2003 Georgia area occupational wages. WIA area #13 ; East Central GA

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.
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2003 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages
Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value"
of positions to be filled.
WIA Area #13 East Central GA

Wilkes Lincoln

Taliaferro

Columbia

McDuffie

Warren

Hancock Glascock

Jefferson Washington

Jenkins Screven

Includes the following counties: Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Area Occupational Wages

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Accountants and Auditors

$18.53

Administrative Services Managers

$24.97

Advertising and Promotions Managers

$22.90

All Other Construction Trades and Related Workers

$17.82

All Other Counselors, Social and Religious Workers

$13.85

All Other Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians

$19.25

All Other Financial, Information, and Record Clerks

$11.80

All Other Secretaries, Admin. Assts., & Other Office Support

$12.08

All Other Teachers, Primary, Secondary, and Adult

*$29,222

Amusement and Recreation Attendants

$6.34

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

$11.88

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$13.55

Bartenders

$6.67

Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators

$12.34

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$11.25

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

$15.24

Bus Drivers, School

$6.32

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$20.06

Butchers and Meat Cutters

$10.06

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

$10.38

Carpenters

$13.51

Cashiers

$6.97

Chief Executives

$50.65

Child Care Workers

$6.89

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

$14.50

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

$7.81

Coat., Paint., & Spray. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs.

$10.27

Comb. Food Prep. & Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food

$6.38

Compli. Officers, Ex. Ag., Cons., Health & Safety, & Transportation $17.66

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$31.27

Computer Programmers

$21.15

Computer Software Engineers, Applications

$24.87

Computer Specialists, All Other

$10.98

Computer Support Specialists

$16.99

Computer Systems Analysts

$30.46

Construction Laborers

$9.28

Construction Managers

$28.64

Cooks, Fast Food

$6.30

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

$7.28

Cooks, Restaurant

$6.85

Cooks, Short Order

$6.92

Correctional Officers and Jailers

$12.74

Cost Estimators

$20.17

Counter and Rental Clerks

$8.56

Counter Attendants, Caf., Food Concession, & Coffee Shop

$6.74

Crush., Grind, & Polish. Mach. Setters, Operators, & Tenders

$16.10

Customer Service Representatives

$11.65

Cut., Punch., & Press. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Metal

and Plastic

$10.85

Data Entry Keyers

$10.83

Dental Assistants

$11.08

Dental Hygienists

$21.65

Dentists

$49.67

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

$16.94

Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

$7.35

Dishwashers

$7.07

Driver/Sales Workers

$13.91

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

$18.86

Ed. Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School

*$70,558

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors

$23.44

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians

$23.56

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

$18.05

Electricians

$16.24

Elementary School Teachers, Ex. Special Education

*$49,052

Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

$10.54

Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists

$16.73

Engineering Managers

$36.25

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

$13.54

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$14.14

File Clerks

$9.25

Financial Managers

$27.05

Financial Specialists, All Other

$15.00

Fire Fighters

$9.66

Food Preparation Workers

$9.09

Food Service Managers

$19.64

General and Operations Managers

$30.66

Grind., Lap., Polish., & Buff. Mach. Tool Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs.,

Metal & Plastic

$8.74

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

$8.97

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

$9.25

Heating, Air Cond., & Refrig. Mechanics & Installers

$13.28

Helpers--Carpenters

$10.01

$Helpers--Electricians Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers
Home Health Aides Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop Human Resources Assts., Ex. Payroll & Timekeeping
Human Resources Managers Industrial Machinery Mechanics Industrial Production Managers
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers Instructional Coordinators
Insurance Sales Agents Janitors & Cleaners, Ex. Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lawyers Librarians Library Technicians
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Loan Officers Logging Equipment Operators
Machine Feeders and Offbearers Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Managers, All Other
Marketing Managers Mechanical Drafters Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

$9.65 $10.02 $9.07
$7.30 $6.73 $13.32
$28.11 $17.28 $28.41
$11.09 $9.78 $22.34
$11.51 $7.64 *$39,452
$8.18 $8.55 $7.07
$45.90 $23.62 $8.89
$12.40 $18.47 $10.70
$9.34 $14.06 $6.86
$13.02 $18.43 $30.22
$30.52 $20.12 $13.83

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

$20.55

Medical and Health Services Managers

$27.29

Medical and Public Health Social Workers

$17.80

Medical Assistants

$10.68

Medical Records & Health Information Technicians

$9.91

Medical Secretaries

$11.05

Medical Transcriptionists

$10.73

Middle School Teachers, Ex. Spec. & Voc. Ed.

*$50,490

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Ex. Engines

$14.70

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other

$9.79

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$23.28

Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts

$20.79

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

$7.66

Occupational Therapists

$23.50

Office Clerks, General

$9.13

Operating Engineers & Other Const. Equipment Operators

$13.22

Order Clerks

$10.33

Packers and Packagers, Hand

$8.47

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

$11.53

Parts Salespersons

$11.65

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

$13.12

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Personal and Home Care Aides

$6.31

Pharmacists

$35.42

Pharmacy Technicians

$10.66

Photographers

$11.34

Physical Therapists

$26.79

Pipelayers

$10.15

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

$16.08

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

$14.38

Postal Serv. Mail Sorters, Processors, & Process. Mach. Operators $11.68

Postal Service Mail Carriers

$18.09

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

$9.96

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

$14.66

Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers

$20.73

Public Relations Specialists

$21.93

Purch. Agents, Ex. Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products

$20.11

Purchasing Managers

$23.88

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$15.95

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$8.93

Recreation Workers

$10.99

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

$10.29

Registered Nurses

$21.12

Retail Salespersons

$11.09

Sales and Related Workers, All Other

$13.27

Sales Managers

$34.07

Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Ex. Tech. & Scientific Products $20.99

Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Tech. & Scientific Products

$24.94

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

$9.78

Secondary School Teachers, Ex. Spec. & Voc. Ed.

*$43,733

Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$10.54

Security Guards

$9.10

Sewing Machine Operators

$7.82

Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

$10.58

Social and Community Service Managers

$25.39

Social and Human Service Assistants

$10.83

Spec. Ed. Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem. School *$45,925

Special Education Teachers, Middle School

*$46,813

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

*$40,188

Speech-Language Pathologists

$28.60

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers

$9.12

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

$12.28

Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

$14.32

Suprvsrs. of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers

$19.50

Suprvsrs. of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers

$16.17

Suprvsrs. of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$13.01

Suprvsrs. of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand

$14.36

Suprvsrs. of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

$12.01

Suprvsrs. of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

$22.22

Suprvsrs. of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$16.18

Suprvsrs. of Police and Detectives

$18.49

Suprvsrs. of Production and Operating Workers

$19.58

Suprvsrs. of Retail Sales Workers

$13.71

Suprvsrs. of Transp. & Material-Moving Mach. & Vehicle Operators $21.91

Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents

$22.14

Teacher Assistants

*$17,217

Team Assemblers

$9.13

Telemarketers

$9.18

Tellers

$8.39

Tire Repairers and Changers

$8.97

Training and Development Specialists

$19.01

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

$28.17

Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

$12.87

Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

$11.96

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

$6.46

Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School

*$46,306

Waiters and Waitresses

$7.10

Woodworking Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tenders, Ex. Sawing

$10.19

* Denotes annual salaries

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