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. 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 2003 GEORGIA Area Occupational Wages Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled. WIA Area #8 West Central GA Carroll Heard Coweta Spalding Butts Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Upson Includes the following counties: Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup and Upson Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner Area Occupational Wages Occupation Title Average Wage Accountants and Auditors $24.21 Administrative Services Managers $26.45 Advertising Sales Agents $12.18 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $20.60 All Other Construction Trades and Related Workers $13.81 All Other Counselors, Social and Religious Workers $13.15 All Other Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians $19.53 All Other Financial, Information, and Record Clerks $11.80 All Other Secretaries, Admin. Assts., & Other Office Support $9.32 Amusement and Recreation Attendants $8.80 Automotive Body and Related Repairers $11.38 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $13.50 Bakers $10.65 Bartenders $7.34 Bill and Account Collectors $10.57 Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators $12.45 Bindery Workers $9.59 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $12.31 Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists $15.97 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $20.14 Carpenters $13.18 Cashiers $7.12 Chief Executives $50.74 Child Care Workers $6.85 Child, Family, and School Social Workers $13.44 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $7.82 Comb. Food Prep. & Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food $6.25 Computer and Information Systems Managers $33.29 Computer Programmers $23.22 Computer Software Engineers, Applications $29.66 Computer Support Specialists $14.19 Computer Systems Analysts $24.17 Computer-Controlled Mach. Tool Opers., Metal & Plastic $14.28 Construction Laborers $12.36 Construction Managers $28.00 Cooks, Fast Food $6.29 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $7.93 Cooks, Restaurant $7.00 Cooks, Short Order $7.03 Correctional Officers and Jailers $11.96 Cost Estimators $21.91 Counter and Rental Clerks $7.22 Counter Attendants, Caf., Food Concession, & Coffee Shop $13.35 Customer Service Representatives $15.14 Cut., Punch., & Press Mach. Setrs., Opers, , & Tndrs., Metal & Plasti$c11.15 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $13.60 Data Entry Keyers $9.55 Database Administrators $28.02 Demonstrators and Product Promoters $12.74 Dining Room & Caf. Attendants & Bartender Helpers $6.49 Dishwashers $6.80 Driver/Sales Workers $11.51 Ed.ucation Administrators, Elementary & Secondary School *$70,989 Editors $15.94 Education Teachers, Postsecondary *$49,564 Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors $24.15 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians $18.44 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers $10.29 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $20.38 Electricians $16.48 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education *$44,845 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics $10.96 Engineering Managers $37.38 Executive Secretaries & Admin. Assts. $14.91 Extrud. & Draw. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Metal & Plastic $12.53 Extrud. & Form. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Synthetic & Glass Fibers $11.52 Extrud., Form., Press., & Compact. Machine Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs. $12.08 Occupation Title Average Wage Family and General Practitioners $47.53 File Clerks $8.35 Financial Managers $35.81 Financial Specialists, All Other $20.72 Fire Fighters $13.22 Food Preparation Workers $8.15 Food Service Managers $15.11 General and Operations Managers $31.66 Grind., Lap., Polish., & Buff. Mach. Tool Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Metal & Plastic $12.05 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $10.66 Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $9.59 Heating, Air Cond., & Refrig. Mechanics & Installers $17.87 Helpers--Electricians $11.84 $Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop Human Resources Assistants, Ex. Payroll & Timekeeping Human Resources Managers Industrial Machinery Mechanics Industrial Production Managers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers Instructional Coordinators Insurance Sales Agents Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Lawyers Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Logging Equipment Operators Machine Feeders and Offbearers Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Maintenance Workers, Machinery Management Analysts Managers, All Other Marketing Managers Mechanical Engineers Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Medical and Health Services Managers $10.62 $14.97 $9.78 $8.28 $8.09 $13.54 $28.47 $16.44 $29.31 $11.94 $11.44 $20.19 $15.26 $8.20 *$44,351 $10.27 $9.71 $9.04 $15.84 $12.97 $12.39 $10.71 $14.88 $7.34 $14.88 $14.01 $29.38 $30.80 $32.00 $29.27 $12.90 $19.15 $33.10 Medical Assistants $9.94 Medical Records & Health Information Technicians $10.30 Medical Secretaries $9.40 Medical Transcriptionists $11.36 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $7.41 Middle School Teachers, Ex. Spec. & Voc. Ed. *$42,937 Mixing & Blending Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs. $12.97 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Ex. Engines $17.15 Mold., Coremak., & Cast. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Metal & Plastic $10.60 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $23.24 Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts $20.32 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants $7.92 Office Clerks, General $9.75 Operating Engineers & Other Const. Equipment Operators $14.22 Order Clerks $11.38 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders $11.54 Packers and Packagers, Hand $8.74 Painters, Construction and Maintenance $13.33 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders $13.04 Parts Salespersons $11.70 Occupation Title Average Wage Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $13.11 Personal and Home Care Aides $9.09 Pharmacists $34.01 Pharmacy Technicians $9.91 Physical Therapists $26.36 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $16.45 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $13.86 Postal Service Mail Carriers $17.91 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $8.01 Printing Machine Operators $16.59 Production Workers, All Other $12.66 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $14.23 Protective Service Workers, All Other $11.04 Purch. Agents, Ex. Whlsl., Retail, & Farm Products $19.59 Purchasing Managers $32.15 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $16.72 Receptionists and Information Clerks $10.10 Recreation Workers $10.47 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $11.25 Registered Nurses $20.60 Respiratory Therapists $16.77 Retail Salespersons $10.04 Sales and Related Workers, All Other $16.06 Sales Managers $34.13 Sales Reps., Whlsl. & Manuf., Ex. Tech. & Scientific Products $22.07 Sales Reps., Whlsl. & Manuf., Tech. & Scientific Products $24.67 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Wood $12.02 Secondary School Teachers, Ex. Spec. & Voc. Ed. *$43,853 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $10.98 Security Guards $10.25 Sewing Machine Operators $8.24 Sheet Metal Workers $13.42 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks $11.25 Social and Community Service Managers $21.88 Social and Human Service Assistants $9.88 Spec. Ed. Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem. School *$43,289 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers $10.88 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $11.15 Suprvrs. of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers $23.45 Suprvrs. of Food Preparation & Serving Workers $12.65 Suprvrs. of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers $13.08 Suprvrs. of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers $22.27 Suprvrs. of Non-Retail Sales Workers $16.97 Suprvrs. of Office & Admin. Support Workers $17.54 Suprvrs. of Production and Operating Workers $20.69 Suprvs. of Retail Sales Workers $13.67 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $9.53 Teacher Assistants *$18,234 Team Assemblers $11.47 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $20.31 Telemarketers $10.76 Tellers $10.28 Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Operators & Tenders $10.75 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders $11.44 Textile Knit. & Weav. Mach. Setters, Operators, & Tenders $12.99 Textile Wind., Twist., & Draw. Out Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs. $10.72 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $7.96 Tire Repairers and Changers $9.22 Training and Development Specialists $18.44 Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers $26.56 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer $15.74 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services $13.29 Voc. Ed. Teachers, Secondary School *$47,756 Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary $19.06 Waiters and Waitresses $7.71 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $14.69 Woodworking Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Ex. Sawing $10.49 * Denotes annual salaries Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities