1974 GEORGIA MANUFACTURING WAGE RATES Much. So Near. Just give the word. And our industrial develop- all state-wide developers, including banks, ment experts will design a site selection plan port authorities, railroads, and utilities. To for you. provide you with current data on the services In Georgia, we mean business. Our 16-man offered in our cities and smaller towns. research staff will conduct tailor-made surveys Then, using a sophisticated computerized for your company. While our departmental site selection system, we'll match your com- representative consults with you. Confidentially. We'll give you detailed information on our stable tax structure. On our labor force and transportation system. We'll work closely with r~~e~~~e~ lI Industry & Trade Division, Dept. DR-51 Box 38097 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 I I Name ~,SIOtv o,. ."' ~ ~f, ~ <;r~'lr A~1ER. II AND 7R 1.887. Trims ravelmgs.loose threads, or eHess materials from articles, such as g~mnents. TRIM'vllNG MACHIN!-. OPERA TOR 78'U\k-l. Trims loose threads from edges or seams of artic-les, sr~eh as gcmnents. by moving edges or seam' over stationary cutting head or guides electric hand clippers equipped with vacuum hose along edges or sc.~:1h of art ides to cut threads. TRUCK HODY BUILDER 807.281. Constructs and rep~1irs metal truck bodies and trailers according to specifications, using hand tools and power tools. TUITING MACHINE OPERATOR 787.885. Tends multiple-needle machine that tufts material to be used for articles such as rugs, robes and bedspreads. TURRET LATIIF SI.:T UP OPERATOR 604.380. Sets up and operates turret lathes to perform series of 11l:Jching operations. such as turning, boring, threading, and facing, on metal work pieces, such as castings, forgings, and weldments, according to specifications, tooling instructions, standard charts, and knowledge of trrrning procedures. HJRRET PUNCH PRESS OPLRATOR 615.782. Operates turret punch press to punch holes or layout mark in metal sheets, plates, strips, or bars, following ch:Jrts which list m:Jchinc settings for each cut. TWISTFR TL:--IDLR 68l.HX'i Tends mad1ines to twist togdher two or more strands of yarn or to rnsert addrtion~rl twist into single strand of yarn to imr'''"c strength. smoothrws,, and unifurmrty of yarn. l'PIIOLSTFRLR 780.884. l;pholsters sof"' chairs, or furniture frames hy attaching spring aS'cmbly, padding, and c'ovcring material. l:Pl!OLSTLRY CUTTER 780.884. Cuts cloth, leather, or piastre into upholstery parts, such a' arm rest, hack, and cushion ,overs. UTILITY MAN 806.~84. Performs any combination of the following tasks in the manufacture of mobile homes and travel trailers: tends \\Oodworking and metalworking machine to cut and shape wood and metal parts. Cuts, shapes, :Jnd assembles parts, using hand tools and power took lnst,dls houselH,ld appliances, furnishings, and fi:-:tures, using hand tools and power tools. VARIETY SAW OPFRA TOR 6f>7. 782. Oper ales adjustable circular-saw to perform sud1 operations as ripsawint:, lTL"'cu tt ing, hcvcltng. gro,wing ;Jnd Illlll'ring. \\.\RP rY!:--IC MACHINE TENDER 6RI.885. Tenus portable or stationary automatic warp-tying-rn machine tlut ttes warp ''nds from full warp hc'am to watp in loom in order to rc,ume weaving without repeating drawing-in process. WASHER, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE 529.885. Tends machine that washes raw fruits or vegetables preparatory to canning, freezing, or packing. Opens valve to fill machine with water and adds prescribed cleaning agents. WASHING MACHINE OPERATOR 599.885. Tends machines that wash or treat material with chemicals preparatory to or after processes, such as bleaching, dyeing, printing, finishing. WAXING MACHINE OPERATOR 5 34.7 82. Operates machines to coat paper or cardboard container blanks with wax or paraffin. WEAVER 683.782. Operates battery of looms to weave yarn into cloth. WELDER, ARC 810.884. Weids metal parts together, as specified by layout diagram, work order, or oral instructions, using electric arc welding equipment. WINDER MAN, PAPER MACHINE 640.782. Controls section of paper machine to wind paper onto core to make jumbo roll of specified dimension. Positions empty core on machine carriage supports and tightens supports and tightens support clamps. WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATOR 669.782. Operates one or more hand-or power-fed woodworking machines to surface size, or join lumber or the cut tongues, grooves, bevels, beads, or molding patterns: selects and installs cutting heads according to pattern to be cut and work order, using wrenches and gages. YARN WINDER 681.885. Tends machine that winds strands from bobbins, cakes, pirns, and other yarn packages into packages specified for further processing, shipment or storage. DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES NON-PRODUCTION JOBS BOOKKEEPER. Records complete set or one phase of records of financial transactions of establishments. Determines proper records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each phase of work such as payroll, accounts payable, cost distribution, inventory control, etc. Responsibilities range from assisting in making up consolidated reports, balance sheets and other records, to full charge. CLERK, ACCOUNTING. Under general direction or supervision of a bookkeeper or an accountant, has the responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a complete set of books or records relating to one phase of an establishment's business transactions. Work may involve posting and balancing subsidiary ledgers; examining and coding invoices or vouchers, which requires judgment and experience in making proper assignations and allocations; or work may involve performance of one or more routine accounting operations such as posting a simple journal vouchers or accounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers, reconciling bank accounts, and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general ledger or posting cost accounting data, which does not require any previous bookkeeping or accounting training. CLERK, SHIPPING & RECEIVING. Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials and maintains appropriate records. Shipping work involves: a knowledge of shipping procedures, available means of transportation, and rates; making up bills of lading. Receiving work involves: verifying the correctness of shipments, against bills of lading checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing merchandise to proper departments. ELECTRICIAN. Repairs, maintains, and installs electrical equipment such as motors, transformers, generators, wiring heating units and other equipment used in the generation, distribution or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work involves working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the equipment; testing equipment for safety and efficiency; and using a variety of electrician's tools and measuring and testing instruments. FORKLIFT OPERATOR. Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment. May lubricate truck, recharge battery and/or fill fuel tank. GUARD & WATCHMAN. Stands guard or walks about premises of business or industrial establishment to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules; to direct patrons or employees; and to answer questions relative to service of establishment. Examines doors, windows, and gates to determine that they are secure. JANITOR & PORTER. Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms, or premises of an office, apartment house, or commercial or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping, or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment furniture or fixtures; providing supplies and minor maintenance service; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. KEYPUNCH OPERATOR. Transcribes data from source documents to punched cards. Operates a numberical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards. May verify cards. MACHINE BILLER. Prepares statements, bills and invoices to be sent to customers, itemizing amount customers owe, using billing machines with or without computing devices. Bills and invoices are prepared for purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memorandums, etc., SECRETARY. Takes dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine and transcribes dictation, using typewriter. May also type from a written copy. May maintain files. Keep simple records, or perform other relatively routine clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool. May include composing simple letters, reading and routing incoming mail and answering routine questions. May include dictation involving a technical or specialized vocabulary as in legal briefs or reports, on scientific research from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype and transcribes dictation, using typewriter. SWITCHBOARD. Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone switchboard handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant, or office calls. Performs full telephone information service and/or handles complex calls, such as conference, collect, overseas, or similar calls. TRUCK-DRIVER, LIGHT. Drives a light truck (weighing under lV2 tons) to transport materials in liquid or packaged form or personnel to and from specified destinations. Verifies load against shipping papers. Prepares receipts for load picked up. Collects payment for goods delivered and for delivery charges. May load and unload truck. TRUCK-DRIVER, MEDIUM. Drives a medium truck (weighing 1'/2-4 tons) to transport materials in liquid or package form or personnel to and from specified destinations. Verifies load against shipping papers. Prepares receipts for load picked up. Collects payment for goods delivered and for delivery charges. May load and unload truck. TYPIST. Uses a typewriter to make copies of various materials or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person. Duties may include the typing of material in final form when it involves combining material from several sources or responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctuation, etc., and planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables. Duties also may include typing form rough or clear drafts, types narrative forms, insurance policies, etc., and sets up simple standard tabulations, or copies more complex tables already set up and properly spaced. May type stencils, mats or similar materials for use in duplicating processes. May do clerical work such as keeping simple records, cords, filing, or sorting and distributing incoming mail. APPENDIX D INDUSTRY GROUP DEFINITIONS SIC 201-MEAT PRODUCTS Establishments primarily engaged in the slaughter of cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, calves, horses, and other animals for meat to be sold or to be used on the same premises in canning and curing: in manufacturing sausages, cured meats, smoked meats, canned meats, frozen meats, and other prepared meats and meat specialties, from purchased carcasses and other materials: in slaughtering, dressing, packing, freezing, and canning poultry, rabbits and other small game. SIC 203-CANNED AND PRESERVED FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND SEA FOODS Establishments primarily engaged in cooking and canning sea foods and those engaged in smoking, salting, drying and otherwise curing fish for the trade: in preparing fresh and raw or cooked frozen packaged fish and other sea food: in canning fruits and vegetables, and fruit and vegetable juices, and in manufacturing catsup and similar tomato sauces, preserves, jams and jellies: in sun drying or artifically dehydrating fruits, vegetables and nuts: in pjckling and brining fruits and vegetables, and in manufacturing salad dressings, vegetable relishes, sauces, and seasonings and in quick freezing fruits, fruit juices, vegetables and specialties. SIC 205-BAKERY PRODUCTS Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing bread, cakes, and other "perishable" bakery products: in manufacturing biscuit except raised biscuit, crackers, and similar "dry" bakery products. SIC 221-BROAD WOVEN FABRIC MILLS Establishments primarily engaged in weaving fabrics over 12 inches in width wholly or chiefly of cotton, silk, man-made fibers including glass, wool, mohair or similar animal fibers. SIC 226-DYEING AND FINISHING TEXTILES, EXCEPT WOOL FABRICS AND KNIT GOODS Establishments primarily engaged in finishing purchased cotton broad woven fabrics or man-made fiber and silk broad woven fabrics, or finishing such fabrics on a commission basis: in dyeing and finishing textiles, such as bleaching, dyeing, printing and finishing of raw stock, yarn, braided goods and narrow fabrics, except wool and knit fabrics. SIC 227-FLOOR COVERING MILLS Establishments primarily engaged in tufting carpets and rugs from any textile fiber. Products include tufted carpets, rugs, scatter rugs, and bathmats and bathmat sets except terry woven. SIC 228-YARN AND THREAD MILLS Establishments primarily engaged in spinning yarn wholly or chiefly by weight of cotton, man-made staple fibers, or silk staple. SIC 23-APPAREL Establishments producing clothing and fabricating products by cutting and sewing purchased woven or knit textile fabrics and related materials such as leather, rubberized fabrics, plastics and furs. SIC 251-WOODEN FURNITURE Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wood furniture commonly used in offices and dwellings, including wood kitchen cabinets and camp furniture; in manufacturing upholstered furniture on wood frames, or manufacturing wood frames for upholstered furniture; in manufacturing reed, rattan and other wicker furniture; in manufacturing furniture for schools, theaters, assembly halls and seating for public and private conveyances: in manufacturing wood shelving, lockers, office and store fixtures, prefabricated partitions and other related fabricated products. SIC 261-PULP AND PAPERBOARD Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing pulp from wood or from other materials such as rags, linters, waste papers, and straw: in