2006 Georgia area occupational wages. WIA area #14 ; Lower Chattahoochee

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 Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Food Preparation Workers 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 Human Resources Assistants, Ex Payroll & Timekeeping Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators Interviewers, Except Eligibility & 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 Teacher Assistants Tellers Tire Repairers & Changers Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters & Waitresses

7.07 12.69 7.46 7.05
8.16 6.60 6.42 8.29 9.09 6.80 7.19 13.28 7.41 12.24 10.81 10.27 9.38 8.19 6.57 7.10 15.23 12.05 11.20 7.99 8.63 9.44 6.82 8.04 9.94 13.75 8.48 10.24 21.74 19.74 15.85 9.77 9.90 11.79 12.10 9.18 15,105 10.07 11.57 10.37 6.30

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Annual

Wage

Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $29.14 First professional degree ........................................................ $62.47 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $21.62 Master's degree ..................................................................... $23.96 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $37.72 Bachelor's degree .................................................................. $22.95

$60,600 $129,900
$45,000 $49,800 $78,400 $47,700

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ........... $18.24 $37,900 Associate's degree ................................................................. $21.50 $44,700 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $14.24 $29,600

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required) .... $11.61 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $18.91 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year ............ $14.01 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months .............. $13.10 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month ............. $9.17

$24,100 $39,300 $29,100 $27,200 $19,100

All categories combined ....................................................... $14.97 $31,100

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Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us
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2006 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) 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 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
31.42 67.88 64,388 24.56 38.86 36.25 36.40 23.44 42.70 24.77 39.22 36.09 40.70 42.19

Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Child, Family, & School Social Workers Civil Engineers Computer Programmers Construction Managers Elem School Teachers, Ex Special Ed Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Insurance Sales Agents Kindergarten Teachers, Ex Special Ed Loan Officers Market Research Analysts Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Middle School Teachers, Ex Special & Vocational Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators

23.01 15.17 29.66 27.44 30.84 46,720 17.63 24.70 46,528 19.44 23.81 22.65 47,947 25.97

Personal Financial Advisors Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers Secondary School Teachers, Ex Special & Voc Ed Special Ed Teachers, Middle School Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Training & Development Specialists Writers & Authors
Associate's Degree
Dental Hygienists Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical Records & Health Info Technicians Paralegals & Legal Assistants Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Registered Nurses Respiratory Therapists
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics Fitness Trainers & 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
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 Production & Operating Workers Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

29.71 23.29 49,682 44,172 42,170 45,736 21.26 22.82
25.97 14.09 12.16 17.39 20.36 24.46 21.62
18.90 16.13 13.79 11.79 15.36 7.72 11.57 14.62 8.17 12.01 14.62
24.42 20.43 12.59 18.03 12.20 15.52 21.50 25.43 19.39 21.05 16.49

Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators Food Service Managers Purchasing Agents, Ex Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

20.22 23.15 21.32 10.73

Long-term on-the-job Training
Carpenters Cooks, Restaurant Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers Electricians Heating, Air Cond, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers Machinists Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Sheet Metal Workers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers

14.15 8.97
24.47 14.15 16.46 14.46 18.72 14.34 12.94

Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers Construction Laborers Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria Customer Service Representatives 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 Printing Machine Operators Roofers 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

12.39 12.93 11.45
9.56 9.04 12.67 10.73 13.79 12.48 15.55 14.81 9.58 13.53 11.43 14.13 12.31 11.88 14.78 11.35 16.55 14.02 22.19 24.08 12.21 10.29 10.78 14.34

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