Short-term on-the-job Training

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level 2007 Georgia

Amusement & Recreation Attendants 8.98

Area
Bartenders 6.63 Hourly Annual
Bill & Account Collectors 10.83 Education/Training/Experience Wage Wage
Bus Drivers, School 7.03 Bachelor’s or higher degree................................................. $32.22 $67,000
Cashiers 7.32 First professional degree..........................................................$53.37 $111,000
Child Care Workers
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment
Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food
Cooks, Fast Food
7.17
7.89
6.69
6.91
Doctoral degree....................................................................... $46.59 $96,900
Master’s degree....................................................................... $24.48 $50,900
Work experience plus Bachelor’s or higher degree.................$37.46 $77,900
Occupational
Bachelor’s degree.................................................................... $24.00 $49,900
Cooks, Short Order
Counter & Rental Clerks
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop
7.70
7.76
7.70
Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor’s............ $19.38
Associate’s degree....................................................................$25.77
$40,300
$53,600
Wages
Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers 6.54 Postsecondary vocational training...........................................$14.09 $29,300
Dishwashers 7.16
Driver/Sales Workers 12.41 All Other (no formal postsecondary education required)..... $12.55 $26,100
Food Preparation Workers 8.69 Work experience in a related occupation.................................$20.15 $41,900 Employers and job seekers: know the
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 8.60 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............ $17.07 $35,500
Helpers--Electricians 12.35 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months................$14.09 $29,300 “ fair market value” of positions to be filled.
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 8.75 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month.............$9.81 $20,400
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 10.15
Helpers--Production Workers 10.70 All categories combined....................................................... $16.69 $34,700 Workforce Investment Area #13
Home Health Aides 8.25 East Central Georgia
Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 6.74
Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks 6.91
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 12.48
Interviewers, Exc Eligibility & Loan 13.30 Wilkes Lincoln

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Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 9.31
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Office Clerks, General 10.14
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Packers & Packagers, Hand 8.99 Washington
Postal Service Mail Carriers 20.98
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks 15.87 Jenkins Screven
Receptionists & Information Clerks 10.83
Retail Salespersons 11.41
Security Guards 10.01
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks 12.43
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 9.79 Includes the following counties: Columbia,
Teacher Assistants 16,257 Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln,
Tellers 9.31 McDuffie, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 8.92 and Wilkes
Waiters & Waitresses 6.95
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 Dental Hygienists 26.18
Administrative Services Managers 28.94
Chief Executives 60.85
Computer & Information Systems Managers 44.80
Ed Administrators, Elem & Secondary School 74,382
Educational, Vocational, & School Counselors 24.12
Engineering Managers 41.41
Financial Managers 38.21
General & Operations Managers 37.25
Instructional Coordinators 21.34
Lawyers 41.19
Management Analysts 30.43
Marketing Managers 50.65
Medical & Health Services Managers 32.98
Pharmacists 40.64
Sales Managers 37.71
Bachelor’s Degree Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers 13.70
Accountants & Auditors 28.35
Child, Family, & School Social Workers 18.57
Civil Engineers 29.85
Computer Programmers 28.00
Computer Software Engineers, Applications 26.75
Computer Systems Analysts 28.97
Construction Managers 23.18
Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Education 47,446
Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists 19.90
Financial Analysts 44.79
Industrial Engineers 29.05
Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed 47,236
Loan Officers 18.70
Market Research Analysts 20.31
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program • Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
Area Occupational Wages
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists 20.67
Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed 49,305
Network & Computer Systems Administrators 30.19
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts 33.74
Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers 38.68
Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed 48,956
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 49,071
Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School 46,887
Training & Development Specialists 26.93
Associate’s Degree Industrial Machinery Mechanics 19.09
Computer Support Specialists 18.28
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians 15.10
Radiologic Technologists & Technicians 20.14
Registered Nurses 24.43
Respiratory Therapists 20.46
Postsecondary Vocational Training Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators 13.54
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 18.80
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists 15.70
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics 11.87
Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors 14.27
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 6.93
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 15.99
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants 8.80
Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Education 14.37
Real Estate Sales Agents 15.07
Work Experience in a Related Occupation Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers 7.75
Cost Estimators 21.06
Food Service Managers 23.54
Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products 22.59
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 24.31
Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers 20.30
Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers 11.62
Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand 17.27
Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers 12.62
Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers 14.39
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 24.36
Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 29.73
Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers 18.83
Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 13.26
Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers 20.54
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 14.40
Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators 19.58
Long-term on-the-job Training
Carpenters 14.81
Cooks, Restaurant 8.50
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers 20.37
Electricians 18.39
Fire Fighters 13.33
Machinists 18.25
Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 15.21
Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16.35
Sheet Metal Workers 12.56
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers 13.27
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 13.61
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers 14.03
Construction Laborers 10.31
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria 7.85
Correctional Officers & Jailers 14.44
Customer Service Representatives 13.00
Data Entry Keyers 11.01
Dental Assistants 12.02
Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance 15.40
Executive Secretaries & Admin Assistants 16.15
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 14.35
Medical Assistants 13.28
Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 16.42
Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators 14.37
Painters, Construction & Maintenance 12.92
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 12.70
Pharmacy Technicians 11.69
Printing Machine Operators 19.90
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Exc Tech & Scientific Products 25.44
Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 11.35
Social & Human Service Assistants 13.27
Team Assemblers 10.81
Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 10.12
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer 15.32