Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Albany, GA

Each occupation's median wage in Albany, GA compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Albany, GA pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Albany, GA run 12.3% below the national average (2024), so a Albany, GA salary is worth about 1.14× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Albany, GA · vs. national

1Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$62,680
Associate's degree
$27,760 – $98,480+64.3%
2Physicians, All Other$346,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$130,900 – $402,050+30.4%
3Painters, Construction and Maintenance$61,530
No formal educational credential
$36,630 – $75,670+24.6%
4Self-Enrichment Teachers$53,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,950 – $84,360+14.0%
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$73,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,110 – $80,910+13.5%
6Food Processing Workers, All Other$44,390
No formal educational credential
$40,670 – $44,390+11.9%
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$71,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070 – $78,960+9.5%
8Education Administrators, All Other$103,000
Bachelor's degree
$59,280 – $122,840+8.2%
9Logisticians$88,560
Bachelor's degree
$40,580 – $136,970+7.6%
10Tutors$45,100
Some college, no degree
$25,590 – $77,640+4.0%
11Machinists$60,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,650 – $82,510+3.6%
12Dentists, General$176,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,270 – $312,110+3.4%
13Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$72,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,850 – $166,640+2.9%
14Procurement Clerks$51,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,660 – $61,610+2.1%
15Medical and Health Services Managers$126,130
Bachelor's degree
$77,720 – $184,630+1.8%
16Driver/Sales Workers$39,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,180 – $57,940+1.7%
17Industrial Engineers$104,100
Bachelor's degree
$78,500 – $126,840+1.6%
18Instructional Coordinators$78,600
Master's degree
$56,010 – $102,530+1.5%
19Emergency Medical Technicians$45,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,660 – $48,910+1.3%
20Couriers and Messengers$39,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,390 – $44,650+0.7%
21Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$68,660
Master's degree
$24,250 – $94,960+0.6%
22Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$50,010
No formal educational credential
$32,700 – $58,600+0.6%
23Mechanical Engineers$104,500
Bachelor's degree
$64,440 – $146,800+0.4%
24Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$107,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,570 – $195,8800.0%
25Industrial Production Managers$124,350
Bachelor's degree
$64,650 – $163,450-1.4%
26Optometrists$134,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,480 – $146,830-1.7%
27Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,360 – $77,880-1.8%
28First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$47,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,530 – $58,870-2.2%
29Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420 – $96,660-2.2%
30Parts Salespersons$37,760
No formal educational credential
$26,320 – $55,480-2.3%
31Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,340 – $70,660-2.7%
32Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$44,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,940 – $56,520-2.9%
33Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$71,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,810 – $82,430-3.2%
34Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,160
Bachelor's degree
$40,120 – $78,330-3.4%
35Project Management Specialists$98,850
Bachelor's degree
$45,710 – $145,010-3.4%
36Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$86,920
Bachelor's degree
$45,660 – $119,410-3.6%
37Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,950 – $61,610-4.2%
38Physical Therapists$98,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,990 – $118,150-4.4%
39Electrical Engineers$115,210
Bachelor's degree
$69,230 – $176,540-4.5%
40Production Workers, All Other$38,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,370 – $48,850-4.6%
41Chefs and Head Cooks$59,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $87,790-4.7%
42Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,370
Bachelor's degree
$36,790 – $94,700-5.7%
43Dietitians and Nutritionists$71,870
Bachelor's degree
$48,820 – $101,960-5.9%
44Light Truck Drivers$42,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,470 – $63,630-6.0%
45Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,100 – $60,790-6.1%
46New Accounts Clerks$44,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,710 – $58,290-6.1%
47Butchers and Meat Cutters$37,700
No formal educational credential
$28,660 – $48,850-6.1%
48Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,030 – $93,580-6.3%
49Veterinarians$121,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,310 – $150,440-6.3%
50Phlebotomists$42,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,640 – $55,010-6.4%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAlbany, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$62,680	$27,760 – $98,480	+64.3%
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$346,640	$130,900 – $402,050	+30.4%
3	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$61,530	$36,630 – $75,670	+24.6%
4	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,350	$28,950 – $84,360	+14.0%
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,230	$46,110 – $80,910	+13.5%
6	Food Processing Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$44,390	$40,670 – $44,390	+11.9%
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,740	$47,070 – $78,960	+9.5%
8	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$103,000	$59,280 – $122,840	+8.2%
9	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$88,560	$40,580 – $136,970	+7.6%
10	TutorsSome college, no degree	$45,100	$25,590 – $77,640	+4.0%
11	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,840	$40,650 – $82,510	+3.6%
12	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$176,760	$77,270 – $312,110	+3.4%
13	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,020	$33,850 – $166,640	+2.9%
14	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,630	$41,660 – $61,610	+2.1%
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,130	$77,720 – $184,630	+1.8%
16	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,410	$20,180 – $57,940	+1.7%
17	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$104,100	$78,500 – $126,840	+1.6%
18	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,600	$56,010 – $102,530	+1.5%
19	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,070	$36,660 – $48,910	+1.3%
20	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,480	$28,390 – $44,650	+0.7%
21	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$68,660	$24,250 – $94,960	+0.6%
22	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$50,010	$32,700 – $58,600	+0.6%
23	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$104,500	$64,440 – $146,800	+0.4%
24	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,230	$61,570 – $195,880	0.0%
25	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,350	$64,650 – $163,450	-1.4%
26	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,250	$78,480 – $146,830	-1.7%
27	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,710	$30,360 – $77,880	-1.8%
28	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,500	$30,530 – $58,870	-2.2%
29	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,420	$38,420 – $96,660	-2.2%
30	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$37,760	$26,320 – $55,480	-2.3%
31	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,050	$37,340 – $70,660	-2.7%
32	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,350	$27,940 – $56,520	-2.9%
33	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,740	$46,810 – $82,430	-3.2%
34	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,160	$40,120 – $78,330	-3.4%
35	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,850	$45,710 – $145,010	-3.4%
36	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$86,920	$45,660 – $119,410	-3.6%
37	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,220	$33,950 – $61,610	-4.2%
38	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,190	$75,990 – $118,150	-4.4%
39	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$115,210	$69,230 – $176,540	-4.5%
40	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,270	$29,370 – $48,850	-4.6%
41	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,540	$39,120 – $87,790	-4.7%
42	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,370	$36,790 – $94,700	-5.7%
43	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$71,870	$48,820 – $101,960	-5.9%
44	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,180	$26,470 – $63,630	-6.0%
45	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,990	$30,100 – $60,790	-6.1%
46	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,740	$37,710 – $58,290	-6.1%
47	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$37,700	$28,660 – $48,850	-6.1%
48	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,210	$26,030 – $93,580	-6.3%
49	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$121,900	$60,310 – $150,440	-6.3%
50	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,340	$33,640 – $55,010	-6.4%

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