Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level
Education/Training/Experience
Hourly Annual
Wage
Wage
Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $28.59 First professional degree ........................................................ $48.11 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $32.95 Master's degree ...................................................................... $25.14 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $39.30 Bachelor's degree ................................................................... $24.27
$59,500 $100,100
$68,500 $52,300 $81,700 $50,500
Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ............ $17.51 $36,400 Associate's degree .................................................................. $20.79 $43,200 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $14.42 $30,000
All other (no formal postsec. education required) ............ $12.41 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $18.53 Long-term on-the-job training ................................................ $14.53 Moderate-term on-the-job training ......................................... $14.70 Short-term on-the-job training ................................................. $9.57
$25,800 $38,500 $30,200 $30,600 $19,900
All categories combined ....................................................... $15.29 $31,800
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 #9 Northeast Georgia
Jackson Madison
Elbert
Barrow
Clarke
Oconee
Walton
Oglethorpe
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
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 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 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters Carpenters Cashiers Chief Executives Child Care Workers Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 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 Cooks, Short Order Correctional Officers and Jailers Counter and Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Customer Service Representatives Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
24.13 15.29
8.43 13.30 13.24 13.20 8.72 14.25 14.14 7.41 69.37 7.24 9.40 13.62 6.65 26.43 37.15 17.56 29.23 10.93 32.27 6.77
7.63 8.85 8.35 13.20 9.89 7.50 12.89
13.15
Occupational Title
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School Electricians Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 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 Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 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 Food Preparation Workers Food Service Managers General and Operations Managers Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Industrial Machinery Mechanics Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 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 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Medical and Health Services Managers Medical Assistants
Average Wage
6.73 7.71 79,670 18.59 48,012 15.96 36.08 11.49
23.23
11.39
24.17
18.85
21.32 14.78
7.67 18.53 34.77 10.88
14.18 9.33 9.53 8.42
18.39 12.54 13.95
8.66 46,344
10.43 8.56 16.04 15.43 8.04 15.81 30.44 8.12 33.16 11.55
Occupational Title
Average Wage
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Office Clerks, General Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers and Packagers, Hand Painters, Construction and Maintenance Personal and Home Care Aides Pharmacists Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Postal Service Mail Carriers Printing Machine Operators Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Real Estate Sales Agents Receptionists and Information Clerks Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Registered Nurses Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks Retail Salespersons Sales Managers Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Produc Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Security Guards Self-Enrichment Education Teachers Sheet Metal Workers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Slaughterers and Meat Packers Social and Human Service Assistants Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Team Assemblers Tellers Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
44,541 33.19 8.72 10.27 23.31 10.05 8.65 12.49 8.43 38.98 14.96 15.17 19.63 16.00 15.26 12.79 10.25 11.10 24.47 12.89 9.84 37.93
26.55
43.90 44,948
11.85 9.87 16.85 14.25 12.24 9.62 11.36
45,068 10.26 13.40 10.23 16.02 10.80
7.71 15.27
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