Occupational profile · 2025
Georgia
Georgia employs 4,889,170 people. The work it does most unusually is textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders, at 12.8× the national concentration — 8,830 jobs paying a median of $38,930.
What Georgia is distinctive for
Detailed occupations ranked by location quotient. A location quotient is an occupation’s share of a state’s jobs divided by its share of the nation’s. One means the state looks like the country; two means twice the concentration. It is a measure of distinctiveness, not of quality, size or pay. Bars use a logarithmic scale so the lower ranks stay legible beside the leader.
- 1Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders8,830 jobs · median $38,93012.8×
- 2Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3,550 jobs · median $40,9308.7×
- 3Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers2,530 jobs · median $45,3606.3×
- 4Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,560 jobs · median $39,8405.5×
- 5Teachers and Instructors, All Other16,370 jobs · median $60,1304.6×
- 6Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other1,900 jobs · median $36,5104.5×
- 7Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other3,130 jobs · median $126,3003.5×
- 8Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other1,730 jobs · median $42,0303.5×
- 9Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other12,240 jobs · median $24,7803.3×
- 10Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers2,920 jobs · median $46,4303.3×
- 11Avionics Technicians1,820 jobs · median $79,0603.1×
- 12Agricultural Inspectors1,390 jobs · median $41,4603.1×
What Georgia is made of
All twenty-two occupational groups by headcount, with the concentration figure beside each. Most states look broadly alike in this view — that is the finding, not a flaw in it.
| Occupation group | Share of state employment | Jobs | vs national | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 561,230 | 1.01× | $44,990 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 525,530 | 1.22× | $41,690 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 464,210 | 1.10× | $36,260 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 437,650 | 1.02× | $28,810 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 389,510 | 1.18× | $79,270 | |
| Management Occupations | 328,970 | 0.94× | $122,980 | |
| Production Occupations | 308,310 | 1.14× | $43,260 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 305,500 | 0.99× | $83,590 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 279,870 | 0.98× | $61,090 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 206,500 | 1.08× | $57,840 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 170,620 | 1.03× | $104,720 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 160,030 | 0.64× | $37,080 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 155,470 | 0.77× | $49,790 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 120,460 | 0.84× | $35,760 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 118,360 | 1.00× | $46,290 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 87,880 | 0.86× | $30,540 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 66,760 | 0.81× | $88,730 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 59,710 | 0.71× | $56,680 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 57,620 | 0.90× | $60,670 | |
| Legal Occupations | 42,750 | 1.04× | $90,160 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 33,250 | 0.72× | $78,730 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 8,970 | 0.66× | $37,220 |
Elsewhere on Georgia
Blank cells are estimates BLS did not release, usually because too few employers reported. They are shown as gaps rather than filled. Detailed occupations are included only where at least 1,000 people are employed, below which a quotient is survey noise. A wage marked “$239,200 or more” is censored at source: BLS does not publish medians above that figure, so the number is a floor rather than the wage. A work of the U.S. government: no copyright subsists (17 U.S.C. §105). BLS OEWS ↗