2003 Georgia area occupational wages: WIA area #19 - SE Georgia

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 #19 SE Georgia

Coffee Atkinson

Bacon

Pierce

Ware

Brantley

Clinch

Charlton

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Includes the following counties: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Area Occupational Wages

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Accountants and Auditors Administrative Services Managers Advertising Sales Agents
All Other Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Workers All Other Counselors, Social and Religious Workers All Other Financial, Information, and Record Clerks
All Other Secretaries, Admin. Assts., & Other Office Support Automotive Body and Related Repairers Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Bakers Bill and Account Collectors Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists Bus Drivers, School
Business Operations Specialists, All Other Butchers and Meat Cutters Carpenters
Cashiers Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Chief Executives
Child Care Workers Child, Family, and School Social Workers Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Comb. Food Prep. & Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food Compliance Officers, Ex. Ag., Const., Health & Safety, & Transportation
Computer and Information Systems Managers Computer Operators Computer Programmers
Computer Support Specialists Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Construction Laborers
Construction Managers Conveyor Operators and Tenders Cooks, Fast Food
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant Correctional Officers and Jailers
Cost Estimators Counter and Rental Clerks Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Crossing Guards Crush., Grind., & Polish. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs. Customer Service Representatives
Cut., Punch., & Press Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Metal & Plastic Data Entry Keyers
Database Administrators Demonstrators and Product Promoters Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Dishwashers Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Driver/Sales Workers
Ed. Administrators, Elementary & Secondary School Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
Electrical Engineers Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Elementary School Teachers, Ex. Spec. Ed.
Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Engineering Managers Executive Secretaries & Admin. Assts.
Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals File Clerks Financial Managers
Fire Fighters Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

$19.34 $26.49 $19.35 $7.75 $16.88 $13.88 $9.85 $10.96 $11.48 $9.24 $10.87 $9.05 $10.62 $15.78 $6.29 $24.20 $9.60 $12.38 $6.68 $17.04 $51.52 $6.91 $14.41 $7.94 $6.02
$15.68 $33.59 $11.45 $24.31 $15.31 $15.45 $9.48 $27.94 $10.53 $6.23 $6.65 $6.26 $9.10 $18.70 $8.46 $11.58 $7.23 $13.37 $11.31
$9.89 $10.38 $26.76 $12.99 $15.36 $6.22 $12.66 $9.12 *$56,452 $22.22 $17.73 $28.53 $19.85 *$38,796 $17.65 $27.03 $13.08 $10.01 $6.80 $26.79 $13.39 $9.04

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Food Preparation Workers

$6.65

Food Service Managers

$13.53

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

$12.91

General and Operations Managers

$29.79

Health Educators

$14.15

Heating, Air Cond., & Refrig. Mechanics & Installers

$13.24

Helpers--Carpenters

$10.30

Helpers--Electricians

$9.21

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

$9.23

Home Health Aides

$7.70

Human Resources Assistants, Ex. Payroll & Timekeeping

$13.73

Human Resources Managers

$23.88

Industrial Engineers

$22.83

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

$12.52

$Industrial Production Managers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Insurance Sales Agents Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Janitors & Cleaners, Ex. Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Lawyers Librarians
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Loan Officers Log Graders and Scalers
Logging Equipment Operators Machine Feeders and Offbearers Machinists
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Managers, All Other
Marketing Managers Mechanical Drafters Mechanical Engineers
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists Medical and Health Services Managers
Medical and Public Health Social Workers Medical Assistants Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Medical Secretaries Medical Transcriptionists Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

$28.10 $9.36 $12.15
$10.18 $13.83 $9.08
$7.13 *$40,093
$8.70
$8.70 $48.81 $23.61
$12.07 $16.28 $12.29
$9.67 $9.37 $12.71
$6.89 $12.04 $26.42
$42.94 $15.15 $32.21
$12.59 $18.22 $29.73
$16.17 $10.66 $11.72
$7.85 $10.03 $10.68

Meter Readers, Utilities

$12.18

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

*$32,489

Mix. & Blend. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs.

$8.82

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

$13.37

Mold., Coremak., & Cast. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs.,

Metal & Plastic

$9.91

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$19.24

Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts

$20.83

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

$7.90

Occupational Therapists

$26.02

Office Clerks, General

$8.86

Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators $13.40

Order Clerks

$10.67

Packers and Packagers, Hand

$7.72

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

$14.63

Painters, Transportation Equipment

$15.75

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$8.77

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

$9.75

Parts Salespersons

$10.21

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

$9.99

Pharmacists

$30.31

Occupation Title

Average Wage

Pharmacy Technicians

$8.95

Physical Therapists

$33.37

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

$16.77

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

$14.35

Postal Serv. Mail Sorters, Processors, & Process. Mach. Opers. $12.32

Postal Service Clerks

$17.65

Postal Service Mail Carriers

$18.20

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

$16.13

Printing Machine Operators

$10.61

Procurement Clerks

$12.23

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

$15.79

Public Relations Managers

$24.57

Public Relations Specialists

$16.84

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

$18.75

Purchasing Managers

$31.10

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$15.07

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$8.63

Recreation Workers

$7.92

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

$8.34

Registered Nurses

$19.37

Retail Salespersons

$9.65

Roofers

$11.48

Sales and Related Workers, All Other

$9.09

Sales Managers

$31.60

Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Ex. Tech. & Scientific Products $17.24

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

$11.69

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

*$40,457

Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$9.30

Security Guards

$8.16

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

$11.15

Service Station Attendants

$6.52

Sewing Machine Operators

$6.68

Sheet Metal Workers

$9.92

Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

$10.57

Social and Community Service Managers

$21.04

Social and Human Service Assistants

$9.48

Spec. Ed. Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem. School $*34,418

Special Education Teachers, Middle School

*$35,504

Speech-Language Pathologists

$19.27

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers

$9.03

Suprvsrs. of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

$22.97

Suprvsrs. of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

$19.79

Suprvsrs. of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$9.77

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

$14.99

Suprvsrs. of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

$12.93

Suprvsrs. of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

$20.53

Suprvsrs. of Non-Retail Sales Workers

$29.42

Suprvsrs. of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$14.75

Suprvsrs. of Production and Operating Workers

$16.16

Suprvsrs. of Retail Sales Workers

$12.99

Suprvsrs. of Transp. & Material-Moving Mach. & Vehicle Operators $12.20

Surgical Technologists

$11.09

Surveying and Mapping Technicians

$12.88

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

$8.44

Teacher Assistants

*$13,092

Team Assemblers

$9.63

Tellers

$8.65

Tire Repairers and Changers

$9.62

Training and Development Specialists

$15.63

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

$19.37

Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

$14.96

Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

$9.62

Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary

$22.40

Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School

*$42,792

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

$12.41

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

$23.85

Woodwork. Mach. Setrs., Opers., & and Tndrs., Ex. Sawing

$7.61

* Denotes annual salaries

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