Fastest Growing Occupations

These fast-growing occupations will have better employment prospects than occupations with slow or declining employment. Also, conditions will be more favorable for mobility and advancement.

Six of the fastest growing occupations are associated with the healthcare industry.

Four occupations have earned the Hot label on a statewide basis
for this period.

Most of these jobs (10) require technical trainings or a college degree.

Home Health Aides Mental Health Counselors Interpreters and Translators Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Personal and Home Care Aides Rehabilitation Counselors
Hot Health Educators Hot Respiratory Therapists Hot Coaches and Scouts Hot Phy sical Therapists
Child Care Workers Cardiov ascular Technologists and Technicians
Phy sical Therapist Assistants Medical Secretaries
Occupational Therapists

4.25% 3.59% 3.49% 3.37% 2.99% 2.97% 2.92% 2.89% 2.87% 2.86% 2.80% 2.78% 2.78% 2.49% 2.44%

* Education and Training Classification System (udpated 2012).

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings
Most of the annual openings in this list will result from the need to replace workers who change jobs rather than from new job creation.
Three of the occupations on the list are in healthcare.
On a statewide basis, two have earned the Hot label for this
period.
Three of the occupations on the list require a two or four year college degree.

Cashiers Comb Food Prep and Serving Workers, Inc Fast Food
Retail Salespersons Farmw orkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Hot Registered Nurses*
Child Care Workers Team Assemblers Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Hot Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Education
Teacher Assistants Correctional Officers and Jailers Licensed Practical and LicensedVoc Nurses
Home Health Aides Waiters and Waitresses Office Clerks, General

120 90 90 70 60 60 60 60 50 50 50 40 40 40 40

* Education and Training Classification System (udpated 2012).

Georgia Area Workforce Trends
Projections to 2020
WIA Area #16 Heart of GA/Altamaha
This area encompasses 17 counties in the heart of the state in and around the city of Dublin. It includes the following counties: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox.
Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Mark Butler, Commissioner

Total Industry Growth

Industry Rate of Growth

Occupations with the Most Job Growth

Total employment in WIA Area #16 is expected to increase to over 101,000 (an increase of 1,500 jobs), by the end of this decade. This area is the home of the world-famous sweet Vidalia onion. It is also the home of a V. A. Hospital and several state prison facilities. Currently, food and machinery manufacturing have become the larger industries. Besides agriculture, other key industries include education, healthcare, state and federal government employment, fabricated metal manufacturing, wood product manufacturing, and machinery manufacturing.
The top ten industries in this area with the most job growth are listed below.

Educational Serv ices

1,110

Ambulatory Health Care Services

920

Hospitals

810

Social Assistance

710

Administrativ e and Support Services

540

Food Serv ices and DrinkingPlaces

310

Warehousing and Storage

260

Specialty Trade Contractors

230

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

130

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

120

The Heart of Georgia/Altamaha's economy is expected move forward (a gain of 0.2% annually) over the decade. Projections indicate that the area will most likely trail the state (1.1%) and the nation (1.3%).
The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Waste Management and Remediation Service Social Assistance
Warehousing and Storage Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Nonstore Retailers Administrativ e and Support Services
Ambulatory Health Care Services Hospitals
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing Heav y and Civil Engineering Construction

5.11% 4.13% 3.30% 3.01% 2.56% 2.39% 2.25% 1.99% 1.67% 1.43%

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These 15 occupations out of more than 800 - are projected to add 2,500 jobs over the next 10 years.
Half of these occupations require some form of technical training or college degree.
Three have made the list of Georgia's Hot Careers to 2020 for
their fast job growth, high wages, and plentiful job openings during the projections period.
Seven of these occupations are in either education or healthcare.

Hot Registered Nurses*
Home Health Aides Child Care Workers Comb Food Prep and Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food
Hot Elem School Teachers, Except Special Ed
Teacher Assistants Team Assemblers Preschool Teachers, Except Special Ed Licensed Practical and LicensedVoc Nurses Correctional Officers and Jailers Janitors and Cleaners, Exc Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General
Hot Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Voc Ed
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants* Medical Secretaries

210 170 130 120 120 120 90 90 80 80 80

350 320 300 270

* Education and Training Classification System (udpated 2012).

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