Athens Employment

Employment and Industries in the Athens, Georgia Area

Athens has a diverse economy which is powered by numerous sectors including tourism, healthcare, education, poultry processing, and timber. Other significant factors for the economy include the manufacturing of items such as electronics and electrical components, industrial machinery, textiles, apparel and transportation equipment. In addition, the city is regarded as the major center for trade in Northeast Georgia.

Praise for Athens from notable sources:

Ranked #5 in Kiplinger's list of the 10 best cities
Ranked #4 in the top 20 college towns for jobs list by Forbes.com
Given a five-star ranking for its appeal to high-tech companies by Expansion Management Magazine
Ranked #7 in Forbes.com's list of top 10 best small cities for jobs

Some of the occupations more common in Athens than the nation's other cities are coil winders, tapers and finishers; bio-technology technicians, law clerks, machine feeders and off-bearers, structural metal fabricators, veterinary technicians and technologists; and surgical technologists.

The major employers in the Athens area are shown below:

University of Georgia
Athens Regional Medical Center
Goldkist
St Mary's Health Care System Inc
University of Georgia
Walmart
Merial Limited
Carrier Corporation
Harrison Poultry
Doctors Hospitals

The major employment sectors in Athens are:

Government
Education
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Tourism
Management, business and finance
Administrative support
Sales

Noteworthy data regarding Athens: In 2008 the cost of living index was 86.6. The nation's average is 100. Approximately 40% of the population over the age of 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2007 the estimated median household income was $36,000.

Companies located in Athens have access to business organizations such as:

The Athens Banner Herald offers up-to-date information regarding the business activities in Athens.

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	Registered nurses	1,800	56,000	$43,460 - 72,030	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,320	50,590	$34,440 - 67,500	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	500	55,930	$37,950 - 78,860	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	500	60,170	$30,230 - 114,080	8%	51%
5	Accountants and auditors	470	52,790	$33,720 - 89,230	18%	79%
6	Biological technicians	370	38,620	$23,970 - 56,790	16%	60%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	350	19,890	$16,420 - 23,740	9%	54%
8	Medical and health services managers	280	84,770	$44,220 - 135,500	16%	57%
9	Chief executives	240	139,140	$67,060 -	2%	65%
10	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	230	43,490	$15,980 - 67,650	13%	73%
11	Pharmacists	220	97,960	$69,440 - 126,590	22%	97%
12	Financial managers	210	96,010	$55,090 - 147,070	13%	60%
13	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	210	42,510	$22,680 - 65,360	12%	51%
14	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	210	52,780	$36,630 - 72,120	20%	87%
15	Computer systems analysts	180	64,510	$41,500 - 96,100	29%	68%
16	Management analysts	170	73,380	$34,260 - 119,710	22%	78%
17	Graphic designers	170	42,330	$25,870 - 63,000	10%	55%
18	Training and development specialists	160	51,930	$27,160 - 78,450	18%	56%
19	Physical therapists	150	61,990	$36,700 - 85,790	27%	89%
20	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	140	54,990	$27,190 - 98,670	12%	51%
21	Sales managers	130	111,780	$51,560 -	10%	69%
22	Child, family, and school social workers	130	34,260	$25,990 - 46,330	19%	77%
23	Social and human service assistants	120	23,820	$15,420 - 35,240	34%	58%
24	Librarians	120	54,600	$35,520 - 79,330	4%	85%
25	Lawyers	120	64,240	$39,500 - 91,710	11%	99%
26	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	86,850	$66,400 - 111,460	8%	78%
27	Managers, all other	110	115,990	$67,240 - 164,800	7%	55%
28	Physician assistants	110	80,080	$63,100 - 101,640	27%	67%
29	Community and social service specialists, all other	100	33,230	$21,660 - 48,100	25%	58%
30	Instructional coordinators	90	59,450	$33,290 - 89,560	23%	79%
31	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90	40,490	$27,180 - 52,370	18%	56%
32	Financial analysts	90	54,760	$32,870 - 90,280	34%	87%
33	Medical and public health social workers	90	43,610	$29,240 - 61,190	24%	77%
34	Mechanical engineers	90	64,190	$36,990 - 96,090	4%	78%
35	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	80	49,230	$26,340 - 85,940	5%	58%
36	Computer programmers	80	55,130	$35,680 - 90,750	0%	73%
37	Computer software engineers, applications	80		$ -	45%	85%
38	Self-enrichment education teachers	80	38,460	$26,190 - 62,300	23%	54%
39	Social and community service managers	70	44,590	$27,400 - 66,990	25%	72%
40	Health educators	70	33,180	$22,740 - 49,490	26%	58%
41	Veterinarians	70	71,200	$38,900 - 104,110	35%	100%
42	Public relations specialists	70	43,150	$27,590 - 63,170	18%	81%
43	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	51,560	$36,410 - 71,830	17%	56%
44	Electrical engineers	60	74,730	$41,780 - 102,590	6%	81%
45	Marketing managers	60	106,010	$55,570 - 164,020	14%	69%
46	Meeting and convention planners	60	32,540	$25,020 - 45,940	20%	67%
47	Editors	60	54,840	$27,120 - 117,840	2%	81%
48	Advertising sales agents	50	28,330	$17,100 - 39,700	20%	56%
49	Speech-language pathologists	50	72,400	$42,820 - 125,140	11%	98%
50	Civil engineers	50	59,890	$37,810 - 80,120	18%	87%
51	Dentists, general	50	194,220	$119,550 -	9%	100%
52	Computer specialists, all other	50	63,470	$33,900 - 95,600	15%	68%
53	Occupational therapists	40	64,540	$54,400 - 81,550	23%	90%
54	Legislators	40	15,040	$12,720 - 21,930	1%	65%
55	Market research analysts	40	37,280	$21,520 - 58,540	20%	82%
56	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	44,020	$32,790 - 66,110	18%	56%
57	Athletic trainers	40	46,320	$35,920 - 52,950	24%	72%
58	Industrial engineers	40	75,570	$49,470 - 99,300	20%	74%
59	Detectives and criminal investigators	40	46,000	$34,900 - 60,800	17%	54%
60	Engineering managers	40	93,620	$69,250 - 124,550	7%	84%
61	Purchasing managers	40	96,330	$42,780 - 153,720	3%	57%
62	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	64,220	$24,190 - 103,760	16%	99%
63	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	40	38,520	$26,870 - 53,120	11%	55%
64	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	30	99,480	$35,210 -	25%	67%
65	Engineers, all other	30	68,010	$43,120 - 99,450	6%	82%
66	Dietitians and nutritionists	30	36,740	$15,020 - 62,420	9%	72%
67	Financial specialists, all other	30	43,560	$28,260 - 63,980	12%	50%

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	3,100	21,930	$13,800 - 31,500	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,250	15,520	$12,890 - 19,800	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,950	16,860	$12,930 - 22,960	-2%	10%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,810	15,630	$12,820 - 22,070	11%	14%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,720	22,330	$15,680 - 30,300	2%	5%
6	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,470	39,950	$26,080 - 60,720	6%	29%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,390	25,550	$17,900 - 34,750	1%	18%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,350	22,160	$15,870 - 30,660	15%	4%
9	General and operations managers	1,350	80,830	$40,260 - 146,980	2%	48%
10	Office clerks, general	1,330	23,170	$15,030 - 32,440	13%	19%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,260	22,150	$14,730 - 31,300	-7%	8%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,160	30,010	$18,440 - 42,820	13%	16%
13	Teacher assistants	1,090	18,420	$13,760 - 24,390	10%	18%
14	Customer service representatives	1,060	26,290	$13,670 - 41,430	25%	22%
15	Team assemblers	940	30,940	$15,230 - 40,270	0%	5%
16	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	880	36,380	$24,230 - 50,280	15%	18%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	870	34,090	$21,690 - 50,070	4%	25%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	790	35,790	$21,340 - 63,240	10%	4%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	730	32,340	$21,310 - 47,790	10%	6%
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	650	20,570	$16,300 - 26,290	18%	7%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	640	28,410	$20,140 - 44,850	11%	14%
22	Cooks, restaurant	590	20,190	$13,840 - 26,560	12%	5%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	580	24,310	$16,560 - 32,290	17%	13%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	570	32,320	$18,400 - 58,170	8%	4%
25	Cooks, fast food	550	16,180	$13,120 - 19,850	8%	5%
26	Telemarketers	530	19,800	$16,530 - 27,110	-9%	14%
27	Food preparation workers	520	18,740	$14,020 - 24,550	15%	7%
28	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	510	38,450	$28,270 - 49,950	11%	33%
29	Packers and packagers, hand	500	24,010	$13,640 - 39,370	-11%	3%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	490	17,830	$13,380 - 24,180	13%	5%
31	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	470	21,950	$17,050 - 30,580	18%	6%
32	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	450	40,750	$23,670 - 63,620	14%	4%
33	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	440	16,480	$12,930 - 21,290	10%	17%
34	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	440	39,510	$27,210 - 54,150	14%	7%
35	Cooks, short order	420	19,240	$12,980 - 34,710	5%	5%
36	Computer support specialists	410	37,020	$19,360 - 52,340	13%	43%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	400	44,160	$26,700 - 65,440	-4%	15%
38	Medical secretaries	390	29,040	$21,060 - 38,790	17%	18%
39	Dishwashers	370	15,210	$12,880 - 18,860	10%	3%
40	Carpenters	360	35,700	$21,160 - 49,290	10%	6%
41	Construction laborers	350	25,000	$16,210 - 37,300	11%	5%
42	Preschool teachers, except special education	350	17,750	$13,270 - 23,550	26%	43%
43	Tellers	340	22,870	$17,190 - 29,760	14%	16%
44	Personal and home care aides	340	18,000	$16,260 - 20,060	51%	10%
45	Bartenders	330	16,230	$12,970 - 21,000	11%	17%
46	Home health aides	330	18,990	$16,490 - 23,150	49%	7%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	320	47,610	$27,790 - 71,570	7%	13%
48	Medical assistants	310	29,160	$21,500 - 38,320	35%	10%
49	Security guards	310	27,230	$13,300 - 55,910	17%	13%
50	Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	300	26,330	$13,780 - 35,830	-30%	6%
51	Administrative services managers	290	76,570	$42,120 - 125,750	12%	40%
52	Internists, general	270	176,600	$129,090 -	0%	0%
53	Industrial truck and tractor operators	270	27,770	$20,290 - 34,710	-1%	2%
54	Machine feeders and offbearers	260	25,230	$16,650 - 39,660	-14%	0%
55	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	260	29,700	$21,150 - 41,960	4%	6%
56	Bill and account collectors	250	27,300	$16,070 - 40,330	23%	13%
57	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	250	30,090	$20,420 - 46,130	4%	15%
58	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	240	29,680	$25,940 - 35,690	0%	0%
59	Production workers, all other	240	21,470	$13,810 - 31,790	2%	5%
60	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	240	30,350	$24,410 - 38,660	5%	2%
61	Radiologic technologists and technicians	230	47,370	$30,180 - 66,390	15%	25%
62	Sheet metal workers	220	29,680	$19,810 - 40,430	7%	4%
63	Electricians	220	41,690	$28,650 - 55,870	7%	7%
64	Recreation workers	220	24,140	$16,350 - 37,870	13%	47%
65	Pharmacy technicians	220	25,290	$19,180 - 32,260	32%	16%
66	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	210	48,910	$32,750 - 69,010	9%	10%
67	Counter and rental clerks	210	22,140	$13,150 - 38,400	23%	16%
68	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	210	31,490	$20,060 - 48,100	-6%	14%
69	Postal service mail carriers	210			1%	11%
70	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	200	14,770	$12,820 - 16,960	12%	6%
71	Machinists	200	34,380	$22,030 - 49,100	-2%	3%
72	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	190	26,820	$15,690 - 37,280	10%	24%
73	Dental assistants	190	28,130	$20,970 - 39,000	29%	9%
74	Driver/sales workers	190	23,570	$14,090 - 33,040	-4%	4%
75	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	190	33,290	$23,850 - 48,440	8%	3%
76	Veterinary technologists and technicians	180	30,890	$16,410 - 46,000	41%	16%
77	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	180	35,320	$27,690 - 45,300	11%	4%
78	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	180			-7%	12%
79	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	170	17,940	$14,180 - 22,350	10%	5%
80	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	170	28,120	$21,570 - 37,500	-14%	0%
81	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	170	20,710	$15,100 - 26,860	11%	5%
82	Insurance sales agents	170	50,280	$27,440 - 103,240	13%	45%
83	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	170	40,680	$23,780 - 61,940	5%	8%
84	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	170	28,050	$13,670 - 40,990	12%	6%
85	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	160	27,240	$21,690 - 37,720	19%	14%
86	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	150	44,510	$32,670 - 61,500	16%	43%
87	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	150	22,730	$18,120 - 28,280	-4%	5%
88	Nonfarm animal caretakers	150	16,220	$12,760 - 20,360	18%	16%
89	Business operations specialists, all other	150	60,410	$33,250 - 95,430	21%	49%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	150	29,850	$21,930 - 40,010	13%	11%
91	Surgical technologists	140	33,150	$27,050 - 41,270	25%	16%
92	Dental hygienists	140	59,940	$49,290 - 69,020	30%	33%
93	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	140	30,460	$22,710 - 39,420	7%	3%
94	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	140	20,810	$16,770 - 31,220	-15%	0%
95	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	140	34,210	$13,350 - 55,230	27%	47%
96	Painters, construction and maintenance	130	29,210	$22,010 - 38,190	12%	6%
97	Food servers, nonrestaurant	130	17,320	$13,190 - 23,140	16%	9%
98	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	130	33,980	$18,740 - 56,830	4%	30%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	130	52,570	$38,940 - 68,490	9%	33%
100	Law clerks	120	25,680	$17,370 - 44,230	0%	38%

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Jobs More Common Near Athens Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	26,330	300	54.6
Internists, general	176,600	270	13.5
Biological technicians	38,620	370	12.9
Law clerks	25,680	120	8.4
Cooks, short order	19,240	420	5.5
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,230	260	5.2
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	29,680	240	4.7
Veterinary technologists and technicians	30,890	180	4.6
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	20,810	140	3.6
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	52,570	130	3.4
Telemarketers	19,800	530	3.2
Surgical technologists	33,150	140	3.1
Physician assistants	80,080	110	3.1
Sheet metal workers	29,680	220	2.8
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	30,460	140	2.5
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	42,510	210	2.5
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,480	440	2.3
Nonfarm animal caretakers	16,220	150	2.3
Administrative services managers	76,570	290	2.2
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,370	230	2.2
Production workers, all other	21,470	240	2.1
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	40,680	170	2.1
Medical and health services managers	84,770	280	2.1
Cooks, fast food	16,180	550	2.1
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	52,780	210	2
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,950	1,470	2
Community and social service specialists, all other	33,230	100	2
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,590	1,320	1.9
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	43,490	230	1.9
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	28,400	100	1.9
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	44,510	150	1.9
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	27,240	160	1.8
Team assemblers	30,940	940	1.8
Teacher assistants	18,420	1,090	1.8
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators		180	1.8
Physical therapists	61,990	150	1.7
Preschool teachers, except special education	17,750	350	1.7
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	26,820	190	1.7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	38,450	510	1.7
Medical secretaries	29,040	390	1.6
Pharmacists	97,960	220	1.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,520	2,250	1.6
Chief executives	139,140	240	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	29,850	150	1.6
General and operations managers	80,830	1,350	1.6
Recreation workers	24,140	220	1.6
Librarians	54,600	120	1.6
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,120	170	1.6
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,940	170	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,410	640	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Athens, Georgia Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Managers, all other	115,990	1.4	110
Packers and packagers, hand	24,010	1.18	500
Sales managers	111,780	1.14	130
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	34,210	1.13	140
Team assemblers	30,940	1.13	940
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	40,750	1.12	450
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	28,050	1.12	170
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	32,320	1.12	570
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,930	1.09	500
Security guards	27,230	1.08	310
Veterinary technologists and technicians	30,890	1.07	180
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,170	1.07	500
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,850	1.06	110
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	52,780	1.06	210
Automotive body and related repairers	41,440	1.05	110
Administrative services managers	76,570	1.05	290
Graphic designers	42,330	1.05	170
All other information and record clerks	34,660	1.05	110
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	29,700	1.04	260
Librarians	54,600	1.04	120
Medical assistants	29,160	1.04	310
Financial managers	96,010	1.03	210
Training and development specialists	51,930	1.03	160
Business operations specialists, all other	60,410	1.03	150
Receptionists and information clerks	24,310	1.02	580
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,590	1.02	1,320
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	30,460	1.01	140
Biological technicians	38,620	1.01	370
Medical and health services managers	84,770	1	280
Medical secretaries	29,040	1	390
Recreation workers	24,140	1	220
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	39,510	1	440
Management analysts	73,380	1	170
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	30,090	0.99	250
Physician assistants	80,080	0.98	110
Food preparation workers	18,740	0.98	520
Internists, general	176,600	0.97	270
Machine feeders and offbearers	25,230	0.97	260
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,150	0.97	1,260
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,160	0.97	1,350
Tellers	22,870	0.97	340
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,120	0.97	170
Cooks, short order	19,240	0.96	420
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,790	0.95	790
Counter and rental clerks	22,140	0.95	210
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	26,820	0.95	190
Dental hygienists	59,940	0.94	140
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,340	0.94	730
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	31,490	0.94	210
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,410	0.94	640

