Gainesville Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Gainesville, 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	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,070	50,860	$28,140 - 79,060	8%	51%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	900	52,820	$33,840 - 79,520	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	780	45,720	$25,720 - 66,300	6%	96%
4	Accountants and auditors	320	49,590	$33,870 - 68,640	18%	79%
5	Chief executives	260	124,290	$31,250 - 0	2%	65%
6	Sales managers	220	83,700	$42,720 - 0	10%	69%
7	Instructional coordinators	210	49,050	$20,800 - 82,770	23%	79%
8	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	200	63,900	$31,790 - 99,480	8%	78%
9	Financial managers	160	82,560	$44,090 - 129,920	13%	60%
10	Lawyers	150	67,490	$39,500 - 95,820	11%	99%
11	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	140	71,240	$28,470 - 128,930	12%	51%
12	Social and human service assistants	130	27,340	$20,260 - 37,010	34%	58%
13	Civil engineers	130	58,910	$40,520 - 94,460	18%	87%
14	Child, family, and school social workers	110	32,090	$12,290 - 50,260	19%	77%
15	Computer and information systems managers	110	88,760	$59,790 - 121,090	16%	73%
16	Pharmacists	100	86,900	$43,500 - 118,660	22%	97%
17	Training and development specialists	90	56,210	$27,600 - 81,480	18%	56%
18	Management analysts	90	81,710	$49,050 - 0	22%	78%
19	Mechanical engineers	90	64,040	$32,530 - 95,450	4%	78%
20	Community and social service specialists, all other	90	31,720	$20,910 - 45,730	25%	58%
21	Engineering managers	80	116,950	$63,420 - 0	7%	84%
22	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	80	46,130	$29,460 - 61,950	5%	58%
23	Medical and health services managers	80	66,860	$45,710 - 90,740	16%	57%
24	Industrial engineers	80	75,960	$48,640 - 110,470	20%	74%
25	Surveyors	70	47,550	$32,680 - 68,130	24%	82%
26	Computer systems analysts	70	62,020	$35,600 - 89,410	29%	68%
27	Medical and public health social workers	70	40,750	$32,650 - 51,100	24%	77%
28	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	70	35,910	$28,110 - 44,690	18%	56%
29	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	70	38,290	$27,080 - 54,210	11%	58%
30	Network systems and data communications analysts	70	56,410	$37,070 - 85,150	53%	57%
31	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	70	52,050	$40,960 - 64,510	13%	73%
32	Managers, all other	60	116,040	$58,650 - 0	7%	55%
33	Graphic designers	50	43,250	$30,080 - 81,700	10%	55%
34	Health educators	50	46,920	$32,220 - 65,690	26%	58%
35	Occupational therapists	50	64,720	$45,520 - 93,180	23%	90%
36	Religious workers, all other	50	16,690	$12,060 - 23,560	20%	56%
37	Network and computer systems administrators	50	52,210	$35,960 - 69,970	27%	50%
38	Librarians	50	48,110	$30,900 - 61,060	4%	85%
39	Directors, religious activities and education	50	58,750	$34,990 - 86,520	20%	64%
40	Marketing managers	40	71,990	$37,280 - 127,830	14%	69%
41	Training and development managers	40	69,360	$44,270 - 112,390	16%	58%
42	Education administrators, postsecondary	40	63,010	$40,900 - 91,400	14%	78%
43	Purchasing managers	40	106,470	$53,390 - 0	3%	57%
44	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	25,870	$21,080 - 33,890	24%	78%
45	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	50,720	$30,210 - 85,860	17%	56%
46	Public relations specialists	40	43,600	$32,940 - 51,390	18%	81%
47	Computer software engineers, applications	40	76,240	$52,220 - 103,070	45%	85%
48	Veterinarians	30	86,920	$51,130 - 0	35%	100%

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	Cashiers	1,810	17,040	$12,500 - 21,970	-2%	10%
2	Helpers--production workers	1,660	20,300	$15,780 - 24,990	0%	4%
3	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	1,590	18,380	$14,320 - 22,050	11%	2%
4	Team assemblers	1,540	26,370	$17,340 - 35,160	0%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	1,500	24,050	$14,240 - 33,300	13%	19%
6	Retail salespersons	1,490	27,180	$13,910 - 52,140	12%	25%
7	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,450	38,010	$22,910 - 56,830	10%	4%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,450	22,560	$14,480 - 34,250	2%	5%
9	General and operations managers	1,450	85,900	$39,570 - [?]	2%	48%
10	Waiters and waitresses	1,360	15,640	$11,730 - 22,570	11%	14%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,320	19,580	$12,750 - 28,510	-7%	8%
12	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,300	15,530	$11,600 - 22,380	18%	5%
13	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,140	25,140	$18,220 - 34,770	1%	18%
14	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	980	30,270	$25,350 - 35,940	5%	2%
15	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	910	18,920	$12,500 - 27,040	15%	4%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	890	30,430	$20,590 - 42,840	13%	16%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	830	45,700	$27,360 - 68,970	6%	29%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	730	29,550	$18,880 - 43,950	10%	6%
19	Customer service representatives	720	29,790	$19,570 - 42,310	25%	22%
20	Electricians	710	33,400	$21,950 - 47,680	7%	7%
21	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	690	37,260	$26,750 - 48,590	15%	18%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	640	45,160	$30,950 - 62,590	-4%	15%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	590	21,800	$12,880 - 30,490	17%	13%
24	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	590	20,910	$14,210 - 28,350	18%	7%
25	Construction laborers	580	24,790	$17,420 - 37,290	11%	5%
26	Machinists	560	21,040	$12,000 - 35,000	-2%	3%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	520	35,860	$21,850 - 53,170	4%	25%
28	Packers and packagers, hand	520	18,110	$12,520 - 23,030	-11%	3%
29	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	470	30,060	$21,950 - 39,260	8%	3%
30	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	470	27,400	$19,440 - 40,020	-6%	14%
31	Teacher assistants	460	17,110	$12,150 - 23,040	10%	18%
32	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	450	24,850	$18,840 - 35,150	8%	4%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	430	45,430	$29,110 - 67,140	9%	10%
34	Medical assistants	420	28,390	$22,540 - 36,030	35%	10%
35	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	410	32,450	$21,390 - 46,440	11%	4%
36	Industrial truck and tractor operators	390	23,990	$18,440 - 32,310	-1%	2%
37	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	370	29,150	$20,940 - 37,060	4%	15%
38	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	370	25,150	$18,200 - 37,120	18%	6%
39	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	360	27,630	$18,920 - 38,910	4%	6%
40	Child care workers	350		$[?] - [?]	18%	15%
41	Carpenters	340	32,570	$20,990 - 43,180	10%	6%
42	Security guards	320	23,800	$16,560 - 38,030	17%	13%
43	Tellers	310	25,590	$17,630 - 33,580	14%	16%
44	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	310	35,150	$19,110 - 52,980	14%	4%
45	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	310	17,900	$12,180 - 23,950	14%	3%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	310	30,260	$20,580 - 41,140	11%	14%
47	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	300	22,430	$15,870 - 28,840	-8%	5%
48	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	300	26,330	$19,020 - 36,780	19%	14%
49	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	290	20,980	$16,420 - 27,340	0%	0%
50	Loan officers	290	70,860	$35,670 - 112,960	12%	49%
51	Industrial machinery mechanics	290	39,310	$27,140 - 54,770	9%	5%
52	Computer support specialists	270	42,410	$30,800 - 63,720	13%	43%
53	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	260	17,120	$11,840 - 26,700	11%	5%
54	Preschool teachers, except special education	260		$[?] - [?]	26%	43%
55	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	240	17,020	$12,480 - 22,280	13%	5%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	220	52,630	$31,630 - 73,140	7%	13%
57	Counter and rental clerks	210	20,770	$11,770 - 40,050	23%	16%
58	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	190	42,490	$26,260 - 62,720	2%	11%
59	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	190	29,140	$17,930 - 38,360	-14%	0%
60	Postal service mail carriers	180	42,910	$32,990 - 56,590	1%	11%
61	Loan interviewers and clerks	170	31,540	$17,160 - 48,240	0%	24%
62	Business operations specialists, all other	170	49,680	$25,910 - 75,950	21%	49%
63	Parts salespersons	160	32,400	$20,580 - 48,680	-1%	6%
64	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	160	22,840	$12,260 - 33,180	12%	6%
65	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	150	40,850	$26,150 - 60,000	4%	30%
66	File clerks	140	17,300	$11,990 - 25,970	-40%	20%
67	Cost estimators	140	65,800	$32,380 - 99,460	19%	32%
68	Pharmacy technicians	140	25,270	$18,270 - 33,500	32%	16%
69	Helpers--carpenters	130	21,630	$16,830 - 27,560	12%	3%
70	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	130	34,450	$18,270 - 49,860	12%	3%
71	Bill and account collectors	130	28,290	$20,920 - 37,320	23%	13%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	120	40,080	$24,470 - 54,310	13%	17%
73	Data entry keyers	120	23,770	$16,650 - 29,480	-4%	18%
74	Dental assistants	120	28,760	$23,480 - 38,000	29%	9%
75	Surveying and mapping technicians	120	28,310	$20,010 - 43,570	19%	7%
76	Industrial production managers	120	72,740	$47,800 - 113,050	-5%	43%
77	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	120	55,030	$37,430 - 79,480	0%	42%
78	Administrative services managers	120	97,260	$40,180 - [?]	12%	40%
79	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	110	26,860	$20,220 - 34,070	3%	4%
80	Agricultural inspectors	110	31,820	$19,200 - 46,450	0%	26%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	110	71,800	$44,060 - 98,260	4%	38%
82	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	110	32,060	$21,010 - 44,720	-4%	4%
83	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	100	30,200	$22,630 - 40,480	3%	18%
84	Insurance sales agents	100	70,690	$31,430 - 123,660	13%	45%
85	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	100	27,130	$17,060 - 37,790	6%	0%
86	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	42,800	$12,460 - 74,760	28%	48%
87	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	100	31,770	$25,230 - 39,030	-2%	6%
88	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	90	28,840	$20,680 - 37,040	9%	0%
89	Amusement and recreation attendants	90	19,050	$14,510 - 24,580	24%	22%
90	Medical transcriptionists	90	32,220	$24,780 - 40,240	14%	10%
91	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	90	26,180	$16,970 - 44,250	-8%	3%
92	Dishwashers	90	16,500	$13,650 - 19,600	10%	3%
93	Paralegals and legal assistants	90	41,530	$27,930 - 51,120	22%	45%
94	Recreation workers	80	21,550	$14,770 - 30,960	13%	47%
95	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	80	23,430	$14,860 - 39,030	12%	0%
96	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	80	39,240	$26,620 - 60,950	7%	2%
97	Machine feeders and offbearers	80	28,460	$21,910 - 36,460	-14%	0%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	70	40,080	$23,850 - 57,180	10%	17%
99	Painters, transportation equipment	70	32,040	$24,060 - 36,610	8%	4%
100	Construction managers	70	64,630	$46,940 - 93,250	16%	29%

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Jobs More Common Near Gainesville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	18,380	1,590	67.8
Agricultural inspectors	31,820	110	45
Helpers--production workers	20,300	1,660	8.5
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	20,980	290	8.2
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,270	980	7.1
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,330	300	4.9
Instructional coordinators	49,050	210	4.5
Surveying and mapping technicians	28,310	120	4.4
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	27,130	100	4.1
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	22,430	300	3.9
Machinists	21,040	560	3.7
Helpers--carpenters	21,630	130	3.5
Team assemblers	26,370	1,540	3.4
Industrial machinery mechanics	39,310	290	3.2
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	30,060	470	3.2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	63,900	200	2.7
Electricians	33,400	710	2.6
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	26,860	110	2.5
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	27,400	470	2.4
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	42,490	190	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,160	640	2.4
Medical assistants	28,390	420	2.3
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,060	110	2.2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,010	1,450	2.2
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	32,450	410	2.2
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	17,900	310	2.1
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,720	780	2
Chief executives	124,290	260	2
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	31,770	100	2
General and operations managers	85,900	1,450	2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	17,120	260	1.9
Industrial production managers	72,740	120	1.9
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,140	190	1.9
Loan officers	70,860	290	1.8
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,580	1,320	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	45,430	430	1.7
Parts salespersons	32,400	160	1.7
Preschool teachers, except special education		260	1.7
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,150	370	1.6
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	50,860	1,070	1.6
Packers and packagers, hand	18,110	520	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	40,080	120	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	52,820	900	1.6
Sales managers	83,700	220	1.6
Loan interviewers and clerks	31,540	170	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,140	1,140	1.6
Industrial truck and tractor operators	23,990	390	1.5
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,560	1,450	1.5
Child care workers		350	1.4
Cost estimators	65,800	140	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Administrative services managers	97,260	1.46	120
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	42,490	1.29	190
Loan officers	70,860	1.25	290
