2005 Georgia area occupational wages: WIA area #19 - SE Georgia

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ............................................. $26.97 First professional degree ..................................................... $65.47 Doctoral degree ....................................................................... NA Master's degree ................................................................... $24.13 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............. $33.14 Bachelor's degree ................................................................ $20.47

Annual Wage
$56,100 $136,200
NA $50,200 $68,900 $42,600

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ........ $14.79 Associate's degree ............................................................... $19.12 Postsecondary vocational training ....................................... $12.44

$30,800 $39,800 $25,900

All other (no formal postsec. education required) ......... $10.57 Work experience in a related occupation ............................ $16.87 Long-term on-the-job training ............................................ $13.52 Moderate-term on-the-job training ..................................... $11.34 Short-term on-the-job training .............................................. $8.68

$22,000 $35,100 $28,100 $23,600 $18,100

All categories combined .................................................... $13.42 $27,900

2005 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages
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Workforce Investment Area #19 Southeast Georgia
Berrien

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Includes the following counties: Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware
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 and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Bus Drivers, School Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters Carpenters Cashiers Chief Executives Child Care Workers Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Construction Laborers Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant Counter and Rental Clerks Customer Service Representatives Dishwashers Engineering Managers Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 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

19.65 12.53 11.58 14.62 6.40 11.94 15.58 7.12 61.89 6.31 16.40 6.44 8.26 6.44 6.75 6.54 7.56 10.97 6.15 37.78 13.64
20.21
9.12
18.73
16.21 18.98 12.04
6.86

Occupational Title

Average Wage

General and Operations Managers Industrial Machinery Mechanics Industrial Production Managers 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 Machine Feeders and Offbearers Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Mechanical Drafters Medical Assistants Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Office Clerks, General Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Packers and Packagers, Hand Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Postal Service Mail Carriers Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 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 Sheet Metal Workers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Team Assemblers Tellers Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

31.09 17.35 30.84 10.06 12.12
7.61 10.12 10.01 13.69 10.73 14.75 7.22 13.49 17.00 10.77 7.86
9.00 12.53 7.88 15.02 19.79 14.59 20.43 10.06 21.19 8.44 35.00
16.27 49,444
9.96 8.63 10.71 11.31 9.82 11.15 9.30 12.65 12.32 5.98 12.87
10.38

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