $48,820
88 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
450
0.24% $46,320
89 Slaughterers and Meat Packers
450
0.24% $31,470
90 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
430
0.23% $36,370
91 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
430
0.23% $38,920
92 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
420
0.22% $41,570
93 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
420
0.22% $51,680
94 Emergency Medical Technicians
410
0.22% $28,860
95 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
410
0.22% $42,640
96 Computer User Support Specialists
400
0.21% $46,820
97 Machinists
400
0.21% $44,480
98 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
390
0.21% $52,880
99 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
390
0.21% $60,380
100 Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers
390
0.21% $48,320

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