Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Hattiesburg, MS

Each occupation's median wage in Hattiesburg, MS 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 Hattiesburg, MS pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Hattiesburg, MS run 12.4% below the national average (2024), so a Hattiesburg, MS 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, Hattiesburg, MS · vs. national

1Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$66,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,300 – $78,420+34.9%
2Physicians, All Other$319,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,850 – $387,380+20.1%
3Manicurists and Pedicurists$41,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$20,880 – $82,150+15.9%
4Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$66,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,930 – $78,630+13.9%
5Postal Service Clerks$69,700
No formal educational credential
$57,430 – $76,360+12.2%
6Tutors$45,360
Some college, no degree
$28,570 – $86,170+4.6%
7Helpers--Production Workers$40,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,320 – $67,110+4.6%
8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,290 – $107,540+4.3%
9Logging Equipment Operators$51,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,690 – $52,820+3.1%
10Industrial Production Managers$128,480
Bachelor's degree
$80,310 – $209,910+1.9%
11Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,500 – $83,200+0.4%
12Industrial Engineers$101,300
Bachelor's degree
$65,640 – $158,110-1.1%
13Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,600 – $91,970-2.7%
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$52,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,150 – $68,540-3.5%
15Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,520 – $67,420-3.6%
16Coaches and Scouts$45,440
Bachelor's degree
$22,320 – $100,860-4.0%
17Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$85,900
Bachelor's degree
$54,810 – $147,490-4.7%
18Physical Therapists$97,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,200 – $115,600-5.0%
19Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$56,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,070 – $80,440-5.1%
20First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,800 – $70,690-5.4%
21Procurement Clerks$47,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,790 – $61,610-5.8%
22Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,060
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $82,700-5.8%
23Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$89,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,410 – $97,970-6.1%
24Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,180 – $83,810-6.1%
25Medical Transcriptionists$37,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,240 – $47,170-7.0%
26Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$36,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,810 – $60,220-7.3%
27General and Operations Managers$97,860
Bachelor's degree
$50,000 – $211,270-7.5%
28Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,700 – $78,040-7.8%
29First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$57,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,420 – $81,980-7.9%
30Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,030 – $88,730-7.9%
31Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$58,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,860 – $91,730-8.4%
32Pharmacists$128,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,640 – $152,550-8.5%
33Credit Analysts$76,350
Bachelor's degree
$35,930 – $137,640-8.6%
34Driver/Sales Workers$35,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,350 – $68,370-8.6%
35Parts Salespersons$34,980
No formal educational credential
$22,900 – $53,200-9.4%
36Construction Managers$103,940
Bachelor's degree
$65,100 – $197,590-9.6%
37Construction and Building Inspectors$66,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,980 – $107,540-10.5%
38Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$53,870
Master's degree
$38,880 – $104,140-10.6%
39First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$66,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,280 – $112,220-10.7%
40First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$71,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,020 – $108,240-10.8%
41First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$51,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,290 – $72,840-11.1%
42Machinists$52,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,180 – $72,040-11.2%
43Paramedics$53,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,420 – $63,380-11.2%
44Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,800 – $60,460-11.6%
45Electrical Engineers$106,620
Bachelor's degree
$74,450 – $149,990-11.6%
46Civil Engineers$88,980
Bachelor's degree
$44,240 – $149,790-11.8%
47Chefs and Head Cooks$54,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,570 – $72,670-12.2%
48First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$42,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,840 – $70,390-12.3%
49Business Operations Specialists, All Other$72,360
Bachelor's degree
$39,110 – $129,960-12.9%
50Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$34,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,900 – $40,590-12.9%

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

#	Occupation	MedianHattiesburg, MS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,410	$60,300 – $78,420	+34.9%
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$319,400	$54,850 – $387,380	+20.1%
3	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,440	$20,880 – $82,150	+15.9%
4	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,120	$33,930 – $78,630	+13.9%
5	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$69,700	$57,430 – $76,360	+12.2%
6	TutorsSome college, no degree	$45,360	$28,570 – $86,170	+4.6%
7	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,850	$29,320 – $67,110	+4.6%
8	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,330	$56,290 – $107,540	+4.3%
9	Logging Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,260	$31,690 – $52,820	+3.1%
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,480	$80,310 – $209,910	+1.9%
11	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,420	$50,500 – $83,200	+0.4%
12	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,300	$65,640 – $158,110	-1.1%
13	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,800	$38,600 – $91,970	-2.7%
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,980	$31,150 – $68,540	-3.5%
15	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,530	$30,520 – $67,420	-3.6%
16	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$45,440	$22,320 – $100,860	-4.0%
17	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,900	$54,810 – $147,490	-4.7%
18	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,580	$73,200 – $115,600	-5.0%
19	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,620	$39,070 – $80,440	-5.1%
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,910	$27,800 – $70,690	-5.4%
21	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,630	$31,790 – $61,610	-5.8%
22	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,060	$42,390 – $82,700	-5.8%
23	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,480	$60,410 – $97,970	-6.1%
24	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,030	$37,180 – $83,810	-6.1%
25	Medical TranscriptionistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,590	$32,240 – $47,170	-7.0%
26	Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,510	$32,810 – $60,220	-7.3%
27	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,860	$50,000 – $211,270	-7.5%
28	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,500	$29,700 – $78,040	-7.8%
29	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,940	$37,420 – $81,980	-7.9%
30	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,500	$38,030 – $88,730	-7.9%
31	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,510	$35,860 – $91,730	-8.4%
32	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$128,980	$103,640 – $152,550	-8.5%
33	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$76,350	$35,930 – $137,640	-8.6%
34	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,440	$20,350 – $68,370	-8.6%
35	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$34,980	$22,900 – $53,200	-9.4%
36	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,940	$65,100 – $197,590	-9.6%
37	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,820	$37,980 – $107,540	-10.5%
38	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$53,870	$38,880 – $104,140	-10.6%
39	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,520	$41,280 – $112,220	-10.7%
40	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,260	$39,020 – $108,240	-10.8%
41	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,930	$31,290 – $72,840	-11.1%
42	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,170	$36,180 – $72,040	-11.2%
43	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,820	$48,420 – $63,380	-11.2%
44	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,450	$33,800 – $60,460	-11.6%
45	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$106,620	$74,450 – $149,990	-11.6%
46	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$88,980	$44,240 – $149,790	-11.8%
47	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,870	$31,570 – $72,670	-12.2%
48	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,580	$23,840 – $70,390	-12.3%
49	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$72,360	$39,110 – $129,960	-12.9%
50	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,530	$25,900 – $40,590	-12.9%

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