Occupational Title
Personal and Home Care Aides Pharmacists Pharmacy Technicians Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Postal Service Mail Carriers Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Real Estate Sales Agents Receptionists and Information Clerks Registered Nurses Retail Salespersons Roofers 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 Security Guards Sheet Metal Workers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Human Service Assistants Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Team Assemblers Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Telemarketers Tellers Training and Development Specialists Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Average Wage
9.09 41.77 11.69 19.94 18.31 20.17 18.79 19.05 10.74 24.95 11.57 12.23 46.97
25.00
31.34 12.90 10.29 16.52 12.49 12.85 11.76 12.58 15.85 12.72 11.38 24.64 29.84 18.29 13.53 17.42 6.99 15.95

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Annual

Wage

Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $33.90 First professional degree ........................................................ $53.96 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $28.22 Master's degree ...................................................................... $24.63 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $42.49 Bachelor's degree ................................................................... $29.87

$70,500 $112,200 $58,700 $51,200 $88,400 $62,100

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ............ $19.15 $39,800 Associate's degree .................................................................. $22.49 $46,800 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $17.51 $36,400

All other (no formal postsec. education required) ............ $13.72 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $20.23 Long-term on-the-job training ................................................ $18.06 Moderate-term on-the-job training ......................................... $15.55 Short-term on-the-job training ............................................... $10.81

$28,500 $42,100 $37,600 $32,300 $22,500

All categories combined ....................................................... $17.67 $36,800

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 #7 Atlanta Regional

Cherokee

Gwinnett

Douglas

Clayton Rockdale

Fayette

Henry

Includes the following counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale
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

Average Wage

Accountants and Auditors Administrative Services Managers Amusement and Recreation Attendants Automotive Body and Related Repairers 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, School Carpenters Cashiers Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Chief Executives Child Care Workers Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 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 Software Engineers, Systems Software Computer Support Specialists Computer Systems Analysts Construction Laborers Construction Managers Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant

27.13 32.17
7.67 21.37 15.95 10.06 14.69 14.64 14.88 18.27 10.58 14.99 8.57 13.13
* 7.82 24.51 10.13 7.36 46.11 28.43 35.27 37.09 20.01 33.62 12.23 33.77 6.67 7.24 9.52

* hourly wage is $70.00 or more

Occupational Title
Cooks, Short Order Correctional Officers and Jailers Cost Estimators Counter and Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Customer Service Representatives Data Entry Keyers Demonstrators and Product Promoters Dental Assistants Dental Hygienists Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Driver/Sales Workers Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School Electricians Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse File Clerks Financial Analysts 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 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

Average Wage
8.06 15.30 30.97 11.71
7.00 14.02 12.60 14.09 13.27 21.43 7.47 8.03 17.32 7.48 17.24 79,173 16.80 47,276 15.03 17.55
9.79 10.58 30.57 41.69 18.20
23.36
13.35
18.14
16.18
24.68 24.25
20.06
22.70 16.82
27.19

Occupational Title

Average Wage

Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors Food Preparation Workers Food Service Managers General and Operations Managers Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 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 Interviewers and Clerks Loan Officers Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Marketing Managers Medical and Health Services Managers Medical Assistants Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Medical Secretaries Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 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 Order Clerks Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers and Packagers, Hand Painters, Construction and Maintenance Parts Salespersons Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

16.04 8.68
23.42 39.53 12.76
20.85 10.29 11.23 10.45
6.85 13.94 14.69 17.72
9.92 45,955
10.86 10.74
7.21 42.58 16.07 15.51 28.89
8.85 16.12 35.05 40.91 35.45 12.85 14.14 13.85 19.96 29.53 36.61 10.06 11.59 14.88 13.26 11.34
9.84 11.94 14.52 15.48

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