Short-term on-the-job Training
Amusement & Recreation Attendants Bartenders Bill & Account Collectors Cashiers Child Care Workers Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Short Order Counter & Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Caf, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse Food Preparation Workers Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks Industrial Truck & Tractor Forklift Operators Interviewers, Exc Eligibility & Loan Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids& Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Rec Protective Service Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers Office Clerks, General Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders Packers & Packagers, Hand Personal & Home Care Aides Postal Service Mail Carriers Receptionists & Information Clerks Retail Salespersons Security Guards Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Teacher Assistants Telemarketers Tellers Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters & Waitresses

8.17 8.62 13.32 8.18 8.44 9.15 7.52 7.94 9.92 10.67 7.78 7.85 7.29 11.10 9.69 9.03 10.78 11.09 9.12 8.43 7.56 13.71 13.18 9.87 11.51 11.13 8.02 8.37 10.44 10.99 11.63 11.49 8.67 20.87 12.09 10.79 10.36 13.33 10.79 17,395 9.83 11.66 14.13 7.73

Area Average Wages by Job Preparation Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Annual Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree .................................................. 29.06 First professional degree .......................................................... 52.89 Doctoral degree........................................................................ 36.21 Master's degree ........................................................................ 26.80 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ..................37.88 Bachelor's degree ..................................................................... 23.35

60,400 110,000 75,300
55,700 78,800 48,600

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's.............. 19.01 Associate's degree.................................................................... 22.67 Postsecondary vocational training............................................15.92

39,500 47,200 33,100

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required) ...... 13.81 Work experience in a related occupation................................. 22.08 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year..............17.43 Moderate-term on-the-job training of 1-12 months................. 14.50 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month ............10.41

28,700 45,900 36,300 30,200 21,700

All categories combined..........................................................17.74 36,900

For more information, please contact Lori Barkster at (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888
Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us
www.dol.state.ga.us/wp/lmi_publications.htm

2008 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 Walton

Clarke

Oconee

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) Wage 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 wages for the 150 occupations with the most expected job openings statewide that meet disclosure criteria in this WIA area.

Wages in this pamphlet are reprinted from the 2008 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey.

Occupation
More than a Bachelor's Degree
Administrative Services Managers Chief Executives Computer & Information Systems Managers Ed Admins, Elem & Secondary School Ed Admins, Preschool & Child Care Center/Program Ed, Vocational, & School Counselors Financial Managers General & Operations Managers Instructional Coordinators Lawyers Management Analysts Marketing Managers Medical & Health Services Managers Pharmacists Sales Managers Vocational Ed Teachers, Postsecondary

Average Wage
35.12 64.72 41.74 74,339 18.33 22.53 42.54 38.85 22.19 37.73 31.35 50.28 40.62 47.16 46.98 26.74

Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software Computer Systems Analysts Cost Estimators Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Education Financial Analysts Graphic Designers Industrial Engineers Insurance Underwriters Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Vocational Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators

27.05 31.59 43.27 28.81 24.60 48,369 34.82 18.46 32.81 26.79 44,653 47,938 26.27

Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Vocational Ed Special Ed Teachers, Middle School Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School
Associate's Degree
Computer Support Specialists Dental Hygienists Medical Records & Health Info Technicians Paralegals & Legal Assistants Registered Nurses
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Auto Service Technicians & Mechanics Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Comm & Ind Equipment Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed Real Estate Sales Agents Surgical Technologists Telecomm Equipment Installers & Repairers, Exc Line Installers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Exec Secretaries & Admin Assts Supvrs of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers Supvrs of Food Preparation & Serving Workers Supvrs of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand Supvrs of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers Supvrs of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers Supvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers Supvrs of Non-Retail Sales Workers Supvrs of Office & Admin Support Workers Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Supvrs of Production & Operating Workers Supvrs of Retail Sales Workers Supvrs of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators Food Service Managers Industrial Production Managers Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Exc Tech & Scientific Products Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Tech & Scientific Products Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities

49,336 50,951 50,161
18.52 29.00 13.55 26.91 26.29
18.91 18.24 23.01 17.36 12.41 17.52
9.89 9.22 33.17 16.10 26.82 14.42
17.71 24.17 14.19 21.09 15.65 17.73 23.73 38.03 20.92 17.13 22.09 16.30 23.99 23.24 37.79 31.83 35.96 20.60

Long-term on-the-job Training
Butchers & Meat Cutters Carpenters Claims Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators Cooks, Restaurant Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers Electricians Fire Fighters Industrial Machinery Mechanics Machinists Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Sheet Metal Workers

12.96 15.60 24.30 9.89 25.52 21.91 16.10 20.45 16.36 18.21 17.91 23.58 18.55

Moderate-term on-the-job-Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Bus Drivers, School Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers Construction Laborers Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria Customer Service Reps Data Entry Keyers Dental Assistants Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers Maintenance & Repair Workers, General Medical Assistants Medical Secretaries Operating Engineers & Other Construct Equipment Operators Painters, Construction & Maintenance Pharmacy Technicians Printing Machine Operators Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive Slaughterers & Meat Packers Social & Human Service Assistants Team Assemblers Textile Wind, Twist, & Draw Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

15.47 14.94 8.41 13.84 12.92 8.51 13.17 13.60 14.35 17.36 13.75 8.24 15.53 13.82 14.07 16.40 14.49 10.82 14.64 15.47 12.52 8.89 13.10 13.20 13.43 21.24