2007 Georgia area occupational wages. WIA area #13 ; East Central GA

Short-term on-the-job Training
Amusement & Recreation Attendants Bartenders Bill & Account Collectors Bus Drivers, School 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--Electricians 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 Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators Interviewers, Exc Eligibility & Loan Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General Packers & Packagers, Hand Postal Service Mail Carriers Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks Receptionists & Information Clerks Retail Salespersons Security Guards Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Teacher Assistants Tellers Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters & Waitresses

8.98 6.63 10.83 7.03 7.32 7.17 7.89 6.69 6.91 7.70 7.76 7.70 6.54 7.16 12.41 8.69 8.60 12.35 8.75 10.15 10.70 8.25 6.74 6.91 12.48 13.30 8.34 9.09 9.31 7.11 10.14 8.99 20.98 15.87 10.83 11.41 10.01 12.43 9.79 16,257 9.31 8.92 6.95

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Annual Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree................................................. $32.22 First professional degree..........................................................$53.37 Doctoral degree...................................................................... $46.59 Master's degree....................................................................... $24.48 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree.................$37.46 Bachelor's degree.................................................................... $24.00

$67,000 $111,000 $96,900 $50,900 $77,900 $49,900

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's............ $19.38 $40,300 Associate's degree...................................................................$25.77 $53,600 Postsecondary vocational training..........................................$14.09 $29,300

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required)..... $12.55 Work experience in a related occupation................................$20.15 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............ $17.07 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months...............$14.09 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month.............$9.81

$26,100 $41,900 $35,500 $29,300 $20,400

All categories combined....................................................... $16.69 $34,700

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

2007 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

McDuffie

Taliaferro

Columbia

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) 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 2007 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey.

Occupation
More than a Bachelor's Degree
Administrative Services Managers Chief Executives Computer & Information Systems Managers Ed Administrators, Elem & Secondary School Educational, Vocational, & School Counselors Engineering Managers Financial Managers General & Operations Managers Instructional Coordinators Lawyers Management Analysts Marketing Managers Medical & Health Services Managers Pharmacists Sales Managers

Average Wage
28.94 60.85 44.80 74,382 24.12 41.41 38.21 37.25 21.34 41.19 30.43 50.65 32.98 40.64 37.71

Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Child, Family, & School Social Workers Civil Engineers Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Applications Computer Systems Analysts Construction Managers Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Education Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Financial Analysts Industrial Engineers Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed Loan Officers Market Research Analysts

28.35 18.57 29.85 28.00 26.75 28.97 23.18 47,446 19.90 44.79 29.05 47,236 18.70 20.31

Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed Special Education Teachers, Middle School Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School Training & Development Specialists

20.67 49,305
30.19 33.74 38.68 48,956 49,071 46,887 26.93

Associate's Degree
Computer Support Specialists Dental Hygienists Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Registered Nurses Respiratory Therapists

18.28 26.18 15.10 20.14 24.43 20.46

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

18.80 15.70 11.87 14.27 6.93 15.99 8.80 14.37 15.07

Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Cost Estimators Food Service Managers Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 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 & Administrative Support Workers Supervisors of Personal Service Workers

21.06 23.54 22.59 24.31 20.30 11.62 17.27 12.62 14.39 24.36 29.73 18.83 13.26

Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators

20.54 14.40 19.58

Long-term on-the-job Training
Carpenters Cooks, Restaurant Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers Electricians Fire Fighters Industrial Machinery Mechanics Machinists Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers Sheet Metal Workers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers

14.81 8.50 20.37 18.39 13.33 19.09 18.25 15.21 16.35 12.56
13.27

Moderate-term on-the-job Training

Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators

13.54

Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks

13.61

Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers

14.03

Construction Laborers

10.31

Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria

7.85

Correctional Officers & Jailers

14.44

Customer Service Representatives

13.00

Data Entry Keyers

11.01

Dental Assistants

12.02

Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance

15.40

Executive Secretaries & Admin Assistants

16.15

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers

13.70

Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers

7.75

Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

14.35

Medical Assistants

13.28

Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

16.42

Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators

14.37

Painters, Construction & Maintenance

12.92

Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks

12.70

Pharmacy Technicians

11.69

Printing Machine Operators

19.90

Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Exc Tech & Scientific Products 25.44

Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive

11.35

Social & Human Service Assistants

13.27

Team Assemblers

10.81

Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 10.12

Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

15.32

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