Fastest-growing jobs in Georgia

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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +24.8% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,310
--- Employment in 2023: 1,050
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,060

#50. Psychiatric Aides
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +24.8% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,910
--- Employment in 2023: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $74,010

#49. Dietitians and Nutritionists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.3% (250 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,240
--- Employment in 2023: 990
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $50,510

#48. Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.3% (1,290 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,390
--- Employment in 2023: 5,100
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,330

#47. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.6% (2,340 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 11,470
--- Employment in 2023: 9,130
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,260

#46. Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.6% (3,810 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 18,690
--- Employment in 2023: 14,880
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,930

#45. Training and Development Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.2% (870 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,190
--- Employment in 2023: 3,320
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $99,100

#44. Speech-Language Pathologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.9% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,650
--- Employment in 2023: 1,300
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $75,000

#43. Web Developers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.0% (690 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,250
--- Employment in 2023: 2,560
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $239,200+

#42. Family Medicine Physicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.4% (870 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,040
--- Employment in 2023: 3,170
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $42,650

#41. Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.5% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,320
--- Employment in 2023: 1,820
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $29,600

#40. School Bus Monitors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.8% (1,030 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,740
--- Employment in 2023: 3,710
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,220

#39. Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +28.7% (6,400 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 28,680
--- Employment in 2023: 22,280
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,970

#38. Construction Laborers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +28.7% (450 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,020
--- Employment in 2023: 1,570
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $56,740

#37. Massage Therapists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.2% (1,770 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,830
--- Employment in 2023: 6,060
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $93,500

#36. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.3% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,380
--- Employment in 2023: 1,840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,350

#35. Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.4% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,200
--- Employment in 2023: 1,700
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,710

#34. Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +30.7% (1,030 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,390
--- Employment in 2023: 3,360
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,280

#33. First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +33.3% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,200
--- Employment in 2023: 900
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $64,070

#32. Writers and Authors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +33.8% (450 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,780
--- Employment in 2023: 1,330
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $67,230

#31. Crane and Tower Operators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +34.0% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,890
--- Employment in 2023: 1,410
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $39,630

#30. Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +34.1% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,440
--- Employment in 2023: 1,820
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $28,990

#29. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +34.4% (980 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,830
--- Employment in 2023: 2,850
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $57,030

#28. Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +35.0% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,580
--- Employment in 2023: 1,170
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $63,540

#27. Therapists, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +37.7% (720 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,630
--- Employment in 2023: 1,910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $24,590

#26. Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +39.2% (560 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,990
--- Employment in 2023: 1,430
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,450

#25. Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +39.7% (730 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,570
--- Employment in 2023: 1,840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $34,780

#24. Orderlies
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +40.4% (400 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,390
--- Employment in 2023: 990
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,910

#23. Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +41.3% (590 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,020
--- Employment in 2023: 1,430
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,240

#22. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +42.2% (840 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,830
--- Employment in 2023: 1,990
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $65,070

#21. Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +42.6% (750 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,510
--- Employment in 2023: 1,760
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $73,300

#20. Credit Analysts
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +44.4% (320 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,040
--- Employment in 2023: 720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $44,000

#19. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +45.7% (1,050 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,350
--- Employment in 2023: 2,300
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $66,600

#18. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +45.7% (750 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,390
--- Employment in 2023: 1,640
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $72,130

#17. Athletes and Sports Competitors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +50.0% (520 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,560
--- Employment in 2023: 1,040
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $64,550

#16. Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +51.8% (590 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,730
--- Employment in 2023: 1,140
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,610

#15. Interpreters and Translators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +52.6% (1,440 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,180
--- Employment in 2023: 2,740
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $71,050

#14. Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +61.4% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,340
--- Employment in 2023: 830
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $44,590

#13. Private Detectives and Investigators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +68.3% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,010
--- Employment in 2023: 600
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $23,820

#12. Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +70.1% (7,490 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 18,180
--- Employment in 2023: 10,690
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $40,880

#11. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +75.4% (520 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,210
--- Employment in 2023: 690
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $51,210

#10. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +98.8% (830 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,670
--- Employment in 2023: 840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $96,810

#9. School Psychologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +105.4% (980 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,910
--- Employment in 2023: 930
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $57,400

#8. Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +115.6% (1,260 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,350
--- Employment in 2023: 1,090
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $55,390

#7. Maintenance Workers, Machinery
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +134.7% (1,280 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,230
--- Employment in 2023: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,730

#6. Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +136.4% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,040
--- Employment in 2023: 440
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $131,770

#5. Physical Scientists, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +143.5% (2,310 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,920
--- Employment in 2023: 1,610
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,490

#4. Psychiatric Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +149.6% (3,740 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,240
--- Employment in 2023: 2,500
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $22,160

#3. Cooks, Short Order
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +322.2% (1,160 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,520
--- Employment in 2023: 360
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $239,200+

#2. Cardiologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +558.0% (2,790 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,290
--- Employment in 2023: 500
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $139,990

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Madison Troyer, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

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