Brunswick Employment

Employment and Industries in the Brunswick, 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 Brunswick than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Brunswick.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Brunswick.
A list of any large public companies in Brunswick.

Most Popular Jobs in Brunswick, Georgia Metro Area (2006 data)

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	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	420	73,450	$56,160 - 95,330	5%	58%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	400	49,570	$30,990 - 75,710	8%	51%
3	Managers, all other	260	92,010	$66,660 - 128,610	7%	55%
4	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	180	43,740	$31,220 - 57,550	14%	54%
5	Accountants and auditors	170	54,180	$33,090 - 86,320	18%	79%
6	Chief executives	130	118,380	$40,310 - 0	2%	65%
7	Sales managers	120	74,620	$40,160 - 102,420	10%	69%
8	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	110	32,740	$23,090 - 43,330	15%	51%
9	Financial managers	100	89,000	$45,650 - 120,800	13%	60%
10	Social and human service assistants	90	27,130	$20,950 - 37,200	34%	58%
11	Pharmacists	80	89,610	$74,750 - 111,250	22%	97%
12	Management analysts	80	70,220	$51,320 - 96,230	22%	78%
13	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	61,980	$39,550 - 94,850	17%	56%
14	Meeting and convention planners	50	50,590	$31,090 - 69,160	20%	67%
15	Teachers and instructors, all other	50	51,860	$23,290 - 73,480	9%	54%
16	Computer specialists, all other	50	72,690	$31,420 - 102,920	15%	68%
17	Graphic designers	40	44,280	$26,440 - 67,510	10%	55%
18	Medical and public health social workers	40	41,790	$30,610 - 58,280	24%	77%
19	Public relations specialists	40	47,020	$36,410 - 58,440	18%	81%
20	Human resources managers, all other	40		$0 - 0	11%	58%
21	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	36,020	$26,380 - 54,210	25%	58%
22	Marketing managers	30	80,230	$46,780 - 131,750	14%	69%
23	Floral designers	30	21,350	$18,590 - 24,590	0%	55%
24	Computer and information systems managers	30	92,860	$64,730 - 126,750	16%	73%

