Career Atlas USA

Careers in Georgia

Georgia’s regional price level is below the national average (index 96.293, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 3.3% · Labor force participation: 60.9% · 5,295,123 people employed (2026-07, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
  2. 2Cardiologists$610,070
  3. 3Surgeons, All Other$502,070
  4. 4Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$474,820
  5. 5General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Fast Food and Counter Workers145,030 employed
  2. 2Retail Salespersons143,120 employed
  3. 3Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand137,580 employed
  4. 4General and Operations Managers111,060 employed
  5. 5Registered Nurses100,950 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders12.75× national avg
  2. 2Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders8.67× national avg
  3. 3Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers6.26× national avg
  4. 4Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders5.53× national avg
  5. 5Teachers and Instructors, All Other4.58× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$641,885
  2. 2Cardiologists$633,556
  3. 3Surgeons, All Other$521,398
  4. 4Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$493,099
  5. 5General Internal Medicine Physicians$441,839

Strongest Opportunity Score

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  1. 1General Internal Medicine Physicians95.2 / 100
  2. 2Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks93.8 / 100
  3. 3Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers90.4 / 100
  4. 4Compensation and Benefits Managers90.1 / 100
  5. 5Health Education Specialists89.5 / 100

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 is a Career Atlas USA calculation — see methodology.