2005 Georgia area occupational wages. WIA area #13 ; East Central GA

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $24.83 First professional degree ........................................................ $43.36 Doctoral degree ........................................................................... NA Master's degree ...................................................................... $22.12 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $33.62 Bachelor's degree ................................................................... $21.07

Annual Wage
$51,700 $90,200
NA $46,000 $69,900 $43,800

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ............ $16.04 $33,400 Associate's degree .................................................................. $19.59 $40,700 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $13.62 $28,300

All other (no formal postsec. education required) ............ $11.21 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $16.88 Long-term on-the-job training ................................................ $14.07 Moderate-term on-the-job training ......................................... $12.22 Short-term on-the-job training ................................................. $8.86

$23,300 $35,100 $29,300 $25,400 $18,400

All categories combined ....................................................... $13.43 $27,900

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 #13 East Central Georgia

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

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 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Bartenders Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Bus Drivers, School Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters Carpenters Cashiers Chief Executives Child Care Workers Child, Family, and School Social Workers Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Computer Software Engineers, Applications Computer Systems Analysts Construction Laborers Construction Managers Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant Correctional Officers and Jailers Counter and Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Customer Service Representatives Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Dishwashers

Average Wage
21.22 14.33
6.29 12.43 7.53
9.65 12.70 13.77 7.21 62.90 6.88 17.01 7.96
11.80
6.56 31.01 32.60 10.33 28.18
6.83 6.96 8.88 12.65 8.76 7.15 12.03
11.50 7.27

Occupational Title

Average Wage

Electricians Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 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 Office and Administrative Support Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers Food Preparation Workers General and Operations Managers Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Industrial Engineers Industrial Machinery Mechanics Industrial Production Managers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Loan Officers Machine Feeders and Offbearers Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Mechanical Drafters Mechanical Engineers Medical Assistants Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Office Clerks, General

16.74 48,919
14.87 35.11 10.41
19.80
11.52
22.48
16.75
20.59 13.05
8.92 32.59
17.40 9.22 7.55 6.83
27.58 17.42 30.58 11.91 12.56
7.99 9.57 8.67 14.44 19.93 9.78 15.85 6.69 13.78 19.89 24.89 12.33 50,539 8.22 9.69

Occupational Title

Average Wage

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers and Packagers, Hand Personal and Home Care Aides Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Printing Machine Operators Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products Receptionists and Information Clerks Registered Nurses Retail Salespersons Sales Managers Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Produc Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Security Guards Sewing Machine Operators Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Human Service Assistants Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Team Assemblers Tellers Tool and Die Makers Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

13.01 14.40
8.88 6.24 15.31 14.59 18.61 15.72 23.52 8.92 23.01 10.21 32.48
21.15
43,913 11.05 8.17 9.30 11.52 11.24 9.02 10.10 9.13 17.23 15.46 10.46 7.21 12.34

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