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% 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 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