Short-term on-the-job Training

Area Average Wages by Education and Training Level 2007 Georgia

Amusement & Recreation Attendants 9.07

Area
Bartenders 7.44 Hourly Annual
Bill & Account Collectors 15.54 Education/Training/Experience Wage Wage
Cashiers 8.75 Bachelor’s or higher degree.................................................$38.80 $80,700
Child Care Workers 8.38 First professional degree......................................................... $69.04 $143,600
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment
Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food
Cooks, Fast Food
Cooks, Short Order
7.84
7.64
8.63
9.49
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
Bachelor’s degree.....................................................................$31.21 $64,900
Counter & Rental Clerks
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop
Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers
11.65
8.46
9.60
Postsecondary education but less than Bachelor’s............ $22.17
Associate’s degree................................................................... $24.96
$46,100
$51,900
Wages
Dishwashers 8.10 Postsecondary vocational training...........................................$19.62 $40,800
Driver/Sales Workers 13.04
Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 6.87 All Other (no formal postsecondary education required)..... $15.68 $32,600
Food Preparation Workers 9.99 Work experience in a related occupation................................ $26.50 $55,100 Employers and job seekers: know the
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 10.19 Long-term on-the-job training of more than one year............$19.86 $41,300
Helpers--Electricians 11.98 Moderate-term on -the-job training of 1-12 months................$18.47 $38,400 “ fair market value” of positions to be filled.
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 11.87 Short-term on-the-job training of less than one month........... $11.11 $23,100
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 11.85
Helpers--Production Workers 9.28 All categories combined....................................................... $22.41 $46,600 Workforce Investment Area #4
Home Health Aides 8.43 Cobb County
Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 7.93
Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks 9.64
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 12.17
Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 9.44
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand 11.31
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 11.81
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 9.22
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 8.56
Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 9.51
Office Clerks, General
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders
11.97
12.18
Cobb
Packers & Packagers, Hand 8.32
Personal & Home Care Aides 8.31
Postal Service Mail Carriers 21.67
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks 19.75
Receptionists & Information Clerks 12.48
Retail Salespersons 11.36
Security Guards 11.26
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks 14.47
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 11.19
Teacher Assistants 18,123
Tellers 12.35 For more information, please contact Yvonne Little at Georgia Department of Labor
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 13.21 (404) 232-3875 • Fax (404) 232-3888
Waiters & Waitresses 7.81 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 33.42
Administrative Services Managers 36.53
Chief Executives 78.31
Computer & Information Systems Managers 50.10
Education Admin, Elem & Secondary School 76,570
Educational, Vocational, & School Counselors 23.78
Engineering Managers 46.14
Financial Managers 48.48
General & Operations Managers 47.67
Instructional Coordinators 23.40
Lawyers 52.99
Management Analysts 38.00
Marketing Managers 49.23
Medical & Health Services Managers 38.70
Pharmacists 47.06
Sales Managers 46.23
Vocational Ed Teachers, Postsecondary 20.05
Bachelor’s Degree
Accountants & Auditors 27.83
Child, Family, & School Social Workers 19.35
Civil Engineers 32.30
Computer Programmers 36.63
Computer Software Engineers, Applications 40.44
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 44.91
Computer Systems Analysts 38.23
Construction Managers 40.07
Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed 47,860
Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists 23.41
Financial Analysts 58.48
Industrial Engineers 35.34
Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed 48,753
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program • Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
Area Occupational Wages
Loan Officers 30.97
Market Research Analysts 32.03
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists 23.94
Network & Computer Systems Administrators 33.17
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts 29.43
Personal Financial Advisors 44.82
Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers 25.28
Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elem School 49,559
Training & Development Specialists 30.51
Associate’s Degree Industrial Machinery Mechanics 19.79
Computer Support Specialists 20.32
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians 18.29
Paralegals & Legal Assistants 22.92
Radiologic Technologists & Technicians 24.53
Registered Nurses 26.86
Postsecondary Vocational Training Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 15.81
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 17.81
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists 20.83
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics 22.42
Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors 12.65
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 14.82
Legal Secretaries 15.77
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 18.10
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants 10.87
Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed 11.02
Real Estate Sales Agents 18.51
Work Experience in a Related Occupation Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 9.41
Cost Estimators 28.77
Food Service Managers 24.20
Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products 25.30
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 21.90
Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers 26.60
Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers 15.54
Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand 18.76
Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers 16.05
Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers 21.16
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 28.38
Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 34.73
Supervisors of Office & Admin Support Workers 22.98
Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 14.39
Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers 23.19
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 18.43
Supervisors of Transport & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators 26.09
Long-term on-the-job Training
Carpenters 15.17
Cooks, Restaurant 10.81
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers 23.81
Electricians 21.55
Machinists 12.55
Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 19.33
Sheet Metal Workers 17.81
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers 13.43
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators 15.65
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers 14.22
Construction Laborers 11.14
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria 9.32
Customer Service Representatives 15.58
Data Entry Keyers 12.39
Dental Assistants 15.63
Executive Secretaries & Admin Assistants 20.18
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers 15.08
Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers 7.73
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 16.82
Medical Assistants 13.63
Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators 17.66
Painters, Construction & Maintenance 13.48
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 17.20
Pharmacy Technicians 12.56
Printing Machine Operators 18.47
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Exc Tech & Scientific Products 29.71
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Tech & Scientific Products 42.45
Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 13.66
Social & Human Service Assistants 14.19
Team Assemblers 10.44
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer 20.04