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.

Three of these occupations are computer-related and one is in health services.

Eight of these occupations do not require any formal education beyond high school.

Four have made the list of Georgia's "HOT" Careers to 2016 for this period.

Hot Industrial Engineers Hot Netw ork Systems & Data Comm
Analysts Dental Lab Techs
Home Health Aides
Machinists
Mechanical Engineers
Personal & Home Care Aides
Advertising Sales Agents
Industrial Production Managers
Hot Computer Softw are Engineers, Apps
Purchasing Managers Production, Planning, & Expediting
Clerks Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders Budget Analysts
Hot Netw ork & Computer Systems Admin

4.63% 4.44% 4.14% 3.64% 3.39% 3.04% 2.98% 2.92% 2.76% 2.70% 2.69% 2.67% 2.60% 2.59% 2.57%

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.
Nine require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less.
On a statewide basis, two have earned the "HOT" label for this period.
Although these occupations have many projected annual openings, more than half of them pay less than average wages.

Retail Salespersons
Cashiers
Customer Service Reps
Waiters & Waitresses
Hot Registered Nurses
Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Inc Fast Food Office Clerks, General
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand
Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
Hot General & Operations Managers
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants
Team Assemblers
Child Care Workers
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks

120 100 90 80 70 60 50 50 40 40 30 30 30 30 30

Georgia Area Workforce Trends
Projections to 2016
WIA Area #10 Macon-Bibb County
Workforce Information & Analysis Division
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Total Industry Growth

Total employment in WIA Area #10 is expected to grow from more than 92,000 jobs in 2006 to almost 97,000 by the year 2016, which equates to approximately 400 new jobs added each year. This area is home to a regional medical center and several colleges and universities. Main industries are health services, higher education services, insurance services, and waste management services.

The top ten industries in this area with the most job growth are listed below.

Management of companies and enterprises
Ambulatory health care services
Educational services Membership associations and
organizations Self-employed & unpaid family w krs
Nursing and residential care facilities
Administrative and support services
Repair and maintenance
Social assistance
Warehousing and storage

730 690 670 670 510 310 300 220 170

1,050

Industry Rate of Growth

The area's economy is expected to lag behind both the state's and the nation's economy during the projection period. Area job growth is expected to be 0.4 percent per year, while the state's job growth is expected to be 1.3 percent per year and the nation is expected to have annual job growth of 1.0 percent.

The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Management of companies and enterprises
Repair and maintenance
Publishing industries, except Internet
Wood product manufacturing
Miscellaneous store retailers
Warehousing and storage
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Nursing and residential care facilities Membership associations and organizations Social assistance

3.6% 3.3% 3.3% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4% 2.2% 2.1% 1.8%

4.7%

For copies of the Georgia Career Planner, Georgia Workforce Trends or this publication,
call 404/232-3875 or contact your local Department of Labor office.

Occupations with the Most Job Growth

These 15 occupations out of more than 700 - are projected to add more than 2,100 jobs over the next 10 years, more than half of all projected job growth in this area.
Five occupations require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less and three require a college degree.
Four of these occupations are found mainly in health services.
Four have made the list of Georgia's "HOT" Careers to 2016 for their fast job growth, high wages, and plentiful job openings during this period.

Customer Service Representatives
Hot Registered Nurses
Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Inc Fast Food
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants
Maintenance & Repair Workers, Gen
Home Health Aides
Team Assemblers
Child Care Workers
Personal and Home Care Aides
Hot Management Analysts
Medical Assistants Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping
Cleaners Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Hot Exec Secretaries & Admin Assistants Hot Accountants and Auditors

300 240 180 170 170 140 130 120 110 100 100 90 90 90 70