Hinesville Employment

Employment and Industries in the Hinesville, Georgia Area

In Hinesville, the major employment sectors are the government, education, healthcare, accommodation and food services, social services and truck transportation. Hinesville is home to the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart, which are significant factors for the economy. The military is also the largest employer in the county. About 25% of the workforce is employed in sales and office occupations. Management, professional and related occupations provide about 24% of the jobs.

Some of the most popular jobs in Hinesville where the majority of the workers are college graduates are teachers, registered nurses, management analysts, social and human service assistants; child, family and school social workers; and wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives.

Shown below are the largest employers in the Hinesville area:

Army
SAIC
Federal Government
Interstate Paper Co
Chemtall Inc
Liberty Memorial Hospital
Walmart
West Telemarketing Corp
City of Hinesville

Noteworthy data about Hinesville: The city has been recognized as a "City of Excellence" by the Georgia Municipal Association. The award is given to the best managed and most livable cities. In 2007 the estimated median household income was $39,000. In 2008 the cost of living index in Hinesville was 81.0 which is low when compared to the national average of 100. About 17% of the population has a bachelor's degree or better.

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Most Popular Jobs in Hinesville, Georgia Metro Area (2008 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	630	46,740	$34,830 - 61,820	14%	95%
2	Teachers and instructors, all other	210	29,600	$13,460 - 60,270	9%	54%
3	Registered nurses	190		$ -	24%	56%
4	Management analysts	90	74,040	$36,740 - 127,390	22%	78%
5	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	80	51,800	$39,700 - 64,370	20%	87%
6	Social and human service assistants	50	28,280	$18,610 - 42,830	34%	58%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	50	33,640	$26,730 - 43,560	19%	77%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	40	54,580	$29,290 - 101,620	8%	51%
9	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	30	63,290	$29,040 - 84,770	13%	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	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	830	15,710	$12,860 - 20,080	18%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	600	20,550	$13,330 - 34,410	12%	25%
3	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	550	19,550	$13,630 - 26,800	15%	4%
4	Teacher assistants	500	17,740	$14,760 - 20,320	10%	18%
5	Cashiers	430	16,010	$12,910 - 19,780	-2%	10%
6	Office clerks, general	310	25,180	$15,140 - 36,910	13%	19%
7	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	250	37,070	$29,430 - 42,090	12%	3%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	250	23,200	$14,030 - 36,430	-7%	8%
9	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	230	25,050	$13,280 - 38,730	11%	5%
10	Tellers	180	24,220	$21,000 - 29,230	14%	16%
11	General and operations managers	180	72,120	$38,030 - 133,050	2%	48%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	170	31,490	$19,000 - 52,300	4%	25%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	170	30,330	$20,060 - 39,600	2%	5%
14	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	170	34,920	$26,420 - 43,600	11%	33%
15	Cooks, fast food	170	20,260	$14,460 - 27,730	8%	5%
16	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	150	47,400	$35,390 - 62,040	16%	43%
17	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	150	28,160	$16,600 - 42,780	1%	18%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	150	35,610	$21,200 - 51,890	6%	29%
19	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	140	29,900	$17,940 - 45,660	13%	16%
20	Child care workers	140	14,200	$12,690 - 16,040	18%	15%
21	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	140	30,080	$20,980 - 39,500	10%	4%
22	Waiters and waitresses	130	13,880	$12,650 - 15,570	11%	14%
23	Customer service representatives	130	27,090	$15,480 - 38,040	25%	22%
24	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	120	34,560	$23,900 - 48,300	15%	18%
25	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	110	14,410	$12,630 - 16,160	13%	5%
26	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	110	32,830	$23,170 - 40,220	4%	6%
27	Maintenance and repair workers, general	110	27,850	$16,730 - 44,350	10%	6%
28	Dishwashers	100	14,470	$12,800 - 16,410	10%	3%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	100	29,030	$19,470 - 38,920	11%	14%
30	Receptionists and information clerks	100	20,160	$13,430 - 27,750	17%	13%
31	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	90	14,030	$12,670 - 15,770	17%	14%
32	Cooks, restaurant	90	16,770	$13,040 - 21,390	12%	5%
33	Computer support specialists	80	36,340	$27,700 - 42,790	13%	43%
34	Construction laborers	70	26,600	$19,430 - 35,860	11%	5%
35	Counter and rental clerks	70	19,700	$13,000 - 32,000	23%	16%
36	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	70	32,720	$26,400 - 43,010	11%	4%
37	Dental assistants	60	28,740	$17,740 - 38,620	29%	9%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	60	44,890	$22,660 - 76,700	9%	10%
39	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	60	35,280	$27,430 - 41,780	4%	30%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60	47,320	$29,670 - 72,280	7%	13%
41	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	60	27,880	$18,550 - 37,280	8%	4%
42	Postal service mail carriers	60			1%	11%
43	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	50	18,300	$14,570 - 22,810	12%	3%
44	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	50	42,370	$27,150 - 61,100	8%	3%
45	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	40	26,940	$21,230 - 34,010	14%	11%
46	Painters, construction and maintenance	40	28,500	$22,690 - 34,250	12%	6%
47	Loan interviewers and clerks	40	22,050	$16,790 - 27,980	0%	24%
48	Industrial machinery mechanics	40	34,670	$26,420 - 55,350	9%	5%
49	Court, municipal, and license clerks	40	30,230	$19,190 - 42,660	9%	24%
50	Real estate sales agents	40			11%	45%
51	Food preparation workers	30	18,830	$13,510 - 24,630	15%	7%
52	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	30	38,400	$22,930 - 49,990	12%	3%
53	Legal secretaries	30	30,190	$25,790 - 36,900	12%	18%
54	Pharmacy technicians	30	28,710	$19,850 - 38,230	32%	16%

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Jobs More Common Near Hinesville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	37,070	250	29.2
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	47,400	150	12.9
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	25,050	230	9.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	46,740	630	6.3
Teachers and instructors, all other	29,600	210	5.9
Teacher assistants	17,740	500	5.7
Cooks, fast food	20,260	170	4.4
Tellers	24,220	180	4.2
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,710	830	4.1
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	34,920	170	3.8
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,550	550	3.4
Child care workers	14,200	140	3.2
Dishwashers	14,470	100	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,490	170	2
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	32,830	110	1.9
Retail salespersons	20,550	600	1.8
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,200	250	1.8
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	14,410	110	1.7
Cashiers	16,010	430	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	29,030	100	1.7
General and operations managers	72,120	180	1.5
Office clerks, general	25,180	310	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	35,610	150	1.4
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	30,080	140	1.2
Receptionists and information clerks	20,160	100	1.2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	27,850	110	1.2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,160	150	1.1
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,560	120	1
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,900	140	1
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	30,330	170	1
Registered nurses		190	1
Customer service representatives	27,090	130	0.7
Waiters and waitresses	13,880	130	0.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	30,330	1.26	170
Cooks, fast food	20,260	1.16	170
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	32,830	1.15	110
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	25,050	1.06	230
Tellers	24,220	1.02	180
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,200	1.02	250
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	47,400	1	150
Office clerks, general	25,180	0.99	310
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,160	0.97	150
Elementary school teachers, except special education	46,740	0.94	630
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,900	0.93	140
Customer service representatives	27,090	0.91	130
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,710	0.91	830
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,560	0.89	120
Cashiers	16,010	0.86	430
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	37,070	0.86	250
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,550	0.85	550
Retail salespersons	20,550	0.84	600
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,490	0.81	170
Maintenance and repair workers, general	27,850	0.81	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	30,080	0.8	140
Teacher assistants	17,740	0.8	500
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	35,610	0.79	150
Teachers and instructors, all other	29,600	0.78	210
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	14,410	0.75	110
General and operations managers	72,120	0.75	180
Waiters and waitresses	13,880	0.74	130
Child care workers	14,200	0.74	140
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	34,920	0.72	170
Registered nurses			190

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Management analysts	74,040	90
General and operations managers	72,120	180
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	63,290	30
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	62,080
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	54,580	40
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	51,800	80
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	47,400	150
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,320	60
Elementary school teachers, except special education	46,740	630
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,890	60
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	42,370	50
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	39,790
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	38,400	30
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	37,070	250
Medical records and health information technicians	36,860
Computer support specialists	36,340	80
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	35,610	150
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	35,280	60
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	34,920	170
Industrial machinery mechanics	34,670	40
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,560	120
Child, family, and school social workers	33,640	50
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	32,830	110
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	32,720	70
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,490	170
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	30,330	170
Court, municipal, and license clerks	30,230	40
Legal secretaries	30,190	30
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	30,080	140
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,900	140
Teachers and instructors, all other	29,600	210
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	29,030	100
Dental assistants	28,740	60
Pharmacy technicians	28,710	30
Painters, construction and maintenance	28,500	40
Social and human service assistants	28,280	50
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,230
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,160	150
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,880	60
Maintenance and repair workers, general	27,850	110
Customer service representatives	27,090	130
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	26,940	40
Construction laborers	26,600	70
Office clerks, general	25,180	310
Data entry keyers	25,080
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	25,050	230
Tellers	24,220	180
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,200	250
Loan interviewers and clerks	22,050	40
Preschool teachers, except special education	21,980

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