Occupational Title Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Security Guards Self-Enrichment Education Teachers Sheet Metal Workers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Human Service Assistants Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Team Assemblers Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Telemarketers Tellers Training and Development Specialists Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Average Wage 27.12 12.17 24.07 10.64 10.55 14.12 11.92 10.28 9.29 10.59 10.54 14.61 10.66 8.87 20.04 13.11 11.41 7.02 6.32 14.36 Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level Education/Training/Experience Hourly Annual Wage Wage Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $28.68 First professional degree ........................................................ $60.82 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $26.44 Master's degree ...................................................................... $24.59 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $36.49 Bachelor's degree ................................................................... $22.63 $59,700 $126,500 $55,000 $51,100 $75,900 $47,100 Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ............ $18.26 $38,000 Associate's degree .................................................................. $21.55 $44,800 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $14.80 $30,800 All other (no formal postsec. education required) ............ $11.36 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $17.98 Long-term on-the-job training ................................................ $15.10 Moderate-term on-the-job training ......................................... $12.60 Short-term on-the-job training ................................................. $9.07 $23,600 $37,400 $31,400 $26,200 $18,900 All categories combined ....................................................... $14.59 $30,300 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 2005 GEORGIA Area Occupational Wages Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled. Workforce Investment Area #14 Lower Chattahoochee Harris Talbot Muscogee Stewart Quitman Randolph Clay Includes the following counties: Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, and Talbot 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 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Bartenders Bill and Account Collectors Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 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 Programmers Computer Systems Analysts Construction Laborers Construction Managers Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant Cooks, Short Order 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 Average Wage 22.90 30.43 16.46 7.05 11.72 11.55 12.73 7.46 13.49 7.50 66.04 6.96 15.83 8.29 6.48 22.06 27.51 27.78 9.10 30.57 6.62 8.37 9.16 8.14 8.94 6.42 12.05 12.09 Occupational Title Average Wage Data Entry Keyers Dental Assistants Dental Hygienists Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors Electricians Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants File Clerks Financial Managers 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 Housekeeping and Janitorial 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 Food Preparation Workers Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Food Service Managers General and Operations Managers Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Instructional Coordinators Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 10.09 13.59 24.63 7.18 10.31 80,336 24.43 15.51 46,722 17.65 15.35 9.60 34.59 20.59 12.16 12.57 22.73 17.72 18.13 21.94 16.93 6.80 8.10 23.48 35.79 8.06 15.00 10.67 10.02 7.73 6.52 7.61 12.10 13.65 22.18 10.29 7.77 Occupational Title Average Wage 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 Loan Officers Machine Feeders and Offbearers Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Marketing Managers Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical and Health Services Managers Medical Assistants Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Network and Computer Systems Administrators 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 Parts Salespersons Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Personal and Home Care Aides Pharmacists Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 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 Real Estate Sales Agents Receptionists and Information Clerks Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Registered Nurses Respiratory Therapists Retail Salespersons Sales Managers Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Produc 48,814 8.31 9.79 9.23 54.33 14.56 22.45 11.07 6.80 9.44 13.37 24.34 35.73 13.38 36.09 10.71 11.65 26.08 8.22 9.50 12.42 11.61 7.80 15.56 14.11 9.13 38.82 17.12 20.58 21.23 19.09 16.34 22.51 25.25 9.51 8.92 23.36 20.99 10.13 36.26 22.17 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities