Short-term on-the-job Training

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level 2007 Georgia

Amusement & Recreation Attendants 7.08

Area
Bartenders 7.81 Hourly Annual
Bill & Account Collectors 12.86 Education/Training/Experience Wage Wage
Bus Drivers, School 6.66 Bachelor’s or higher degree................................................. $33.61 $69,900
Cashiers 7.67 First professional degree..........................................................$68.18 $141,800
Child Care Workers
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment
Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food
Cooks, Fast Food
7.19
8.56
6.77
6.97
Doctoral degree........................................................................$38.51 $80,100
Master’s degree....................................................................... $22.46 $46,700
Work experience plus Bachelor’s or higher degree.................$39.19 $81,500
Occupational
Bachelor’s degree.................................................................... $24.48 $50,900
Cooks, Short Order
Counter & Rental Clerks
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop
8.28
7.32
7.62
Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor’s............ $19.81
Associate’s degree....................................................................$26.74
$41,200
$55,600
Wages
Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers 8.12 Postsecondary vocational training...........................................$14.43 $30,000
Dishwashers 6.91
Driver/Sales Workers 8.75 All Other (no formal postsecondary education required)..... $12.60 $26,200
Food Preparation Workers 9.38 Work experience in a related occupation................................ $20.49 $42,600 Employers and job seekers: know the
Helpers--Electricians 10.52 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............ $17.31 $36,000
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 10.30 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months................$14.43 $30,000 “ fair market value” of positions to be filled.
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 9.15 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month.............$9.67 $20,100
Helpers--Production Workers 9.29
Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 6.92 All categories combined....................................................... $16.50 $34,300 Workforce Investment Area #11
Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks 8.51 Middle Georgia
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 13.57
Janitors & Cleaners,Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 8.48
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 9.66
Putnam
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 8.51
Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 11.51
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 7.33 Baldwin
Monroe Jones
Office Clerks, General 9.78
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 15.51
Packers & Packagers, Hand 6.80 Wilkinson
Crawford
Personal & Home Care Aides 9.11 Twiggs
Postal Service Mail Carriers 21.20 Peach
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks 22.56 Houston
Receptionists & Information Clerks 10.39
Retail Salespersons 10.20 Pulaski
Security Guards 12.54
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks 14.15
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 11.03
Teacher Assistants 16,862 Includes the following counties: Baldwin, Craw-
Tellers 10.51 ford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski,
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 12.62 Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson
Waiters & Waitresses 6.43
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 21.77
Administrative Services Managers 26.65
Chief Executives 58.74
Computer & Information Systems Managers 45.69
Education Administrators, Elem & Secondary School 74,999
Educational, Vocational, & School Counselors 25.22
Engineering Managers 43.06
Financial Managers 38.72
General & Operations Managers 37.04
Instructional Coordinators 24.62
Lawyers 39.91
Management Analysts 33.17
Marketing Managers 52.51
Medical & Health Services Managers 38.13
Pharmacists 47.83
Sales Managers 43.25
Vocational Ed Teachers, Postsecondary 23.31
Bachelor’s Degree Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers 7.88
Accountants & Auditors 26.72
Child, Family, & School Social Workers 19.49
Computer Programmers 27.28
Computer Software Engineers, Applications 34.76
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 36.32
Computer Systems Analysts 34.11
Construction Managers 37.99
Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed 48,852
Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists 18.21
Financial Analysts 37.88
Industrial Engineers 32.36
Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed 48,041
Loan Officers 27.95
Market Research Analysts 21.22
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program • Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
Area Occupational Wages
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists 25.30
Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed 47,886
Network & Computer Systems Administrators 29.24
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts 34.44
Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers 25.08
Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed 48,323
Special Ed Teachers, Middle School 46,358
Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School 46,947
Training & Development Specialists 27.28
Associate’s Degree Industrial Machinery Mechanics 17.88
Computer Support Specialists 19.97
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians 13.16
Paralegals & Legal Assistants 33.85
Radiologic Technologists & Technicians 20.84
Registered Nurses 26.21
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 13.82
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists 21.05
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics 12.10
Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors 14.38
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 11.98
Legal Secretaries 14.31
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 15.83
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants 9.32
Preschool Teachers,Exc Special Education 10.25
Real Estate Sales Agents 14.47
Work Experience in a Related Occupation Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 14.71
Cost Estimators 24.89
Food Service Managers 20.68
Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products 29.46
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 22.50
Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers 22.28
Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers 12.49
Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand 18.71
Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers 13.83
Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers 14.35
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 26.80
Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 31.80
Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers 19.73
Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 12.72
Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers 23.74
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 14.15
Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators 22.87
Long-term on-the-job Training
Carpenters 16.34
Cooks, Restaurant 8.63
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers 26.47
Electricians 18.54
Fire Fighters 13.38
Machinists 21.27
Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 16.79
Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 17.50
Sheet Metal Workers 18.35
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers 15.05
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators 12.43
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 13.72
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers 12.39
Construction Laborers 11.10
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria 7.30
Correctional Officers & Jailers 14.65
Customer Service Representatives 12.41
Data Entry Keyers 12.22
Dental Assistants 14.36
Exec Secretaries & Admin Assistants 15.50
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers 17.15
Medical Assistants 12.15
Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators 14.67
Painters, Construction & Maintenance 18.17
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 13.14
Pharmacy Technicians 11.05
Printing Machine Operators 18.03
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Exc Tech & Scientific Products 27.62
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products 34.15
Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 12.68
Social & Human Service Assistants 13.41
Team Assemblers 13.07
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer 15.81