Rome, GA

Across all occupations in the Rome, GA metropolitan area, the median wage is $42,670 a year ($20.51 an hour) and the mean $54,910, May 2025. That median is −16% against the US median of $50,980 and −11% against Georgia's $48,170. BLS counts 44,900 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is registered nurses.

All occupations: Rome, GA vs Georgia and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Rome, GA area, Georgia and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Rome, GA	Hourly	$12.93	$15.47	$20.51	$30.28	$46.46	$26.40	44,900
Rome, GA	Annual	$26,890	$32,170	$42,670	$62,980	$96,640	$54,910	44,900
Georgia	Hourly	$13.43	$17.16	$23.16	$37.29	$58.88	$31.69	4,889,170
Georgia	Annual	$27,930	$35,700	$48,170	$77,570	$122,470	$65,920	4,889,170
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

203 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Georgia. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Rome, GA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$353,400	$169.90	80
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$305,000	$146.64	90
3	Marketing Managers	$148,160	$71.23	50
4	Pharmacists	$142,090	$68.31	110
5	Financial Managers in Georgia	$139,740	$67.18	130
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Georgia	$138,900	$66.78	80
7	Medical and Health Services Managers	$132,830	$63.86	160
8	Industrial Production Managers	$131,680	$63.31	60
9	Sales Managers in Georgia	$129,660	$62.34	140
10	Administrative Services Managers	$126,130	$60.64	70
11	Veterinarians	$124,530	$59.87	30
12	Physician Assistants	$122,440	$58.87	50
13	Facilities Managers	$122,330	$58.81	50
14	Software Developers in Georgia	$118,030	$56.75	140
15	Human Resources Managers	$116,910	$56.21	30
16	Nurse Practitioners	$112,970	$54.31	150
17	Chief Executives	$106,740	$51.32	30
18	Physical Therapists	$103,710	$49.86	130
19	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$102,450	*	70
20	Occupational Therapists	$99,490	$47.83	80

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Rome, GA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Registered Nurses in Georgia	1,740	38.65	1.78	$83,880
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Georgia	1,600	35.58	1.44	$26,890
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Georgia	1,560	34.65	1.83	$33,590
4	Retail Salespersons in Georgia	1,520	33.74	1.35	$30,590
5	Cashiers in Georgia	990	21.95	1.10	$28,280
6	Stockers and Order Fillers in Georgia	970	21.68	1.19	$34,150
7	Nursing Assistants in Georgia	890	19.75	2.12	$37,220
7	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Georgia	890	19.88	2.20	$34,190
9	General and Operations Managers in Georgia	860	19.06	0.85	$83,750
10	Customer Service Representatives in Georgia	850	19.02	1.14	$36,700
11	Waiters and Waitresses in Georgia	740	16.56	1.13	$20,980
12	Office Clerks, General in Georgia	700	15.61	0.98	$37,000
13	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Georgia	610	13.58	2.73	$32,760
14	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Georgia	530	11.74	1.27	*
15	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Georgia	490	11.01	1.40	$37,670
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Georgia	480	10.59	1.08	$45,980
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Georgia	450	9.94	0.75	$50,960
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Georgia	440	9.88	2.37	$61,710
19	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Georgia	430	9.56	2.21	$73,260
20	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Georgia	410	9.18	1.31	$60,070

Most concentrated occupations in Rome, GA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	37.27	140	3.08	$36,200
2	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	6.97	230	5.10	$60,300
3	Production Workers, All Other	5.19	380	8.40	$38,120
4	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.69	170	3.76	$35,410
5	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.07	200	4.48	$63,740
6	Respiratory Therapists	2.90	120	2.60	$98,720
7	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Georgia	2.73	610	13.58	$32,760
8	Phlebotomists	2.69	110	2.48	$39,880
9	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	2.54	170	3.77	$66,700
10	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Georgia	2.37	440	9.88	$61,710

Occupation groups in Rome, GA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$101,590	$118,300	2,350	52.44	0.73
Computer and Mathematical	$86,270	$91,560	650	14.38	0.43
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$82,350	$93,960	4,800	106.81	1.69
Architecture and Engineering	$82,030	$87,380	280	6.34	0.38
Legal	$74,410	$90,950	**	**	**
Business and Financial Operations	$64,530	$75,370	2,000	44.64	0.66
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$60,460	$75,420	180	4.12	0.43
Educational Instruction and Library	$60,070	$59,030	2,410	53.60	0.92
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$52,250	$56,820	2,010	44.76	1.14
Community and Social Service	$48,550	$52,280	710	15.78	0.92
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$47,290	$63,530	430	9.61	0.73
Protective Service	$45,480	$48,120	1,030	22.91	0.94
Construction and Extraction	$45,400	$48,600	860	19.23	0.47
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$45,090	$46,370	60	1.41	0.50
Production	$39,610	$45,750	4,420	98.48	1.79
Office and Administrative Support	$39,240	$43,770	4,830	107.67	0.94
Healthcare Support	$37,220	$38,180	2,230	49.70	0.98
Transportation and Material Moving	$34,540	$38,310	4,870	108.43	1.23
Sales and Related	$33,040	$41,410	3,910	87.08	1.01
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$30,980	$32,950	**	**	**
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$27,590	$29,080	4,380	97.57	1.11
Personal Care and Service	$23,310	$28,870	650	14.44	0.69

Every occupation in Georgia, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 203 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Rome, GA estimates (area 40660).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Rome, GA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.