2006 Georgia area occupational wages: WIA area #15 - middle Flint

Short-term on-the-job Training
Bartenders Bus Drivers, School Cashiers Child Care Workers Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Cooks, Fast Food Counter & Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop Court, Municipal, & License Clerks Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse File Clerks Food Preparation Workers Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 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, Ex Eligibility & Loan Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters and Trimmers Office Clerks, General Order Clerks 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 Switchboard Operators, Incl Answering Service Teacher Assistants Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters & Waitresses

8.82 7.47 6.75 6.37 9.78 6.30 6.41 7.57 6.83 12.23 8.01 6.41 6.65 7.25 7.56 7.54 7.44 8.48 9.79 7.70 7.30 13.26 12.47 8.75 7.95 9.32 9.27 7.01 9.77 9.93 10.74 10.67 7.28 7.38 20.74 20.10 14.16 8.12 10.21 12.11 12.27 9.85 8.76 15,581 11.14 6.44

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $27.61 First professional degree ........................................................ $40.68 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $24.74 Master's degree ..................................................................... $24.48 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $38.96 Bachelor's degree .................................................................. $21.68

Annual Wage
$57,400 $84,600 $51,500 $50,900 $81,000 $45,100

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ........... $15.87 $33,000 Associate's degree ................................................................. $20.23 $42,100 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $13.02 $27,100

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required) .... $11.04 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $16.64 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year ............ $13.62 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months .............. $12.39 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month ............. $8.80

$23,000 $34,600 $28,300 $25,800 $18,300

All categories combined ....................................................... $13.69 $28,500

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

2006 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages
Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled.
Workforce Investment Area #15 Middle Flint

Taylor

Marion

Macon

Schley

Dooly

Webster Sumter

Crisp

Includes the following counties: Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor and Webster
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 Computer & Information Systems Managers Ed Administrators, Elem & Secondary School Educational, Vocational, & School Counselors Engineering Managers Financial Managers General & Operations Managers Instructional Coordinators Librarians Management Analysts Medical & Health Services Managers Pharmacists Sales Managers
Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Child, Family, & School Social Workers Computer Systems Analysts Construction Managers Elem School Teachers, Ex Special Ed Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Industrial Engineers Insurance Sales Agents Kindergarten Teachers, Ex Special Ed Loan Officers Market Research Analysts Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Medical & Public Health Social Workers Middle School Teachers, Ex Special & Vocational Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators

Average Wage
30.67 71.09 33.94 78,217 26.01 42.36 33.50 34.03 29.86 25.60 31.01 33.96 42.00 38.72
25.11 18.46 25.62 36.46 47,343 17.58 37.72 15.85 48,072 30.20 19.22 21.80 18.89 45,823 26.91

Physician Assistants Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School Training & Development Specialists

32.55 16.09 49,073 21.97

Associate's Degree
Computer Support Specialists Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technicians Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Registered Nurses

12.79 23.72 12.84 22.13 23.46

Postsecondary Vocational Training
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Preschool Teachers, Except Special Ed

11.17 13.70 9.85 13.38
8.42 20.53

Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Detectives & Criminal Investigators 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 Personal Service Workers Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators Food Service Managers Industrial Production Managers Purchasing Agents, Ex Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers Wholesale & Retail Buyers, Ex Farm Products

25.55 18.13 10.35 20.95 10.51 21.84 20.09 23.34 17.30 10.40 20.22 13.88 13.74 22.50 30.22 21.41 28.04 19.80

Long-term on-the-job Training
Automotive Body & Related Repairers Butchers & Meat Cutters

17.66 10.94

Carpenters Compliance Officers, Ex Agriculture, Construction, Health & Safety,
& Transportation Cooks, Restaurant Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers Electricians Heating, Air Cond, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers Industrial Machinery Mechanics Machinists Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers Telecomm Equipment Installers & Repairers, Ex Line Installers Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity Construction Laborers Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria Customer Service Representatives Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders,
Metal & Plastic Data Entry Keyers 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 Parts Salespersons Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks Pharmacy Technicians Police, Fire, & Ambulance Dispatchers Roofers Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Ex Tech & Scientific Products Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products Social & Human Service Assistants Team Assemblers Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

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

10.39
16.92 8.54
17.42 19.42 15.85 15.42 15.43 16.21 13.61 23.38 13.99 11.61
12.61 11.67 8.55 11.04 7.58 11.24
11.21 9.47 14.29 14.17 13.44 7.31 13.38 9.88 9.66 12.17 13.04 13.61 10.98 10.93 8.17 8.82 26.09 10.03 11.66 9.88 14.53