2006 Georgia area occupational wages: WIA area #19 - southeast Georgia

Short-term on-the-job Training
Amusement & Recreation Attendants Bartenders Bill & Account Collectors Bus Drivers, School Cashiers Child Care Workers Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Short Order Counter & Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop Court, Municipal, & License Clerks Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Driver/Sales Workers Food Preparation Workers Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop Human Resources Assistants, Ex Payroll & Timekeeping Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General Order Clerks Packaging & Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers & Packagers, Hand Personal & Home Care Aides Postal Service Mail Carriers Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks Receptionists & Information Clerks Retail Salespersons Security Guards Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Teacher Assistants Tire Repairers & Changers Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters & Waitresses

7.22 6.19 11.73 6.44 7.00 6.25 6.83 6.35 6.75 7.18 6.90 11.55 7.79 6.30 11.17 7.39 8.48 10.81 9.11 6.83 6.34 15.32 12.57 8.13 8.33 10.42 7.90 9.20 12.33 9.35 6.96 7.24 20.35 17.92 17.38 8.79 8.26 9.00 10.62 8.79 14,326 10.92 11.36 6.07

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level

Education/Training/Experience

Hourly Annual

Wage

Wage

Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $26.73 First professional degree ........................................................ $56.36 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $23.21 Master's degree ..................................................................... $23.08 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $33.30 Bachelor's degree .................................................................. $23.34

$55,600 $117,200 $48,300 $48,000 $69,300 $48,500

Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ........... $16.02 $33,300 Associate's degree ................................................................. $19.92 $41,400 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $13.73 $28,500

All Other (no formal postsecondary education required) .... $10.78 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $15.99 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year ............ $14.10 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months .............. $11.84 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month ............. $8.80

$22,400 $33,200 $29,300 $24,600 $18,300

All categories combined ....................................................... $13.66 $28,400

For more information, please contact Yvonne Little at (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888
Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us
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2006 GEORGIA
Area Occupational
Wages
Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled.
Workforce Investment Area #19 Southeast Georgia
Berrien
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) 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 2006 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 Farm, Ranch, & Other Agricultural Managers Financial Managers General & Operations Managers Instructional Coordinators Lawyers Management Analysts Marketing Managers Medical & Health Services Managers Pharmacists Sales Managers

Average Wage
22.81 48.83 29.79 78,716 23.47 37.14 28.57 41.42 29.55 24.16 33.04 42.79 58.29 33.47 49.03 36.95

Bachelor's Degree
Accountants & Auditors Child, Family, & School Social Workers Civil Engineers Computer Programmers Computer Systems Analysts Construction Managers Elem School Teachers, Ex Special Ed Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists Industrial Engineers Insurance Sales Agents Kindergarten Teachers, Ex Special Ed Loan Officers Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists

24.05 18.21 23.61 21.09 21.92 24.85 47,286 17.77 28.31 16.92 51,931 24.60 20.11

Middle School Teachers, Ex Special & Vocational Ed Network & Computer Systems Administrators Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts Secondary School Teachers, Ex Special & Voc Ed Special Education Teachers, Middle School Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School Special Ed Teachers, Secondary School Training & Development Specialists

56,164 21.62 23.29
51,228 41,490 46,274 47,386
18.54

Associate's Degree
Computer Support Specialists Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical Records & Health Info Technicians Paralegals & Legal Assistants Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Registered Nurses

17.38 13.76 12.58 21.62 17.45 21.52

Postsecondary Vocational Training
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Preschool Teachers, Except Special Ed

11.12 14.57 12.40 10.67 14.04
7.89 19.00

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

24.26 18.82 10.32 17.10 15.11 16.59 21.63 29.93 16.95 12.43 19.12 11.36 18.72 26.95 25.05 20.14

Long-term on-the-job Training
Automotive Body & Related Repairers Butchers & Meat Cutters Carpenters Cooks, Restaurant Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers Electricians Fire Fighters Heating, Air Cond, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers Industrial Machinery Mechanics Machinists Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers Sheet Metal Workers Telecomm Equipment Installers & Repairers, Ex Line Installers Telecomm Line Installers & Repairers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Construction Laborers Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria Correctional Officers & Jailers Customer Service Representatives Data Entry Keyers Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, & Ambulance Exec 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 Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Ex 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

Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities

22.69 10.22 16.50
6.62 22.49 14.61 13.72 13.83 17.99 18.92 14.08 13.57 10.12 24.05 15.33 12.19
10.12 11.05 8.85 7.24 11.42 9.86 10.96 15.76 14.83 14.01 7.20 14.08 11.36 10.99 12.32 11.38 12.92 15.24 17.96 10.27 10.39 11.41
11.06 13.94