manufacturing paper (except building paper) from wood pulp and other fibers, and which may also manufacture converted paper products: in manufacturing paperboard, including paperboard coated on the paperboard machine, from wood pulp and other fibers, and which may also manufacture converted paperboard products: in manufacturing coated, glazed, or varnished paper from purchased paper. SIC 265-PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS AND BOXES Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing folding paperboard boxes or set-up paperboard boxes from purchased paperboard: in manufacturing corrugated and solid fiber boxes and related products from purchased paperboard of fiber stock: in manufacturing food containers from special food board: in manufacturing fiber cans, cones, drums, and similar products with or without metal ends, from purchased materials; and vulcanized fiber boxes: in die cutting purchased paper and paper board; and in manufacturing cardboard by laminating, lining or surface coating paperboard: in manufacturing all kinds of pressed and molded pulp goods. SIC 282-PLASTICS MATERIALS AND SYNTHETIC RESINS, SYNTHETIC RUBBER, SYNTHETIC AND OTHER MAN-MADE FIBERS Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing synthetic resins, plastic materials, and non-vulcanizable elastomers: in manufacturing cellulosic fibers or other synthetic organic fibers in the form of monofilament, yarn, staple or tow suitable for further manufacturing on spindles, looms, knitting machines or other textile processing equipment: in molding primary plastics for the trade, and fabricating miscellaneous finished plastic products. SIC 301-RUBBER PRODUCTS Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing pneumatic casings, inner tubes, and solid and cushion tires for all types of vehicles, airplanes, farm equipment, and children's vehicles; tiring; and camelback, and tire repair and retreading materials. SIC 332-FOUNDRIES Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing gray iron castings, including cast iron pressure and soil pipes and fittings: in manufacturing castings and die castings of aluminum; copper and copper base alloy; and other nonferrous materials. SIC 342-FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing miscellaneous metal products usually termed "hardware": in fabricating structural products, such as fabricated iron and steel or other metal for structural purposes, for bridges, buildings, and sections for ships, boats, and barges; ferrous and nonferrous metal and metal covered doors and sash, window and door frames and screens, molding, and trim; power and marine boilers, pressure and nonpressure tanks, processing and storage vessels, heat exchangers, weldments and similar products; sheet metal work for buildings and sheet metal stovepipes, light tanks, etc.; architectural and ornamental metal work of ferrous and nonferrous metals; miscellaneous ferrous and nonferrous metal work, such as prefabricated and portable metal buildings and parts, etc.: in manufacturing miscellaneous fabricated wire products from purchased wire: in manufacturing valves for controlling the flow of liquids or gases. in pipes and mains, and for machinery. SIC 352-NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing special industrial machinery, except metalworking machinery and including machinery for the food products and beverage manufacturing industries; the textiles industries; woodworking industries; pulp, paper and paper products industries; printing and bookbinding trades; and other special industries; in manufacturing farm machinery, including equipment and wheel tractors; in manufacturing overhead traveling cranes, hoists and monorail systems for industrial and commercial establishments and equipment used for handling materials in commercial plants, depots, docks and terminals. SIC 361-ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing pocket, portable, panelboard, and geographic recording instruments for measuring electricity, such as voltmeters, ammeters, watt meters, watt-hour meters, demand meters,etc.: in manufacturing power, distribution and specialty transformers: in manufacturing switchgear and switchboard apparatus. SIC 362-ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electric motors (except starting motors) and power generators; motor generator sets; railway motors and control equipment; and motors, generators, and control equipment for gasoline, electric, and oil-electric buses and trucks. SIC 366-COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wire telephone and telegraph equipment: in manufacturing radio and television transmitting, signaling, and detection equipment and apparatus: in manufacturing radio and television receiving type electron tubes and cathode ray tubes; transmitting industrial and special resistors for electronic end products; electronic inductors, transformers, and capacitors; and other electronic components. SIC 371-MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing or assembling complete passenger automobiles, trucks, commercial cars and busses, and special purpose motor vehicles: in the manufacture of passenger car bodies or truck and bus bodies: in manufacturing motor vehicle parts and accessories: in manufacturing truck trailers and truck trailer chassis for sale separately. APPENDIX E COUNTY MARKET AREA INDEX Following IS an index of counties with number reference to the area in which it is found. County Area County Area County Area County Area Appling 8 Atkinson 8 Bacon 8 Baker 7 Baldwin 5 Dade l Dawson 3 Decatur 7 DeKalb 2 Dodge 5 Jefferson 6 Jenkins 6 Johnson 5 Jones 5 Lamar 4 Richmond 6 Rockdale 2 Schley 4 Screven 6 Seminole 7 Banks 3 Barrow 3 Bartow Ben Hill 8 Berrien 7 Dooly 4 Dougherty 7 Douglas 2 Early 7 Echols 7 Lanier 7 Laurens 5 Lee 7 Liberty 8 Lincoln 6 Spalding 4 Stephens 3 Stewart 4 Sumter 4 Talbot 4 Bibb 5 Bleckley 5 Brantley 8 Brooks 7 Bryan 8 Effingham 8 Elbert 3 Emanuel 6 Evans 8 Fannin Long 8 Lowndes 7 Lumpkin 3 Macon 4 Madison 3 Taliaferro 6 Tattnall 8 Taylor 4 Telfair 5 Terrell 7 Bulloch 8 Burke 6 Butts 4 Calhoun 7 Camden 8 Fayette 4 Floyd I Forsyth 3 Franklin 3 Fulton 2 Marion 4 McDuffie 6 Mcintosh 8 Meriwether 4 Miller 7 Thomas 7 Tift 7 Toombs 8 Towns 3 Treutlen 5 Candler 8 Carroll 4 Catoosa l Charlton 8 Chatham 8 Gilmer Glascock 6 Glynn 8 Gordon I Grady 7 Mitchell 7 Monroe 5 Montgomery 5 Morgan 3 Murray Troup 4 Turner 7 Twiggs 5 Union 3 Upson 4 Chattahoochee 4 Chattooga Cherokee Clarke 3 Clay 4 Greene 3 Gwinnett 2 Habersham 3 Hall 3 Hancock 5 Muscogee 4 Newton 4 Oconee 3 Oglethorpe 3 Paulding Walker l Walton 3 Ware 8 Warren 6 Washington 5 Clayton 2 Clinch 8 Cobb 2 Coffee 8 Colquitt 7 Haralson Harris 4 Hart 3 Heard 4 Henry 4 Peach 5 Pickens l Pierce 8 Pike 4 Polk Wayne 8 Webster 4 Wheeler 5 White 3 Whitfield Columbia 6 Cook 7 Coweta 4 Crawford 5 Crisp 4 Houston 5 Irwin 7 Jackson 3 Jasper 5 Jeff Davis 8 Pulaski 5 Putnam 5 Quitman 4 Rabun 3 Randolph 4 Wilcox 5 Wilkes 6 Wilkinson 5 Worth 7 OTHER GEORGIA WAGE INFORMATION SOURCES Source 1. U. s. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Area Wage Survey (annually) for Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Savannah. Content Hourly wages for office, professional, technical, maintenance, powerplant, custodial, material movement. Fringe benefit survey included every second year. 2. Georgia Department of Labor, Employment and Earnings (monthly) for State of Georgia, Atlanta, and Savannah. Industry-wide weekly and hourly wages for all major manufacturing industries. 3. DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, Area Wage Survey (annually) for DeKalb County. Office, maintenance, custodial, material movement, production and fringe benefit survey included. 4. Building and Construction Trade Council, Building Trades Directory (annually) for Atlanta, Macon, and Savannah. Hourly union wages for all building trades unions. 5. Georgia Business and Industry Association, Personnel Practices Survey for State of Georgia. Fringe benefit practices for a broad spectrum of Georgia industry. 6. Georgia Department of Labor, local offices. 7. Local Chambers of Commerce. Manpower analysts in local labor offices are frequently able to give accurate estimates of current occupational wages in towns or counties of their service area. BASIC TRAIN NG IN GEORGIA. If you locate in Georgia, we'll train your we'll prepare an exhaustive, confidential workers free. It's part of our Quick Start site selection program just for you. Program, one of many aids to new compa- For your specific needs, our 16-man nies. Mail in the coupon and we'll tell you research staff will compile data on relevant more. factors. Our computers will match your Cultivating industry is serious busi- needs with labor availability, sites, build- ness in Georgia. Our de- ~e~p~~u~e~~~ partment is completely I organized to expedite I every facet of your site I ~:: ,..~, I selection process. And we Industry & Trade Division. Dept. DR- 55 Box 38097 Atlanta. Georgia 30334 ."._'_';r t0"', z ~ ~ ~ ings,communities.~d we'll prepare detailed proposals on those which qualify. Before you come for a p rsonal inspection. have a close association I I with all the other state- wide developers. I Based on a check list I of your requirements, Company s~ City State - - Zop - - We figure that the more you know about Georgia, the better our chance of g tting your bu in 1 -G-EO-R-GI-A.- I WE MEAN BUSINESS.