2006 Georgia area occupational wages: WIA area #16 - heart of Georgia/Altamaha

Short-term on-the-job Training
Amusement & Recreation Attendants Bartenders Bill & Account Collectors Bus Drivers, School 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 Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse Food Preparation Workers Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Helpers--Electricians Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General Packaging & Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers & Packagers, Hand Personal & Home Care Aides Postal Service Mail Carriers Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks Receptionists & Information Clerks Retail Salespersons Security Guards Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Teacher Assistants Tellers Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters & Waitresses

8.69 9.14 11.69 6.52 7.20 6.32 7.61 6.39 6.37 7.92 7.06 6.34 6.88 6.31 13.05 6.92 7.41 7.48 12.49 8.08 10.63 7.23 6.87 6.37 12.27 8.41 8.40 8.38 6.60 9.23 9.42 9.99 8.06 20.23 16.76 9.21 9.74 12.06 12.15 9.07 14,118 9.78 11.36 6.42

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Annual

Wage

Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $25.55 First professional degree ........................................................ $53.73 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $27.05 Master's degree ..................................................................... $22.95 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $33.57 Bachelor's degree .................................................................. $21.56

$53,100 $111,800 $56,300 $47,700 $69,800 $44,800

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ........... $17.08 $35,500 Associate's degree ................................................................. $21.35 $44,400 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $13.93 $29,000

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required) .... $11.29 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $17.97 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year ............ $15.20 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months .............. $12.16 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month ............. $8.73

$23,500 $37,400 $31,600 $25,300 $18,200

All categories combined ....................................................... $13.93 $29,000

For more information, please contact Yvonne Little at (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888
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 #16 Heart of Georgia/Altamaha

Bleckley

Johnson

Emanuel

Laurens Treutlen

Candler

Montgomery

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

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 Lawyers Management Analysts Marketing Managers Medical & Health Services Managers Pharmacists Sales Managers Vocational Ed Teachers, Postsecondary

Average Wage
26.27 53.36 34.15 70,994 22.59 43.38 32.89 31.30 22.83 21.50 53.68 45.12 36.23 40.89 36.67 19.70

Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Child, Family, & School Social Workers Civil Engineers Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Applications Computer Systems Analysts Construction Managers Elem School Teachers, Ex Special Ed Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Financial Analysts Industrial Engineers Insurance Sales Agents

26.02 15.70 24.00 19.91 27.44 26.00 26.81 44,240 16.19 31.27 30.30 19.60

Kindergarten Teachers, Ex Special Ed Loan Officers Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Middle School Teachers, Ex Special & Vocational Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts 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 Training & Development Specialists

45,146 26.32 22.08
46,799 23.52 20.46 22.68
47,845 43,696 52,632
19.81

Associate's Degree
Computer Support Specialists Dental Hygienists Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians Paralegals & Legal Assistants Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Registered Nurses

14.77 24.86 14.30 28.87 18.08 23.47

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

11.67 13.23 11.75
7.80 11.72 14.51 7.59 19.76

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 Personal Service Workers Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators

22.36 19.38 11.15 17.93 12.00 16.20 21.75 36.18 17.40 11.51 22.43 13.77 20.83

Food Service Managers Purchasing Agents, Ex Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Long-term on-the-job Training
Carpenters Cooks, Restaurant Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers Electricians Fire Fighters Industrial Machinery Mechanics Machinists Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
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 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 Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Ex Tech & Scientific Products Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products Secretaries, Ex Legal, Medical, and Executive Slaughterers & Meat Packers 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

21.33 18.43 16.36
15.77 6.88
20.07 15.72 11.94 20.95 15.56 21.01 13.39 12.25
11.50 12.02 13.76
9.99 7.00 13.35 12.17 10.49 13.81 14.46 14.91 7.67 13.43 9.15 10.04 12.66 14.02 12.31 11.18 14.53 19.40 30.74 10.22 9.95 12.55 9.21 15.30