Maximum earnings, minimum schooling? It really is possible to earn more than $80,000 a year armed with no more than a bachelor's degree. The trick is investing in a four-year degree that leads to these hot Georgia jobs — those that pull down $80,000 per annum, or more, and are projected to have at least 100 openings annually in the years leading up to 2022.
Go ahead, take a study break. Here is a list of 14 jobs in Georgia that are in high demand and pay $80,000 or more to employees with bachelor's degrees:
Administrative services managers
2013 annual wage: $89,500
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 500
Architects (except landscape and naval)
2013 annual wage: $80,450
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 150
Civil engineers
2013 annual wage: $87,000
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 380
Computer and information systems managers
2013 annual wage: $122,800
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 370
Construction managers
2013 annual wage: $86,400
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 500
Database administrators
2013 annual wage: $84,600
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 160
Electrical engineers
2013 annual wage: $85,400
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 150
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General and operations managers
2013 annual wage: $109,900
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 2,690
Industrial engineers
2013 annual wage: $81,400
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 270
Management analysts
2013 annual wage: $91,100
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 1,500
Marketing managers
2013 annual wage: $126,400
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 230
Medical and health services managers
2013 annual wage: $90,500
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 480
Personal financial advisors
2013 annual wage: $105,100
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 300
Software developers, applications
2013 annual wage: $80,450
2012 – 2022 annual openings: 150
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