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Jobs in Valdosta, GA

Pay, demand and occupations in this metropolitan area.

In short: Valdosta, GA: 53,890 jobs, median pay $39,110 a year.

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

$39,110median pay

53,890jobs

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$83,980top (90th pct.)

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Overview

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

Valdosta, GA is a metropolitan area in Georgia. BLS counts 53,890 wage-and-salary jobs here, with a median pay of $39,110 a year (the lowest-paid tenth earn under $23,070 and the highest-paid tenth more than $83,980).

Cities in our guides that belong to this area: Valdosta.

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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 ⇅
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,380	$23,100	$19,290	$29,460	1.78
Retail Salespersons	1,940	$28,600	$21,050	$41,750	1.44
Cashiers	1,490	$26,470	$21,000	$31,060	1.39
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,270	$36,290	$29,400	$41,050	1.29
Waiters and Waitresses	1,150	$18,510	$15,080	$39,700	1.47
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,110	$47,880	$36,570	$76,270	1.55
Registered Nurses	1,110	$74,360	$62,190	$93,720	0.95
General and Operations Managers	1,020	$79,440	$39,780	$175,550	0.84
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	990	$34,770	$27,360	$46,950	0.97
Office Clerks, General	870	$37,260	$24,330	$49,710	1.02
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	840	$29,480	$23,510	$37,670	1.09
Customer Service Representatives	780	$35,260	$24,750	$50,790	0.87
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	740	$28,100	$22,460	$35,070	0.49
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	720	$43,760	$27,970	$63,010	1.35
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	700	$34,650	$27,020	$59,640	1.64
Cooks, Restaurant	680	$29,880	$22,760	$35,890	1.39
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	620	$48,360	$37,010	$48,360	2.30
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	580	$37,480	$27,440	$69,610	1.48
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	570	$63,480	$47,210	$99,330	1.18
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	540	$36,250	$23,970	$52,480	0.91
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	510	$27,440	$18,240	$82,720	1.03
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	510	$34,980	$29,810	$46,640	1.52
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	500	$64,370	$40,040	$114,670	1.34
Nursing Assistants	470	$34,040	$27,350	$42,170	0.93
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	450	$44,540	$28,580	$61,010	0.95
Electricians	450	$50,560	$31,150	$72,610	1.71
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	430	$53,630	$35,580	$85,090	0.86
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	430	$52,360	$26,960	$117,060	1.00
Childcare Workers	400	$22,510	$20,110	$37,140	2.20
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	400	$49,860	$38,330	$65,480	1.79
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	390	$62,780	$36,190	$98,790	1.06
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	380	$63,510	$42,020	$92,910	1.64
Light Truck Drivers	350	$39,710	$27,030	$70,390	1.02
Food Preparation Workers	340	$29,020	$21,670	$36,180	1.10
Construction Laborers	340	$34,400	$25,320	$47,180	0.90
Medical Assistants	340	$35,320	$29,620	$42,640	1.20
Receptionists and Information Clerks	340	$31,190	$22,410	$40,040	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	320	$64,570	$47,290	$90,280	1.13
Accountants and Auditors	310	$73,420	$45,870	$125,320	0.62
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	310	$46,730	$30,070	$75,640	1.25

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 ⇅
General and Operations Managers	1,020	$79,440	$39,780	$175,550	0.84
Registered Nurses	1,110	$74,360	$62,190	$93,720	0.95
Accountants and Auditors	310	$73,420	$45,870	$125,320	0.62
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	310	$69,670	$42,060	$115,250	1.47
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	320	$64,570	$47,290	$90,280	1.13
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	500	$64,370	$40,040	$114,670	1.34
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	380	$63,510	$42,020	$92,910	1.64
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	570	$63,480	$47,210	$99,330	1.18
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	390	$62,780	$36,190	$98,790	1.06
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	300	$60,020	$35,590	$82,420	1.38
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	430	$53,630	$35,580	$85,090	0.86
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	430	$52,360	$26,960	$117,060	1.00
Electricians	450	$50,560	$31,150	$72,610	1.71
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	400	$49,860	$38,330	$65,480	1.79
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	620	$48,360	$37,010	$48,360	2.30
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,110	$47,880	$36,570	$76,270	1.55
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	310	$46,730	$30,070	$75,640	1.25
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	450	$44,540	$28,580	$61,010	0.95
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	720	$43,760	$27,970	$63,010	1.35
Light Truck Drivers	350	$39,710	$27,030	$70,390	1.02
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	580	$37,480	$27,440	$69,610	1.48
Office Clerks, General	870	$37,260	$24,330	$49,710	1.02
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,270	$36,290	$29,400	$41,050	1.29
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	540	$36,250	$23,970	$52,480	0.91
Medical Assistants	340	$35,320	$29,620	$42,640	1.20
Customer Service Representatives	780	$35,260	$24,750	$50,790	0.87
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	510	$34,980	$29,810	$46,640	1.52
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	990	$34,770	$27,360	$46,950	0.97
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	700	$34,650	$27,020	$59,640	1.64
Construction Laborers	340	$34,400	$25,320	$47,180	0.90
Nursing Assistants	470	$34,040	$27,350	$42,170	0.93
Receptionists and Information Clerks	340	$31,190	$22,410	$40,040	1.07
Cooks, Restaurant	680	$29,880	$22,760	$35,890	1.39
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	840	$29,480	$23,510	$37,670	1.09
Food Preparation Workers	340	$29,020	$21,670	$36,180	1.10
Retail Salespersons	1,940	$28,600	$21,050	$41,750	1.44
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	740	$28,100	$22,460	$35,070	0.49
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	510	$27,440	$18,240	$82,720	1.03
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	300	$27,280	$21,150	$33,700	1.02
Cashiers	1,490	$26,470	$21,000	$31,060	1.39

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 ⇅
Food Preparation and Serving Related	6,560	$25,650	1.38
Office and Administrative Support	6,030	$38,080	0.98
Transportation and Material Moving	5,750	$39,900	1.21
Sales and Related	5,720	$30,590	1.23
Production	3,840	$38,290	1.29
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	3,780	$69,910	1.11
Educational Instruction and Library	3,720	$59,560	1.18
Management	2,790	$88,960	0.72
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,630	$48,940	1.25
Business and Financial Operations	2,220	$64,430	0.61
Healthcare Support	2,000	$34,040	0.73
Construction and Extraction	1,980	$45,520	0.89
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,650	$29,480	1.05
Protective Service	1,190	$44,250	0.91
Personal Care and Service	1,130	$25,730	1.00
Community and Social Service	980	$45,620	1.05
Computer and Mathematical	510	$75,380	0.28
Architecture and Engineering	400	$75,330	0.44
Legal	320	$66,710	0.70
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	320	$38,900	0.45
Life, Physical, and Social Science	230	$63,130	0.44
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	130	$38,900	0.87

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 ⇅
Valdosta	Georgia	55,252	$1,054

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FAQ

How many jobs are there in Valdosta, GA?

BLS counts 53,890 wage-and-salary jobs (OEWS, May 2025).

What is the median pay in Valdosta, GA?

$39,110 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Which occupation pays most in Valdosta, GA?

General and Operations Managers, with a median of $79,440 among occupations with at least 300 jobs.

Sources

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