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. 2003 GEORGIA Area Occupational Wages Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled. WIA Area #10 Macon-Bibb Co. Bibb 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 Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner Area Occupational Wages Occupation Title Average Wage Accountants and Auditors $18.42 Administrative Services Managers $26.47 Advertising Sales Agents $16.44 All Other Construction Trades and Related Workers $15.05 All Other Counselors, Social and Religious Workers $14.38 All Other Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians $15.27 All Other Financial, Information, and Record Clerks $12.31 All Other Legal and Related Workers $15.53 All Other Secretaries, Admin. Assts., & Other Office Support $12.71 Amusement and Recreation Attendants $6.64 Automotive Body and Related Repairers $16.72 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $13.72 Bartenders $7.30 Bill and Account Collectors $11.72 Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators $12.21 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $11.76 Budget Analysts $26.24 Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists $16.90 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $10.48 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $24.03 Carpenters $14.45 Cashiers $7.00 Chief Executives $45.83 Child Care Workers $7.38 Child, Family, and School Social Workers $18.78 Civil Engineers $24.73 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $25.70 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $8.28 Comb. Food Prep. & Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food $6.80 Compliance Officers, Ex. Ag., Const., Health & Safety, & Transp. $18.48 Computer and Information Systems Managers $37.59 Computer Programmers $25.00 Computer Software Engineers, Applications $25.39 Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software $24.42 Computer Specialists, All Other $14.56 Computer Support Specialists $18.25 Computer Systems Analysts $28.91 Construction Laborers $8.34 Construction Managers $26.41 Cooks, Fast Food $6.58 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $7.27 Cooks, Restaurant $6.53 Cooks, Short Order $7.84 Cost Estimators $24.59 Counter and Rental Clerks $7.99 Counter Attendants, Caf., Food Concession, & Coffee Shop $6.75 Customer Service Representatives $13.78 Cut., Punch., & Press Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Metal & Plastic $11.23 Cutting & Slicing Mach. Setters, Operators, & Tenders $12.97 Data Entry Keyers $10.39 Database Administrators $30.87 Dental Assistants $10.90 Dental Hygienists $22.22 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $24.11 Dietetic Technicians $8.63 Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers $6.82 Dishwashers $6.62 Driver/Sales Workers $12.98 Ed. Administrators, Elementary & Secondary School *$64,532 Education Administrators, Postsecondary $37.61 Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors $22.09 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians $20.97 Electrical Engineers $32.22 Electricians $18.40 Elementary School Teachers, Ex. Special Education *$39,399 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics $11.90 Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists $18.50 Engineering Managers $38.14 Occupation Title Average Wage Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants $13.59 Extrud., Form., Press., & Compact.Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs. $10.60 Family and General Practitioners $67.31 File Clerks $9.17 Financial Analysts $29.26 Financial Managers $28.01 Financial Specialists, All Other $27.11 Food Preparation & Serving Related Workers, All Other $7.09 Food Preparation Workers $9.21 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $7.80 Food Service Managers $16.89 General and Operations Managers $31.63 Graphic Designers $15.53 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $9.64 $Health Educators Healthcare Support Workers, All Other Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & 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 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Insurance Sales Agents Insurance Underwriters Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Janitors & Cleaners, Ex. Maids & 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 Legal Secretaries Library Technicians Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Loan Officers Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Mail Clerks & Mail Mach. Operators, Ex. Postal Service Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $17.08 $10.23 $9.53 $10.65 $7.38 $6.62 $8.27 $13.84 $27.92 $18.82 $30.85 $12.94 $11.26 $27.79 $12.02 $19.00 $20.96 $10.76 $7.52 *$41,018 $9.23 $8.85 $7.64 $36.03 $13.97 $9.93 $12.80 $19.69 $14.14 $6.89 $9.14 $13.61 Managers, All Other $28.90 Market Research Analysts $15.50 Marketing Managers $26.78 Mechanical Engineers $29.64 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians $10.51 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists $19.16 Medical and Health Services Managers $35.90 Medical and Public Health Social Workers $16.28 Medical Assistants $13.07 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians $11.22 Medical Secretaries $11.01 Medical Transcriptionists $12.71 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $15.71 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $25.43 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts $21.74 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants $8.09 Occupational Therapists $26.59 Office Clerks, General $9.84 Operating Engineers & Other Const. Equipment Operators $11.45 Operations Research Analysts $23.06 Order Clerks $11.91 Occupation Title Average Wage Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders Packers and Packagers, Hand Painters, Construction and Maintenance Parts Salespersons Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Personal and Home Care Aides Pest Control Workers Pharmacists Pharmacy Technicians Physical Therapist Assistants Physical Therapists Physician Assistants Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Printing Machine Operators Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers Public Relations Specialists Purchasing Agents, Ex. Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Purchasing Managers Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Real Estate Sales Agents Receptionists and Information Clerks Recreation Workers Registered Nurses Respiratory Therapists Retail Salespersons Sales and Related Workers, All Other Sales Managers Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Ex. Tech. & Scientific Products Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Tech. & Scientific Products Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Securities, Commodities, & Financial Services Sales Agents Security Guards Sheet Metal Workers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Community Service Managers Social and Human Service Assistants Speech-Language Pathologists Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Suprvs. of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers Suprvs. of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Suprvs. of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers Suprvs. of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Suprvs. of Non-Retail Sales Workers Suprvs. of Office and Admin. Support Workers Suprvs. of Personal Service Workers Suprvs. of Production and Operating Workers Suprvs. of Retail Sales Workers Suprvs. of Transp. & Material-Moving Mach. & Vehicle Opers. Surgeons Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents Teacher Assistants 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 $10.97 $8.19 $12.76 $14.72 $10.71 $7.54 $11.65 $36.48 $9.24 $17.52 $22.08 $42.17 $17.10 $9.38 $13.86 $13.48 $17.67 $18.80 $20.42 $28.24 $17.08 $17.57 $9.80 $9.52 $21.34 $17.90 $9.63 $16.98 $33.13 $19.72 $22.60 $11.16 $23.52 $8.47 $13.58 $11.62 $21.40 $8.74 $24.13 $9.89 $13.95 $19.31 $12.88 $11.11 $21.20 $19.82 $17.36 $16.11 $21.45 $16.11 $22.41 $70.31 $9.31 $23.99 *$18,580 $15.35 $10.55 $9.87 $21.58 $27.60 $16.63 $11.96 $18.90 $6.65 $14.68 * Denotes annual salaries Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities