Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Macon

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February 17, 2021
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Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Macon

Anybody who has taken a course in marketing, psychology or sociology is likely familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. First detailed by psychologist Andrew Maslow in his 1943 work “A Theory of Human Motivation,” the hierarchy breaks down the complex network of human thoughts into a categorical triage, placing self-development at the top and security and physical health at the bottom. In setting up this pyramid, Maslow framed self-recognition and creative development as ultimate goals, while also prioritizing personal safety and strong physical health.

As such, it has never been more important to recognize the health care professionals who work tirelessly to keep the population healthy. In 2019, the United States spent 17.7% of its GDP on health. While it’s encouraging to know that the country is investing in those responsible for maintaining the nation’s well-being, not all health care professionals receive equal compensation.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Macon, GA using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2019 annual mean wage. Keep reading to see which health care jobs make the most and least in your city.

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#26. Nursing assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $25,520
- #333 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,030

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,720
- Employment: 1,419,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($46,170)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($45,100)
--- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($44,710)
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#25. Pharmacy technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $26,370
- #388 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,250
- Employment: 417,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($51,090)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($50,790)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($50,070)
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#24. Veterinary technologists and technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $29,270
- #260 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,670
- Employment: 110,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($76,660)
--- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA ($57,740)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($50,100)
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#23. Medical assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $30,020
- #330 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,050

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,720
- Employment: 712,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($49,880)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($48,920)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($47,140)
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#22. Phlebotomists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,000
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,480
- Employment: 128,290
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($58,610)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($54,040)
--- Redding, CA ($52,310)
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#21. Medical transcriptionists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,030
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,210
- Employment: 55,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($67,840)
--- Amarillo, TX ($56,970)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($54,080)
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#20. Dental assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,210
- #342 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,170
- Employment: 351,470
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($56,010)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($54,510)
--- Rochester, MN ($53,010)
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#19. Ophthalmic medical technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $35,940
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,760
- Employment: 58,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Duluth, MN-WI ($56,620)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($53,770)
--- New Bedford, MA ($53,250)
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#18. Recreational therapists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $42,630
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,130
- Employment: 19,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA ($83,590)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,800)
--- Fresno, CA ($82,170)
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#17. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,890
- #262 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 697,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($69,490)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($68,160)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($67,990)
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#16. Surgical technologists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $53,430
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,110
- Employment: 109,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($74,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($72,790)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($69,750)
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#15. Dental hygienists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $56,160
- #350 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,230
- Employment: 221,560
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($140,150)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($120,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,940)
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#14. Respiratory therapists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $56,260
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,950
- Employment: 132,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($101,520)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($98,810)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,950)
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#13. Radiologic technologists and technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $57,320
- #185 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,120
- Employment: 207,360
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($109,680)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,670)
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#12. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $59,080
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,600
- Employment: 56,110
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salem, OR ($106,620)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($103,050)
--- Medford, OR ($82,780)
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#11. Physical therapist assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $59,260
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,520
- Employment: 96,840
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($78,530)
--- Victoria, TX ($78,070)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($75,470)
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#10. Diagnostic medical sonographers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- #225 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,780
- Employment: 72,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($126,850)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($118,880)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($115,280)
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#9. Occupational therapy assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $60,830
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,880
- Employment: 44,990
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($92,580)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($83,690)
--- Reno, NV ($81,800)
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#8. Registered nurses

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $67,010
- #213 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,790

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,460
- Employment: 2,982,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($140,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($138,000)
--- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($134,000)
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#7. Speech-language pathologists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $77,960
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,000
- Employment: 154,360
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($117,710)
--- Corvallis, OR ($105,380)
--- Chico, CA ($104,640)
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#6. Physical therapists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $82,200
- #305 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,170
- Employment: 233,350
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Yuba City, CA ($116,360)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($116,120)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($113,950)
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#5. Occupational therapists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $82,650
- #193 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,210
- Employment: 133,570
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- The Villages, FL ($115,090)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($108,870)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($107,450)
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#4. Nurse practitioners

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $103,330
- #251 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $111,840
- Employment: 200,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($175,060)
--- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($160,110)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($157,150)
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#3. Physician assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $103,850
- #216 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $112,410
- Employment: 120,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($161,370)
--- Leominster-Gardner, MA ($156,250)
--- Waterbury, CT ($154,550)
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#2. Pharmacists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $125,630
- #190 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,510
- Employment: 311,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tyler, TX ($161,790)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($158,250)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($157,850)
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#1. Dentists, general

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $233,960
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $178,260
- Employment: 110,730
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Burlington, NC ($278,360)
--- Burlington-South Burlington, VT ($275,430)
--- Longview, TX ($272,440)

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