Best-Paying Construction Industry Professions in Georgia
Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
Amid rising college costs and growing concerns about white-collar job automation, more young Americans are turning to the skilled trades—drawn by strong wages, faster training paths, and better job security than most careers: employment in the sector is set to grow nearly 40% faster than the average for all jobs over the next decade.
In the 2025 edition of their Best-Paying Construction Jobs report, researchers at Construction Coverage analyzed the latest BLS data to reveal the construction occupations commanding the highest wages, the states with the best pay for workers, and the jobs projected to grow fastest in the coming years.
Here are the 5 best-paying construction jobs in Georgia:
|
State Rank |
Occupation |
State median hourly wage |
State median annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
$36.26 |
$75,410 |
|
2 |
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers |
$32.46 |
$67,510 |
|
3 |
Construction and Building Inspectors |
$30.91 |
$64,290 |
|
4 |
Boilermakers |
$30.40 |
$63,240 |
|
5 |
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators |
$29.16 |
$60,660 |
The full report provides a detailed breakdown of hourly and annual wages across 46 construction occupations in nearly 400 U.S. metros and the 49 states with complete data available, along with national projections for 10-year growth and self-employment percentages. We've also included a link to high-resolution, downloadable graphics at the bottom of this email.
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