These statics help represent what it’s like working in DeKalb County.
27,778
$38,192
1.02%
The most common jobs employ 12,043 and are in Production, Administration, & Sales.
Common Share Breakdown
By the Numbers
6,137
3,462
2,444
15,735
The most specialized jobs employ 6,438 and are in Production, Resource Management, & Material Moving.
Common Share Breakdown
By the Numbers
4,819
409
1,210
21,340
The highest paid jobs held are in Legal; Health, and Architecture & Engineering.
Common Share Breakdown
The highest paying jobs represent 12.3% of all employment. Percentages based on all 27,778 jobs.
The following chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries.
27.6%
11.6%
7.4%
5.7%
1%
10.3%
6.9%
3.9%
1.3%
2.7%
2.4%
5.1%
3.7%
2.6%
1%
0.1%
0.4%
Based on the ACS’ 5-year estimate of DeKalb & Jackson Counties
All data has been provided by the United Census Bureau, taken from their 2015 ACS Surveys.
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