2005 Georgia area occupational wages: WIA area #11 - middle GA

Occupational Title
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Registered Nurses Retail Salespersons Sales Managers Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Produc Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Security Guards Sheet Metal Workers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Human Service Assistants Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents Tellers Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Average Wage
8.72 23.63 10.35 40.55
19.22
30.10 11.51 11.28 17.54 11.68 11.86
45,781 11.18 19.42 10.72
9.49 14.83 11.20
7.90 14.74

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Annual

Wage

Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $27.97 First professional degree ........................................................ $65.23 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $28.18 Master's degree ...................................................................... $24.38 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $36.38 Bachelor's degree ................................................................... $24.23

$58,200 $135,700
$58,600 $50,700 $75,700 $50,400

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ............ $18.58 $38,700 Associate's degree .................................................................. $21.19 $44,100 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $17.13 $35,600

All other (no formal postsec. education required) ............ $12.13 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $18.47 Long-term on-the-job training ................................................ $14.35 Moderate-term on-the-job training ......................................... $13.36 Short-term on-the-job training ................................................. $9.58

$25,200 $38,400 $29,800 $27,800 $19,900

All categories combined ....................................................... $15.92 $33,100

For more information, please contact Yvonne Little at (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888
Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us
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2005 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages

Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled.
Workforce Investment Area #11 Middle Georgia

Putnam

Monroe

Jones

Baldwin

Crawford

Wilkinson Twiggs

Peach

Houston

Pulaski

Includes the following counties: Baldwin, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson
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
Accountants and Auditors Administrative Services Managers Amusement and Recreation Attendants Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Bakers Bartenders Bill and Account Collectors Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Bus Drivers, School Carpenters Cashiers Chief Executives Child Care Workers Child, Family, and School Social Workers Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportati Computer and Information Systems Managers Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Applications Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software Computer Support Specialists Computer Systems Analysts Construction Laborers Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant

Average Wage
23.73 28.47
7.91 17.62
8.91 6.84 13.88 11.39 12.50 20.00 6.49 12.13 7.16 65.80 6.86 17.15 10.03
6.41
17.46 40.80 26.09 38.41 34.04 18.37 29.08 10.23
6.60 7.39 7.57

Occupational Title
Cooks, Short Order Correctional Officers and Jailers Counter and Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Customer Service Representatives Dental Assistants Detectives and Criminal Investigators Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Electricians Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 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 Non-Retail Sales Workers 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 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 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 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Industrial Machinery Mechanics Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Average Wage
8.05 12.79
8.20 6.61 12.03 13.47 19.15 7.57 6.72 7.55 77,233 21.75 15.04 51,016 11.08 14.86 36.19 12.99
21.00
11.25
26.39 21.58
20.06
23.25 14.92 10.86
8.27 20.26 36.98 10.46
15.72 9.63 7.72 7.00 7.60
17.45 13.15

Occupational Title

Average Wage

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Instructional Coordinators 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 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Lawyers Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Machine Feeders and Offbearers Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists Medical and Health Services Managers Medical Assistants Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Medical Secretaries Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 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 Parts Salespersons Personal and Home Care Aides Pharmacists Pharmacy Technicians Physical Therapists Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Postal Service Clerks Postal Service Mail Carriers Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Receptionists and Information Clerks

20.19 25.14
8.34 44,036
9.76 9.61 7.44 38.24 13.71 9.61 18.93 7.44 13.87 28.20 13.28 20.52 38.07 11.58 12.69 12.39 13.44 25.74 8.72 9.26 12.58 15.14 7.32 15.34 13.88 8.92 43.77 10.30 29.13 16.53 15.79 20.88 20.00
17.44 21.90 27.70 20.29
9.86

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