Albany Employment

Employment and Industries in the Albany, Georgia Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Albany than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Albany.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Albany.
A list of any large public companies in Albany.

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Elementary school teachers, except special education	870	44,680	$31,910 - 58,060	14%	95%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	670	41,550	$21,950 - 64,200	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	590	42,130	$20,380 - 60,450	6%	96%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	270	19,100	$11,940 - 27,510	9%	54%
5	Accountants and auditors	270	48,870	$30,640 - 80,350	18%	79%
6	Management analysts	210	90,110	$47,010 - 0	22%	78%
7	Chief executives	190	126,540	$62,990 - 0	2%	65%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	170	36,600	$27,210 - 48,890	19%	77%
9	Sales managers	160	70,130	$45,770 - 101,150	10%	69%
10	Training and development specialists	150	49,620	$30,300 - 73,610	18%	56%
11	Lawyers	150	84,080	$50,930 - 121,780	11%	99%
12	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	140	44,350	$29,090 - 58,930	13%	73%
13	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	130	36,320	$27,850 - 46,260	11%	58%
14	Detectives and criminal investigators	120	43,090	$28,750 - 66,200	17%	54%
15	Social and human service assistants	100	25,600	$18,950 - 34,950	34%	58%
16	Financial managers	100	67,710	$45,130 - 96,210	13%	60%
17	Advertising sales agents	100	21,840	$12,280 - 35,190	20%	56%
18	Pharmacists	100	95,400	$72,660 - 118,740	22%	97%
19	Computer specialists, all other	100	68,850	$53,050 - 91,690	15%	68%
20	Community and social service specialists, all other	100	34,980	$24,460 - 50,050	25%	58%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	77,660	$60,880 - 95,670	8%	78%
22	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	80		$0 - 0	25%	67%
23	Tax preparers	80	23,950	$18,360 - 29,330	0%	54%
24	Dentists, general	70	177,630	$30,570 - 0	9%	100%
25	Librarians	70	51,170	$40,240 - 63,880	4%	85%
26	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	47,170	$34,690 - 60,280	9%	87%
27	Physical therapists	60	60,360	$45,440 - 78,730	27%	89%
28	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	60	42,950	$24,790 - 62,390	5%	58%
29	Credit analysts	60	51,000	$33,080 - 89,730	2%	60%
30	Medical and health services managers	60	63,520	$46,240 - 87,900	16%	57%
31	Managers, all other	60	72,300	$52,240 - 97,340	7%	55%
32	Engineering managers	50	82,600	$64,950 - 95,120	7%	84%
33	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	43,210	$26,560 - 57,120	12%	51%
34	Education administrators, postsecondary	50	69,340	$41,170 - 98,710	14%	78%
35	Network and computer systems administrators	50	51,860	$34,080 - 68,170	27%	50%
36	Engineers, all other	50	66,580	$36,200 - 101,610	6%	82%
37	Electrical engineers	50	70,140	$41,830 - 107,430	6%	81%
38	Mechanical engineers	50	64,060	$35,110 - 89,400	4%	78%
39	Social workers, all other	50		$0 - 0	18%	77%
40	Health educators	40	42,390	$28,320 - 58,790	26%	58%
41	Computer programmers	40	57,810	$28,950 - 96,890	0%	73%
42	Financial examiners	40	72,340	$37,280 - 102,290	11%	76%
43	Speech-language pathologists	40	49,110	$14,110 - 73,950	11%	98%
44	Physician assistants	40	76,360	$48,860 - 92,930	27%	67%
45	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	35,770	$27,030 - 50,090	18%	56%
46	Instructional coordinators	40	48,020	$31,790 - 65,950	23%	79%
47	Industrial engineers	40	74,410	$53,360 - 95,580	20%	74%
48	Biological technicians	40	34,070	$21,270 - 50,910	16%	60%
49	Social and community service managers	30	47,660	$25,320 - 82,090	25%	72%
50	Medical and public health social workers	30	40,440	$27,370 - 58,240	24%	77%
51	Budget analysts	30	57,210	$40,670 - 78,540	7%	78%
52	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	54,030	$32,340 - 76,710	17%	56%
53	Chemists	30	54,620	$31,810 - 78,830	9%	93%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	2,440	21,340	$12,250 - 38,800	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,890	14,890	$11,760 - 19,040	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	1,510	20,500	$12,480 - 31,130	13%	19%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,480	13,230	$11,420 - 15,340	18%	5%
5	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,370	35,450	$20,120 - 53,960	10%	4%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,260	15,880	$11,670 - 23,040	15%	4%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,240	19,200	$12,260 - 29,630	2%	5%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,170	13,960	$11,600 - 18,200	18%	7%
9	General and operations managers	1,130	80,370	$41,700 - [?]	2%	48%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,000	23,520	$16,220 - 32,220	1%	18%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	910	23,130	$13,070 - 37,830	-7%	8%
