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. Other career guidance publications made possible by the OES survey: We wish to express our appreciation to all employers who responded to the OES survey. Your support enables WI&A to continue with its mission of providing valuable occupational and wage information. Without your participation this publication would not be possible. 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 Workforce Information and Analysis 223 Courtland Street, Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone (404) 232-3875 1-800-338-2082 Fax (404) 232-3888 Visit our web site: www.dol.state.ga.us/lmi 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 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities