Rome Employment

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

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	1,280	53,740	$41,020 - 68,330	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	470	40,480	$20,330 - 69,460	8%	51%
3	Teachers and instructors, all other	340	42,170	$29,170 - 60,050	9%	54%
4	Accountants and auditors	210	43,720	$30,400 - 67,780	18%	79%
5	Child, family, and school social workers	160	28,650	$16,530 - 41,350	19%	77%
6	Chief executives	130	145,560	$79,200 - 0	2%	65%
7	Social and human service assistants	120	24,890	$13,020 - 36,630	34%	58%
8	Training and development specialists	110	48,980	$25,540 - 73,990	18%	56%
9	Computer programmers	90	70,250	$30,060 - 122,320	0%	73%
10	Medical and public health social workers	80	37,010	$26,890 - 51,620	24%	77%
11	Sales managers	80	87,750	$41,090 - 0	10%	69%
12	Pharmacists	80	96,290	$79,420 - 122,760	22%	97%
13	Medical and health services managers	80	72,330	$47,070 - 114,420	16%	57%
14	Financial managers	70	81,350	$52,070 - 118,510	13%	60%
15	Computer systems analysts	60	49,280	$32,080 - 69,000	29%	68%
16	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50	36,870	$23,490 - 50,020	15%	51%
17	Computer and information systems managers	50	97,000	$60,560 - 0	16%	73%
18	Engineering managers	40	92,860	$61,540 - 125,660	7%	84%
19	Advertising sales agents	40	52,120	$22,170 - 74,690	20%	56%
20	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	59,660	$31,260 - 94,930	16%	99%
21	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	43,850	$26,360 - 70,810	18%	56%
22	Librarians	40	48,860	$32,080 - 68,400	4%	85%
23	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	36,380	$27,270 - 48,640	25%	58%
24	Managers, all other	40	67,560	$37,500 - 100,010	7%	55%
25	Graphic designers	30	33,940	$25,060 - 43,420	10%	55%
26	Recreational therapists	30	35,640	$21,510 - 50,910	4%	77%
27	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	54,560	$40,690 - 74,910	17%	56%
28	Physical therapists	30	66,810	$44,630 - 94,540	27%	89%
29	Rehabilitation counselors	30	38,040	$21,080 - 60,440	23%	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	Cashiers	1,370	14,930	$11,640 - 19,230	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,280	20,940	$12,370 - 30,830	12%	25%
3	Team assemblers	1,180	31,300	$20,640 - 55,180	0%	5%
4	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	950	19,030	$15,350 - 24,130	18%	7%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	870	19,170	$12,450 - 27,340	15%	4%
6	Customer service representatives	790	24,330	$16,120 - 35,760	25%	22%
7	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	650	13,640	$11,390 - 16,230	18%	5%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	630	24,940	$17,320 - 33,240	1%	18%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	630	20,230	$14,970 - 29,240	-7%	8%
10	Office clerks, general	600	20,460	$12,390 - 29,570	13%	19%
11	General and operations managers	580	73,310	$36,010 - 127,650	2%	48%
12	Waiters and waitresses	530	15,710	$11,830 - 19,550	11%	14%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	510	25,350	$14,380 - 35,510	13%	16%
14	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	500	33,340	$26,250 - 41,550	14%	7%
15	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	480	20,950	$14,710 - 32,080	2%	5%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	480	32,310	$20,270 - 47,940	4%	25%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	460	31,500	$18,510 - 44,810	10%	6%
18	Food preparation workers	460	15,550	$11,660 - 22,610	15%	7%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	430	41,950	$26,890 - 64,770	6%	29%
20	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	400	15,440	$11,830 - 20,230	13%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	390	45,480	$28,350 - 66,400	-4%	15%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	380	21,630	$14,900 - 30,450	17%	13%
23	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	370	35,530	$25,110 - 47,230	15%	18%
24	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	360	30,740	$13,710 - 51,240	10%	4%
25	Industrial truck and tractor operators	330	23,810	$18,020 - 32,500	-1%	2%
26	Teacher assistants	320	15,260	$11,800 - 20,030	10%	18%
27	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	320	28,470	$17,030 - 38,940	8%	4%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	300	24,070	$18,300 - 34,460	11%	14%
29	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	290	26,620	$17,630 - 35,200	-4%	5%
30	Industrial machinery mechanics	260	37,140	$26,390 - 46,850	9%	5%
31	Carpenters	250	28,640	$19,540 - 43,210	10%	6%
32	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	250	24,050	$20,140 - 28,750	-23%	0%
33	Cooks, restaurant	240	17,030	$12,230 - 22,050	12%	5%
34	Packers and packagers, hand	240	19,620	$12,440 - 29,930	-11%	3%
35	Construction laborers	230	20,760	$16,670 - 26,090	11%	5%
36	Medical assistants	220	25,880	$20,480 - 33,290	35%	10%
37	Security guards	210	18,800	$12,300 - 27,280	17%	13%
38	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	200	21,090	$15,610 - 28,520	18%	6%
39	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	180	25,410	$18,320 - 32,620	4%	6%
40	Tellers	180	20,760	$16,680 - 26,060	14%	16%
41	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	180	15,950	$11,840 - 21,850	11%	5%
42	Driver/sales workers	170	30,860	$12,500 - 50,110	-4%	4%
43	Electricians	170	36,960	$26,900 - 49,400	7%	7%
44	Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other	160	23,000	$19,490 - 27,500	-14%	10%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	49,150	$28,840 - 74,030	7%	13%
46	Administrative services managers	160	55,020	$35,040 - 82,600	12%	40%
47	Bill and account collectors	150	28,130	$21,410 - 35,350	23%	13%
48	File clerks	140	19,460	$13,060 - 27,450	-40%	20%
49	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	140	26,000	$19,810 - 34,150	4%	15%
50	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	130	29,620	$22,990 - 39,630	14%	4%
51	Business operations specialists, all other	120	49,250	$16,660 - 78,650	21%	49%
52	Dishwashers	120	14,310	$11,580 - 17,390	10%	3%
53	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	120	28,580	$20,870 - 38,490	8%	3%
54	Sewing machine operators	120	18,000	$13,390 - 22,990	-26%	5%
55	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	120	35,060	$28,460 - 43,790	11%	4%
56	Medical records and health information technicians	110	24,230	$17,050 - 31,380	18%	12%
57	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	110	29,700	$19,550 - 47,550	4%	30%
58	Postal service mail carriers	110	43,460	$33,790 - 54,840	1%	11%
59	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	110	16,780	$12,170 - 22,880	10%	17%
60	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	110	25,720	$16,630 - 36,530	-6%	14%
61	Pharmacy technicians	110	22,660	$16,430 - 29,360	32%	16%
62	Computer support specialists	100	31,910	$20,210 - 47,450	13%	43%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	100	42,260	$32,790 - 51,210	10%	17%
64	Dental assistants	100	29,400	$16,460 - 39,160	29%	9%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	100	44,020	$31,260 - 64,060	9%	10%
66	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	100	48,730	$32,740 - 65,600	4%	38%
67	Helpers--electricians	90	21,020	$16,750 - 26,290	7%	3%
68	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	90	15,030	$11,540 - 20,920	12%	6%
69	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	90	22,470	$16,590 - 33,480	-14%	0%
70	Helpers--production workers	90	22,580	$14,900 - 35,710	0%	4%
71	Counter and rental clerks	90	18,200	$12,020 - 24,320	23%	16%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	80	32,320	$16,850 - 55,440	13%	11%
73	Loan officers	80	65,560	$27,210 - [?]	12%	49%
74	Residential advisors	80	20,680	$15,840 - 28,460	19%	28%
75	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	80	16,420	$13,260 - 19,250	17%	14%
76	Child care workers	80		$[?] - [?]	18%	15%
77	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	70	30,200	$23,830 - 39,850	3%	4%
78	Healthcare support workers, all other	70	24,490	$17,300 - 30,520	16%	10%
79	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	70	27,340	$18,950 - 42,130	2%	11%
80	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	29,040	$22,090 - 37,800	3%	18%
81	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	60	58,180	$44,280 - 77,890	9%	47%
82	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	60	41,200	$19,580 - 61,400	12%	3%
83	Switchboard operators, including answering service	60	22,570	$16,260 - 30,350	-7%	10%
84	Dental hygienists	50	48,310	$32,320 - 69,510	30%	33%
85	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	50	34,660	$21,840 - 55,890	13%	17%
86	Data entry keyers	50	23,670	$16,070 - 33,090	-4%	18%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	50	31,810	$20,840 - 41,940	18%	15%
88	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	50	33,410	$25,500 - 43,640	11%	29%
89	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	50	46,620	$23,110 - 63,130	3%	13%
90	Butchers and meat cutters	50	22,770	$16,970 - 33,430	2%	2%
91	Industrial production managers	50	80,890	$45,990 - 132,720	-5%	43%
92	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50	42,780	$30,190 - 57,450	0%	42%
93	Pest control workers	50	30,690	$19,220 - 48,680	16%	9%
94	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	40	23,630	$19,420 - 29,160	10%	24%
95	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	40	49,220	$21,740 - 73,730	4%	18%
96	Couriers and messengers	40	20,460	$16,050 - 27,070	0%	12%
97	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	40	37,030	$25,970 - 45,580	3%	25%
98	Food service managers	40	38,440	$25,090 - 60,460	5%	24%
99	Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	40	42,310	$23,150 - 70,100	2%	43%
100	Order clerks	40	28,290	$19,650 - 39,340	-23%	16%

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Jobs More Common Near Rome Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other	23,000	160	72.7
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,050	250	53.5
Industrial machinery mechanics	37,140	260	5.2
Team assemblers	31,300	1,180	4.7
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	26,620	290	3.6
Teachers and instructors, all other	42,170	340	3.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,030	950	3.2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	33,340	500	3.2
Medical records and health information technicians	24,230	110	3
Child, family, and school social workers	28,650	160	2.8
Sewing machine operators	18,000	120	2.8
Administrative services managers	55,020	160	2.8
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,480	390	2.7
File clerks	19,460	140	2.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,950	180	2.4
Industrial truck and tractor operators	23,810	330	2.4
Food preparation workers	15,550	460	2.3
Registered nurses	53,740	1,280	2.3
Training and development specialists	48,980	110	2.3
Medical assistants	25,880	220	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	42,260	100	2
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	15,440	400	2
Driver/sales workers	30,860	170	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	32,310	480	1.9
Chief executives	145,560	130	1.8
Social and human service assistants	24,890	120	1.8
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,170	870	1.7
Cashiers	14,930	1,370	1.7
Pharmacy technicians	22,660	110	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,070	300	1.7
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	29,700	110	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,940	630	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	49,150	160	1.6
Maintenance and repair workers, general	31,500	460	1.6
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,230	630	1.6
Dental assistants	29,400	100	1.5
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	28,580	120	1.5
Customer service representatives	24,330	790	1.5
General and operations managers	73,310	580	1.5
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,470	320	1.4
Bill and account collectors	28,130	150	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	48,730	100	1.4
Receptionists and information clerks	21,630	380	1.4
Postal service mail carriers	43,460	110	1.4
Tellers	20,760	180	1.4
Packers and packagers, hand	19,620	240	1.3
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,780	110	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,950	430	1.3
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	40,480	470	1.3
Cooks, restaurant	17,030	240	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Driver/sales workers	30,860	1.25	170
Team assemblers	31,300	1.23	1,180
Teachers and instructors, all other	42,170	1.17	340
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,470	1.08	320
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	26,620	1.06	290
Chief executives	145,560	1.06	130
Training and development specialists	48,980	1.04	110
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,780	1.04	110
Packers and packagers, hand	19,620	1.03	240
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,050	1.02	250
Postal service mail carriers	43,460	0.99	110
Medical assistants	25,880	0.99	220
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	35,530	0.98	370
Bill and account collectors	28,130	0.97	150
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,950	0.97	430
Maintenance and repair workers, general	31,500	0.97	460
Receptionists and information clerks	21,630	0.97	380
Waiters and waitresses	15,710	0.96	530
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	25,410	0.95	180
Registered nurses	53,740	0.95	1,280
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,090	0.94	200
Social and human service assistants	24,890	0.94	120
Tellers	20,760	0.93	180
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,950	0.93	480
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	26,000	0.92	140
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,230	0.92	630
Dishwashers	14,310	0.91	120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	49,150	0.91	160
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other	23,000	0.91	160
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,940	0.91	630
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,480	0.91	390
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	33,340	0.9	500
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,170	0.9	870
Business operations specialists, all other	49,250	0.9	120
Retail salespersons	20,940	0.89	1,280
File clerks	19,460	0.89	140
Industrial machinery mechanics	37,140	0.88	260
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	15,440	0.87	400
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	30,740	0.87	360
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,640	0.87	650
Food preparation workers	15,550	0.87	460
Pharmacy technicians	22,660	0.86	110
Sewing machine operators	18,000	0.86	120
Office clerks, general	20,460	0.86	600
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	32,310	0.86	480
Customer service representatives	24,330	0.86	790
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	29,620	0.85	130
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,030	0.85	950
Cashiers	14,930	0.85	1,370
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,070	0.85	300

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	145,560	130
Lawyers	116,430
Computer and information systems managers	97,000	50
Pharmacists	96,290	80
Engineering managers	92,860	40
Sales managers	87,750	80
Financial managers	81,350	70
Industrial production managers	80,890	50
General and operations managers	73,310	580
Medical and health services managers	72,330	80
Computer programmers	70,250	90
Managers, all other	67,560	40
Physical therapists	66,810	30
Loan officers	65,560	80
Mechanical engineers	63,860
Business teachers, postsecondary	62,650	50
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	59,660	40
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	58,180	60
Administrative services managers	55,020	160
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	54,560	30
Registered nurses	53,740	1,280
Advertising sales agents	52,120	40
Computer systems analysts	49,280	60
Business operations specialists, all other	49,250	120
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	49,220	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	49,150	160
Training and development specialists	48,980	110
Librarians	48,860	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	48,730	100
Dental hygienists	48,310	50
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	46,620	50
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	45,480	390
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,020	100
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	43,850	40
Accountants and auditors	43,720	210
Postal service mail carriers	43,460	110
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	42,780	50
Sales representatives, services, all other	42,380
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	42,310	40
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	42,260	100
Teachers and instructors, all other	42,170	340
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,950	430
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	41,280
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	41,200	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	40,480	470
Food service managers	38,440	40
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	38,350
Rehabilitation counselors	38,040	30
Automotive body and related repairers	37,320
Industrial machinery mechanics	37,140	260

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