12	Maintenance and repair workers, general	840	28,140	$17,910 - 39,670	10%	6%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	800	27,570	$17,480 - 39,420	13%	16%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	780	37,410	$21,400 - 56,360	6%	29%
15	Customer service representatives	740	24,010	$13,540 - 39,180	25%	22%
16	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	680	25,900	$19,990 - 32,540	14%	7%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	670	30,550	$20,520 - 43,850	4%	25%
18	Security guards	640	16,120	$11,740 - 22,710	17%	13%
19	Waiters and waitresses	630	13,870	$11,460 - 17,190	11%	14%
20	Correctional officers and jailers	540	27,200	$19,520 - 32,640	17%	11%
21	Packers and packagers, hand	540	20,420	$12,160 - 33,610	-11%	3%
22	Child care workers	540		$[?] - [?]	18%	15%
23	Construction laborers	530	20,560	$15,020 - 29,610	11%	5%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	520	20,870	$12,380 - 34,180	8%	4%
25	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	510	32,270	$21,910 - 45,100	15%	18%
26	Industrial truck and tractor operators	500	27,340	$21,730 - 36,640	-1%	2%
27	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	480	14,840	$11,760 - 18,400	13%	5%
28	Cooks, fast food	470	14,180	$11,580 - 17,590	8%	5%
29	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	440	43,030	$28,040 - 54,970	12%	3%
30	Receptionists and information clerks	420	20,410	$13,840 - 28,460	17%	13%
31	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	410	20,770	$13,270 - 31,630	18%	6%
32	Food preparation workers	390	15,530	$11,770 - 21,330	15%	7%
33	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	390	32,190	$24,120 - 43,210	12%	3%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	390	47,480	$29,250 - 74,530	-4%	15%
35	Business operations specialists, all other	380	54,900	$27,080 - 80,190	21%	49%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	380	26,860	$16,000 - 39,920	11%	14%
37	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	370	30,480	$20,380 - 43,060	-7%	0%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	360	52,050	$32,830 - 74,780	7%	13%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	360	43,640	$27,460 - 64,100	9%	10%
40	Medical assistants	330	23,720	$16,000 - 33,960	35%	10%
41	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	320	29,470	$20,840 - 41,920	11%	33%
42	Electricians	310	34,160	$24,460 - 46,280	7%	7%
43	Personal and home care aides	290	15,700	$12,170 - 18,350	51%	10%
44	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	280	29,020	$17,760 - 42,760	4%	6%
45	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	260	38,480	$17,490 - 70,120	-6%	14%
46	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	250	24,220	$13,950 - 34,220	4%	15%
47	Tellers	250	20,810	$16,640 - 26,220	14%	16%
48	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	250	17,340	$12,310 - 22,160	14%	3%
49	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	240	30,750	$17,300 - 45,240	14%	4%
50	Counter and rental clerks	240	19,210	$12,000 - 33,190	23%	16%
51	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	230	44,200	$27,490 - 68,550	4%	30%
52	Fire fighters	230	27,680	$18,960 - 37,890	12%	18%
53	Team assemblers	230	19,970	$13,590 - 28,260	0%	5%
54	Cooks, restaurant	220	17,870	$12,380 - 25,880	12%	5%
55	Helpers--production workers	210	21,040	$15,370 - 27,260	0%	4%
56	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	210	14,160	$11,490 - 17,900	10%	8%
57	Bill and account collectors	210	24,230	$16,540 - 32,870	23%	13%
58	Logisticians	200	64,650	$43,780 - 90,940	17%	43%
59	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	200	39,780	$22,970 - 57,430	7%	0%
60	Legal secretaries	180	28,850	$21,490 - 36,510	12%	18%
61	Insurance sales agents	180	45,490	$16,010 - 86,780	13%	45%
62	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	180	32,940	$21,950 - 49,820	8%	3%
63	Carpenters	170	29,220	$19,970 - 39,820	10%	6%
64	Postal service mail carriers	160	44,030	$33,950 - 56,950	1%	11%
65	Dishwashers	160	13,720	$11,540 - 17,150	10%	3%
66	Home health aides	160	16,070	$12,430 - 19,130	49%	7%
67	Pharmacy technicians	160	27,140	$19,440 - 39,780	32%	16%
68	Production workers, all other	150	22,330	$15,160 - 39,100	2%	5%
69	Driver/sales workers	150	36,040	$24,580 - 48,120	-4%	4%
70	Painters, construction and maintenance	150	35,460	$21,560 - 48,800	12%	6%
71	Machinists	150	30,110	$14,490 - 49,490	-2%	3%
72	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	150	27,160	$22,140 - 33,300	-4%	4%
73	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	140	20,640	$14,360 - 30,740	16%	26%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	140	44,930	$26,830 - 64,750	10%	17%
75	Radiologic technologists and technicians	140	45,040	$30,240 - 69,120	15%	25%
76	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	140	30,110	$18,350 - 45,440	5%	2%
