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--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Helpers--Production Workers 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 Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 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 8.73 7.41 11.00 6.81 7.55 6.89 8.40 6.69 7.49 7.29 7.93 7.12 7.27 6.67 11.77 7.87 7.52 6.70 10.13 10.92 10.17 8.66 7.19 7.35 8.40 11.17 8.56 10.66 9.38 7.28 7.86 9.46 10.59 8.34 7.28 21.60 18.01 10.20 10.53 11.16 11.43 9.78 14,777 10.64 10.15 6.83 Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level Education/Training/Experience Hourly Wage Annual Wage Bachelor's or higher degree................................................. $28.42 First professional degree..........................................................$58.61 Doctoral degree...................................................................... $23.37 Master's degree........................................................................$23.75 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree................ $34.96 Bachelor's degree.....................................................................$23.13 $59,100 $121,900 $48,600 $49,400 $72,700 $48,100 Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's............ $15.25 $31,700 Associate's degree................................................................... $19.14 $39,800 Postsecondary vocational training......................................... $12.50 $26,000 All Other (no formal postsecondary education required)......$11.69 Work experience in a related occupation................................$18.42 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............$14.81 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months...............$12.89 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month............ $9.28 $24,300 $38,300 $30,800 $26,800 $19,300 All categories combined....................................................... $14.52 $30,200 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 #18 South Georgia Turner Tift Ben Hill Irwin Cook Lanier Brooks Lowndes Echols Includes the following counties: Ben Hill, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, and Turner 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 Administrator, 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 Average Wage 25.33 50.57 30.18 71,195 21.61 37.58 36.77 35.20 22.71 35.32 25.30 41.92 33.91 47.34 46.84 Bachelor's Degree Accountants & Auditors Child, Family, & School Social Workers Computer Programmers Computer Systems Analysts Construction Managers Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Financial Analysts Industrial Engineers Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed Loan Officers Market Research Analysts Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed 25.07 16.62 23.14 26.44 25.01 36,234 18.14 34.24 28.86 46,366 28.91 19.15 20.98 45,019 Network & Computer Systems Administrators 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 25.29 24.96 21.26 47,708 50,579 48,314 21.94 Associate's Degree Computer Support Specialists Dental Hygienists Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians Paralegals & Legal Assistants Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Registered Nurses 18.68 23.92 15.39 20.99 17.97 27.30 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 14.59 16.03 12.16 10.88 13.35 15.03 8.12 10.62 13.45 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 21.24 23.52 22.86 21.44 22.16 12.24 19.70 13.28 20.56 22.75 40.11 20.02 12.72 19.42 14.23 21.00 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 11.89 8.57 20.38 18.15 15.78 17.26 14.18 15.65 14.81 12.92 15.99 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 Data Entry Keyers Dental Assistants Executive 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, Exc Tech & Scientific Products Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive Social & Human Service Assistants Team Assemblers Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer 11.70 12.70 13.89 9.54 7.32 14.38 11.50 13.35 15.52 11.65 7.42 14.03 12.55 12.09 12.56 11.71 12.52 10.81 11.74 20.35 40.96 11.79 13.73 12.90 11.96 15.76 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities