Rome, GA
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Georgia statewide data
$49,660
Median Annual Wage
+31% since 2019
$52,715
Georgia Median
-6% vs state
35,690
Total Workers
195
Occupations Tracked
Rome, GA is a Metropolitan Area with 195 tracked occupations and an estimated 35,690 total workers. Wages grew an average of 23.8% from 2019 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Architecture and Engineering Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Pharmacists | $137,240 |
| Marketing Managers | $134,110 |
| Facilities Managers | $132,670 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $131,090 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $124,010 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $123,760 |
| Sales Managers | $118,050 |
| Software Developers | $113,990 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $107,180 |
| Electrical Engineers | $107,140 |
Job Market Trends
2019 → 2024
+23.8%
avg wage growth since 2019
+22.2%
employment change since 2019
Fastest Wage Growth
| Instructional Coordinators Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+204.5%
$24,220 → $73,740
|
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
+124.3%
$27,490 → $61,670
|
| Light Truck Drivers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+75.6%
$20,730 → $36,400
|
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+66.8%
$34,660 → $57,820
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
+64.4%
$25,540 → $41,990
|
Most Jobs Added
| Production Workers, All Other Production Occupations |
+600.0%
60 → 420
|
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
+500.0%
40 → 240
|
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+200.0%
470 → 1,610
|
| Stockers and Order Fillers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+200.0%
390 → 1,420
|
| Training and Development Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+100.0%
80 → 170
|
Wage Declines
| Chief Executives Management Occupations |
-34.6%
$156,960 → $102,610
|
| Computer Occupations, All Other Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
-28.8%
$81,140 → $57,760
|
| Speech-Language Pathologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-23.3%
$107,650 → $82,520
|
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
-20.0%
$27,400 → $21,930
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Sales and Related Occupations |
-13.3%
$42,410 → $36,760
|
Wage Trends in Rome, GA
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $49,660 |
| 2023 | $47,140 |
| 2022 | $43,500 |
| 2021 | $38,120 |
| 2020 | $39,190 |
| 2019 | $37,845 |