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 4,000 employers
semi-annually to determine Georgia's wage rates for over 800 occupations. This pamphlet includes the average wage rates for the 200 occupations with the most expected job openings in this area of the state.
Wage data in this brochure are reprinted from the 2003 edition of
the Georgia Wage Survey.
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2003 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages

Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value"
of positions to be filled.
WIA Area #16 Heart of GA/Altamaha

Bleckley

Johnson

Emanuel

Laurens Treutlen

Candler

Montgomer y

Dodge

Wheeler

Wilcox

Telfair

Toombs

Evans

Tattnall

Jeff Davis Appling

Wayne

Includes the following counties: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Area Occupational Wages

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Accountants and Auditors

$22.58

Administrative Services Managers

$25.90

All Other Counselors, Social and Religious Workers

$17.04

All Other Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians

$18.69

All Other Financial, Information, and Record Clerks

$14.48

All Other Legal and Related Workers

$14.43

All Other Secretaries, Admin. Assts., & Other Office Support

$9.85

All Other Teachers, Primary, Secondary, and Adult

*$27,370

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

$16.47

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

$12.90

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$13.66

Bartenders

$8.57

Bill and Account Collectors

$11.10

Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators

$10.77

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$11.17

Budget Analysts

$21.00

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

$14.60

Bus Drivers, School

$7.18

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

$7.57

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$25.63

Butchers and Meat Cutters

$9.01

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

$9.89

Carpenters

$11.96

Cashiers

$6.73

Chief Executives

$50.72

Child Care Workers

$6.65

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

$14.73

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

$10.41

Coat., Paint., & Spray. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs.

$10.84

Comb. Food Prep. & Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food

$6.52

Compli. Officers, Ex. Ag., Const., Health & Safety, & Transportation $17.33

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$32.02

Computer Programmers

$24.62

Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software

$35.55

Computer Support Specialists

$15.64

Computer Systems Analysts

$27.17

Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastic $11.47

Construction Laborers

$9.65

Construction Managers

$31.03

Cooks, Fast Food

$6.24

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

$7.03

Cooks, Restaurant

$7.37

Cooks, Short Order

$6.35

Correctional Officers and Jailers

$12.62

Cost Estimators

$22.08

Counter and Rental Clerks

$8.18

Counter Attendants, Caf., Food Concession, & Coffee Shop

$6.66

Customer Service Representatives

$13.16

Cut., Punch., & Press Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs.,

Metal & Plastic

$9.61

Database Administrators

$22.12

Dental Assistants

$8.72

Dental Hygienists

$19.62

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

$15.76

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

$7.42

Dishwashers

$6.07

Ed. Administrators, Elementary & Secondary School

$67,235

Ed. Administrators, Postsecondary

$27.60

Ed. Administrators, Preschool & Child Care Center/Program

$17.88

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors

$20.98

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians

$20.21

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

$10.46

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

$20.86

Electricians

$18.02

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

$42,320

Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

$10.02

Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists

$15.77

Engineering Managers

$38.32

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$13.22

Family and General Practitioners

$59.92

File Clerks

$8.13

Financial Managers

$27.98

Financial Specialists, All Other

$16.20

Fire Fighters

$7.82

Food Preparation Workers

$6.49

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

$6.49

Food Service Managers

$16.60

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

$7.10

Furniture Finishers

$10.79

General and Operations Managers

$28.00

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

$6.85

Grind., Lap., Polish., & Buff. Mach. Tool Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs.,

$Metal & Plastic Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Health Educators
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other Helpers--Electricians Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Home Health Aides Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Human Resources Managers
Industrial Production Managers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Instructional Coordinators Janitors & Cleaners, Ex. Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lawyers Library Technicians Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Loan Officers Logging Equipment Operators Machinists
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Management Analysts Managers, All Other Marketing Managers
Mechanical Drafters Mechanical Engineers Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

$8.70 $7.55 $11.64
$10.38 $9.55 $9.51
$6.80 $11.96 $27.28
$26.01 $11.60 $11.05
$20.81 $7.36 *$45,025
$8.24 $8.84 $6.71
$20.50 $8.75 $11.64
$21.95 $12.55 $13.19
$6.77 $12.77 $12.85
$27.03 $30.48 $32.69
$17.23 $26.21 $12.88

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

$20.15

Medical and Health Services Managers

$30.17

Medical and Public Health Social Workers

$15.20

Medical Assistants

$11.84

Medical Records and Health Information Technicians

$13.28

Medical Secretaries

$10.01

Middle School Teachers, Ex. Special & Vocational Education

*44,650

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

$13.80

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$24.46

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

$7.24

Office Clerks, General

$8.97

Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators $11.61

Order Clerks

$9.96

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

$7.80

Packers and Packagers, Hand

$7.58

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

$11.03

Parts Salespersons

$10.10

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

$11.31

Personal and Home Care Aides

$6.43

Pharmacists

$35.22

Pharmacy Technicians

$8.30

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Physical Therapists

$25.62

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

$16.87

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

$11.46

Postal Serv. Mail Sorters, Processors, & Process. Mach. Operators $11.88

Postal Service Clerks

$18.68

Postal Service Mail Carriers

$18.14

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

$12.66

Printing Machine Operators

$8.87

Procurement Clerks

$12.76

Production Workers, All Other

$7.93

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

$14.55

Protective Service Workers, All Other

$9.60

Purch. Agents, Ex. Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products

$18.64

Purchasing Managers

$29.35

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$15.83

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$8.18

Recreation Workers

$8.86

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

$8.42

Registered Nurses

$23.20

Residential Advisors

$14.67

Retail Salespersons

$8.29

Sales and Related Workers, All Other

$12.39

Sales Managers

$32.47

Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Ex. Technical

& Scientific Products

$19.78

Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Tech. & Scientific Products

$28.79

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

$10.37

Secondary School Teachers, Ex. Spec. & Voc. Ed.

*$40,362

Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$9.49

Security Guards

$12.20

Sewing Machine Operators

$7.99

Sheet Metal Workers

$9.73

Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

$8.91

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

$7.97

Social and Community Service Managers

$23.17

Social and Human Service Assistants

$10.77

Spec. Ed. Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem. School *$40,801

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

*$42,987

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers

$9.03

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

$13.36

Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

$13.02

Suprvsrs. of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

$17.65

Suprvsrs. of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$8.90

Suprvsrs. of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

$15.05

Suprvsrs. of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

$11.59

Suprvsrs. of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

$23.03

Suprvsrs. of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$15.81

Suprvsrs. of Production and Operating Workers

$19.14

Suprvsrs. of Retail Sales Workers

$13.19

Suprvsrs. of Transp. & Material-Moving Mach. & Vehicle Operators $18.15

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

$8.99

Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents

$16.70

Teacher Assistants

*$13,787

Team Assemblers

$9.01

Tellers

$8.95

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$8.16

Textile Knit. & Weav. Mach. Setrs., Operators, & Tndrs.

$11.40

Training and Development Specialists

$16.64

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

$27.06

Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

$15.46

Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

$9.84

Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary

$17.54

Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School

*$48,436

Waiters and Waitresses

$6.60

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, & Samplers, Recordkeeping

$10.74

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

$12.53

Woodworking Mach. Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Ex. Sawing

$9.98

* Denotes annual salaries

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