Valdosta Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Valdosta, 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	820	30,490	$15,260 - 54,660	14%	95%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	520	50,460	$28,300 - 90,510	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	330	48,840	$31,440 - 70,470	18%	79%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	230	42,660	$27,110 - 59,310	11%	95%
5	Child, family, and school social workers	180	33,240	$15,000 - 49,710	19%	77%
6	Financial managers	160	79,880	$42,800 - 115,580	13%	60%
7	Medical and health services managers	110	75,810	$41,780 - 113,300	16%	57%
8	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	66,930	$51,650 - 88,460	8%	78%
9	Training and development specialists	100	48,220	$28,690 - 80,260	18%	56%
10	Sales managers	100	98,640	$47,780 - 0	10%	69%
11	Social and human service assistants	90	27,760	$17,060 - 40,190	34%	58%
12	Lawyers	90	73,410	$42,360 - 127,850	11%	99%
13	Chief executives	90	109,670	$55,320 - 0	2%	65%
14	Medical and public health social workers	80	41,070	$27,610 - 60,730	24%	77%
15	Pharmacists	80	99,700	$81,170 - 126,960	22%	97%
16	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	80	34,780	$26,250 - 48,310	11%	58%
17	Community and social service specialists, all other	80	34,270	$26,630 - 44,010	25%	58%
18	Instructional coordinators	70	44,850	$25,840 - 63,250	23%	79%
19	Coaches and scouts	60	47,360	$24,340 - 66,780	15%	60%
20	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	60	43,560	$24,000 - 61,730	13%	73%
21	Managers, all other	60	72,790	$38,770 - 119,010	7%	55%
22	Detectives and criminal investigators	50	34,500	$26,650 - 44,250	17%	54%
23	Physical therapists	40	69,580	$60,750 - 81,180	27%	89%
24	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	37,390	$25,690 - 56,740	5%	58%
25	Mental health counselors	40	44,520	$31,180 - 76,930	30%	73%
26	Marketing managers	30	87,940	$50,090 - 0	14%	69%
27	Social and community service managers	30	46,410	$31,820 - 68,750	25%	72%
28	Special education teachers, middle school	30	49,250	$35,320 - 62,710	16%	87%
29	Advertising sales agents	30	34,550	$24,970 - 39,140	20%	56%
30	Dentists, general	30		$0 - 0	9%	100%
31	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	30	33,740	$25,550 - 46,960	18%	56%
32	Librarians	30	51,570	$34,300 - 63,990	4%	85%

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	2,410	22,620	$12,650 - 38,440	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,820	13,540	$11,480 - 16,760	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,580	15,640	$11,860 - 21,150	-2%	10%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,090	14,010	$11,470 - 18,150	11%	14%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,020	23,870	$15,530 - 34,280	1%	18%
6	Office clerks, general	890	19,440	$12,790 - 27,740	13%	19%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	880	25,150	$13,080 - 41,540	2%	5%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	780	17,190	$12,360 - 22,850	18%	7%
9	General and operations managers	760	71,050	$35,340 - 114,460	2%	48%
10	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	750	32,250	$20,130 - 51,700	10%	4%
11	Helpers--production workers	680	17,180	$12,090 - 23,590	0%	4%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	640	26,210	$17,360 - 35,720	13%	16%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	610	39,840	$25,050 - 56,500	6%	29%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	610	19,620	$12,270 - 29,090	-7%	8%
15	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	590	17,530	$12,010 - 23,450	15%	4%
16	Construction laborers	570	19,600	$14,220 - 27,720	11%	5%
17	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	550	14,930	$11,570 - 19,660	13%	5%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	540	29,790	$17,950 - 43,690	10%	6%
19	Teacher assistants	530	13,720	$11,450 - 15,980	10%	18%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	490	29,170	$18,540 - 42,090	4%	25%
21	Amusement and recreation attendants	450	16,820	$11,740 - 33,490	24%	22%
22	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	440	30,870	$22,760 - 39,850	14%	7%
23	Dishwashers	420	13,600	$11,560 - 16,940	10%	3%
24	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	420	19,780	$12,970 - 28,300	18%	6%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	400	21,270	$12,720 - 32,160	17%	13%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	390	25,630	$17,640 - 36,460	11%	14%
27	Cooks, fast food	380	16,030	$12,360 - 19,550	8%	5%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	370	20,930	$12,090 - 34,530	8%	4%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	360	28,990	$21,040 - 39,410	14%	4%
30	Tellers	320	20,770	$12,740 - 29,790	14%	16%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	320	44,580	$29,830 - 64,450	-4%	15%
32	Cooks, restaurant	310	17,940	$12,580 - 22,500	12%	5%
33	Food preparation workers	300	15,260	$11,590 - 23,190	15%	7%
34	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	290	30,640	$21,350 - 40,720	15%	18%
35	Cooks, short order	290	14,690	$11,660 - 18,190	5%	5%
36	Industrial truck and tractor operators	280	24,080	$16,850 - 35,910	-1%	2%
37	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	280	31,930	$20,990 - 44,610	11%	33%
38	Carpenters	250	24,740	$19,180 - 31,190	10%	6%
39	Security guards	250	22,200	$12,040 - 41,890	17%	13%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	250	45,030	$32,480 - 62,330	9%	10%
41	Packers and packagers, hand	250	14,850	$11,550 - 21,210	-11%	3%
42	Counter and rental clerks	250	17,950	$11,990 - 30,070	23%	16%
43	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	240	18,180	$12,970 - 23,640	-4%	5%
44	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	230	23,390	$16,130 - 31,710	4%	15%
45	Electricians	230	36,580	$25,160 - 56,480	7%	7%
46	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	210	22,660	$15,890 - 32,190	-6%	14%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	200	46,370	$30,700 - 69,780	7%	13%
48	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	200	32,880	$19,610 - 46,760	12%	3%
49	Industrial machinery mechanics	180	32,900	$19,910 - 43,830	9%	5%
50	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	180	17,630	$15,520 - 20,340	17%	14%
51	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	170	15,190	$11,710 - 21,110	11%	5%
52	Business operations specialists, all other	160	50,760	$29,340 - 77,430	21%	49%
53	Child care workers	160		$[?] - [?]	18%	15%
54	Machine feeders and offbearers	150	17,640	$11,850 - 27,940	-14%	0%
55	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	140	14,880	$11,640 - 29,460	12%	6%
56	Postal service mail carriers	130	44,410	$33,710 - 58,680	1%	11%
57	Dental assistants	130	27,190	$20,150 - 36,270	29%	9%
58	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	130	16,390	$12,200 - 20,810	14%	3%
59	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	130	15,150	$11,820 - 18,720	10%	17%
60	Helpers--electricians	120	20,010	$15,300 - 27,530	7%	3%
61	Insurance sales agents	120	29,110	$12,120 - 48,540	13%	45%
62	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	110	25,460	$15,290 - 35,680	-17%	0%
63	Bill and account collectors	110	25,270	$20,140 - 35,040	23%	13%
64	Switchboard operators, including answering service	110	20,690	$14,300 - 24,930	-7%	10%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	100	41,520	$20,850 - 64,380	10%	17%
66	Production workers, all other	100	34,610	$16,860 - 45,010	2%	5%
67	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	100	34,550	$17,760 - 52,720	4%	30%
68	Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	100	20,340	$14,970 - 28,420	-11%	4%
69	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	100	29,230	$22,810 - 37,030	5%	2%
70	Millwrights	100	30,960	$25,630 - 36,120	6%	0%
71	Butchers and meat cutters	100	21,040	$13,130 - 30,210	2%	2%
72	Cost estimators	100	43,350	$26,700 - 69,780	19%	32%
73	Pharmacy technicians	100	22,490	$17,320 - 28,760	32%	16%
74	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	90	23,230	$16,340 - 32,080	12%	0%
75	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	90	26,280	$19,830 - 34,610	9%	0%
76	Logging equipment operators	90	25,710	$21,100 - 34,770	0%	2%
77	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	90	42,420	$27,100 - 60,270	16%	43%
78	Healthcare support workers, all other	90	21,300	$13,470 - 29,050	16%	10%
79	Court, municipal, and license clerks	90	26,200	$17,570 - 40,650	9%	24%
80	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	90	30,260	$15,530 - 55,310	2%	11%
81	Bartenders	90	14,520	$11,740 - 18,050	11%	17%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	80	42,660	$29,290 - 58,590	13%	17%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	80	25,950	$20,000 - 33,200	13%	11%
84	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	80	42,920	$27,840 - 56,750	7%	6%
85	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	80	20,610	$13,880 - 28,630	12%	3%
86	Painters, construction and maintenance	80	27,150	$20,950 - 31,460	12%	6%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	80	39,350	$18,930 - 60,260	18%	15%
88	Food service managers	80	47,560	$35,550 - 62,950	5%	24%
89	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	80	30,470	$20,440 - 40,680	9%	3%
90	Loan interviewers and clerks	70	26,870	$17,650 - 37,330	0%	24%
91	File clerks	70	17,720	$13,140 - 24,740	-40%	20%
92	Computer support specialists	70	39,420	$21,920 - 56,290	13%	43%
93	Service station attendants	70	16,910	$11,850 - 23,870	13%	6%
94	Sheet metal workers	70	25,190	$17,870 - 35,300	7%	4%
95	Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	70	23,230	$18,840 - 28,420	6%	5%
96	Construction managers	70	50,240	$38,250 - 74,360	16%	29%
97	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	70	30,810	$24,760 - 40,870	14%	8%
98	Parts salespersons	60	28,630	$17,870 - 46,030	-1%	6%
99	Couriers and messengers	60	14,460	$11,780 - 17,640	0%	12%
100	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	60	32,700	$26,170 - 40,960	12%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Valdosta Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	20,340	100	13.8
Millwrights	30,960	100	12.1
Amusement and recreation attendants	16,820	450	6.8
Cooks, short order	14,690	290	6.1
Machine feeders and offbearers	17,640	150	5.4
Helpers--production workers	17,180	680	5
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,460	110	4.7
Helpers--electricians	20,010	120	4.4
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	17,630	180	3.2
Butchers and meat cutters	21,040	100	3
Dishwashers	13,600	420	2.9
Industrial machinery mechanics	32,900	180	2.9
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,880	200	2.8
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,540	1,820	2.5
Child, family, and school social workers	33,240	180	2.5
Cooks, fast food	16,030	380	2.4
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	18,180	240	2.3
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,870	440	2.2
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	14,930	550	2.1
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	17,190	780	2.1
Switchboard operators, including answering service	20,690	110	2.1
Elementary school teachers, except special education	30,490	820	2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	31,930	280	2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	23,870	1,020	2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	66,930	100	1.9
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	28,990	360	1.9
Tellers	20,770	320	1.9
Construction laborers	19,600	570	1.9
Retail salespersons	22,620	2,410	1.8
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,190	170	1.8
Counter and rental clerks	17,950	250	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,630	390	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,580	320	1.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	32,250	750	1.7
Training and development specialists	48,220	100	1.6
Medical and health services managers	75,810	110	1.6
Industrial truck and tractor operators	24,080	280	1.6
Teacher assistants	13,720	530	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	41,520	100	1.6
Waiters and waitresses	14,010	1,090	1.6
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	22,660	210	1.6
Cashiers	15,640	1,580	1.6
Dental assistants	27,190	130	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	46,370	200	1.5
Production workers, all other	34,610	100	1.5
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	19,780	420	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	29,170	490	1.5
General and operations managers	71,050	760	1.5
Cost estimators	43,350	100	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,840	610	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Valdosta, Georgia Metro Area (2006 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	25,150	1.11	880
Postal service mail carriers	44,410	1.02	130
Cooks, fast food	16,030	1.01	380
Amusement and recreation attendants	16,820	0.98	450
Medical and health services managers	75,810	0.98	110
Security guards	22,200	0.97	250
Retail salespersons	22,620	0.97	2,410
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	17,630	0.96	180
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	14,880	0.96	140
Receptionists and information clerks	21,270	0.95	400
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,150	0.94	130
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	50,460	0.93	520
Tellers	20,770	0.93	320
Financial managers	79,880	0.93	160
Business operations specialists, all other	50,760	0.93	160
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,840	0.92	610
Switchboard operators, including answering service	20,690	0.92	110
Maintenance and repair workers, general	29,790	0.92	540
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	32,250	0.92	750
Dental assistants	27,190	0.91	130
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,630	0.9	390
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,660	0.89	230
Cashiers	15,640	0.89	1,580
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,620	0.89	610
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,880	0.89	200
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,580	0.89	320
Accountants and auditors	48,840	0.89	330
Cooks, restaurant	17,940	0.89	310
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	19,780	0.88	420
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,210	0.87	640
Bill and account collectors	25,270	0.87	110
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	23,870	0.87	1,020
Dishwashers	13,600	0.87	420
Child, family, and school social workers	33,240	0.87	180
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,540	0.86	1,820
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	46,370	0.86	200
Waiters and waitresses	14,010	0.85	1,090
Industrial truck and tractor operators	24,080	0.85	280
Food preparation workers	15,260	0.85	300
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	30,640	0.85	290
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	14,930	0.85	550
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,460	0.84	110
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	16,390	0.84	130
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,870	0.84	440
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	28,990	0.84	360
Electricians	36,580	0.83	230
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	23,390	0.83	230
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,530	0.82	590
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	45,030	0.82	250
Counter and rental clerks	17,950	0.82	250

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	156,300	40
Chief executives	109,670	90
Pharmacists	99,700	80
Sales managers	98,640	100
Marketing managers	87,940	30
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	87,390	30
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	84,870
Financial managers	79,880	160
Medical and health services managers	75,810	110
Physician assistants	74,850
Lawyers	73,410	90
Managers, all other	72,790	60
General and operations managers	71,050	760
Physical therapists	69,580	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	66,930	100
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	64,160
Loan officers	58,250	60
Industrial production managers	56,640	60
Management analysts	55,930
Paralegals and legal assistants	52,590	40
Librarians	51,570	30
Business operations specialists, all other	50,760	160
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	50,540	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	50,460	520
Administrative services managers	50,390	40
Construction managers	50,240	70
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	49,330	50
Special education teachers, middle school	49,250	30
Accountants and auditors	48,840	330
Training and development specialists	48,220	100
Food service managers	47,560	80
Coaches and scouts	47,360	60
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	46,600	60
Social and community service managers	46,410	30
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	46,370	200
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	45,030	250
Instructional coordinators	44,850	70
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,580	320
Mental health counselors	44,520	40
Postal service mail carriers	44,410	130
Property, real estate, and community association managers	43,590
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	43,560	60
Cost estimators	43,350	100
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	42,920	80
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	42,660	80
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,660	230
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	42,420	90
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	41,520	100
Medical and public health social workers	41,070	80
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,840	610

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