Short-term on-the-job Training

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level 2007 Georgia

Amusement & Recreation Attendants 7.89

Area
Bartenders 9.42 Hourly Annual
Bill & Account Collectors 13.34 Education/Training/Experience Wage Wage
Cashiers 9.01 Bachelor’s or higher degree................................................. $37.41 $77,800
Child Care Workers 9.63 First professional degree..........................................................$62.17 $129,300
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment
Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food
Cooks, Fast Food
Cooks, Short Order
10.15
7.55
8.04
8.04
Doctoral degree........................................................................$28.61 $59,500
Master’s degree....................................................................... $29.28 $60,900
Work experience plus Bachelor’s or higher degree................ $46.83 $97,400
Occupational
Bachelor’s degree.....................................................................$31.40 $65,300
Counter & Rental Clerks
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop
Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers
11.19
8.98
8.03
Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor’s............ $20.00
Associate’s degree....................................................................$23.75
$41,600
$49,400
Wages
Dishwashers 7.64 Postsecondary vocational training...........................................$17.22 $35,800
Driver/Sales Workers 13.47
Food Preparation Workers 8.63 All Other (no formal postsecondary education required)..... $15.05 $31,300
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 11.08 Work experience in a related occupation................................ $24.62 $51,200 Employers and job seekers: know the
Helpers--Electricians 14.21 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............ $17.99 $37,400
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 14.56 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months................ $17.41 $36,200 “ fair market value” of positions to be filled.
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 12.03 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month...........$10.87 $22,600
Helpers--Production Workers 10.19
Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 7.98 All categories combined....................................................... $20.00 $41,600 Workforce Investment Area #5
Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks 10.11 DeKalb County
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 13.03
Interviewers, Exc Eligibility & Loan 11.55
Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 10.08
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand 11.73
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 12.44
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 8.87
Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 7.42
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 9.75
Office Clerks, General 12.43
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 9.44
Packers & Packagers, Hand 8.25
Postal Service Mail Carriers
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks
21.61
19.06
DeKalb
Receptionists & Information Clerks 13.40
Retail Salespersons 10.44
Security Guards 12.63
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks 13.71
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 10.86
Teacher Assistants 21,460
Tellers 11.31
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 15.81
Waiters & Waitresses 7.23 For more information, please contact Yvonne Little at Georgia Department of Labor
(404) 232-3875 • Fax (404) 232-3888 Michael L. Thurmond
Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us Commissioner
www.dol.state.ga.us/wp/lmi_publications.htm

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 2007 edition of the Georgia
Wage Survey.
Occupation Average Wage
More than a Bachelor’s Degree Radiologic Technologists & Technicians 24.64
Administrative Services Managers 34.80
Chief Executives 71.78
Computer & Information Systems Managers 50.69
Educational, Vocational, & School Counselors 27.76
Engineering Managers 51.81
Financial Managers 47.85
General & Operations Managers 45.41
Lawyers 49.29
Management Analysts 44.54
Marketing Managers 47.80
Medical & Health Services Managers 34.85
Pharmacists 46.88
Sales Managers 50.85
Bachelor’s Degree Executive Secretaries & Admin Assistants 19.36
Accountants & Auditors 29.87
Child, Family, & School Social Workers 21.75
Civil Engineers 34.08
Computer Programmers 36.59
Computer Software Engineers, Applications 40.89
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 34.64
Computer Systems Analysts 36.09
Construction Managers 43.34
Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed 52,956
Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists 23.07
Financial Analysts 29.43
Industrial Engineers 35.89
Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed 45,903
Loan Officers 32.01
Market Research Analysts 29.59
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists 24.98
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program • Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
Area Occupational Wages
Network & Computer Systems Administrators 33.63
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts 33.29
Personal Financial Advisors 36.20
Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers 25.41
Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School 50,088
Training & Development Specialists 27.36
Associate’s Degree Electricians 23.94
Computer Support Specialists 25.39
Dental Hygienists 34.68
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians 14.66
Paralegals & Legal Assistants 19.57
Registered Nurses 28.73
Respiratory Therapists 24.40
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 18.69
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists 20.95
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics 12.28
Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors 17.71
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 12.43
Legal Secretaries 16.55
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 17.64
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants 10.74
Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed 12.42
Real Estate Sales Agents 14.31
Work Experience in a Related Occupation Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers 14.29
Cost Estimators 28.01
Food Service Managers 23.55
Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products 27.31
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 22.16
Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers 27.46
Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers 14.63
Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand 20.97
Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers 16.14
Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers 19.22
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 26.85
Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 34.96
Supervisors of Office & Admin Support Workers 23.21
Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 17.20
Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers 22.18
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 18.45
Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators 28.28
Long-term on-the-job Training
Carpenters 16.04
Cooks, Restaurant 11.73
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers 19.59
Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers 22.86
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 23.61
Machinists 17.49
Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 22.92
Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 20.05
Sheet Metal Workers 20.88
Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers, Exc Line Installers 27.10
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers 14.71
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators 15.65
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 15.87
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers 14.88
Construction Laborers 12.44
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria 9.05
Customer Service Representatives 16.33
Data Entry Keyers 14.56
Dental Assistants 16.90
Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance 16.61
Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers 8.99
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 16.48
Medical Assistants 14.62
Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 13.58
Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators 16.30
Painters, Construction & Maintenance 15.52
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 15.72
Pharmacy Technicians 13.28
Printing Machine Operators 13.97
Sales Rep, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Exc Tech & Scientific Products 29.17
Sales Rep, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products 42.97
Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 14.57
Social & Human Service Assistants 13.96
Team Assemblers 13.39
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer 20.64