Cost estimators	65,800	1.24	140
Retail salespersons	27,180	1.16	1,490
Tellers	25,590	1.15	310
Elementary school teachers, except special education	52,820	1.13	900
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	25,150	1.12	370
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	55,030	1.11	120
Parts salespersons	32,400	1.1	160
Medical assistants	28,390	1.08	420
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,010	1.08	1,450
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	71,240	1.08	140
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	71,800	1.08	110
Computer support specialists	42,410	1.07	270
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,260	1.06	310
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	45,700	1.06	830
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40,850	1.06	150
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,060	1.05	110
Customer service representatives	29,790	1.05	720
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,140	1.05	190
Security guards	23,800	1.04	320
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,630	1.04	360
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,150	1.03	370
Team assemblers	26,370	1.03	1,540
Loan interviewers and clerks	31,540	1.03	170
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	37,260	1.03	690
Social and human service assistants	27,340	1.03	130
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	35,150	1.01	310
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	30,430	1.01	890
Office clerks, general	24,050	1.01	1,500
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	22,840	1	160
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,560	1	1,450
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,530	0.99	1,300
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	40,080	0.98	120
Postal service mail carriers	42,910	0.98	180
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,630	0.98	220
Data entry keyers	23,770	0.98	120
Bill and account collectors	28,290	0.98	130
Receptionists and information clerks	21,800	0.97	590
Cashiers	17,040	0.97	1,810
Computer and information systems managers	88,760	0.97	110
Pharmacy technicians	25,270	0.96	140
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,020	0.96	240
Financial managers	82,560	0.96	160
Dental assistants	28,760	0.96	120
General and operations managers	85,900	0.96	1,450
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,860	0.95	520
Packers and packagers, hand	18,110	0.95	520
Waiters and waitresses	15,640	0.95	1,360

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	124,290	260
Engineering managers	116,950	80
Managers, all other	116,040	60
Purchasing managers	106,470	40
Administrative services managers	97,260	120
Internists, general	93,390
Computer and information systems managers	88,760	110
Veterinarians	86,920	30
Pharmacists	86,900	100
General and operations managers	85,900	1,450
Sales managers	83,700	220
Financial managers	82,560	160
Management analysts	81,710	90
Computer software engineers, applications	76,240	40
Industrial engineers	75,960	80
Industrial production managers	72,740	120
Marketing managers	71,990	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	71,800	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	71,240	140
Loan officers	70,860	290
Insurance sales agents	70,690	100
Training and development managers	69,360	40
Lawyers	67,490	150
Medical and health services managers	66,860	80
Cost estimators	65,800	140
Occupational therapists	64,720	50
Construction managers	64,630	70
Computer software engineers, systems software	64,360
Mechanical engineers	64,040	90
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	63,900	200
Education administrators, postsecondary	63,010	40
Computer systems analysts	62,020	70
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	59,870
Computer programmers	59,270
Civil engineers	58,910	130
Directors, religious activities and education	58,750	50
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	56,730	50
Network systems and data communications analysts	56,410	70
Training and development specialists	56,210	90
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	55,030	120
Chemists	54,640
Elementary school teachers, except special education	52,820	900
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,630	220
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	52,260	60
Network and computer systems administrators	52,210	50
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	52,050	70
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	51,780	60
Registered nurses	51,630
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	50,860	1,070
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50,720	40

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