These are the hottest careers in Georgia right now. Are you a fit?
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) has made it simple to view Georgia’s hottest careers all in one spot by compiling a list from now to 2028.
Organized by education level, the list is full of careers and salaries that have a few common factors:
Faster than state annual job growth average.
Above the state annual average wage.
At least 400 annual openings.
We’ve highlighted a few hot careers in each educational level for you to check out below.
Doctoral or professional degree
Job: health specialties teacher
Salary: $113,900
Skills and experience needed: critical thinking, problem solving, oral and written skills and comprehension
Work activities: assisting and caring for others, coaching and training, interacting with computers, analyzing data and thinking creatively
Job: pharmacist
Salary: $113,200
Skills and experience needed: critical thinking, decision making, listening/reading, oral expression and reasoning
Work activities: caring for others, teaching others, monitoring processes and scheduling/planning
Job: physical therapist
Salary: $82,300
Skills and experience needed: decision making, instructing, listening/reading and oral/written skills
Work activities: caring for others, operating machines, analyzing data and thinking creatively
Master’s degree
Job: nurse practitioner
Salary: $101,800
Skills and experience needed: critical thinking, problem solving, service based, oral and written expression and reasoning
Work activities: caring for others, interacting with computers and analyzing data
Job: education administrator
Salary: $91,200
Skills and experience needed: critical thinking, listening, reasoning and written communication
Work activities: communicating outside organization, caring for others and interacting with computers
Job: physician assistant
Salary: $98,400
Skills and experience needed: critical thinking, problem solving, oral and written expression and reasoning
Work activities: caring for others, monitoring data and scheduling/organization
Bachelor’s degree
Job: computer and information systems manager
Salary: $136,300
Skills and experience needed: critical thinking, problem solving, judgment and decision making, oral skills and written expression
Work activities: working with computers, processing data and thinking creatively
Job: engineer
Salary: $89,300
Skills and experience needed: critical thinking, problem solving, listening and oral expression
Work activities: interacting with computers, analyzing data and thinking creatively
Job: marketing manager
Salary: $136,100
Skills and experience needed: problem solving, decision making, listening and reading
Work activities: training, interacting with computers, processing data and thinking creatively
Associate’s degree
Job: computer network support specialist
Salary: $67,600
Skills and experience needed: critical thinking, problem solving, hand dexterity and written expression
Work activities: interacting with computers, monitoring processes, analyzing data and thinking creatively
Job: dental hygienist
Salary: $62,600
Skills and experience needed: judgment, service oriented, hand steadiness and reasoning
Work activities: caring for others, interacting with computers and scheduling/organizing
Job: paralegal or legal assistant
Salary: $51,600
Skills and experience needed: decision making, listening, reasoning and written expression
Work activities: interacting with computers and analyzing data
High school diploma or equivalent
Job: food service manager
Salary: $49,900
Skills and experience needed: critical thinking, problem solving, oral expression and reasoning
Work activities: assisting/caring for others, coaching and training, planning and organizing
Job: insurance sales agent
Salary: $56,300
Skills and experience needed: critical thinking, listening, reading skills and oral expression
Work activities: interacting with computers, communicating outside organization and scheduling
For more information, go to GDOL’s Workforce Statistics and Economic Research website.