77	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	140	14,100	$11,500 - 17,650	10%	17%
78	Amusement and recreation attendants	130	14,730	$11,640 - 18,360	24%	22%
79	All other information and record clerks	130	33,440	$18,420 - 48,020	-12%	21%
80	Sheet metal workers	130	28,480	$17,230 - 46,790	7%	4%
81	Food service managers	130	35,940	$25,450 - 50,910	5%	24%
82	Food batchmakers	130	27,400	$17,990 - 36,730	11%	5%
83	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	130	27,820	$20,250 - 36,060	19%	14%
84	Parts salespersons	120	28,580	$17,720 - 44,090	-1%	6%
85	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	120	42,670	$34,150 - 49,730	-7%	12%
86	Procurement clerks	120	33,340	$22,230 - 45,050	-1%	24%
87	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	120	24,970	$17,880 - 36,380	-8%	3%
88	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	120	44,690	$30,530 - 57,250	3%	13%
89	Butchers and meat cutters	120	20,780	$12,400 - 31,150	2%	2%
90	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	120	59,780	$32,330 - 85,940	0%	42%
91	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	120	30,160	$16,870 - 46,740	11%	4%
92	Bartenders	110	13,920	$11,390 - 16,800	11%	17%
93	Dental hygienists	100	43,470	$36,960 - 53,730	30%	33%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	100	36,890	$22,030 - 55,030	13%	17%
95	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	100	28,610	$14,790 - 40,980	3%	18%
96	Dental assistants	100	28,390	$20,730 - 35,200	29%	9%
97	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	100	27,800	$16,690 - 40,140	11%	29%
98	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	100	16,190	$12,840 - 18,660	17%	14%
99	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	90	27,670	$19,490 - 36,660	3%	4%
100	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	90	55,910	$39,010 - 75,380	4%	18%

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Jobs More Common Near Albany Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,480	370	18.5
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	43,030	440	10.2
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	39,780	200	7.4
Correctional officers and jailers	27,200	540	6.6
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	36,320	130	6.6
Logisticians	64,650	200	6.5
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,970	120	5.1
Food batchmakers	27,400	130	4.4
Procurement clerks	33,340	120	4.1
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,190	390	4
Detectives and criminal investigators	43,090	120	3.5
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,160	150	3.2
Community and social service specialists, all other	34,980	100	3
Fire fighters	27,680	230	2.8
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	20,640	140	2.8
Butchers and meat cutters	20,780	120	2.6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	25,900	680	2.5
Child care workers		540	2.3
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	13,960	1,170	2.3
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	27,820	130	2.2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,450	1,370	2.2
Cooks, fast food	14,180	470	2.1
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,340	500	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,050	360	2
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	44,200	230	2
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,040	140	1.9
Sheet metal workers	28,480	130	1.9
Medical assistants	23,720	330	1.9
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	44,690	120	1.8
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	17,340	250	1.8
Training and development specialists	49,620	150	1.8
Child, family, and school social workers	36,600	170	1.7
Packers and packagers, hand	20,420	540	1.7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	29,470	320	1.7
Food service managers	35,940	130	1.7
Production workers, all other	22,330	150	1.7
Maintenance and repair workers, general	28,140	840	1.6
General and operations managers	80,370	1,130	1.6
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,350	140	1.6
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,130	590	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,930	140	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	44,680	870	1.6
Teachers and instructors, all other	19,100	270	1.6
Legal secretaries	28,850	180	1.6
Chief executives	126,540	190	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	43,640	360	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,480	390	1.5
Advertising sales agents	21,840	100	1.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,230	1,480	1.5
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	27,800	100	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Albany, Georgia Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Driver/sales workers	36,040	1.46	150
