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. Other career guidance publications made possible by the OES 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 Area #4 Cobb County Cobb 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 Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner Area Occupational Wages Occupation Title Average Wage Accountants and Auditors Administrative Services Managers Advertising and Promotions Managers Advertising Sales Agents All Other Drafters, Engineering, & Mapping Technicians All Other Financial, Information, and Record Clerks All Other Secretaries, Admin. Assts., & Other Office Support All Other Teachers, Primary, Secondary, and Adult Amusement and Recreation Attendants Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Architectural and Civil Drafters Automotive Body and Related Repairers 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, Transit and Intercity Business Operations Specialists, All Other Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters Carpenters Cashiers Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Chemical Technicians Chemists 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 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 Computer, Automated Teller, & Office Machine Repairers Construction Laborers Construction Managers Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant Cooks, Short Order Cost Estimators Counter and Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Caf., Food Concession, & Coffee Shop Customer Service Representatives Data Entry Keyers Database Administrators Demonstrators and Product Promoters Dental Assistants Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Driver/Sales Workers Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Education Administrators, Elem. & Secondary School Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians Electrical Engineers Electricians Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics $25.35 $28.04 $34.85 $19.99 $21.53 $14.13 $15.72 *$33,267 $7.17 $24.90 $16.16 $23.36 $17.67 $10.57 $8.74 $13.41 $13.26 $13.84 $18.49 $14.21 $26.60 $10.92 $15.35 $7.98 $12.77 $17.20 $29.50 $61.92 $7.54 $15.52 $16.28 $25.27 $23.41 $8.20 $7.41 $48.05 $29.72 $35.75 $32.04 $33.82 $20.90 $32.05 $19.73 $11.28 $31.48 $10.21 $8.96 $9.26 $27.44 $8.66 $7.90 $14.59 $11.42 $30.72 $9.70 $16.99 $8.94 $7.54 $15.68 $12.60 $14.71 *$75,021 $25.43 $23.44 $30.77 $20.85 *$46,818 $12.53 Occupation Title Average Wage Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists $22.34 Engineering Managers $43.60 Engineers, All Other $32.71 Environmental Engineers $23.90 Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $17.30 Family and General Practitioners $64.02 File Clerks $10.22 Financial Analysts $30.74 Financial Managers $41.98 Financial Specialists, All Other $23.96 Food Preparation Workers $8.84 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $8.47 Food Service Managers $18.43 General and Operations Managers $38.15 $Graphic Designers Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Healthcare Support Workers, All Other Heating, Air Cond., & Refrig. Mechanics & Installers Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other Helpers--Electricians Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Human Resources Assts., Except Payroll & Timekeeping Human Resources Managers Industrial Machinery Mechanics Industrial Production Managers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Insurance Sales Agents Janitors & Cleaners, Ex. Maids & 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 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Managers, All Other $18.91 $11.10 $14.59 $19.71 $11.09 $10.70 $14.11 $11.55 $10.34 $9.37 $7.42 $9.03 $13.02 $32.28 $20.96 $35.89 $13.53 $14.68 $17.88 $43.62 $8.72 *$43,329 $9.23 $10.29 $8.62 $36.97 $14.34 $18.18 $7.64 $14.03 $32.64 $36.38 Market Research Analysts $29.13 Marketing Managers $35.32 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $7.28 Mechanical Drafters $26.35 Mechanical Engineers $28.18 Medical and Health Services Managers $29.05 Medical Assistants $12.54 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians $12.20 Medical Secretaries $13.64 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $12.71 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $14.67 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $30.26 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts $29.65 Office Clerks, General $12.49 Operating Engineers & Other Const. Equipment Opers. $15.32 Operations Research Analysts $29.58 Order Clerks $14.67 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders $12.65 Packers and Packagers, Hand $8.45 Painters, Construction and Maintenance $16.02 Parts Salespersons $19.05 Occupation Title Average Wage Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Personal and Home Care Aides Pest Control Workers Pharmacists Pharmacy Technicians Physical Therapists Pipelayers Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Printing Machine Operators Production Workers, All Other Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Property, Real Estate, & Community Assoc. Mngrs. Public Relations Managers Public Relations Specialists Purch. Agents, Ex. Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Purchasing Managers Real Estate Sales Agents Receptionists and Information Clerks Recreation Workers Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Retail Salespersons Roofers Sales and Related Workers, All Other Sales Managers Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Ex. Tech. & Scientific Prods. Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Tech. & Scientific Products Secondary School Teachers, Except Spec. & Voc. Ed. Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Securities, Commodities, & Financial Services Sales Agents Security Guards Sheet Metal Workers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Human Service Assistants Spec. Ed. Teachers, Presch., Kndgrtn., & Elem. School Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Suprvs. of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Suprvs. of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Suprvs. of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand Suprvs. of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers Suprvs. of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Suprvs. of Office and Administrative Support Workers Suprvs. of Production and Operating Workers Suprvs. of Retail Sales Workers Suprvs. of Transp. & Material-Moving Mach. & Vehicle Opers. Surveying and Mapping Technicians Surveyors Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Tax Preparers Teacher Assistants Team Assemblers Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Telemarketers Tellers Training and Development Specialists Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Travel Agents Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Wholesale & Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products $14.68 $8.47 $16.03 $38.23 $10.11 $27.26 $17.92 $19.83 *$72,352 $8.85 $17.64 $12.10 $15.77 $19.20 $30.32 $18.70 $22.15 $34.30 $13.48 $10.57 $8.66 $13.07 $11.61 $14.21 $15.02 $43.51 $27.97 $26.81 *$47,132 $13.67 $29.99 $10.27 $17.81 $12.38 $13.09 *$45,762 $10.50 $25.43 $15.86 $23.28 $14.23 $28.35 $19.96 $22.75 $13.46 $23.76 $15.62 $16.84 $11.15 $13.11 *$16,853 $11.71 $18.72 $15.34 $9.80 $26.80 $34.29 $12.72 $19.46 $16.15 $6.67 $15.59 $7.81 $12.90 $27.41 * Denotes annual salaries Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities