2007 Georgia area occupational wages. WIA area #14 ; Lower Chattahoochee

Short-term on-the-job Training

Amusement & Recreation Attendants

8.69

Bartenders

7.53

Bill & Account Collectors

13.16

Cashiers

7.60

Child Care Workers

7.39

Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment

8.23

Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food

6.89

Cooks, Fast Food

6.65

Cooks, Short Order

8.90

Counter & Rental Clerks

8.61

Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop

6.87

Dishwashers

7.48

Driver/Sales Workers

14.03

Food Preparation Workers

8.41

Helpers--Electricians

12.41

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers

10.94

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters

10.32

Helpers--Production Workers

8.13

Home Health Aides

8.88

Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop

6.75

Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks

7.69

Human Resources Assistants, Exc Payroll & Timekeeping

16.36

Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators

12.51

Interviewers, Exc Eligibility & Loan

12.07

Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

8.23

Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand

8.30

Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

9.79

Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

7.22

Nonfarm Animal Caretakers

8.27

Office Clerks, General

10.53

Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

12.89

Packers & Packagers, Hand

8.38

Personal & Home Care Aides

8.81

Postal Service Mail Carriers

21.65

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators 20.27

Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks

16.66

Receptionists & Information Clerks

10.39

Retail Salespersons

9.79

Security Guards

13.05

Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks

11.60

Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

9.14

Teacher Assistants

15,398

Tellers

10.17

Tire Repairers & Changers

10.41

Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

11.15

Waiters & Waitresses

6.75

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Annual Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree................................................. $27.22 First professional degree......................................................... $48.08 Doctoral degree...................................................................... $30.20 Master's degree....................................................................... $23.85 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree................ $36.21 Bachelor's degree.................................................................... $23.56

$56,600 $100,000 $62,800 $49,600
$75,300 $49,000

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's............ $15.77 $32,800 Associate's degree.................................................................. $22.07 $45,900 Postsecondary vocational training..........................................$13.27 $27,600

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required).... $11.93 Work experience in a related occupation................................$19.09 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............$15.68 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months............... $13.13 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month............ $8.95

$24,800 $39,700 $32,600 $27,300 $18,600

All categories combined........................................................$14.72 $30,600

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 #14 Lower Chattahoochee

Harris

Talbot

Muscogee

Chattahoochee

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 2007 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
31.30 66.91 75,978 27.75 40.52 41.36 37.41 29.27 41.17 31.54 38.77 38.35 43.94 46.24

Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Child, Family, & School Social Workers Civil Engineers Construction Managers Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Industrial Engineers Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed Loan Officers Market Research Analysts Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators Personal Financial Advisors Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers

27.41 17.31 30.55 33.05 47,817 17.52 27.98 45,599 19.24 23.04 23.27 46,438 28.92 27.95 24.91

Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed Special Education Teachers, Middle School Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Training & Development Specialists

42,907 44,547 45,240 49,501
23.67

Associate's Degree
Dental Hygienists Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical Records & Health Information Technicians Paralegals & Legal Assistants Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Registered Nurses Respiratory Therapists

24.14 15.86 13.03 22.03 21.25 26.14 22.32

Postsecondary Vocational Training
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, Exc Special Education Real Estate Sales Agents

14.52 15.66 12.55 13.27 9.48 12.80 15.28 8.84 10.17 12.86

Work Experience in a Related Occupation

Cost Estimators

29.04

Food Service Managers

25.19

Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products

23.14

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

15.72

Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers

21.39

Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers

14.71

Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand

18.60

Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers

13.04

Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers 15.89

Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers

22.77

Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

27.34

Supervisors of Office & Admin Support Workers

20.64

Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers

20.38

Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

15.99

Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators 18.86

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

14.51 9.54 25.74 15.45 16.98 16.27 15.83 19.63 17.44 14.72

Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers Construction Laborers Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria Correctional Officers & Jailers Customer Service Representatives Data Entry Keyers Dental Assistants Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance Executive 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, Exc Tech & Scientific Products Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive Social & Human Service Assistants Team Assemblers Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

13.01 13.90 11.98 10.17 9.46 14.16 12.95 11.89 15.09 12.38 16.12 15.10
9.57 13.46 11.66 14.55 14.09 11.90 14.53 12.16 16.73 13.79 23.34 25.37 12.38 12.37 11.34 16.36

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