2022 High-Tech Occupations Employment and Wages by State

Reported from 2022 CompTIA Net Tech Employment Report, Sourced from Lightcast, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and CompTIA

Georgia ranks competitively in high-tech occupation wages and has seen a significant number of jobs increase over the past year as a result of investments in quality talent pipelines and attracting talent to the state. Publicly and privately funded research and development efforts will continue to push this growth statewide.

2021 Education Attainment of Persons over 25 Years Old by State

2021 Education Attainment of Persons over 25 Years Old by State

Sourced from 2021 American Community Survey, *HS: High School

Georgia’s competitive rankings in educational attainment at the associate’s and bachelor’s levels continue to support a strong workforce foundation, while significant opportunity exists to increase attainment of post-secondary education, especially at the associate degree level.

2021

Aggregated by Education Data Initiative, U.S. Public Education Spending Statistics

Georgia ranks 33rd in terms of K-12 spending per pupil, meaning it ranks in the middle compared to other states. Many other southern states including Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, and Mississippi, all rank lower than Georgia.

Aggregated by Education Data Initiative, U.S. Public Education Spending Statistics

Georgia ranks 33rd in terms of K-12 spending per pupil, meaning it ranks in the middle compared to other states. Many other southern states including Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, and Mississippi all rank lower than Georgia.

PPE: Per Pupil Expenditures

*Total PPE includes federal funding.

Continued: 2021 Public School Spending per Pupil (PPE), Georgia School Districts

2021 Public School Spending per Pupil (PPE), Georgia Scho ol Districts

Continued: 2021 Public School Spending per Pupil (PPE), Georgia School Districts

Continued: 2021 Public School Spending per Pupil (PPE), Georgia School Districts

Sourced from The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education from state and local funds. The state average is $11,203 per student each year, and per school average is slightly less at $10,622.69. Funding varies significantly among city and county districts, charter schools and traditional schools, as well as systems in rural, hub and metro counties. county districts, charter schools and traditional schools, as well as systems in rural, hub and metro counties.

Per pupil expenditures represent the dollars spent per student in public education from state and local funds The state average is $11,203 per student each year and per school average is slightly less at $10,622.69. Funding varies significantly among city and county districts, charter schools and traditional schools, as well as systems in rural, hub and metro counties.