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--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Home Health Aides Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Office Clerks, General Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & 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

7.87 7.35 14.42 6.55 7.11 7.16 8.64 6.67 7.01 7.60 8.25 7.02 6.90 6.72 15.25 7.15 7.69 6.70 10.00 8.96 7.63 6.83 7.88 11.75 8.49 8.76 9.84 7.40 7.33 9.84 9.08 10.14 12.11 9.10 8.57 21.47 19.27 9.90 9.99 9.04 13.03 10.14 18,026 9.25 9.41 6.94

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Annual Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree................................................. $26.93 First professional degree.......................................................... $59.14 Doctoral degree...................................................................... $24.67 Master's degree....................................................................... $22.84 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree................ $32.02 Bachelor's degree.................................................................... $22.94

$56,000 $123,000
$51,300 $47,500 $66,600 $47,700

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's............ $16.98 $35,300 Associate's degree.................................................................. $23.37 $48,600 Postsecondary vocational training..........................................$12.41 $25,800

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required)..... $11.54 Work experience in a related occupation................................ $18.13 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............$14.86 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months...............$12.79 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month............ $8.90

$24,000 $37,700 $30,900 $26,600 $18,500

All categories combined....................................................... $14.48 $30,100

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

2007 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

Decatur

Grady Thomas

Seminole

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) 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 2007 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
25.88 60.95 36.81 76,074 21.77 41.63 37.42 35.60 25.16 44.78 42.98 31.58 32.27 48.23 41.60 21.34

Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Child, Family, & School Social Workers Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Applications Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software Computer Systems Analysts Construction Managers Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Financial Analysts Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators

24.05 18.82 27.08 34.52 34.78 28.66 33.48 45,950 22.18 21.90 41,057 21.29 49,227 24.26

Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts Personal Financial Advisors Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed Special Ed Teachers, Middle School Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School Training & Development Specialists

25.70 45.34 22.60 48,207 46,628 44,429 22.09

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

12.52 22.06 11.03 18.11 20.67 23.64

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, Exc Special Ed Real Estate Sales Agents

14.71 15.40 12.22 7.26 14.00 13.37 7.44 10.75 12.23

Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Cost Estimators Food Service Managers Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 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 & Administrative 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

25.89 18.60 25.32 18.71 21.93 13.19 17.07 12.13 14.48 22.33 25.42 17.97 10.46 21.64 14.10 18.89

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 Sheet Metal Workers 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 Executive Secretaries & Admin Assistants Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers Maintenance & Repair Workers, General Medical Assistants Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators Painters, Construction & Maintenance Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks Pharmacy Technicians Printing Machine Operators Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Exc Tech & Scientific Products Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 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

13.28 7.56 19.54
18.23 11.34 18.36 13.86 14.72 14.34 13.52 13.43
12.21 12.98
9.64 9.91 8.49 13.03 11.46 10.24 12.27 16.02 14.47 7.43 14.39 11.69 14.42 15.96 13.17 11.51 15.80 20.81 20.58 11.04 12.02 9.68 15.56