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.
Eight of the fastest growing occupations are found in the healthcare industry.
Eight jobs have been designated Hot on a statewide basis for the
projections period through 2024.
Ten of the 15 occupations on the list typically require more than a high school diploma.

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Hot Personal Financial Advisors
Home Health Aides
Hot Nurse Practitioners Hot Physical Therapists Hot Software Developers, Applications Hot Physician Assistants
Medical Assistants
Hot Physical Therapist Assistants
Dental Assistants
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Upholsterers
Hot Physicians and Surgeons, All Other Hot Computer Systems Analysts
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

4.81% 4.52% 3.95% 3.93% 3.63% 3.42% 3.24% 3.08% 2.92% 2.92% 2.92% 2.92% 2.87% 2.66% 2.54%

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings
Most of the annual openings on this list will result from the need to replace workers who change jobs rather than from new job creation.
Seven of the 15 jobs listed are in sales or office administration.
Four of the jobs do not typically require education beyond high school.
On a statewide basis, two of these occupations have earned the
Hot label for this period.

Retail Salespersons
Cashiers Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers,
Hand Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl
Fast Food Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and
Greenhouse
Hot Registered Nurses
Waiters and Waitresses
Customer Service Representatives
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
Hot General and Operations Managers
Office Clerks, General
Nursing Assistants
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Teacher Assistants
Receptionists and Information Clerks

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Georgia Area Workforce Trends
Projections to 2024
LWDA #17 Southwest Georgia

Terrell Lee

Calhoun Dougherty Worth

Early Miller

Baker Mitchell

Colquitt

Decatur Grady Thomas

Seminole

This area includes the 14 counties of southwest Georgia in and around the city of Albany. It includes the following counties: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas and Worth.

Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Mark Butler, Commissioner

Total Industry Growth

Industry Rate of Growth

Occupations with the Most Growth

Total employment in Southwest Georgia LWDA #17 is expected to increase from nearly 138,000 in 2014 to nearly 146,000 by 2024, which equates to an average of over 800 new jobs added each year. This area of Georgia is a chief producer of agricultural products in the state and is the largest producer of both peanuts and pecans in the United States. In addition to having substantial employment in education and healthcare, key industries in this area include agriculture, food manufacturing, and local government.
The top ten industries in this area with the most job growth are listed below.

Employment growth in LWDA #17 Southwest Georgia is projected to be about 0.6 percent per year through the 2024 projection cycle and is one of four areas in Georgia where employment is projected to grow by 0.6 percent. The annual average job growth in the area will trail the state (1.1 percent) and tie the nation (0.6 percent) over the period.
The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Furniture and Related Product Mfg Ambulatory Health Care Services

3.91%

6.68%

These 15 occupations out of more than 800 are projected to add over 3,600 jobs over the next 10 years, which amounts to just under half of all the projected job growth for the area.
Five occupations typically require education or college course work beyond high school.
Five jobs are in healthcare and three are in office administration.
Three occupations have made the list of Georgia's Hot Careers
to 2024 as a result of their fast job growth, high wages, and plentiful job openings over this period.

Ambulatory Health Care Services
General Merchandise Stores
Food Manufacturing Professional, Scientific, and Tech
Svcs Specialty Trade Contractors
Social Assistance
Crop Production
Educational Services Bldg Material & Garden Equip &
Supplies Dealers Credit Intermediation and Related
Activities

1,550 1,290 980 630 620 450 320 310 290

2,670

General Merchandise Stores Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg
Social Assistance Support Activities for Transportation Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and
Brokers Food Manufacturing
Professional, Scientific, and Tech Svcs

3.38% 2.92% 2.65% 2.54% 2.31% 2.26% 2.13% 2.07%

This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The product was created by the Georgia Department of Labor and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Retail Salespersons
Hot Registered Nurses
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Customer Service Representatives Nursing Assistants Medical Assistants
Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Receptionists and Information Clerks
Hot Physicians and Surgeons, All Other Hot Supervisors of Office and Admin Support Workers
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Personal Care Aides Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

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