South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (5 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 414 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Medicine Physicians | $343,440 | $165.12 | 180 |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $340,640 | $163.77 | 280 |
| 3 | Nurse Anesthetists | $186,300 | $89.57 | 160 |
| 4 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $150,080 | $72.16 | 160 |
| 5 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $149,990 | $72.11 | 100 |
| 6 | Chief Executives | $146,990 | $70.67 | 210 |
| 7 | Sales Managers | $135,150 | $64.98 | 380 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $134,600 | $64.71 | 380 |
| 9 | Marketing Managers | $134,240 | $64.54 | 100 |
| 10 | Financial Managers | $131,580 | $63.26 | 520 |
| 11 | Dentists, General | $129,380 | $62.20 | 90 |
| 12 | Industrial Production Managers | $127,940 | $61.51 | 310 |
| 13 | Lawyers | $125,480 | $60.33 | 400 |
| 14 | Physician Assistants | $124,990 | $60.09 | 170 |
| 15 | Commercial Pilots | $123,400 | Not published | 40 |
| 16 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $120,740 | $58.05 | 420 |
| 17 | Nurse Practitioners | $120,060 | $57.72 | 410 |
| 18 | Software Developers | $119,740 | $57.57 | 300 |
| 19 | Human Resources Managers | $117,840 | $56.66 | 130 |
| 20 | Facilities Managers | $115,210 | $55.39 | 110 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $114,220 | $54.92 | 80 |
| 22 | Education Administrators, All Other | $111,680 | $53.69 | 100 |
| 23 | Personal Financial Advisors | $111,100 | $53.41 | 90 |
| 24 | Veterinarians | $108,470 | $52.15 | 80 |
| 25 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $107,550 | $51.71 | 130 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the South Georgia nonmetropolitan area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.