Highest Paying Jobs in Athens, Georgia Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	194,220	50
Family and general practitioners	192,320	90
Pediatricians, general	185,280	30
Internists, general	176,600	270
Chief executives	139,140	240
Managers, all other	115,990	110
Sales managers	111,780	130
Marketing managers	106,010	60
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	99,480	30
Pharmacists	97,960	220
Purchasing managers	96,330	40
Financial managers	96,010	210
Engineering managers	93,620	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,850	110
Industrial production managers	86,660	40
Medical and health services managers	84,770	280
General and operations managers	80,830	1,350
Physician assistants	80,080	110
Loan officers	77,000
Administrative services managers	76,570	290
Industrial engineers	75,570	40
Electrical engineers	74,730	60
Management analysts	73,380	170
Computer and information systems managers	72,840
Speech-language pathologists	72,400	50
Veterinarians	71,200	70
Engineers, all other	68,010	30
Occupational therapists	64,540	40
Computer systems analysts	64,510	180
Lawyers	64,240	120
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	64,220	40
Mechanical engineers	64,190	90
Computer specialists, all other	63,470	50
Physical therapists	61,990	150
Insurance underwriters	61,700
Business operations specialists, all other	60,410	150
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	60,380	40
Construction managers	60,350	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,170	500
Dental hygienists	59,940	140
Civil engineers	59,890	50
Instructional coordinators	59,450	90
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	57,570	90
Registered nurses	56,000	1,800
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,930	500
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	55,530	30
Computer programmers	55,130	80
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	55,030	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	54,990	140
Editors	54,840	60