Georgia area workforce trends: WIA area #15 - Middle Flint, projections to 2012

Fastest Growing Occupations

Registered Nurses
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Receptionists & Information Clerks Packaging & Filling Machine Operators &
Tenders Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment
Fire Fighters Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, &
Repairers Retail Salespersons
Customer Service Representatives Automotive Service Technicians &
Mechanics General & Operations Managers
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Janitors & Cleaners, Exc. Maids &
Hsekeep. Cleaners Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

2.2% 2.1% 1.9% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6%

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.
The fastest growing occupation is associated with the healthcare industry.
Twelve of these occupations do not require any formal education beyond high school.

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings

Cashiers
Retail Salespersons
Registered Nurses General & Operations Managers
Elem. School Teachers, Exc. Special Ed.
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers Comb. Food Prep & Serving Wrkrs., Incl.
Fast Food Waiters & Waitresses
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Team Assemblers
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand

50 50 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

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.
One of these jobs is directly related to the healthcare industry, a key industry in this area.
Six require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less.
Although these occupations have many projected annual openings, more than half of them pay less than average wages.

Georgia Area
Workforce Trends
Projections to 2012
WIA Area #15 Middle Flint
This area is made up of eight counties in the middle Flint River basin in and around the city of Americus. It includes the following counties: Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor and Webster.
Workforce Information & Analysis Division Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Total Industry Growth

Total employment in WIA Area #15 is expected to grow from around 41,500 jobs in 2002 to almost 44,000 by the year 2012, which equates to more than 200 new jobs added each year. This area is the home of the 39th president of the United States. It also is the home of a regional medical center, and a state university. Substantial employment can be found in health services, education services, agriculture, state government employment, food processing, and wood products manufacturing.
The top ten industries in this area with the most job growth are listed below.

State Government, exc. Educ. & Hospitals

830

Machinery Manufacturing

580

Ambulatory Health Care Services

500

General Merchandise Stores

370

Social Assistance

360

Educational Services
Relig., Grantmak., Civic, Prof., & Similar Organizations
Support Activities for Agriculture & Forestry
Management of Companies & Enterprises

350 210 200 180

Hospitals

160

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

160

Industry Rate of Growth

The area's economy is expected to lag behind both the state's and the nation's economy over the projection period. Area job growth is expected to be 0.5 percent per year, while Georgia's job growth is expected to be 1.6 percent per year and the nation is expected to have annual job growth of 1.4 percent.
The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manuf ac turing
Machinery Manufacturing
Social Assistance
Ambulatory Health Care Services State Government, exc. Educ. & Hospitals
General Merchandise Stores Support Activities for Agriculture &
Forestry Management of Companies &
Enterprises
Rental & Leasing Services Relig., Grantmak., Civic, Prof., & Similar
Organizations

10.1% 7.6% 5.8% 4.4% 3.5% 3.2% 3.2% 2.9% 2.8% 1.6%

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Occupations with the Most Job Growth

Registered Nurses
Retail Salespersons
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
General & Operations Managers
Receptionists & Information Clerks
Customer Service Representatives Packaging & Filling Machine Operators &
Tenders Elem. School Teachers, Exc. Special Ed.
Janitors & Cleaners, Exc. Maids & Hsekeep. Cleaners
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Heat., Air Cond., & Refrig. Mechanics &
Installers Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
Sales Managers Computer & Information Systems
Managers Medical & Health Services Managers

140 100 70 50 50 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20

These 15 occupations out of more than 700 - are projected to add more than 700 jobs over the next 10 years, almost one-third of all projected job growth in this area.
Six occupations require a college degree and five require shortterm on-the-job training of one month or less.
Ten of these occupations also appear in the list of the fastest growing occupations.