Highest-paying jobs in Athens that don't require a college degree

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June 13, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Athens that don't require a college degree

From the moment they arrive on campus, today’s high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students’ future careers, it’s not necessary for all fields — something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes fail to mention.

To find the highest paying jobs that don’t require a college degree, Stacker consulted the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to compile a list of all jobs that don’t require higher education. All professions that listed a high school diploma, some college education (without a degree conferred), postsecondary nondegree award, or no formal education requirements for entry-level positions were considered. Jobs that didn’t list any entry-level education requirement were excluded, as were job titles that grouped several positions together. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.

Keep reading to discover the highest paying jobs in Athens-Clarke County, GA that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $42,000
- #369 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 720

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,890
- Employment: 1,143,260
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($57,830)
--- Boulder, CO ($56,520)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,930)
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#49. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $42,570
- #215 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,100
- Employment: 153,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($60,770)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($60,250)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,160)
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#48. Light truck drivers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,130
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,630
- Employment: 1,010,040
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($51,860)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($51,560)
--- Waterbury, CT ($50,100)
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#47. Opticians, dispensing

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,480
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,060
- Employment: 73,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,300)
--- New Haven, CT ($69,460)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($65,010)
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#46. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,650
- #340 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,990
- Employment: 629,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($62,810)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($62,690)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($61,350)

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#45. Merchandise displayers and window trimmers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $44,430
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,520
- Employment: 159,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($45,950)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($45,550)
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($44,840)
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#44. Self-enrichment teachers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $44,590
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,230
- Employment: 216,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($70,350)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($66,650)
--- Utica-Rome, NY ($63,470)
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#43. Real estate sales agents

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $44,790
- #312 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,480
- Employment: 175,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Midland, TX ($100,060)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)
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#42. Sheet metal workers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $45,500
- #262 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,760
- Employment: 122,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($101,150)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($94,930)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($93,840)
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#41. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $45,590
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,560
- Employment: 149,290
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,600)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,240)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($60,930)

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#40. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $45,680
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,650
- Employment: 194,330
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($64,140)
--- Decatur, IL ($60,740)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($58,620)
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#39. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $45,740
- #393 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,690
- Employment: 356,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,020)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($76,750)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,710)
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#38. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $45,900
- #366 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,850
- Employment: 641,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Napa, CA ($76,890)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,880)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,410)
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#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $46,160
- #375 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,020
- Employment: 261,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,900)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,400)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,480)
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#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $46,480
- #394 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,220
- Employment: 367,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($74,970)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($71,160)
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($67,140)

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#35. Surgical technologists

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $46,800
- #233 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,590
- Employment: 109,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($80,170)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($77,460)
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#34. Maintenance workers, machinery

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $47,020
- #224 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,570
- Employment: 57,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Savannah, GA ($76,260)
--- Cedar Rapids, IA ($70,980)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($69,980)
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#33. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $47,380
- #297 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,250
- Employment: 101,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,680)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($90,370)
--- Salinas, CA ($88,050)
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#32. Computer user support specialists

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $47,600
- #388 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,650
- Employment: 654,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)
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#31. Machinists

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $47,700
- #213 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,020
- Employment: 333,220
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)
--- Monroe, MI ($66,560)

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#30. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $47,810
- #291 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,270
- Employment: 116,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Madera, CA ($76,040)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($74,800)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($73,360)
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#29. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $48,710
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,290
- Employment: 397,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($72,500)
--- Anchorage, AK ($71,840)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($66,920)
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#28. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $49,160
- #382 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,030
- Employment: 234,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)
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#27. Cement masons and concrete finishers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $49,940
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,900
- Employment: 186,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Bedford, MA ($90,980)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($82,820)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($79,650)
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#26. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $51,310
- #329 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,350
- Employment: 417,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,580)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,500)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,190)

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#25. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $51,730
- #469 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,026,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
--- Boulder, CO ($101,630)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)
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#24. Automotive body and related repairers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $51,990
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,660
- Employment: 137,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($71,350)
--- Ames, IA ($68,340)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($68,060)
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#23. Electricians

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $52,120
- #352 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,310
- Employment: 650,580
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)
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#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $52,140
- #303 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,280
- Employment: 145,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)
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#21. Postal service mail carriers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $52,940
- #370 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,370
- Employment: 335,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Modesto, CA ($57,160)
--- Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)

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#20. Chefs and head cooks

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $52,990
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,920
- Employment: 129,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Leominster-Gardner, MA ($81,020)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,600)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($79,430)
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#19. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $53,570
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,450
- Employment: 25,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Longview, WA ($74,500)
--- Redding, CA ($72,680)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,740)
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#18. Advertising sales agents

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $53,630
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,540
- Employment: 96,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,840)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($83,050)
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#17. Industrial machinery mechanics

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $54,060
- #362 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,780
- Employment: 373,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
--- Anchorage, AK ($82,890)
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#16. Detectives and criminal investigators

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $54,740
- #321 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,370
- Employment: 107,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)

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#15. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $54,800
- #319 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,270
- Employment: 80,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($171,060)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,860)
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#14. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $55,470
- #304 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,380
- Employment: 1,443,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)
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#13. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $55,700
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,340
- Employment: 1,903,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($62,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($62,290)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($61,540)
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#12. Postal service clerks

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $56,940
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,210
- Employment: 79,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
--- Florence, SC ($59,360)
--- Monroe, MI ($59,320)
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#11. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $58,120
- #475 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

National
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 1,242,490
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
--- Napa, CA ($92,620)

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#10. Food service managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $59,800
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,970
- Employment: 210,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)
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#9. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $60,720
- #426 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,760
- Employment: 128,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)
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#8. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $61,150
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,870
- Employment: 466,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,760)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,420)
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#7. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $61,710
- #429 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,060
- Employment: 665,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)
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#6. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $61,940
- #372 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,330
- Employment: 629,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)

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#5. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $62,640
- #311 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)
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#4. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $63,120
- #459 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- Employment: 526,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)
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#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $71,670
- #257 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,060
- Employment: 123,940
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)
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#2. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $74,880
- #314 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,320
- Employment: 243,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)
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#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $89,810
- #291 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

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