Occupational Title Technical and Scientific Products Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Security Guards Self-Enrichment Education Teachers Sheet Metal Workers Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Social and Human Service Assistants Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Team Assemblers Tellers Training and Development Specialists Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Waiters and Waitresses Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Average Wage 28.33 46,895 11.70 10.00 14.42 15.94 12.89 9.68 44,017 9.74 11.93 10.42 20.08 18.00 12.41 7.03 16.67 Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level Education/Training/Experience Hourly Annual Wage Wage Bachelor's or higher degree ................................................ $28.44 First professional degree ........................................................ $58.53 Doctoral degree ...................................................................... $26.93 Master's degree ...................................................................... $22.69 Work experience plus Bachelor's or higher degree ............... $36.41 Bachelor's degree ................................................................... $22.80 $59,200 $121,700 $56,000 $47,200 $75,700 $47,400 Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor's ............ $18.32 $38,100 Associate's degree .................................................................. $22.37 $46,500 Postsecondary vocational training .......................................... $15.35 $31,900 All other (no formal postsec. education required) ............ $12.21 Work experience in a related occupation ............................... $19.03 Long-term on-the-job training ................................................ $15.83 Moderate-term on-the-job training ......................................... $14.04 Short-term on-the-job training ................................................. $9.44 $25,400 $39,600 $32,900 $29,200 $19,600 All categories combined ....................................................... $15.33 $31,900 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 2005 GEORGIA Area Occupational Wages Employers and job seekers: know the " fair market value" of positions to be filled. Workforce Investment Area #20 Coastal Georgia Bulloch Effingham Bryan Chatham Liberty Long Mcintosh Glynn Camden Includes the following counties: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh 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 Accountants and Auditors Administrative Services Managers Amusement and Recreation Attendants Automotive Body and Related Repairers Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Bartenders Bill and Account Collectors Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Bus Drivers, School Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Carpenters Cashiers Chefs and Head Cooks Chief Executives Child Care Workers Child, Family, and School Social Workers Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Computer and Information Systems Managers Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers, Applications Computer Support Specialists Computer Systems Analysts Construction Laborers Cooks, Fast Food Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Cooks, Restaurant Cooks, Short Order Average Wage 22.92 27.98 9.08 14.43 15.34 7.57 11.72 12.91 13.53 16.50 6.88 10.65 14.80 7.34 15.09 65.20 7.61 15.28 9.44 6.64 40.28 22.49 29.33 20.22 30.97 10.46 6.53 7.45 9.09 7.66 Occupational Title Correctional Officers and Jailers Counter and Rental Clerks Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Customer Service Representatives Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Dental Assistants Dental Hygienists Detectives and Criminal Investigators Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Dishwashers Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School Electricians Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Financial Managers Fire Fighters 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 Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers 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 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors Food Preparation Workers Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Food Service Managers General and Operations Managers Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers--Production Workers Home Health Aides Average Wage 13.38 9.01 6.41 12.19 11.90 12.41 23.67 28.30 6.98 6.84 74,775 16.80 43,618 13.11 14.79 37.69 14.49 21.03 12.41 13.51 23.13 23.45 19.05 24.50 16.59 15.13 7.50 8.24 20.91 35.67 10.02 16.97 9.64 10.06 8.13 Occupational Title Average Wage Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Lawyers Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Machinists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Management Analysts Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical and Health Services Managers Medical Assistants Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Office Clerks, General Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Packers and Packagers, Hand Painters, Construction and Maintenance Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Personal and Home Care Aides Pharmacists Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Postal Service Mail Carriers Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, 7.25 7.67 13.43 16.79 8.20 39,580 10.53 9.52 39.25 14.16 18.34 6.91 14.12 31.63 12.94 29.64 11.25 13.06 43,876 23.86 8.41 10.03 13.75 10.63 8.38 12.85 14.91 8.50 38.96 18.80 16.12 20.55 19.41 19.81 22.12 10.02 24.95 10.46 39.46 21.86 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities