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Columbus, GA-AL

334 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 17980.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Nurse Anesthetists$229,990
Dentists, General$196,310
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$191,360
Pediatricians, General$181,990
Family Medicine Physicians$179,420
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$169,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$162,450
Marketing Managers$145,120
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$141,460
Sales Managers$136,340
Pharmacists$132,790
Purchasing Managers$132,510
Human Resources Managers$130,870
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$128,520
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations)$126,380
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$125,530
Optometrists$121,830
Nurse Practitioners$121,530
Database Administrators$119,740
All 334 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011840$73,6400.78
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012200$102,0101.03
Advertising Sales Agents 41-301140$48,2600.57
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091170$24,1400.58
Animal Caretakers 39-2021200$27,3900.99
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-101150$95,1400.61
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301160$56,4300.83
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904190$162,4500.55
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021130$46,2201.14
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023630$48,8301.19
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603190$29,1701.17
Bailiffs 33-301140$32,8103.33
Bakers 51-3011170$28,3600.99
Bartenders 35-3011380$20,9400.67
Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011130$35,8201.07
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021390$38,1701.30
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031920$42,8000.89
Budget Analysts 13-203190$85,9902.65
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051510$44,9501.70
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-305280$47,5700.63
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031160$50,3800.73
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-11991,400$77,5401.72
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021140$36,8101.34
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020330$65,9400.91
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-701160$36,4000.98
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-203160$79,7701.21
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194200$64,5802.31
Carpenters 47-2031140$45,0700.28
Cashiers 41-20112,900$26,9801.25
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-205160$42,0200.37
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101190$62,9200.61
Chemical Technicians 19-403140Not available0.89
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101170$169,6300.47
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021230$47,0800.79
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011510$26,1501.31
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302240$45,2700.86
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051170$77,6000.63
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031370$63,4001.54
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061290$29,0001.04
Clergy 21-201140$57,2100.95
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010340$52,5601.36
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303360$97,2701.00
Coaches and Scouts 27-202290$36,1100.46
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124100$39,5200.82
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099100$47,8001.24
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-1141140$52,2501.66
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041380$70,2001.20
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1241100$126,3800.73
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123180$69,2900.76
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-916160$47,4600.46
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299450$101,6301.37
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211270$103,4100.69
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232410$51,7300.76
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021300$166,7500.60
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-201130$38,0800.70
Concierges 39-601230$27,8200.82
Construction Laborers 47-2061710$35,8900.86
Construction Managers 11-9021200$99,1100.69
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401190$60,5200.83
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011790$26,5601.66
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012350$31,9401.07
Cooks, Restaurant 35-20141,130$30,4701.08
Cost Estimators 13-1051120$62,1000.73
Counselors, All Other 21-101940$65,5402.00
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021290$35,1800.97
Couriers and Messengers 43-502140$32,6300.85
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031270$38,7001.98
Customer Service Representatives 43-40512,150$37,3301.10
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403150$35,3900.41
Data Entry Keyers 43-9021220$36,2402.30
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-2051140$78,6200.72
Database Administrators 15-124240$119,7400.68
Database Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-124330$118,8800.68
Dental Assistants 31-9091260$42,0500.89
Dental Hygienists 29-1292240$80,2401.43
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-908130$43,8501.25
Dentists, General 29-102160$196,3100.62
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-3021170$50,0801.99
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203290$80,3101.26
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103170$69,8401.21
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011360$25,7400.87
Dishwashers 35-9021290$28,4900.82
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503290$42,9800.57
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031400$39,0501.30
Education Administrators, All Other 11-9039290$101,2307.11
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032210$98,2100.85
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-903370$100,9800.50
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903140$47,5900.67
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099290$35,0403.25
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012280$59,1201.04
Electrical Engineers 17-207160$98,5300.42
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905160$77,6400.65
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-209470$63,2501.51
Electricians 47-2111480$50,7300.84
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,340$61,3601.29
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406190$38,9000.74
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042210$38,4001.55
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-219950$118,7700.42
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204140$92,1700.56
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 47-5022130$44,7205.20
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011240$63,0000.70
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031170$36,9900.70
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301370$125,5300.59
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121590$179,4201.12
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30234,060$23,3001.41
File Clerks 43-407160Not available1.16
Financial Clerks, All Other 43-309930$47,2701.13
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031340$141,4600.55
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209990$74,2200.94
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051150$86,9300.55
Firefighters 33-2011530$48,7702.04
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011580$65,2000.95
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101480$42,5701.10
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021100$68,3501.30
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-10121,440$36,1801.57
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011190$42,4801.42
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012110$45,5701.10
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011550$69,4901.19
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012170$69,6201.06
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-10111,020$59,2900.95
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102270$38,5800.84
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012250$62,5102.18
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011650$72,5801.29
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10111,160$37,4401.38
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-109160$50,6301.05
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047430$59,0900.92
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021830$29,0301.24
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-909990$26,3701.45
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-309950$39,1900.96
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041170$28,3600.77
Food Service Managers 11-9051290$60,8201.63
Fundraisers 13-113140$66,8300.45
Funeral Attendants 39-402140$29,6201.65
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-905130$47,9503.19
General and Operations Managers 11-10212,140$82,3300.81
Glaziers 47-212140$47,7000.89
Graphic Designers 27-1024110$48,7500.72
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012210$29,7900.92
Health Education Specialists 21-109130$56,0700.69
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099130$43,8100.98
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 29-1299Not available$61,800
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 29-909940$57,5601.60
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022220$59,6501.57
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099180$55,4302.14
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021330$46,7801.08
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,180$47,5700.76
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013140$32,9902.96
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909870$32,7700.98
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919890$36,0800.76
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11201,660$28,8100.52
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031360$24,8901.12
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081330$28,1201.67
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-4161140$49,1102.09
Human Resources Managers 11-3121140$130,8700.86
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071700$65,5501.02
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112250$98,9700.90
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041310$63,9600.95
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051150$128,5200.80
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051480$37,4500.82
Information Security Analysts 15-1212120$102,2400.85
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199180$58,1201.80
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061720$55,4301.60
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099190$53,1801.43
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031190$88,6101.09
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-9041180$39,8401.12
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021630$65,6801.76
Interior Designers 27-102540$47,7800.72
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-411170$37,4000.59
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,450$30,3200.88
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-201290$62,1801.16
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70622,490$36,9101.13
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011450$34,3100.64
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011150$27,3901.05
Lawyers 23-1011290$104,1200.52
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601290$37,9900.81
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-209940$55,4501.14
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022110$71,6901.06
Library Technicians 25-403130$33,2800.67
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061690$59,3301.42
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-909290$25,5400.74
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033590$36,3300.80
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131130$33,4101.06
Loan Officers 13-2072170$50,0100.82
Lodging Managers 11-908150$62,0301.68
Logging Equipment Operators 45-402270$46,7604.49
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1081190$80,7901.01
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-706360$39,4502.00
Machinists 51-4041310Not available1.44
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012710$26,7401.10
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-905140$35,9901.06
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-904340$49,2400.82
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-90711,430$42,9701.25
Management Analysts 13-1111660$83,3900.99
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199590$114,3301.27
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-509240$30,9200.32
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161470$68,0800.70
Marketing Managers 11-2021110$145,1200.36
Mechanical Door Repairers 49-901150$46,0802.51
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214180$91,4300.36
Medical Assistants 31-9092900$36,0501.47
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-909360$38,3501.01
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-906230$49,7600.65
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072170$52,5801.15
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-60131,030$38,6301.43
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111450$112,4401.00
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121100$44,9300.92
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026220$35,4901.76
Meter Readers, Utilities 43-504130$50,0502.21
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022550$60,3801.18
Millwrights 49-904440$59,6801.42
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090790$35,7400.75
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023120$45,8301.74
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042240$59,3601.84
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers 39-403130$46,2101.73
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244190$85,6900.82
Nurse Anesthetists 29-1151Not available$229,990
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171370$121,5301.52
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,130$34,9701.04
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501180$88,6100.76
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122160$94,5801.31
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,720$37,3400.93
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-919950$44,2100.34
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073490$46,4301.38
Operations Research Analysts 15-203180$74,2101.04
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205770$35,1401.38
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208170$39,4501.23
Optometrists 29-104130$121,8301.00
Order Clerks 43-415130$37,4000.61
Orderlies 31-113270$31,2001.66
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-305330$44,1801.14
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111180$33,6800.63
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064340$27,3200.81
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214190$40,1000.53
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011220$52,2800.74
Paramedics 29-2043120$49,6101.58
Parts Salespersons 41-2022220$34,3701.09
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051130$54,5801.14
Pediatricians, General 29-122150$181,9901.54
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 39-9099Not available$23,580
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052150$102,8200.77
Pest Control Workers 37-2021170$33,7702.20
Pharmacists 29-1051300$132,7901.23
Pharmacy Aides 31-909540$29,3001.37
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052410$40,3701.15
Phlebotomists 31-9097160$40,2001.50
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021100$62,4101.14
Physical Therapists 29-1123200$98,3001.02
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107180$117,0300.64
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229320$191,3601.26
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152200$47,4100.58
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-30511,010$49,9902.02
Postal Service Clerks 43-505170$59,1901.20
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052350$54,4301.43
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199190$64,9201.68
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011460$35,0301.29
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-602140$27,6002.23
Printing Press Operators 51-511270$30,6400.62
Private Detectives and Investigators 33-902150$36,7501.89
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-109290$55,0801.38
Procurement Clerks 43-3061130$54,0203.21
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201270$60,7900.68
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199350$40,0801.87
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061400$47,6901.38
Project Management Specialists 13-1082400$98,4700.50
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202060$46,1901.30
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141190$58,5200.80
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053210$41,7301.81
Psychologists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-303930$118,7102.20
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031120$61,3800.58
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031120$37,9101.50
Purchasing Managers 11-306170$132,5101.12
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034270$64,9101.57
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022230$38,6401.62
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171910$31,2001.34
Recreation Workers 39-9032260$27,9301.03
Recreational Therapists 29-112550$52,7504.36
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-708150$37,0900.46
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11412,790$82,5001.10
Residential Advisors 39-9041120$38,0101.83
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126150$77,1501.45
Retail Salespersons 41-20313,580$28,1801.23
Roofers 47-218180$43,2900.79
Sales Managers 11-2022270$136,3400.57
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091660$60,5600.71
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012570$63,1800.62
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401140$90,5400.17
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099Not available$37,720
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-704190$37,1403.03
School Bus Monitors 33-9094Not available$27,560
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031690$62,5400.87
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,300$37,5701.02
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031320$51,1400.87
Security Guards 33-90321,150$29,7201.20
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-2098100$49,6201.58
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021230$36,4900.91
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031240$33,4403.02
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221140$44,7000.42
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071400$38,8700.65
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053230$42,8901.22
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 19-309970$91,2102.57
Social Workers, All Other 21-102970$96,8201.39
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151130$68,3600.86
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093240$35,5300.74
Software Developers 15-12521,050$116,1500.83
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253130$102,8900.92
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052220$60,6801.11
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058100$63,2200.83
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127140$93,5401.02
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70652,150$31,6901.02
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018310$55,9100.85
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031110$23,6700.27
Surgical Technologists 29-2055120$58,1701.41
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102240$60,9700.95
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-201130$30,8801.25
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099580$59,6706.78
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045870$26,3400.81
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022180$58,8601.71
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905240$52,5200.60
Tellers 43-3071180$38,0700.73
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093140$33,3001.73
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151330$58,3100.95
Transportation Workers, All Other 53-609940$47,1803.46
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307190$106,7400.56
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 37-301350$34,4101.15
Tutors 25-3041110$33,6700.87
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-303180$25,0900.89
Veterinarians 29-113160$99,8400.92
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096110$31,0001.21
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205660$36,4100.63
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30312,080$20,8001.22
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031110$50,3101.15
Web Developers 15-125440$79,4200.77
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511150$39,3101.23
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121330$40,1001.05