Career Atlas USA

Careers in Wildwood-The Villages, FL

Part of Florida.

Wildwood-The Villages, FL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 85.424, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 7.8% · 32,714 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Physicians, All Other$286,310
  2. 2Family Medicine Physicians$223,580
  3. 3Dentists, General$170,180
  4. 4Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,820
  5. 5Financial Managers$149,880

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Retail Salespersons1,400 employed
  2. 2Waiters and Waitresses1,170 employed
  3. 3Cashiers1,160 employed
  4. 4Correctional Officers and Jailers980 employed
  5. 5Registered Nurses960 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers11.99× national avg
  2. 2Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining11.39× national avg
  3. 3Correctional Officers and Jailers9.71× national avg
  4. 4Meter Readers, Utilities6.86× national avg
  5. 5Pipelayers5.22× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Physicians, All Other$335,163
  2. 2Family Medicine Physicians$261,730
  3. 3Dentists, General$199,218
  4. 4Computer and Information Systems Managers$189,432
  5. 5Financial Managers$175,454

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 Florida state page.