{"h1":"Best cities for junior jobs in Georgia","faq":[{"a":"Savannah leads Georgia for junior jobs: 46% of its professional openings are entry-level or early-career, against 31% across all cities in our data.","q":"Which city ranks first: best cities for junior jobs in georgia?"},{"a":"9 cities have at least 100 openings, so the list has 9 entries.","q":"How many cities are ranked?"},{"a":"A city's score is the share of its open professional roles tagged entry-level or early-career, read from the full posting text. Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. Internships are left out. A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"Savannah leads Georgia for junior jobs: 46% of its professional openings are entry-level or early-career, against 31% across all cities in our data.","minN":100,"rows":[{"n":186,"key":"GA|savannah","sub":"GA","href":"/places/georgia/city/savannah","name":"Savannah","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"86"},{"label":"All openings","value":"186"},{"label":"Openings with pay posted","value":"12%"}],"value":0.4623655913978494,"change":null,"employers":["Great Dane","Parsons"],"valueLabel":"46%"},{"n":138,"key":"GA|norcross","sub":"GA","href":"/places/georgia/city/norcross","name":"Norcross","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"63"},{"label":"All openings","value":"138"},{"label":"Openings with pay posted","value":"7%"}],"value":0.4565217391304348,"change":null,"employers":["ACI Worldwide","Pruitthealth Home Health","Slip Robotics"],"valueLabel":"46%"},{"n":171,"key":"GA|kennesaw","sub":"GA","href":"/places/georgia/city/kennesaw","name":"Kennesaw","rank":3,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"72"},{"label":"All openings","value":"171"},{"label":"Openings with pay posted","value":"8%"}],"value":0.4210526315789473,"change":null,"employers":["Enercon","Staff Financial Group","CARRIER GLOBAL"],"valueLabel":"42%"},{"n":195,"key":"GA|augusta","sub":"GA","href":null,"name":"Augusta","rank":4,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"74"},{"label":"All openings","value":"195"},{"label":"Openings with pay posted","value":"17%"}],"value":0.3794871794871795,"change":null,"employers":["Inscripta","Veterans Health Administration","Turner Construction"],"valueLabel":"38%"},{"n":150,"key":"GA|duluth","sub":"GA","href":"/places/georgia/city/duluth","name":"Duluth","rank":5,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"56"},{"label":"All openings","value":"150"},{"label":"Openings with pay posted","value":"6%"}],"value":0.3733333333333334,"change":null,"employers":["Viasat","Primerica","QTS Data Centers"],"valueLabel":"37%"},{"n":267,"key":"GA|marietta","sub":"GA","href":"/places/georgia/city/marietta","name":"Marietta","rank":6,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"96"},{"label":"All openings","value":"267"},{"label":"Openings with pay posted","value":"10%"}],"value":0.3595505617977528,"change":null,"employers":["Lockheed Martin","Wellstar Health System","Lockheed Martin Services"],"valueLabel":"36%"},{"n":104,"key":"GA|columbus","sub":"GA","href":"/places/georgia/city/columbus","name":"Columbus","rank":7,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"35"},{"label":"All openings","value":"104"},{"label":"Openings with pay posted","value":"13%"}],"value":0.3365384615384616,"change":null,"employers":["Synovus","RPM International","ScionHealth"],"valueLabel":"34%"},{"n":566,"key":"GA|alpharetta","sub":"GA","href":"/places/georgia/city/alpharetta","name":"Alpharetta","rank":8,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"168"},{"label":"All openings","value":"566"},{"label":"Openings with pay posted","value":"17%"}],"value":0.2968197879858657,"change":null,"employers":["Morgan Stanley","Fiserv","Landis+Gyr"],"valueLabel":"30%"},{"n":5502,"key":"GA|atlanta","sub":"GA","href":"/places/georgia/city/atlanta","name":"Atlanta","rank":9,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"1,514"},{"label":"All openings","value":"5,502"},{"label":"Openings with pay posted","value":"14%"}],"value":0.2751726644856416,"change":null,"employers":["Emory University","Oxford College of Emory University","Capgemini Invent"],"valueLabel":"28%"}],"slug":"best-cities-for-junior-jobs-in-georgia","unit":"openings","scope":{"id":"georgia","kind":"state","name":"Georgia"},"title":"Best cities for junior jobs in Georgia","family":"Entry-level","method":["A city's score is the share of its open professional roles tagged entry-level or early-career, read from the full posting text.","Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. Internships are left out.","A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score."],"builtAt":"2026-11-02T22:01:52.820Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"junior","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week"],"baseline":{"label":"all cities in our data","valueLabel":"31%"},"keyFacts":["#1 Savannah, GA: 46%","#2 Norcross, GA: 46%","#3 Kennesaw, GA: 42%","9 cities ranked in Georgia","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"cities","commentary":["Atlanta is the largest market in the top ten, with 5,502 openings behind its figure.","Cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-junior-jobs-in-georgia"}