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	1,750	20,180	$12,200 - 31,040	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,490	14,500	$11,550 - 18,300	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,180	16,370	$12,320 - 20,480	-2%	10%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,060	15,440	$11,550 - 25,190	11%	14%
5	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	850	17,650	$12,960 - 22,450	13%	5%
6	General and operations managers	810	85,790	$36,440 - [?]	2%	48%
7	Office clerks, general	810	20,830	$13,310 - 29,810	13%	19%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	800	17,580	$12,370 - 22,980	15%	4%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	750	25,870	$16,350 - 37,660	1%	18%
10	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	740	18,500	$12,540 - 26,450	2%	5%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	680	31,250	$19,840 - 44,180	10%	4%
12	Maintenance and repair workers, general	630	30,250	$20,460 - 43,810	10%	6%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	590	28,060	$16,750 - 42,430	13%	16%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	530	20,010	$12,300 - 30,290	-7%	8%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	490	44,340	$24,670 - 63,640	6%	29%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	480	30,300	$21,960 - 41,650	4%	25%
17	Carpenters	480	32,550	$24,860 - 42,890	10%	6%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	480	27,090	$20,700 - 35,460	11%	14%
19	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	480	19,910	$13,690 - 26,490	18%	6%
20	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	460	17,060	$11,800 - 24,630	8%	4%
21	Customer service representatives	440	21,710	$12,940 - 33,470	25%	22%
22	Construction laborers	430	17,110	$11,590 - 24,510	11%	5%
23	Cooks, restaurant	390	21,160	$15,720 - 27,640	12%	5%
24	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	380	34,140	$22,690 - 49,440	15%	18%
25	Dishwashers	380	14,060	$11,510 - 17,890	10%	3%
26	Cooks, fast food	370	15,400	$11,650 - 19,270	8%	5%
27	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	310	16,180	$11,660 - 22,570	11%	5%
28	Food preparation workers	300	17,050	$12,940 - 21,920	15%	7%
29	Receptionists and information clerks	270	21,530	$15,580 - 28,590	17%	13%
30	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	240	34,160	$28,200 - 41,680	14%	7%
31	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	240	19,420	$15,290 - 25,140	17%	14%
32	Industrial truck and tractor operators	230	24,470	$18,310 - 33,280	-1%	2%
33	Child care workers	230		$[?] - [?]	18%	15%
34	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	220	30,020	$20,240 - 38,230	4%	15%
35	Security guards	210	23,110	$16,180 - 32,150	17%	13%
36	Counter and rental clerks	210	21,990	$12,330 - 37,480	23%	16%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	200	45,760	$26,430 - 65,580	-4%	15%
38	Real estate sales agents	190	28,080	$12,120 - 50,050	11%	45%
39	Electricians	180	30,450	$23,660 - 39,790	7%	7%
40	Team assemblers	180	20,120	$14,400 - 31,370	0%	5%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	170	34,480	$20,310 - 59,390	13%	11%
42	Tellers	160	25,620	$17,190 - 34,720	14%	16%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	150	48,480	$32,880 - 70,310	7%	13%
44	Painters, construction and maintenance	150	24,110	$17,180 - 32,170	12%	6%
45	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	140	41,570	$28,820 - 58,590	11%	33%
46	Amusement and recreation attendants	140	14,450	$11,480 - 17,500	24%	22%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	140	46,970	$29,670 - 69,530	9%	10%
48	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	140	33,220	$17,840 - 50,070	-6%	14%
49	Business operations specialists, all other	130	57,410	$23,340 - 86,990	21%	49%
50	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	130	18,040	$12,120 - 23,510	14%	3%
51	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	120	17,100	$12,010 - 23,050	10%	17%
52	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	120	32,730	$25,590 - 42,620	8%	3%
53	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	120	16,940	$12,190 - 22,410	10%	5%
54	Production workers, all other	110	34,920	$19,920 - 48,960	2%	5%
55	Postal service mail carriers	110	44,520	$34,480 - 56,440	1%	11%
56	Insurance sales agents	110	36,960	$22,900 - 68,300	13%	45%
57	Bill and account collectors	110	21,170	$15,910 - 28,100	23%	13%
58	Food servers, nonrestaurant	110	16,920	$11,860 - 22,650	16%	9%
59	All other information and record clerks	100	31,670	$20,390 - 47,820	-12%	21%
60	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	100	19,860	$12,130 - 30,150	12%	6%
61	Switchboard operators, including answering service	100	21,380	$16,360 - 28,320	-7%	10%
62	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	90	25,490	$15,260 - 36,220	4%	6%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	90	29,940	$24,680 - 37,790	18%	15%
64	Packers and packagers, hand	90	14,250	$11,370 - 17,160	-11%	3%
65	Administrative services managers	90	65,000	$39,430 - 103,470	12%	40%
66	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	80	19,550	$15,950 - 24,140	12%	0%
67	Medical records and health information technicians	80	32,070	$22,230 - 42,510	18%	12%
68	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	80	61,340	$37,440 - 96,050	9%	33%
69	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80	55,920	$36,890 - 87,950	4%	38%
70	Pharmacy technicians	80	24,900	$18,790 - 30,460	32%	16%
71	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	70	22,790	$15,770 - 38,080	27%	47%
72	Parts salespersons	60	24,420	$20,160 - 33,710	-1%	6%
73	Computer support specialists	60	40,070	$26,820 - 50,950	13%	43%
74	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	28,080	$19,830 - 36,700	3%	18%
75	Loan officers	60	74,410	$38,220 - 118,570	12%	49%
76	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	60	31,390	$21,400 - 44,470	11%	29%
77	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	60	14,100	$11,580 - 17,860	12%	6%
78	Loan interviewers and clerks	50	29,080	$20,920 - 44,240	0%	24%
79	File clerks	50	18,330	$12,360 - 24,690	-40%	20%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	50	39,620	$21,750 - 57,800	10%	17%
81	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	50	37,980	$26,760 - 49,050	12%	3%
82	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	50	26,830	$14,930 - 44,820	-4%	5%
83	Construction managers	50	83,240	$29,390 - [?]	16%	29%
84	Food service managers	50	57,240	$39,440 - 79,520	5%	24%
85	Architectural and civil drafters	50	32,220	$20,720 - 47,930	6%	25%
86	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50	57,960	$28,750 - 93,370	0%	42%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	40	36,840	$24,700 - 54,490	16%	26%
88	Health technologists and technicians, all other	40	31,530	$21,170 - 46,710	15%	27%
89	Lodging managers	40	57,190	$35,090 - 78,860	12%	45%
90	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	40	26,080	$18,000 - 31,680	1%	29%
91	Data entry keyers	40	24,740	$20,520 - 29,230	-4%	18%
92	Automotive body and related repairers	40	31,250	$15,880 - 44,120	12%	3%
93	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	40	30,840	$24,870 - 36,300	5%	2%
94	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	40	36,510	$18,020 - 58,860	12%	3%
95	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	40	20,960	$12,080 - 35,100	8%	9%
96	Medical secretaries	40	27,920	$20,960 - 35,550	17%	18%
97	Cost estimators	40	57,090	$31,440 - 106,040	19%	32%
98	Machinists	40	37,470	$24,290 - 57,720	-2%	3%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	30	39,300	$25,980 - 55,180	13%	17%
100	Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	30	27,180	$20,450 - 34,960	14%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Brunswick Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	43,740	180	18.4
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	73,450	420	7.7
Real estate sales agents	28,080	190	6
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,420	240	5.4
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,650	850	4.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	16,180	310	4.2
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	34,480	170	4
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	32,740	110	3.6
Managers, all other	92,010	260	3.3
Dishwashers	14,060	380	3.3
Cooks, fast food	15,400	370	2.9
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,090	480	2.7
Amusement and recreation attendants	14,450	140	2.7
Food servers, nonrestaurant	16,920	110	2.7
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,500	1,490	2.7
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,940	120	2.4
Switchboard operators, including answering service	21,380	100	2.4
Painters, construction and maintenance	24,110	150	2.3
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	19,910	480	2.2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,250	630	2.1
Production workers, all other	34,920	110	2.1
Carpenters	32,550	480	2.1
Cooks, restaurant	21,160	390	2.1
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	17,060	460	2.1
General and operations managers	85,790	810	2
Waiters and waitresses	15,440	1,060	2
Counter and rental clerks	21,990	210	1.9
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	31,250	680	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	30,300	480	1.9
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,870	750	1.9
Chief executives	118,380	130	1.9
All other information and record clerks	31,670	100	1.8
Construction laborers	17,110	430	1.8
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	30,020	220	1.8
Child care workers		230	1.7
Retail salespersons	20,180	1,750	1.7
Industrial truck and tractor operators	24,470	230	1.7
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,040	130	1.6
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,580	800	1.6
Insurance sales agents	36,960	110	1.6
Sales managers	74,620	120	1.6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,160	240	1.5
Food preparation workers	17,050	300	1.5
Cashiers	16,370	1,180	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	44,340	490	1.5
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	32,730	120	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,480	150	1.5
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	17,100	120	1.4
Postal service mail carriers	44,520	110	1.4
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	18,500	740	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	73,450	1.54	420
Production workers, all other	34,920	1.24	110
Managers, all other	92,010	1.19	260
Tellers	25,620	1.15	160
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	34,480	1.07	170
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	43,740	1.07	180
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	30,020	1.07	220
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	17,100	1.06	120
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,420	1.06	240
Business operations specialists, all other	57,410	1.05	130
Cooks, restaurant	21,160	1.04	390
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	44,340	1.02	490
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	33,220	1.02	140
Postal service mail carriers	44,520	1.02	110
Security guards	23,110	1.01	210
Counter and rental clerks	21,990	1	210
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,650	1	850
Accountants and auditors	54,180	0.99	170
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	32,740	0.98	110
Cooks, fast food	15,400	0.97	370
Receptionists and information clerks	21,530	0.96	270
General and operations managers	85,790	0.95	810
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,090	0.95	480
Food preparation workers	17,050	0.95	300
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,140	0.95	380
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,870	0.94	750
Waiters and waitresses	15,440	0.94	1,060
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	41,570	0.93	140
Cashiers	16,370	0.93	1,180
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,060	0.93	590
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,250	0.93	630
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,160	0.93	240
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,040	0.93	130
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,500	0.92	1,490
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	49,570	0.92	400
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,760	0.91	200
Food servers, nonrestaurant	16,920	0.91	110
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,940	0.91	120
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,010	0.91	530
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,480	0.9	150
Dishwashers	14,060	0.9	380
Carpenters	32,550	0.89	480
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	19,910	0.89	480
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	31,250	0.89	680
Office clerks, general	20,830	0.88	810
Industrial truck and tractor operators	24,470	0.86	230
Chief executives	118,380	0.86	130
Retail salespersons	20,180	0.86	1,750
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	46,970	0.86	140
Amusement and recreation attendants	14,450	0.84	140

