Moderate-term on-the-job-Training (Continued)
Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive Social & Human Service Assistants Team Assemblers Textile Wind, Twist, & Draw Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

10.90 12.43 11.15 11.40 17.44

Short-term on-the-job Training
Amusement & Recreation Attendants Bartenders Bill & Account Collectors Cashiers Child Care Workers Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Cooks, Fast Food Counter Attendants, Caf, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse Food Preparation Workers Helpers--Electricians Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks Industrial Truck & Tractor Forklift Operators Interviewers, Exc Eligibility & Loan Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids& Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders Packers & Packagers, Hand Personal & Home Care Aides Postal Service Mail Carriers Receptionists & Information Clerks Retail Salespersons Security Guards Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Teacher Assistants Tellers Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters & Waitresses

8.43 7.28 13.41 7.35 7.76 9.43 7.42 7.09 8.37 7.06 6.94 13.55 7.28 8.34 10.24 7.86 10.74 8.02 7.91 11.70 11.19 8.91 8.88 8.89 7.05 10.35 9.08 8.36 8.50 21.76 9.55 9.03 10.17 12.43 9.65 15,324 10.52 11.77 6.73

Area Average Wages by Job Preparation Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Annual Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree .................................................. 27.97 First professional degree ...........................................................67.42 Doctoral degree........................................................................ 22.05 Master's degree ........................................................................ 22.83 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ..................31.47 Bachelor's degree ..................................................................... 23.68

58,200 140,200
45,900 47,500 65,500 49,300

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's.............. 17.29 Associate's degree.....................................................................23.70 Postsecondary vocational training............................................13.21

36,000 49,300 27,500

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required) .......11.94 Work experience in a related occupation..................................18.32 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year..............15.97 Moderate-term on-the-job training of 1-12 months................. 12.82 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month ..............9.15

24,800 38,100 33,200 26,700 19,000

All categories combined......................................................... 14.96 31,100

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

2008 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages

Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled.
Workforce Investment Area #16 Heart of Georgia/Altamaha

Bleckley

Johnson

Emanuel

Laurens Treutlen

Candler

Montgomery

Dodge Wheeler Toombs

Evans

Wilcox

Telfair

Tattnall

Jeff Davis Appling

Wayne

Includes the following counties: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, and Wilcox
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Area Occupational Wages

Occupational wage rates are a product of the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Wage 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 wages for the 150 occupations with the most expected job openings statewide that meet disclosure criteria in this WIA area.

Wages in this pamphlet are reprinted from the 2008 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey.

Occupation
More than a Bachelor's Degree
Administrative Services Managers Chief Executives Computer & Information Systems Managers Ed Admins, Elem & Secondary School Ed, Vocational, & School Counselors Financial Managers General & Operations Managers Instructional Coordinators Lawyers Management Analysts Medical & Health Services Managers Pharmacists Sales Managers Training & Development Specialists Vocational Ed Teachers, Postsecondary

Average Wage
24.95 54.14 40.65 79,674 22.12 35.10 34.81 26.14 34.83 37.26 37.83 53.02 33.11 21.53 21.06

Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Child, Family, & School Social Workers Civil Engineers Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Applications Computer Systems Analysts Construction Managers Cost Estimators Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Education Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Graphic Designers Industrial Engineers Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists

31.80 16.61 25.55 25.98 36.99 26.88 35.86 27.68 50,240 17.26 13.78 31.20 48,364 25.38

Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Vocational Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Vocational Ed Special Ed Teachers, Middle School Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School Special Ed Teachers, Secondary School
Associate's Degree
Computer Support Specialists Dental Hygienists Medical Records & Health Info Technicians Paralegals & Legal Assistants Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Registered Nurses
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Auto Service Technicians & Mechanics Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Comm & Ind Equipment Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed Real Estate Sales Agents Surgical Technologists Telecomm Equipment Installers & Repairers, Exc Line Installers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Exec Secretaries & Admin Assts Supvrs of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers Supvrs of Food Preparation & Serving Workers Supvrs of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand Supvrs of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers Supvrs of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers Supvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers Supvrs of Non-Retail Sales Workers Supvrs of Office & Admin Support Workers Supvrs of Personal Service Workers Supvrs of Production & Operating Workers Supvrs of Retail Sales Workers Supvrs of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators

51,345 22.39 51,774 48,858 58,719 53,981
18.27 24.08 13.49 30.99 20.32 27.11
13.80 14.27 18.81 12.20 11.64 16.43 8.32 20.63 13.23 15.05 23.08 13.50
16.67 21.80 12.62 18.74 9.20 15.21 21.47 28.17 18.18 16.44 20.64 14.10 21.50

Food Service Managers Industrial Production Managers Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Exc Tech & Scientific Products
Long-term on-the-job Training
Butchers & Meat Cutters Carpenters Claims Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators Cooks, Restaurant Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers Electricians Fire Fighters Industrial Machinery Mechanics Machinists Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Exc Engines Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Sheet Metal Workers Textile Knit & Weave Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Moderate-term on-the-job-Training
Advertising Sales Agents Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Bus Drivers, School Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers Construction Laborers Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria Correctional Officers & Jailers Customer Service Reps Data Entry Keyers Dental Assistants Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers Maintenance & Repair Workers, General Medical Assistants Medical Secretaries Operating Engineers & Other Construct Equipment Operators Painters, Construction & Maintenance Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks Pharmacy Technicians Printing Machine Operators Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks

Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities

24.75 28.99 21.46
9.41 16.42 27.14 9.08 22.33 18.90 11.24 22.00 14.46 17.87 15.01 21.58 12.40 11.49
17.00 11.82 13.32 7.33 11.93 10.25 8.18 15.00 11.21 11.69 13.33 13.64 15.82 7.50 13.48 12.21 10.15 13.40 15.48 12.95 13.29 15.21 17.03