Short-term on-the-job Training
Bartenders Bill & Account Collectors Cashiers Child Care Workers Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Short Order Counter & Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Food Preparation Workers Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Office Clerks, General Packaging & Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers & Packagers, Hand Personal & Home Care Aides Postal Service Mail Carriers Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks Receptionists & Information Clerks Retail Salespersons Security Guards Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Tellers Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters & Waitresses

11.30 12.11 7.73 6.42 8.69 7.25 7.07 7.18 10.27 7.34 7.09 6.86 12.20 7.94 8.16 8.19 10.02 8.98 7.24 7.32 7.66 13.82 11.63 11.17 8.20 9.51 9.48 7.19 9.01 10.58 11.67 9.09 8.26 21.68 20.48 15.38 11.06 10.03 9.83 11.49 9.75 11.41 10.93 7.19

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Annual

Wage

Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $31.70 First professional degree ........................................................ $52.18 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $55.31 Master's degree ..................................................................... $26.52 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $37.71 Bachelor's degree .................................................................. $23.19

$65,900 $108,500 $115,000
$55,200 $78,400 $48,200

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ........... $19.43 $40,400 Associate's degree ................................................................. $23.30 $48,500 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $15.27 $31,800

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required) .... $12.17 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $19.97 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year ............ $17.33 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months .............. $13.57 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month ............. $9.55

$25,300 $41,500 $36,000 $28,200 $19,900

All categories combined ....................................................... $16.24 $33,800

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

2006 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages
Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled.
Workforce Investment Area #12 Richmond/Burke
Richmond
Burke
Includes the fiollowing counties: Burke and Richmond
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 2006 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey.

Occupation
More than a Bachelor's Degree
Administrative Services Managers Chief Executives Computer & Information Systems Managers Engineering Managers Financial Managers General & Operations Managers Lawyers Management Analysts Marketing Managers Medical & Health Services Managers Pharmacists Sales Managers
Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Child, Family, & School Social Workers Civil Engineers Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Applications Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software Computer Systems Analysts Construction Managers Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Financial Analysts Industrial Engineers Insurance Sales Agents Loan Officers Market Research Analysts Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Network & Computer Systems Administrators Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts

Average Wage
27.87 73.58 38.14 49.19 35.06 36.12 47.08 30.39 33.06 39.91 38.71 33.63
23.15 16.48 24.70 23.88 25.85 39.16 29.97 31.71 16.84 23.80 34.86 24.80 25.09 29.91 22.85 26.43 23.93

Personal Financial Advisors Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School Training & Development Specialists Writers & Authors

32.77 23.43 34,769 22.20 19.44

Associate's Degree
Computer Support Specialists Dental Hygienists Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Paralegals & Legal Assistants Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Registered Nurses Respiratory Therapists

17.78 23.11 14.27 14.37 21.98 20.04 26.58 22.61

Postsecondary Vocational Training
Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists Legal Secretaries Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Preschool Teachers, Except Special Ed Real Estate Sales Agents

16.18 15.85 14.97 12.32 14.22 8.10 14.70 14.62 9.52 15.50 23.16

Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Cost Estimators Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers Supervisors of Office & Admin Support Workers Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators

22.04 22.40 12.72 16.07 14.73 18.99 24.44 25.72 18.29 15.94 26.22 15.33 20.98

Food Service Managers Purchasing Agents, Ex Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Long-term on-the-job Training
Carpenters Cooks, Restaurant Electricians Heating, Air Cond, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers Industrial Machinery Mechanics Machinists Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Sheet Metal Workers Telecomm Equipment Installers & Repairers, Except Line Installers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers Construction Laborers Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria Correctional Officers & Jailers Data Entry Keyers Dental Assistants Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, & Ambulance Exec Secretaries & Admin Assistants Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers Maintenance & Repair Workers, General Medical Assistants Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators Painters, Construction & Maintenance Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks Pharmacy Technicians Pipelayers Printing Machine Operators Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Ex Tech & Scientific Products Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products Secretaries, Ex Legal, Medical, and Executive Social & Human Service Assistants Team Assemblers Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

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

20.22 23.31 12.64
17.93 8.94
19.39 12.78 24.52 16.66 17.23 13.37 21.63 16.86
12.89 12.35 12.70 10.26
7.18 12.35 10.46 12.41 15.62 16.15 15.13
7.64 14.45 11.46 18.75 14.82 14.21 13.71 15.33 12.63 13.70 25.25 22.54 12.40 11.49 10.55 15.54