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	181,580
Chief executives	118,380	130
Computer and information systems managers	92,860	30
Managers, all other	92,010	260
Pharmacists	89,610	80
Architects, except landscape and naval	89,000
Financial managers	89,000	100
General and operations managers	85,790	810
Construction managers	83,240	50
Marketing managers	80,230	30
Sales managers	74,620	120
Loan officers	74,410	60
Computer systems analysts	73,890
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	73,450	420
Computer specialists, all other	72,690	50
Management analysts	70,220	80
Administrative services managers	65,000	90
Sales and related workers, all other	62,810
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	61,980	60
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	61,340	80
Lawyers	58,770
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	57,960	50
Business operations specialists, all other	57,410	130
Food service managers	57,240	50
Lodging managers	57,190	40
Cost estimators	57,090	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	55,920	80
Accountants and auditors	54,180	170
Millwrights	52,760
Teachers and instructors, all other	51,860	50
Meeting and convention planners	50,590	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	49,570	400
Industrial machinery mechanics	48,940
Instructional coordinators	48,760
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,480	150
Public relations specialists	47,020	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	46,970	140
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,760	200
Postal service mail carriers	44,520	110
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	44,340	490
Graphic designers	44,280	40
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	43,740	180
Painters, transportation equipment	42,120
Medical and public health social workers	41,790	40
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	41,570	140
Computer support specialists	40,070	60
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	39,620	50
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	39,300	30
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	37,980	50
Machinists	37,470	40

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