Georgia's hot careers to 2028

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Georgia's
Careers to 2028

The careers in this chart have it all!

moderate skills required

Skills and Abilities

Work Activities

Occupational Characteristics

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occasionally found

Fast job growth Above average wages At least 400 expected annual job openings

jobs have faster than state annual average job growth, above the state annual average wage, and have at least 400 annual openings.

Doctoral or professional degree

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsec

= = = = == = = = = m = = m = = = $113,900 710

Pharmacists

= = = = = m = = = =m = == m = $113,200 630

Physical Therapists

m = = = = = = = = = == = = = = = $82,300 440

Physicians & Surgeons, All Other

m = = = == = = m == == m = $224,200 570

Master's degree

Education Administrators, Elem & Sec

= = = = == = = = = m = == = = $91,200 810

Educational, Guidance, School, & Voc Counselors = = = = == = = m == == = = $53,900 1,430

Healthcare Social Workers

= = = = == = = = == =m = = $50,600 450

Instructional Coordinators

= = = = == = = = == == m = $63,700 1,340

Nurse Practitioners

= = = = = = = = = = = m = == = = $101,800 660

Physician Assistants

= = = = = m = = = m == == m = $98,400 410

Bachelor's degree

Accountants & Auditors

= == = m = ==== = = $71,900 4,890

Administrative Services Managers

= = = = ==== == = = $110,000 910

Architectural & Engineering Managers

= = = = == == == == = = $134,700 410

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

m = m = = = = =m = m = = m = = = $71,100 4,340

Civil Engineers

= = m = == ==m = == = = $77,400 860

Clinical Lab Technologists & Technicians

= = = m = = = = = = = = = = m = m $48,000 980

Computer & Information Systems Managers

= = m = == == == == = = $136,300 1,310

Computer Occupations, All Other

= = m = == == === = = $86,000 1,930

Elementary School Teachers, Exc Spec Ed

= = = = == = = = == == = = $53,800 5,060

Engineers, All Other

= = m = == ==m = == m = $89,300 400

Financial Analysts

= == == === == m = $79,900 790

Financial Managers

= == == == == == = = $138,200 2,040

Financial Specialists, All Other

= = m = == == == == m = $81,100 530

General & Operations Managers

= = = = == == == == = = $107,400 8,960

Human Resources Managers

m = = = == = = = == == = = $120,000 570

Human Resources Specialists

m = m m == == === = = $57,100 2,450

Industrial Engineers

= == == == = = = == = = $82,200 680

Industrial Production Managers

= = m = == == = m = == = = $98,600 440

Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Spec Ed

= = m = == = = === = $51,600 590

Loan Officers

= = = = == ==== = = $71,100 790

Logisticians

= = = = == == == == = = $67,100 800

Management Analysts

= = = = == == == == = = $88,600 2,980

Market Research Analysts & Marketing Spec

= == m= === == = = $63,500 2,890

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Skills and Abilities advanced skills required

Georgia's
Careers to 2028

The careers in this chart have it all!

moderate skills required

Skills and Abilities

Work Activities

Occupational Characteristics

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Work Activities frequently found

occasionally found

Fast job growth Above average wages At least 400 expected annual job openings

jobs have faster than state annual average job growth, above the state annual average wage, and have at least 400 annual openings.

Bachelor's degree continued

Marketing Managers

= = = = == == == == = = $136,100 850

Mechanical Engineers

= = m = == =m = m = == m = $81,000 400

Medical & Health Services Managers

= = = = == === == = $105,900 1,080

Meeting, Convention, & Event Planners

= = = = == = = = = m = = m = = = $48,200 420

Middle Schl Teachers, Exc Spec & Career/Tech Ed = = = = == = = = == == = = $55,500 2,310

Personal Financial Advisors

m == == m = = == == = = $115,000 610

Producers & Directors

= == == === == = = $80,700 700

Public Relations Specialists

= = = = == == == == = = $59,200 660

Registered Nurses

= = = = = = = = = = = m = = = = = = $65,800 6,340

Sales Managers

= = = = == == === = = $133,400 1,620

Secondary Schl Teachers, Exc Spec & Career/Tech Ed = = = = == = = = == == = = $55,400 2,500

Securities, Commodities, & Financial Svcs Sales Agents = = m = == = m === = = $72,300 1,080

Social & Community Service Managers

= = = m == = = = === = = $62,500 450

Software Developers, Applications

= == == =m= == m = $100,400 2,980

Training & Development Specialists

= = = = == == == == = = $61,000 1,210

Associate's degree

Computer Network Support Specialists

= == = m = == m = == = = $67,600 630

Dental Hygienists

m = = = = = = = = m= = = = m = $62,600 590

Paralegals & Legal Assistants

m = m = == === == = $51,600 1,230

Physical Therapist Assistants

m = = m = = = = = = = m = = m = m = $49,800 440

Radiologic Technologists

= = m = = = = = == m = = m = m = $54,100 480

Respiratory Therapists

= = = m = = = = = === = = = $54,900 430

Postsecondary non-degree award

Telecom Equip Installers & Repairers, Exc Line Installers = == = = = mm = m = = m = m = $50,700 1,300

Some college, no degree

Computer User Support Specialists

= = = = = m = =mm = == m = $50,600 2,200

High school diploma or equivalent

Food Service Managers

= = = m = = = = = = = m= m= $49,900 1,850

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

= =m = = = m== =m $47,100 1,470

Insurance Sales Agents

= = m = == === == = $56,300 1,500

Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters

= = = = = = = mm = == = m = = $45,600 1,570

Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks

= == == =mm = == = = $46,100 1,110

Sales Reps, Services, All Other

= == == =m == == = = $58,400 5,260

Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Exc Tech & Scientific Products m = m = == === == = = $60,600 5,750

Supvrs of Transp & Material Mvg Wrkrs, Exc Aircraft Cargo = = m = == = = = = = = = m m = = $50,000 2,100

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