Short-term on-the-job Training
Amusement & Recreation Attendants Bartenders Bill & Account Collectors Bus Drivers, School Cashiers Child Care Workers Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Short Order Counter & Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Food Preparation Workers Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop Human Resources Assistants, Exc Payroll & Timekeeping Industrial Truck & Tractor 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 Order Clerks Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders Packers & Packagers, Hand Personal & Home Care Aides Postal Service Mail Carriers Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks Receptionists & Information Clerks Retail Salespersons Security Guards Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Switchboard Operators, Incl Answering Service Teacher Assistants Tellers Tire Repairers & Changers Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters & Waitresses

8.03 9.41 13.53 6.74 7.29 6.47 8.71 6.78 6.57 7.96 9.56 7.29 6.84 13.14 7.53 8.60 11.04 9.72 6.99 6.95 14.95 13.06 10.35 8.68 7.77 8.89 7.82 9.71 11.81 9.32 7.68 8.18 21.25 18.21 17.38 10.75 9.32 9.05 10.97 9.22 9.94 14,514 9.31 8.24 10.74 6.98

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Annual Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree................................................. $27.99 First professional degree..........................................................$51.35 Doctoral degree...................................................................... $34.52 Master's degree....................................................................... $30.05 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree.................$34.81 Bachelor's degree.....................................................................$21.06

$58,200 $106,800
$71,800 $62,500 $72,400 $43,800

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's............ $16.59 $34,500 Associate's degree...................................................................$23.47 $48,800 Postsecondary vocational training..........................................$12.31 $25,600

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required)......$11.69 Work experience in a related occupation................................ $18.71 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............ $15.10 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months...............$12.89 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month............ $9.24

$24,300 $38,900 $31,400 $26,800 $19,200

All categories combined....................................................... $14.28 $29,700

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

2007 Georgia
Area Occupational
Wages

Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled.
Workforce Investment Area #19 Southeast Georgia

Coffee Berrien Atkinson

Bacon

Pierce

Ware

Brantley

Clinch

Charlton

Includes the following counties: Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware
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 2007 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey.

Occupation
More than a Bachelor's Degree
Administrative Services Managers Chief Executives Computer & Information Systems Managers Ed Administrators, Elem & Secondary School Educational, Vocational, & School Counselors Engineering Managers Financial Managers General & Operations Managers Instructional Coordinators Lawyers Medical & Health Services Managers Pharmacists Sales Managers

Average Wage
23.62 48.28 32.57 77,319 23.31 34.19 38.96 30.20 25.42 36.86 35.98 48.81 39.69

Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Computer Programmers Computer Systems Analysts Construction Managers Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed Loan Officers Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed Special Ed Teachers, Middle School Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School Special Ed Teachers, Secondary School Training & Development Specialists

22.60 25.30 21.44 29.05 47,021 52,266 24.28 21.49 47,898 22.47 20.52 52,675 44,409 48,474 49,977 18.14

Associate's Degree
Computer Support Specialists Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical Records & Health Information Technicians Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Registered Nurses Respiratory Therapists
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Exc Engines Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Cost Estimators Food Service Managers Industrial Production Managers Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Self-Enrichment Education Teachers Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers Supervisors of Food Prep & Serving Workers Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers Supervisors of Office & Admin Support Workers Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers
Long-term on-the-job Training
Automotive Body & Related Repairers Bakers Butchers & Meat Cutters Carpenters

17.07 13.78 11.78 18.81 22.96 19.87
10.32 14.49 12.87
7.10 14.79 14.33 7.97 19.42
20.44 30.95 38.48 24.53 22.51 18.69 11.82 16.72 16.23 14.46 20.90 29.67 16.70 12.61 20.54 13.56 18.80 28.65
22.77 9.47 11.06
13.65

Compliance Officers, Exc Agriculture, Construction, Health & Safety, & Transportation Cooks, Restaurant Electricians Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers Industrial Machinery Mechanics Machinists Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers Sheet Metal Workers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Construction Laborers Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria Correctional Officers & Jailers Customer Service Representatives Data Entry Keyers Dental Assistants Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance Executive Secretaries & Admin Assistants Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers Maintenance & Repair Workers, General Medical Assistants Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators Painters, Construction & Maintenance Parts Salespersons Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks Pharmacy Technicians Pipelayers Printing Machine Operators Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Exc Tech & Scientific Products Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive Social & Human Service Assistants Team Assemblers Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

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

23.01 7.73 14.10
15.88 18.99 18.98 12.95 13.48 10.33 11.45
11.07 11.49 9.51 7.47 11.19 10.18 9.93 15.53 11.62 14.64 14.14 6.75 13.98 11.37 11.44 12.11 12.36 11.98 11.94 13.09 13.06 10.30 19.90 25.72 10.82 11.24 12.12
11.39 13.27