Career Atlas USA

Careers in Rome, GA

Part of Georgia.

Rome, GA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 90.161, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 3.6% · 46,597 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Physicians, All Other$353,400
  2. 2Family Medicine Physicians$305,000
  3. 3Marketing Managers$148,160
  4. 4Pharmacists$142,090
  5. 5Financial Managers$139,740

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Registered Nurses1,740 employed
  2. 2Fast Food and Counter Workers1,600 employed
  3. 3Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,560 employed
  4. 4Retail Salespersons1,520 employed
  5. 5Cashiers990 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers37.27× national avg
  2. 2Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders7.30× national avg
  3. 3Teachers and Instructors, All Other6.97× national avg
  4. 4Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars6.37× national avg
  5. 5Production Workers, All Other5.19× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Physicians, All Other$391,965
  2. 2Family Medicine Physicians$338,284
  3. 3Marketing Managers$164,328
  4. 4Pharmacists$157,596
  5. 5Financial Managers$154,989

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see Georgia state page.