2003 Georgia area occupational wages: WIA area #9 - NE Georgia

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.
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2003 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages
Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value"
of positions to be filled.
WIA Area #9 NE Georgia

Jackson Madison

Elbert

Barrow

Clarke

Oconee

Oglethorpe

Walton

Newton

Morgan

Greene

Jasper

Includes the following counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Area Occupational Wages

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Accountants and Auditors

$18.47

Administrative Services Managers

$30.10

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

$21.53

All Other Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maint. Workers

$12.56

All Other Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians

$17.25

All Other Secretaries, Admin. Assts., & Other Office Support

$8.10

All Other Teachers, Primary, Secondary, and Adult

*$44,363

Amusement and Recreation Attendants

$7.99

Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

$16.99

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

$15.53

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$15.93

Bakers

$9.49

Bartenders

$10.27

Bill and Account Collectors

$11.33

Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators

$11.91

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$12.28

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

$14.57

Bus Drivers, School

$6.68

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

$11.49

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$22.95

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

$13.63

Carpenters

$20.25

Cashiers

$7.39

Chief Executives

$47.39

Child Care Workers

$7.27

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

$15.11

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

$8.47

Comb. Food Prep. & Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food

$6.52

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$31.60

Computer Programmers

$20.77

Computer Software Engineers, Applications

$27.94

Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software

$24.75

Computer Specialists, All Other

$17.18

Computer Support Specialists

$16.42

Computer Systems Analysts

$24.71

Computer-Controlled Mach. Tool Opers., Metal & Plastic

$12.61

Construction Laborers

$9.64

Construction Managers

$29.49

Cooks, Fast Food

$6.38

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

$7.85

Cooks, Restaurant

$9.38

Cooks, Short Order

$9.30

Correctional Officers and Jailers

$12.59

Cost Estimators

$25.49

Counter and Rental Clerks

$8.48

Counter Attendants, Caf., Food Concession, & Coffee Shop

$6.76

Customer Service Representatives

$12.52

Cut., Punch., & Press Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Metal & Plastic$12.52

Data Entry Keyers

$10.13

Database Administrators

$22.46

Dental Assistants

$13.05

Dental Hygienists

$16.88

Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers

$7.19

Dishwashers

$7.69

Driver/Sales Workers

$12.98

Ed. Administrators, Elementary & Secondary School

*$71,582

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

$50.85

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors

$19.73

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians

$20.24

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

$12.36

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

$18.92

Electricians

$17.05

Elementary School Teachers, Ex. Spec. Ed.

*$43,821

Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

$10.99

Engineering Managers

$39.27

Executive Secretaries & Admin. Assts.

$15.42

Extrud.& Draw. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Metal & Plastic $14.35

File Clerks

$9.75

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Financial Analysts

$30.26

Financial Managers

$31.91

Fire Fighters

$14.62

Food Prep. & Serving Related Workers, All Other

$7.53

Food Preparation Workers

$7.55

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

$6.74

Food Service Managers

$15.35

General and Operations Managers

$31.22

Grind., Lap., Polish., & Buff. Mach. Tool Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs.,

Metal & Plastic

$12.33

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

$10.37

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

$10.34

Heating, Air Cond., & Refrig. Mechanics & Installers

$13.48

Helpers--Electricians

$11.36

$Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Helpers--Production Workers
Home Health Aides Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Human Resources Assistants, Ex. Payroll & Timekeeping Human Resources Managers Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industrial Production Managers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Instructional Coordinators Janitors & Cleaners, Ex. Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lawyers Librarians Library Assistants, Clerical
Library Technicians Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Loan Officers
Machine Feeders and Offbearers Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Managers, All Other
Marketing Managers Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Mechanical Engineers

$11.93 $11.72 $10.67
$7.75 $7.88 $8.46
$14.07 $28.75 $17.78
$27.75 $11.74 $12.64
$15.99 $8.54 *$38,133
$9.36 $9.78 $7.60
$38.55 $23.69 $8.31
$8.43 $14.03 $22.73
$10.38 $15.11 $7.29
$15.06 $25.40 $31.28
$32.63 $8.71 $29.15

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

$12.02

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

$19.09

Medical and Health Services Managers

$29.22

Medical and Public Health Social Workers

$16.79

Medical Assistants

$10.72

Medical Records & Health Information Technicians

$12.47

Medical Secretaries

$10.87

Middle School Teachers, Ex. Spec. & Voc. Ed.

*$47,546

Mix. & Blend. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs.

$15.16

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

$13.83

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$20.55

Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts

$23.11

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

$7.96

Office Clerks, General

$9.40

Operating Engineers & Other Const. Equipment Operators

$12.97

Order Clerks

$11.42

Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

$11.32

Packers and Packagers, Hand

$8.94

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

$19.03

Parts Salespersons

$13.91

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

$12.35

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Personal and Home Care Aides

$7.41

Pharmacists

$34.35

Pharmacy Technicians

$9.88

Physical Therapists

$26.77

Pipelayers

$17.16

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

$14.83

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

$13.57

Post. Serv. Mail Sorters, Processors, & Process. Mach. Opers. $13.87

Postal Service Mail Carriers

$17.83

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

$12.48

Printing Machine Operators

$13.64

Production Workers, All Other

$11.27

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

$14.60

Property, Real Estate, & Community Assoc. Managers

$17.76

Purch. Agents, Ex. Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products

$20.75

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$16.60

Real Estate Sales Agents

$9.61

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$9.50

Recreation Workers

$9.07

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

$9.79

Registered Nurses

$21.74

Retail Salespersons

$10.11

Roofers

$12.37

Sales and Related Workers, All Other

$13.35

Sales Managers

$34.75

Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Ex. Tech. & Scientific Products $20.06

Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Tech. & Scientific Products

$26.56

Secondary School Teachers, Ex. Spec. & Voc. Ed.

*$48,492

Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$11.18

Security Guards

$9.65

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

$12.89

Sewing Machine Operators

$8.45

Sheet Metal Workers

$14.51

Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

$11.46

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

$8.02

Social and Human Service Assistants

$9.28

Spec. Ed. Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem. School *$41,807

Special Education Teachers, Middle School

*$49,898

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

*$50,734

Speech-Language Pathologists

$21.30

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers

$10.09

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

$14.16

Suprvsrs. of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers

$20.48

Suprvsrs. of Food Preparation & Serving Workers

$12.20

Suprvsrs. of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers

$12.79

Suprvsrs. of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers

$24.08

Suprvsrs. of Office & Admin. Support Workers

$18.09

Suprvsrs. of Production and Operating Workers

$19.91

Suprvsrs. of Retail Sales Workers

$13.95

Suprvsrs. of Transp. & Material-Moving Mach. & Vehicle Operators $21.67

Surgeons

$70.55

Teacher Assistants

*$15,986

Team Assemblers

$11.70

Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers

$14.02

Telemarketers

$9.80

Tellers

$9.57

Textile Wind., Twist., & Draw. Out Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs. $10.83

Training and Development Specialists

$22.40

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

$27.48

Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

$17.67

Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

$11.68

Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary

$18.98

Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School

*$48,028

Waiters and Waitresses

$7.63

Woodworking Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Ex. Sawing

$10.00

* Denotes annual salaries

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