Occupational Title
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Produc Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Security Guards Sheet Metal Workers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Human Service Assistants Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Team Assemblers Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Tellers Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Training and Development Specialists Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Average Wage
23.43
39.82
50,231 11.19 10.23 13.89 12.18 11.24
47,479 10.34 12.64 15.30 10.52
11.22 21.92 17.91 12.76 6.99 14.92

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Annual

Wage

Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $30.51 First professional degree ........................................................ $66.71 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $22.87 Master's degree ...................................................................... $23.33 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $39.63 Bachelor's degree ................................................................... $23.79

$63,500 $138,800
$47,600 $48,500 $82,400 $49,500

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ............ $15.92 $33,100 Associate's degree .................................................................. $20.63 $42,900 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $13.52 $28,100

All other (no formal postsec. education required) ............ $12.49 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $18.48 Long-term on-the-job training ................................................ $14.90 Moderate-term on-the-job training ......................................... $13.84 Short-term on-the-job training ................................................. $9.95

$26,000 $38,400 $31,000 $28,800 $20,700

All categories combined ....................................................... $15.22 $31,600

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 #2 Georgia Mountains

Towns Union

Rabun

Lumpkin

White Habersham Stephens

Dawson

Hall

Banks Franklin Hart

Forsyth

Includes the following counties: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White
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 Amusement and Recreation Attendants Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Bakers 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 Bus Drivers, School Carpenters Cashiers Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 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, Applications Computer Support Specialists Computer Systems Analysts Construction Laborers Construction Managers Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant

Average Wage
25.77 29.03
7.34 11.02 9.11 8.10 13.07 13.49 13.85 15.02 8.31 14.76 7.92 13.18
* 7.70 9.25
7.26 37.13 25.22 33.36 16.85 50.47 11.37 31.56
6.45 7.87 8.59

* hourly wage is $70.00 or more

Occupational Title

Average Wage

Cooks, Short Order Correctional Officers and Jailers Cost Estimators Counter and Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Customer Service Representatives Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School Electricians Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Financial Managers Fire Fighters 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 Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support 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 General and Operations Managers Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Helpers--Carpenters Helpers--Electricians Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides

8.53 12.47 20.73
9.68 8.16 13.57 6.70 7.47 11.61 76,368 17.80 48,581 13.71 16.03 37.47 13.23
21.27
12.46
20.15
21.91 32.51
17.86
19.76 15.46
23.76 14.26
7.93 37.17
9.68 16.54 10.19 12.45 11.60 10.39
9.25 8.21

Occupational Title

Average Wage

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Industrial Machinery Mechanics Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Instructional Coordinators Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Lawyers Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Loan Officers Machine Feeders and Offbearers Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Marketing Managers Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Medical and Health Services Managers Medical Assistants Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 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 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers and Packagers, Hand Painters, Construction and Maintenance Pharmacists Pharmacy Technicians Pipelayers Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Receptionists and Information Clerks Registered Nurses Retail Salespersons Sales Managers

7.83 16.37 12.69 13.25 24.41
9.27 49,581
11.07 9.93 8.57 40.39 14.62 26.60 10.06 7.85 14.87 35.04 39.40 9.07 40.41 12.33 12.68
47,412 14.55 24.57 21.68 9.57 10.36 13.65 14.17 9.35 13.68 35.17 10.16 11.13 14.79 14.95 17.54 10.23 23.67 10.34 38.66

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