Occupational Title
Personal and Home Care Aides Pharmacists Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Printing Machine Operators Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Public Relations Specialists Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Receptionists and Information Clerks Registered Nurses Respiratory Therapists Retail Salespersons Sales Managers Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Produc Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Security Guards Self-Enrichment Education Teachers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Human Service Assistants Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Tax Preparers Team Assemblers Telemarketers Tellers Training and Development Specialists Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters and Waitresses

Average Wage
9.87 40.31 20.07 17.03 19.56 27.98 24.89 25.50 22.64 12.42 25.77 21.27 11.78 54.07
25.42
35.68 14.25 49.57 10.31 18.93 14.34 13.85 12.07 12.37 14.69 12.51 10.50 11.36 26.63 19.04 15.21 8.09

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Annual

Wage

Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $36.47 First professional degree ........................................................ $62.88 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $29.89 Master's degree ...................................................................... $25.35 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $48.01 Bachelor's degree ................................................................... $30.18

$75,900 $130,800
$62,200 $52,700 $99,900 $62,800

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ............ $22.69 $47,200 Associate's degree .................................................................. $23.53 $49,000 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $21.96 $45,700

All other (no formal postsec. education required) ............ $14.46 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $22.96 Long-term on-the-job training ................................................ $17.51 Moderate-term on-the-job training ......................................... $16.94 Short-term on-the-job training ............................................... $11.08

$30,100 $47,700 $36,400 $35,200 $23,000

All categories combined ....................................................... $21.29 $44,300

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 Areas #3 & #6 City of Atlanta & Balance of Fulton Co.
Fulton
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 Advertising Sales Agents Amusement and Recreation Attendants 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 Drivers, School Carpenters Cashiers Chief Executives Child Care Workers Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportati Computer and Information Systems Managers Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Applications Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software Computer Support Specialists Computer Systems Analysts Construction Laborers Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant Cooks, Short Order

Average Wage
26.89 33.42 26.16
7.70 32.27 18.06 10.07 15.00 14.97 16.19 8.32 17.55 8.34
* 8.62 25.14 9.54
25.61 51.95 46.72 35.80 34.96 21.80 35.52 12.85
9.23 10.16 11.51

* hourly wage is $70.00 or more

Occupational Title
Counter and Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Customer Service Representatives Data Entry Keyers Database Administrators Demonstrators and Product Promoters Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians Electricians Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists Engineering Managers Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants File Clerks Financial Analysts Financial Managers 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 Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 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 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Food Service Managers

Average Wage
11.81 8.51 15.02 13.24 33.39 18.04 7.34 8.25 11.67 24.33 20.74 35.36 14.46 31.94 43.37 18.80 11.00 37.25 47.84
26.62
14.80
20.72
15.76
20.32
26.28 32.94
22.95
24.26 18.17
26.64 18.74
8.63 8.86 23.11

Occupational Title

Average Wage

General and Operations Managers Graphic Designers Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Interior Designers Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and 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 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Market Research Analysts Marketing Managers Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists Medical and Health Services Managers Medical Assistants Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Medical Secretaries Network and Computer Systems Administrators Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Office Clerks, General Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Order Clerks Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers and Packagers, Hand Paralegals and Legal Assistants Parking Lot Attendants

46.10 23.43 14.04 12.66 11.12 10.31
8.73 16.66 15.17 17.18 21.37 11.18 9.03 10.83 10.92 8.95 58.69 22.40 16.35 29.01
8.42 13.23 15.08 39.31 30.01 45.94 17.98 22.97 38.38 12.90 14.89 16.91 30.58 33.56 11.84 11.07 12.43 13.78 13.97 13.30 9.24 23.15 7.69

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