Occupational Title
Except Technical and Scientific Produc Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Security Guards Self-Enrichment Education Teachers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Community Service Managers Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Team Assemblers Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Telemarketers Tellers Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Average Wage
21.42
23.29 12.22 10.96 13.53 12.33 21.89 10.43 12.15
21.03 10.18 10.53 16.11 13.44
7.05 15.23

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Annual

Wage

Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $31.45 First professional degree ........................................................ $74.59 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $33.06 Master's degree ...................................................................... $23.88 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $37.34 Bachelor's degree ................................................................... $21.77

$65,400 $155,100
$68,800 $49,700 $77,700 $45,300

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ............ $19.55 $40,700 Associate's degree .................................................................. $23.77 $49,400 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $15.17 $31,500

All other (no formal postsec. education required) ............ $11.91 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $18.43 Long-term on-the-job training ................................................ $15.52 Moderate-term on-the-job training ......................................... $13.36 Short-term on-the-job training ................................................. $9.45

$24,800 $38,300 $32,300 $27,800 $19,700

All categories combined ....................................................... $15.84 $32,900

For more information, please contact Yvonne Little at (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888
Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us
www.dol.state.ga.us/wp/lmi_publications.htm

2005 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages
Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled.
Workforce Investment Area #10 MaconBibb County
Bibb
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Area Occupational Wages

Occupational wage rates are a product of the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey. The Workforce Information and Analysis (WI&A) Division of the Georgia Department of Labor surveys over 9,400 Georgia employers annually to determine wage rates for nearly 800 occupations. This pamphlet includes the 125 or so occupations with the most expected job openings in this area of the state.

Wages in this pamphlet are reprinted from the 2005 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey.

Occupational Title
Accountants and Auditors Administrative Services Managers Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Bartenders Bill and Account Collectors Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Carpenters Cashiers Chefs and Head Cooks Chief Executives Child Care Workers Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Computer and Information Systems Managers Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software Computer Support Specialists Computer Systems Analysts Construction Laborers Construction Managers Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant Counter and Rental Clerks Customer Service Representatives

Average Wage
23.05 30.24 16.83 16.54 8.55 12.64 12.48 12.81 18.96 15.22 7.40 13.00
* 8.11 9.04
6.40 37.95 27.16 30.98 16.71 29.82
8.66 36.24
6.68 7.65 8.29 9.80 13.44

* hourly wage is $70.00 or more

Occupational Title
Data Entry Keyers Dental Laboratory Technicians Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians Electricians Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants File Clerks Financial Analysts Financial Managers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors Food Preparation Workers Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Food Service Managers General and Operations Managers Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Instructional Coordinators

Average Wage
11.67 13.73 6.26 7.15 81,157 25.23 21.98 18.31 15.41 9.63 27.65 33.82
21.41
12.72
17.91
15.73
24.89
18.60 13.48
22.85 15.60
22.24 16.99
8.49 8.61 22.72 35.87 9.81 10.52 8.06 6.77 6.78 12.10 14.40 26.70

Occupational Title

Average Wage

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Lawyers Legal Secretaries Librarians Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Loan Officers Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical and Health Services Managers Medical and Public Health Social Workers Medical Assistants Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Network and Computer Systems Administrators Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Office Clerks, General Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Operations Research Analysts Order Clerks Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers and Packagers, Hand Painters, Construction and Maintenance Parts Salespersons Personal and Home Care Aides Pharmacists Pharmacy Technicians Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Real Estate Sales Agents Receptionists and Information Clerks Registered Nurses Retail Salespersons Sales Managers Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing,

14.28 7.67
10.43 9.39 7.78 53.65 15.09 24.46 14.93 37.37 15.99 7.13 14.89 32.09 13.00 38.58 17.83 11.76 14.36 22.51 25.83 9.82 10.19 12.46 23.93 12.25 9.21 7.14 13.57 14.03 8.24 43.48 10.73 14.45 16.51 18.41 21.55 16.79 10.22 26.62 9.78 40.36

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