Short-term on-the-job Training

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level 2007 Georgia

Amusement & Recreation Attendants 8.20

Area
Bartenders 8.43 Hourly Annual
Bill & Account Collectors 14.70 Education/Training/Experience Wage Wage
Cashiers 8.74 Bachelor’s or higher degree.................................................$38.80 $80,700
Child Care Workers 9.14 First professional degree......................................................... $69.04 $143,600
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment
Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food
Cooks, Fast Food
9.23
7.79
8.53
Doctoral degree........................................................................$31.54 $65,600
Master’s degree....................................................................... $28.42 $59,100
Work experience plus Bachelor’s or higher degree.................$49.14 $102,200
Occupational
Cooks, Short Order 8.84 Bachelor’s degree.....................................................................$31.21 $64,900
Counter & Rental Clerks
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop
Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers
11.67
8.06
7.97
Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor’s............ $22.17
Associate’s degree................................................................... $24.96
$46,100
$51,900
Wages
Dishwashers 8.18 Postsecondary vocational training...........................................$19.62 $40,800
Driver/Sales Workers 13.15
Food Preparation Workers 9.12 All Other (no formal postsecondary education required)..... $15.68 $32,600
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 11.50 Work experience in a related occupation................................ $26.50 $55,100 Employers and job seekers: know the
Helpers--Electricians 11.77 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............$19.86 $41,300
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 12.04 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months................$18.47 $38,400 “ fair market value” of positions to be filled.
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 13.92 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month........... $11.11 $23,100
Helpers--Production Workers 10.67
Home Health Aides 10.26 All categories combined....................................................... $22.41 $46,600 Workforce Investment Areas #3 & #6
Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 8.54 City of Atlanta & Balance of Fulton Co.
Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks 9.41
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 13.11
Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 9.50
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand 10.88
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 10.98
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 8.58
Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 10.09
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 9.78
Office Clerks, General 12.61
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 10.05
Packers & Packagers, Hand 9.59
Personal & Home Care Aides 10.58
Postal Service Mail Carriers 21.97 n
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks 20.91 tl o
Receptionists & Information Clerks
Retail Salespersons
13.29
11.09 Fu
Security Guards 11.49
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks 12.95
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 11.87
Teacher Assistants 18,670
Tellers 11.32
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 15.33 For more information, please contact Yvonne Little at Georgia Department of Labor
Waiters & Waitresses 8.01 (404) 232-3875 • Fax (404) 232-3888 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 Dental Hygienists 31.25
Administrative Services Managers 34.77
Chief Executives 79.87
Computer & Information Systems Managers 53.15
Educational, Vocational, & School Counselors 28.02
Engineering Managers 47.44
Financial Managers 52.02
General & Operations Managers 47.32
Lawyers 69.26
Management Analysts 46.69
Marketing Managers 50.28
Medical & Health Services Managers 39.60
Pharmacists 46.33
Sales Managers 54.39
Vocational Ed Teachers, Postsecondary 20.24
Bachelor’s Degree Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers 15.53
Accountants & Auditors 31.93
Child, Family, & School Social Workers 17.25
Computer Programmers 42.94
Computer Software Engineers, Applications 41.84
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 39.75
Computer Systems Analysts 37.50
Construction Managers 36.73
Directors, Religious Activities & Education 36.42
Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Education 50,174
Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists 31.58
Financial Analysts 34.89
Industrial Engineers 34.45
Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed 48,913
Loan Officers 30.19
Market Research Analysts 32.58
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program • Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
Area Occupational Wages
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists 25.07
Network & Computer Systems Administrators 34.10
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts 33.13
Personal Financial Advisors 37.46
Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers 29.58
Special Ed Teachers, Middle School 52,817
Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School 46,602
Training & Development Specialists 28.94
Associate’s Degree Fire Fighters 20.46
Registered Nurses 28.09
Computer Support Specialists 21.88
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians 16.91
Paralegals & Legal Assistants 25.11
Radiologic Technologists & Technicians 24.35
Postsecondary Vocational Training Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 19.30
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists 20.95
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics 15.92
Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors 16.85
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 14.17
Legal Secretaries 23.38
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 16.57
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants 11.07
Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed 11.75
Real Estate Sales Agents 21.68
Long-term on-the-job Training Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers 8.69
Cost Estimators 29.10
Food Service Managers 24.34
Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products 28.76
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 20.88
Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers 27.97
Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers 15.14
Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand 19.60
Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers 17.74
Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers 20.86
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 27.64
Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 35.81
Supervisors of Office & Admin Support Workers 24.47
Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 19.27
Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers 23.95
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 18.61
Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators 25.89
Long-term on-the-job Training
Carpenters 19.86
Cooks, Restaurant 10.90
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers 18.27
Electricians 21.86
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 20.61
Machinists 23.86
Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 21.58
Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 20.89
Sheet Metal Workers 14.20
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers 17.28
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators 15.74
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 16.70
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers 11.31
Construction Laborers 12.48
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria 9.19
Correctional Officers & Jailers 17.77
Customer Service Representatives 17.00
Data Entry Keyers 13.39
Dental Assistants 17.36
Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants 20.26
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 16.80
Medical Assistants 14.23
Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators 18.32
Painters, Construction & Maintenance 16.97
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 17.82
Pharmacy Technicians 13.01
Printing Machine Operators 17.91
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Exc Tech & Scientific Products 28.05
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products 39.74
Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 15.49
Social & Human Service Assistants 15.38
Team Assemblers 11.91
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer 19.00