Highest-paying management jobs in Athens

Not everyone has what it takes to be a manager in today's workplace, and those who do tend to be well compensated.

Workers today are split on how they want to interact with their jobs. Half of workers want to blend their work and their personal lives, while the other roughly 50% prefer to keep them separate, according to Gallup polling. The lion's share want more flexibility in where they perform their work—at a time when businesses may have to buckle in for tougher economic conditions in the year ahead.

Whether overseeing a sales team or leading a commercial building project, these are the challenges that get management professionals out of bed in the morning.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying management jobs in Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "management occupations" were included.

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#18. 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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#17. 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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#16. Social and community service managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $64,180
- #349 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,790
- Employment: 156,400
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,530)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,240)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($98,200)

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#15. Training and development managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $69,480
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $128,800
- Employment: 35,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($180,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($176,270)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($166,410)

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#14. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $82,110
- #393 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- Employment: 274,710
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)

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#13. Facilities managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $83,960
- #322 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,970
- Employment: 101,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($146,040)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($136,440)
--- Ithaca, NY ($136,210)

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#12. Administrative services managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $84,080
- #388 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,030
- Employment: 224,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)

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#11. 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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#10. General and operations managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $91,080
- #366 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,550

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,250
- Employment: 2,984,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
--- Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

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#9. Human resources managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $100,310
- #376 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,590
- Employment: 166,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

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#8. Medical and health services managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $102,280
- #320 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

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#7. Marketing managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $103,160
- #358 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,440
- Employment: 278,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

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#6. Construction managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $106,690
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,210
- Employment: 284,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
--- Napa, CA ($145,430)

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#5. Public relations managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $113,980
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $138,000
- Employment: 59,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,410)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($182,890)
--- Boulder, CO ($174,250)

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#4. Computer and information systems managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $119,220
- #338 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $162,930
- Employment: 485,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)

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#3. Industrial production managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $119,660
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

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#2. Sales managers

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $121,060
- #228 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)