Management analysts	90,110	1.3	210
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	59,780	1.2	120
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	38,480	1.19	260
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	44,200	1.14	230
Food batchmakers	27,400	1.13	130
Painters, construction and maintenance	35,460	1.1	150
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	29,020	1.09	280
All other information and record clerks	33,440	1.08	130
Packers and packagers, hand	20,420	1.07	540
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,480	1.06	370
Training and development specialists	49,620	1.06	150
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	43,030	1.05	440
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,130	1.05	910
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	42,670	1.05	120
Pharmacy technicians	27,140	1.04	160
Logisticians	64,650	1.03	200
Procurement clerks	33,340	1.01	120
Postal service mail carriers	44,030	1.01	160
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,450	1.01	1,370
Business operations specialists, all other	54,900	1	380
Parts salespersons	28,580	0.97	120
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,340	0.97	500
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,050	0.97	360
Elementary school teachers, except special education	44,680	0.96	870
Child, family, and school social workers	36,600	0.95	170
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	27,820	0.95	130
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,480	0.95	390
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,860	0.94	380
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,040	0.94	140
Helpers--production workers	21,040	0.94	210
Tellers	20,810	0.93	250
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,770	0.93	410
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,350	0.92	140
Chief executives	126,540	0.92	190
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,570	0.92	800
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,930	0.91	140
Receptionists and information clerks	20,410	0.91	420
Retail salespersons	21,340	0.91	2,440
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	44,690	0.91	120
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,110	0.91	140
Medical assistants	23,720	0.91	330
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	32,270	0.89	510
Cooks, fast food	14,180	0.89	470
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,160	0.89	150
General and operations managers	80,370	0.89	1,130
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	17,340	0.89	250
Accountants and auditors	48,870	0.89	270
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	30,750	0.89	240
Cooks, restaurant	17,870	0.88	220

Highest Paying Jobs in Albany, Georgia Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	177,630	70
Physicians and surgeons, all other	176,300
Chief executives	126,540	190
Pharmacists	95,400	100
Management analysts	90,110	210
Lawyers	84,080	150
Engineering managers	82,600	50
Industrial production managers	82,090	80
General and operations managers	80,370	1,130
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	77,660	80
Physician assistants	76,360	40
Construction managers	75,080	60
Industrial engineers	74,410	40
Financial examiners	72,340	40
Managers, all other	72,300	60
Electrical engineers	70,140	50
Sales managers	70,130	160
Education administrators, postsecondary	69,340	50
Computer specialists, all other	68,850	100
Financial managers	67,710	100
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	66,750	50
Engineers, all other	66,580	50
Logisticians	64,650	200
Mechanical engineers	64,060	50
Medical and health services managers	63,520	60
Physical therapists	60,360	60
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	59,780	120
Computer programmers	57,810	40
Loan officers	57,670	80
Budget analysts	57,210	30
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	57,180	60
Cost estimators	57,150	90
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	55,910	90
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	55,790	40
Mechanical drafters	54,980	40
Business operations specialists, all other	54,900	380
Chemists	54,620	30
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	54,030	30
Administrative services managers	53,370	70
Computer systems analysts	52,080
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,050	360
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	51,870	30
Network and computer systems administrators	51,860	50
Librarians	51,170	70
Credit analysts	51,000	60
Training and development specialists	49,620	150
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	49,570	70
Speech-language pathologists	49,110	40
Accountants and auditors	48,870	270
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	48,620	50

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