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 are found mainly in health services.
On a statewide basis, three have earned the "HOT" designation for this period.
Several of these occupations have higher than average wages.

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Lodging Managers
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
Home Health Aides
Personal & Home Care Aides
Preschool Teachers, Exc Spec Ed
Mental Health Counselors
Hot Ed Admin, Preschool & Child Care Center/Program
Hot Spec Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kdgtn, and Elem School
Cardiovascular Technologists & Techs
Surgical Technologists
Hot Respiratory Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Social & Community Service Managers Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

9.58% 7.04% 5.08% 4.64% 3.02% 2.82% 2.76% 2.72% 2.61% 2.54% 2.54% 2.53% 2.50% 2.49% 2.42%

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.
Two of these jobs are directly related to healthcare.
Three have been designated "HOT" on a statewide basis for this period.
Ten require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less.

Waiters & Waitresses Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Inc
Fast Food Retail Salespersons
Cashiers
Customer Service Reps
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
Hot Registered Nurses
Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks
Hot Elem School Teachers, Exc Spec Ed
Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand
Hot General & Operations Managers
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants
Teacher Assistants

50 50 50 50 50 50 40 40

130 120 120 120 110 90 90

Georgia Area Workforce Trends
Projections to 2016
WIA Area # 14 Lower Chattahoochee
This area is made up of eight counties in west Georgia in and around the city of Columbus. It includes the following counties: Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, and Talbot.
Workforce Information & Analysis Division
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Total Industry Growth

Total employment in WIA Area #14 is expected to grow from more than 115,000 jobs in 2006 to almost 119,000 by the year 2016, which equal to 340 new jobs added each year. This area is the home of a regional medical center and a major military base. It is also the location of a major international insurer, as well as a major credit card holding company. Substantial employment can be found in health services, education services, insurance, finance, food processing, textile mills, federal government service, and electrical equipment manufacturing.

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

Accommodation Educational services
Hospitals Food services and drinking places
Social assistance Nursing and residential care facilities
Ambulatory health care services Membership associations and organizations
Administrative and support services Merchant w holesalers, durable goods

1,090 1,050 920 700 690 610 510 300

2,330 1,950

Industry Rate of Growth
Job growth in the area's economy is expected to increase slightly (+0.3%) over the projection period. However, growth prospects for the Lower Chattahoochee area are projected to expand slower than the state (+1.3%) and the nation (+1.0%).
The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Accommodation
Social assistance
Nursing and residential care facilities
Publishing industries, except Internet
Performing arts and spectator sports
Merchant w holesalers, durable goods Waste management and remediation services
Furniture and home furnishings stores Membership associations and organizations Hospitals

4.0% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1% 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0%

9.7%

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Occupations with the Most Job Growth

These 15 occupations out of more than 700 - are projected to add more than 4,500 jobs over the next 10 years, which will comprise the majority of all projected job growth in this area.
Eight occupations require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less and two require a college degree.
Three are of these occupations are found in health services, a key industry in this area.
Two have made the coveted list of Georgia's "HOT" Careers to 2016 for their fast job growth, high wages, and plentiful job openings.

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Inc Fast
Food
Hot Registered Nurses
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Customer Service Reps
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
Hot Elem School Teachers, Exc Spec Ed
Waiters and Waitresses
Home Health Aides
Teacher Assistants Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping
Cleaners Preschool Teachers, Exc Spec Ed
Child Care Workers
Cooks, Restaurant First-Line Supervisors/Mgrs of Food Prep &
Serving Worker

380 330 320 270 250 210 180 180 160 160 130 120

700 620 510