Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ............................................. $25.96 First professional degree .................................................... $45.61 Doctoral degree .................................................................. $23.33 Master's degree .................................................................. $21.14 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............ $33.24 Bachelor's degree ............................................................... $21.77

Annual Wage
$54,000 $94,900 $48,500 $44,000 $69,100 $45,300

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ........ $16.19 Associate's degree .............................................................. $18.85 Postsecondary vocational training ...................................... $13.88

$33,700 $39,200 $28,900

All other (no formal postsec. education required) ......... $11.32 Work experience in a related occupation ............................ $16.75 Long-term on-the-job training ............................................ $14.69 Moderate-term on-the-job training ..................................... $12.29 Short-term on-the-job training ............................................. $9.03

$23,500 $34,800 $30,600 $25,600 $18,800

All categories combined ................................................... $13.98 $29,100

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

2005 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages
Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled.
Workforce Investment Area #17 Southwest Georgia

Terrell

Lee

Calhoun Dougherty

Early Miller

Baker Mitchell

Worth Colquitt

Seminole Decatur

Grady Thomas

Includes the following counties: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas and Worth
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Area Occupational Wages

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 9,400 Georgia employers annually to determine wage rates for nearly 800 occupations. This pamphlet includes the 125 or so occupations with the most expected job openings in this area of the state.
Wages in this pamphlet are reprinted from the 2005 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey.

Occupational Title

Average Wage

Accountants and Auditors Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Bus Drivers, School Cashiers Child Care Workers Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant Correctional Officers and Jailers Counter and Rental Clerks Customer Service Representatives Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Dishwashers Electricians Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Fire Fighters First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers Food Preparation Workers General and Operations Managers

21.92 14.71 12.41 8.20 6.93 7.19 7.39 6.24 6.58 7.87 7.90 12.64 8.15 10.84
9.85 6.62 18.10 46,017 14.72 6.88 10.99
11.69 23.08
18.10 21.28 14.21 7.41 31.34

Occupational Title

Average Wage

Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Medical Assistants Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plasti Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Office Clerks, General Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers and Packagers, Hand Personal and Home Care Aides Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Postal Service Mail Carriers Receptionists and Information Clerks Registered Nurses Retail Salespersons Sales Managers Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Produc Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Security Guards Sewing Machine Operators Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Human Service Assistants Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Team Assemblers Tellers Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

9.75 7.29 11.71 15.08 8.27 8.62 9.16 12.31 15.09 6.99 13.74 28.56 8.20 11.47 46,633
13.90 7.22 9.84 13.23 12.98 7.98 6.75 15.09 20.17 10.56 21.44 9.75 35.66
19.74 52,030
11.10 8.87 7.42 13.21 11.36 9.59 9.49 8.83 16.97 6.51 12.40

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