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 4,000 employers semi-annually to determine Georgia's wage rates for over 800 occupations. This pamphlet includes the average wage rates for the 200 occupations with the most expected job openings in this area of the state. Wage data in this brochure are reprinted from the 2003 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey. We wish to express our appreciation to all employers who responded to the OES survey. Your support enables WI&A to continue with its mission of providing valuable occupational and wage information. Without your participation this publication would not be possible. 2003 GEORGIA Area Occupational Wages Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled. WIA Areas #3 & #6 City of Atlanta & Balance of Fulton Co. Other career guidance publications made possible by the OES survey: Workforce Information and Analysis 223 Courtland Street, Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone (404) 232-3875 1-800-338-2082 Fax (404) 232-3888 Visit our web site: www.dol.state.ga.us/lmi Fulton Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner Area Occupational Wages Occupation Title Average Wage Accountants and Auditors Administrative Services Managers Advertising Sales Agents All Other Construction Trades and Related Workers All Other Counselors, Social and Religious Workers All Other Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians All Other Financial, Information, and Record Clerks All Other Legal and Related Workers All Other Secretaries, Admin. Assts., & Other Office Support All Other Teachers, Primary, Secondary, and Adult Amusement and Recreation Attendants Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 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 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Business Operations Specialists, All Other Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters Carpenters Cashiers Chief Executives Child Care Workers Child, Family, and School Social Workers Civil Engineering Technicians Civil Engineers Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Comb. Food Prep. & Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food Compli. Officers, Ex. Ag., Const., Health & Safety, & Transp. Computer and Information Systems Managers Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Applications Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software Computer Specialists, All Other Computer Support Specialists Computer Systems Analysts Construction and Building Inspectors Construction Managers Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant Cooks, Short Order Correctional Officers and Jailers Cost Estimators Counter and Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Caf., Food Concession, & Coffee Shop Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Customer Service Representatives Data Entry Keyers Database Administrators Dental Assistants Dental Hygienists Detectives and Criminal Investigators Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians Electrical Engineers Electricians Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists Engineering Managers Environmental Engineers Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $24.49 $29.75 $21.69 $15.08 $15.49 $20.85 $17.40 $20.52 $15.97 *$46,345 $8.58 $25.42 $28.57 $14.96 $7.60 $14.45 $14.44 $14.21 $16.84 $10.52 $28.12 $9.82 $17.09 $7.83 $61.42 $8.42 $17.16 $16.33 $27.78 $20.97 $8.23 $7.19 $22.80 $44.84 $28.40 $39.01 $33.06 $27.50 $20.96 $33.45 $19.79 $32.95 $6.45 $8.87 $9.44 $10.67 $14.04 $25.51 $9.41 $8.20 $14.32 $14.15 $11.38 $33.36 $10.94 $26.93 $25.66 $7.35 $7.91 $15.21 $22.06 $31.71 $22.15 $11.25 $22.25 $43.30 $29.00 $23.99 Occupation Title Average Wage Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $17.13 Family and General Practitioners $60.42 File Clerks $11.35 Financial Analysts $31.22 Financial Managers $38.03 Financial Specialists, All Other $25.61 Fire Fighters $18.24 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors $31.98 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $9.09 Food Preparation Workers $8.62 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $8.43 Food Service Managers $20.75 General and Operations Managers $40.75 Graphic Designers $21.49 $Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Healthcare Support Workers, All Other Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Human Resources Assts., Except Payroll and Timekeeping Human Resources Managers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Insurance Sales Agents Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Lawyers Legal Secretaries Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Loan Officers Machine Feeders and Offbearers Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators, Ex. Postal Service Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Managers, All Other Marketing Managers Mechanical Engineers Medical and Health Services Managers Medical and Public Health Social Workers Medical Assistants $13.24 $11.53 $11.28 $9.57 $9.13 $7.90 $10.84 $15.33 $33.66 $12.15 $16.03 $13.46 $20.13 $8.82 $11.00 $11.06 $8.71 $47.96 $22.38 $15.39 $26.77 $11.02 $8.03 $10.82 $14.15 $27.64 $38.46 $41.10 $28.73 $32.72 $17.00 $11.90 Medical Records & Health Information Technicians $13.35 Medical Secretaries $13.86 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $15.60 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $16.48 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $27.97 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts $30.20 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants $10.16 Office Clerks, General $13.45 Operating Engineers & Other Const. Equipment Operators $14.37 Operations Research Analysts $25.76 Order Clerks $14.01 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $10.29 Packers and Packagers, Hand $9.12 Painters, Construction and Maintenance $14.17 Paralegals and Legal Assistants $21.47 Parts Salespersons $14.10 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $17.34 Personal and Home Care Aides $9.07 Pest Control Workers $12.23 Pharmacists $33.47 Pharmacy Technicians $10.21 Occupation Title Average Wage Physical Therapists $29.44 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $20.14 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $18.14 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers $13.14 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $10.57 Printing Machine Operators $17.52 Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment Specialists $17.06 Production Workers, All Other $13.43 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $18.02 Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers $23.55 Protective Service Workers, All Other $15.27 Public Relations Managers $33.61 Public Relations Specialists $20.86 Purch. Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products $24.60 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $18.52 Receptionists and Information Clerks $11.33 Recreation Workers $10.70 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $12.47 Registered Nurses $23.59 Retail Salespersons $9.80 Sales and Related Workers, All Other $18.99 Sales Managers $40.50 Sales Reps., Whlsl. & Manuf., Ex. Tech. & Scientific Prods. $24.17 Sales Reps., Whlsl. & Manuf., Tech. & Scientific Products $29.55 Secondary School Teachers, Except Spec. & Voc. Education *$47,098 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $13.73 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $34.02 Security Guards $9.18 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers $19.34 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks $12.67 Social and Community Service Managers $26.39 Social and Human Service Assistants $11.25 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers $11.99 Supri. of Retail Sales Workers $16.98 Suprvs. of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $26.59 Suprvs. of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers $26.16 Suprvs. of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $14.14 Suprvs. of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $13.46 Suprvs. of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $24.45 Suprvs. of Non-Retail Sales Workers $27.39 Suprvs. of Office and Administrative Support Workers $22.43 Suprvs. of Police and Detectives $27.55 Suprvs. of Production and Operating Workers $24.29 Suprvs. of Transp. & Material-Moving Mach. & Vehicle Opers. $29.67 Survey Researchers $9.98 Surveying and Mapping Technicians $12.87 Surveyors $22.13 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $11.04 Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents $22.31 Tax Preparers $18.80 Team Assemblers $10.68 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $18.72 Telemarketers $10.78 Tellers $11.04 Textile Wind., Twist., & Draw. Out Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tenders $10.54 Training and Development Specialists $25.27 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $36.45 Travel Agents $13.66 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer $18.96 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services $13.99 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $7.02 Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary $16.83 Waiters and Waitresses $7.61 Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators $15.36 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $15.66 * Denotes annual salaries Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities