2008 Georgia area occupational wages: WIA area #15 - middle Flint

Moderate-term on-the-job-Training
Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters Surveying & Mapping Technicians Team Assemblers Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Exc Sawing
Short-term on-the-job Training
Amusement & Recreation Attendants Bill & Account Collectors Cashiers Child Care Workers Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Counter & Rental Clerks Court, Municipal, & License Clerks File Clerks Food Preparation Workers Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers Human Resources Assts, Exc Payroll & Timekeeping Industrial Truck & Tractor Forklift Operators Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids& Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Library Assistants, Clerical Loan Interviewers & Clerks Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General Order Clerks Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders Packers & Packagers, Hand Personal & Home Care Aides Postal Service Clerks Postal Service Mail Carriers Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Process Mach Operators Receptionists & Information Clerks Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors Retail Salespersons Security Guards Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Switchboard Operators, Incl Answering Service Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs Teacher Assistants Tellers Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters & Waitresses Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, & Samplers, Recordkeeping

9.51 15.55 9.47 13.92 11.15
7.44 16.70 7.98 7.94 6.74 8.28 14.29 12.64 7.61 8.50 7.77 13.54 10.62 8.43 8.84 9.32 8.98 13.28 7.53
9.16 10.29 10.48
7.77 8.35 22.36 21.65 16.21 9.48 9.85 10.24 11.75 11.61 9.34 10.05 8.43 16,136 10.56 21.35 6.72 11.17

Area Average Wages by Job Preparation Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Annual Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree .................................................. 25.04 First professional degree .......................................................... 52.05 Doctoral degree.........................................................................25.72 Master's degree ........................................................................ 24.59 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ..................35.21 Bachelor's degree ..................................................................... 20.48

52,100 108,300
53,500 51,100 73,200 42,600

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's.............. 15.49 Associate's degree.....................................................................21.38 Postsecondary vocational training........................................... 12.80

32,200 44,500 26,600

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required) .......11.39 Work experience in a related occupation..................................18.42 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............. 14.46 Moderate-term on-the-job training of 1-12 months..................11.58 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month ............. 9.26

23,700 38,300 30,100 24,100 19,300

All categories combined......................................................... 14.02 29,200

For more information, please contact Lori Barkster at (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888
Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us
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2008 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 Schley

Macon

Webster

Sumter

Dooly 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 2008 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey.

Occupation
More than a Bachelor's Degree
Administrative Services Managers Chief Executives Computer & Information Systems Managers Dentists, General Ed Admins, Elem & Secondary School Ed, Vocational, & School Counselors Financial Managers General & Operations Managers Instructional Coordinators Librarians Marketing Managers Medical & Health Services Managers Pharmacists Sales Managers Speech-Language Pathologists Training & Development Specialists

Average Wage
26.51 49.45 46.21 70.49 60,189 23.01 45.76 35.28 29.99 26.01 31.37 40.00 48.59 44.11 30.90 19.75

Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate Compensation, Benefits, & Job Analysis Specialists Computer Systems Analysts Construction Managers Cost Estimators Electrical Engineers Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Education Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed Loan Officers Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Vocational Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators

25.46 20.54 18.97 25.04 41.95 31.02 31.96 39,899 38,767 28.76 41,824 25.94

Reporters & Correspondents Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Vocational Ed Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School Surveyors Tax Examiners, Collectors, & Revenue Agents
Associate's Degree
Computer Support Specialists Dental Hygienists Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical Records & Health Info Technicians Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Registered Nurses
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Auto Service Technicians & Mechanics Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists Library Technicians Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Medical Transcriptionists Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers Weld, Solder, & Braze Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Construction & Building Inspectors Exec Secretaries & Admin Assts Supvrs of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers Supvrs of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers Supvrs of Fire Fighting & Prevention Workers Supvrs of Food Preparation & Serving Workers Supvrs of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand Supvrs of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers Supvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers Supvrs of Office & Admin Support Workers Supvrs of Production & Operating Workers Supvrs of Retail Sales Workers Supvrs of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators Industrial Production Managers Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Exc Tech & Scientific Products Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers

10.54 44,924 49,547
21.98 15.33
19.92 22.47 18.85 12.19 21.32 24.49
13.62 16.60 10.28 15.09 13.24
8.76 19.56 10.92 14.32
16.79 14.19 19.05 25.77 23.44 10.44 19.81 13.04 23.02 22.01 20.97 15.69 17.46 25.82 24.85 27.29

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

Long-term on-the-job Training
Auto Body & Related Repairers Bakers Butchers & Meat Cutters Compliance Officers, Exc Ag, Construction, Health & Safety, & Transportation Cooks, Restaurant Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers Fire Fighters Industrial Machinery Mechanics Machinists Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Exc Engines Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators Wholesale & Retail Buyers, Exc Farm Products

13.66 9.54 11.11
23.62 8.97 25.00 14.32 15.42 15.84 12.63 21.54 13.13 18.65

Moderate-term on-the-job-Training

Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators

14.68

Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks

13.44

Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity

9.17

Construction Laborers

11.67

Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria

8.33

Customer Service Reps

13.50

Cut, Punch, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic 10.02

Data Entry Keyers

9.50

Dental Assistants

11.83

Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance

17.81

Extrude, Form, Press, & Compact Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 9.83

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, & Kettle Operators & Tenders

10.88

Highway Maintenance Workers

12.18

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers

11.94

Logging Equipment Operators

13.41

Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

13.74

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

10.90

Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

10.10

Operating Engineers & Other Construct Equipment Operators

13.29

Painters, Construction & Maintenance

14.97

Parts Salespersons

13.71

Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks

14.45

Pharmacy Technicians

11.06

Police, Fire, & Ambulance Dispatchers

13.10

Procurement Clerks

11.20

Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks

18.14

Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive

10.24

Social & Human Service Assistants

17.16