Short-term on-the-job Training

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level 2007 Georgia

Amusement & Recreation Attendants 8.03

Area
Bartenders 9.41 Hourly Annual
Bill & Account Collectors 13.53 Education/Training/Experience Wage Wage
Bus Drivers, School 6.74 Bachelor’s or higher degree................................................. $27.99 $58,200
Cashiers 7.29 First professional degree..........................................................$51.35 $106,800
Child Care Workers
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment
Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food
Cooks, Fast Food
6.47
8.71
6.78
6.57
Doctoral degree....................................................................... $34.52 $71,800
Master’s degree....................................................................... $30.05 $62,500
Work experience plus Bachelor’s or higher degree.................$34.81 $72,400
Occupational
Bachelor’s degree.....................................................................$21.06 $43,800
Cooks, Short Order
Counter & Rental Clerks
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop
7.96
9.56
7.29
Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor’s............ $16.59
Associate’s degree....................................................................$23.47
$34,500
$48,800
Wages
Dishwashers 6.84 Postsecondary vocational training...........................................$12.31 $25,600
Driver/Sales Workers 13.14
Food Preparation Workers 7.53 All Other (no formal postsecondary education required)......$11.69 $24,300
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 8.60 Work experience in a related occupation................................. $18.71 $38,900 Employers and job seekers: know the
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 11.04 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............ $15.10 $31,400
Helpers--Production Workers 9.72 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months................$12.89 $26,800 “ fair market value” of positions to be filled.
Home Health Aides 6.99 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month............ $9.24 $19,200
Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 6.95
Human Resources Assistants, Exc Payroll & Timekeeping 14.95 All categories combined....................................................... $14.28 $29,700 Workforce Investment Area #19
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 13.06 Southeast Georgia
Interviewers, Exc Eligibility & Loan 10.35
Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 8.68
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand 7.77
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 8.89
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 7.82 Coffee Bacon

Office Clerks, General 9.71 Pierce

Order Clerks 11.81 Berrien Atkinson
Brantley
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 9.32 Ware

Packers & Packagers, Hand 7.68

Clinch
Personal & Home Care Aides 8.18 Charlton

Postal Service Mail Carriers 21.25

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators 18.21
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks 17.38
Receptionists & Information Clerks 10.75
Retail Salespersons 9.32
Security Guards 9.05
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks 10.97
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 9.22 Includes the following counties: Atkinson, Bacon,
Switchboard Operators, Incl Answering Service 9.94 Berrien, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce,
Teacher Assistants 14,514 and Ware
Tellers 9.31
Tire Repairers & Changers 8.24 For more information, please contact Yvonne Little at Georgia Department of Labor
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 10.74 (404) 232-3875 • Fax (404) 232-3888
Waiters & Waitresses 6.98 Michael L. Thurmond
Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us Commissioner
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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 Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics 12.87
Administrative Services Managers 23.62
Chief Executives 48.28
Computer & Information Systems Managers 32.57
Ed Administrators, Elem & Secondary School 77,319
Educational, Vocational, & School Counselors 23.31
Engineering Managers 34.19
Financial Managers 38.96
General & Operations Managers 30.20
Instructional Coordinators 25.42
Lawyers 36.86
Medical & Health Services Managers 35.98
Pharmacists 48.81
Sales Managers 39.69
Bachelor’s Degree Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand 16.72
Accountants & Auditors 22.60
Computer Programmers 25.30
Computer Systems Analysts 21.44
Construction Managers 29.05
Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed 47,021
Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed 52,266
Loan Officers 24.28
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists 21.49
Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed 47,898
Network & Computer Systems Administrators 22.47
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts 20.52
Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed 52,675
Special Ed Teachers, Middle School 44,409
Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School 48,474
Special Ed Teachers, Secondary School 49,977
Training & Development Specialists 18.14
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program • Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
Area Occupational Wages
Associate’s Degree Compliance Officers, Exc Agriculture, Construction,
Computer Support Specialists 17.07
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians 13.78
Medical Records & Health Information Technicians 11.78
Radiologic Technologists & Technicians 18.81
Registered Nurses 22.96
Respiratory Therapists 19.87
Postsecondary Vocational Training Sheet Metal Workers 10.33
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 10.32
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists 14.49
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 7.10
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 14.79
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Exc Engines 14.33
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants 7.97
Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed 19.42
Work Experience in a Related Occupation Data Entry Keyers 9.93
Cost Estimators 20.44
Food Service Managers 30.95
Industrial Production Managers 38.48
Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products 24.53
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 22.51
Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers 18.69
Supervisors of Food Prep & Serving Workers 11.82
Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers 16.23
Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers 14.46
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 20.90
Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 29.67
Supervisors of Office & Admin Support Workers 16.70
Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 12.61
Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers 20.54
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 13.56
Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators 18.80
Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers 28.65
Long-term on-the-job Training Team Assemblers 12.12
Automotive Body & Related Repairers 22.77
Bakers 9.47
Butchers & Meat Cutters 11.06
Carpenters 13.65
  Health & Safety, & Transportation 23.01
Cooks, Restaurant 7.73
Electricians 14.10
Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers 15.88
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 18.99
Machinists 18.98
Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 12.95
Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13.48
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers 11.45
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators 11.07
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 11.49
Construction Laborers 9.51
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria 7.47
Correctional Officers & Jailers 11.19
Customer Service Representatives 10.18
Dental Assistants 15.53
Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance 11.62
Executive Secretaries & Admin Assistants 14.64
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers 14.14
Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers 6.75
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 13.98
Medical Assistants 11.37
Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 11.44
Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators 12.11
Painters, Construction & Maintenance 12.36
Parts Salespersons 11.98
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 11.94
Pharmacy Technicians 13.09
Pipelayers 13.06
Printing Machine Operators 10.30
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Exc Tech & Scientific Products 19.90
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products 25.72
Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 10.82
Social & Human Service Assistants 11.24
Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters,
  Operators, & Tenders 11.39
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer 13.27