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Jobs in Macon-Bibb County, GA

Pay, demand and occupations in this metropolitan area.

In short: Macon-Bibb County, GA: 95,030 jobs, median pay $45,160 a year.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

$45,160median pay

95,030jobs

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$98,810top (90th pct.)

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Overview

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

Macon-Bibb County, GA is a metropolitan area in Georgia. BLS counts 95,030 wage-and-salary jobs here, with a median pay of $45,160 a year (the lowest-paid tenth earn under $25,990 and the highest-paid tenth more than $98,810).

Cities in our guides that belong to this area: Macon-Bibb County.

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Largest occupations

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

The 40 largest occupations here (at least 100 jobs).

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Occupation ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Median pay ⇅	Entry (10th pct.) ⇅	Top (90th pct.) ⇅	Location quotient ⇅
Registered Nurses	3,100	$85,070	$66,160	$115,870	1.50
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,070	$37,140	$30,300	$46,190	1.70
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,920	$25,000	$19,830	$31,380	1.24
Retail Salespersons	2,800	$28,820	$21,880	$45,000	1.18
Cashiers	2,300	$27,820	$22,100	$32,140	1.22
General and Operations Managers	1,910	$90,500	$42,850	$199,950	0.89
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,880	$28,150	$22,820	$36,490	0.71
Waiters and Waitresses	1,660	$17,830	$15,080	$44,990	1.19
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,630	$34,350	$29,630	$45,210	0.94
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	1,580	$58,910	$58,910	$95,540	7.96
Office Clerks, General	1,530	$36,700	$26,610	$51,400	1.02
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,520	$30,380	$23,520	$38,310	1.12
Nursing Assistants	1,450	$36,540	$30,000	$44,570	1.64
Customer Service Representatives	1,430	$38,340	$28,760	$55,470	0.90
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,120	$38,560	$32,110	$49,330	1.91
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,100	$50,190	$37,450	$75,840	0.87
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,080	$61,510	$46,300	$76,170	1.27
Medical Assistants	1,000	$38,400	$34,280	$47,550	2.00
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	980	$36,340	$27,330	$59,420	1.31
Cooks, Restaurant	970	$31,650	$23,880	$37,690	1.13
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	960	$38,400	$25,700	$54,080	0.92
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	950	$46,100	$30,670	$63,860	1.01
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	870	$38,260	$27,780	$72,900	1.27
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	830	$26,310	$21,700	$36,850	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	780	$60,350	$39,940	$96,930	0.88
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	770	$46,630	$39,240	$80,190	1.87
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	740	$68,210	$41,380	$125,330	1.12
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	740	$60,990	$47,570	$72,950	1.86
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	720	$45,760	$29,970	$62,820	0.86
Production Workers, All Other	670	$44,820	$31,060	$84,950	4.34
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	660	$37,170	$35,290	$45,170	1.39
Accountants and Auditors	640	$74,870	$48,010	$126,990	0.72
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	640	$61,400	$34,650	$127,310	0.85
Light Truck Drivers	600	$45,130	$25,210	$91,260	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	600	$62,740	$43,450	$97,210	1.45
Receptionists and Information Clerks	570	$36,510	$26,140	$43,470	1.02
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	570	$64,800	$45,970	$81,260	0.88
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	550	$38,730	$31,020	$47,930	1.10
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	540	$47,700	$30,880	$80,810	1.26
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	520	$36,400	$27,460	$46,800	0.89

Top pay

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

The 40 highest-paying occupations among those with at least 300 jobs.

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Occupation ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Median pay ⇅	Entry (10th pct.) ⇅	Top (90th pct.) ⇅	Location quotient ⇅
Physicians, All Other	350	$140,880	$60,350	$350,960	1.67
Financial Managers	310	$138,160	$79,660	$240,040	0.60
Medical and Health Services Managers	340	$131,510	$64,970	$219,650	0.94
Nurse Practitioners	400	$115,860	$99,020	$140,970	2.04
Lawyers	410	$108,200	$61,430	$232,700	0.89
Managers, All Other	450	$97,580	$58,350	$164,020	1.19
General and Operations Managers	1,910	$90,500	$42,850	$199,950	0.89
Registered Nurses	3,100	$85,070	$66,160	$115,870	1.50
Project Management Specialists	310	$80,420	$43,000	$128,140	0.48
Management Analysts	330	$78,600	$45,860	$166,900	0.60
Accountants and Auditors	640	$74,870	$48,010	$126,990	0.72
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	470	$73,970	$47,820	$117,360	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	520	$69,300	$50,140	$104,540	1.06
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	740	$68,210	$41,380	$125,330	1.12
Training and Development Specialists	350	$64,950	$42,180	$102,580	1.26
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	570	$64,800	$45,970	$81,260	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	600	$62,740	$43,450	$97,210	1.45
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	310	$62,670	$47,230	$81,930	1.17
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,080	$61,510	$46,300	$76,170	1.27
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	640	$61,400	$34,650	$127,310	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	490	$61,060	$37,170	$82,720	1.28
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	740	$60,990	$47,570	$72,950	1.86
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	780	$60,350	$39,940	$96,930	0.88
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	300	$60,250	$38,030	$94,500	1.45
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	350	$60,090	$46,180	$76,810	0.92
Human Resources Specialists	490	$59,190	$37,570	$102,720	0.87
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	1,580	$58,910	$58,910	$95,540	7.96
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	300	$57,790	$39,520	$81,460	1.37
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	440	$56,160	$31,220	$104,970	0.58
Insurance Sales Agents	450	$55,160	$38,110	$119,600	1.52
Electricians	380	$54,320	$33,710	$83,560	0.82
Compliance Officers	320	$50,340	$38,480	$102,610	1.24
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,100	$50,190	$37,450	$75,840	0.87
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	350	$49,780	$37,200	$81,050	1.47
Correctional Officers and Jailers	410	$48,810	$39,490	$59,750	1.76
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	540	$47,700	$30,880	$80,810	1.26
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	770	$46,630	$39,240	$80,190	1.87
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	310	$46,300	$38,500	$58,200	1.06
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	950	$46,100	$30,670	$63,860	1.01
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	720	$45,760	$29,970	$62,820	0.86

Fields

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

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Field ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Median pay ⇅	Location quotient ⇅
Office and Administrative Support	10,830	$40,060	1.00
Food Preparation and Serving Related	9,110	$27,540	1.09
Transportation and Material Moving	9,020	$37,230	1.08
Sales and Related	8,730	$31,370	1.06
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	8,550	$77,430	1.42
Business and Financial Operations	6,590	$68,210	1.02
Educational Instruction and Library	6,110	$56,180	1.10
Management	5,310	$99,590	0.78
Healthcare Support	5,160	$35,410	1.07
Production	5,050	$45,090	0.97
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	4,030	$51,200	1.08
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,190	$33,220	1.15
Protective Service	3,170	$48,810	1.37
Construction and Extraction	2,610	$47,950	0.66
Computer and Mathematical	1,480	$80,040	0.46
Community and Social Service	1,460	$49,930	0.90
Personal Care and Service	1,360	$29,320	0.69
Architecture and Engineering	870	$79,180	0.54
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	860	$46,500	0.69
Legal	840	$76,050	1.06
Life, Physical, and Social Science	360	$65,510	0.40
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	330	$37,290	1.22

Cities

CITY Official statistic Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

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City ⇅	State ⇅	Population ⇅	Median rent ⇅
Macon-Bibb County	Georgia	156,578	$1,066

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FAQ

How many jobs are there in Macon-Bibb County, GA?

BLS counts 95,030 wage-and-salary jobs (OEWS, May 2025).

What is the median pay in Macon-Bibb County, GA?

$45,160 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Which occupation pays most in Macon-Bibb County, GA?

Physicians, All Other, with a median of $140,880 among occupations with at least 300 jobs.

Sources

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