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 of the fastest growing occupations are found in the healthcare industry.
Four have been designated Hot during this period on a state-
wide basis.
Only one occupation (Home Health Aides) does not require any formal education beyond high school.

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Hot Network Sys & Data Comm Analysts
Home Health Aides Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Pharmacy Technicians Physical Therapist Assistants Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Vocational Ed Teachers, Postsecondary
Instructional Coordinators
Hot Respiratory Therapists
Surgical Technologists Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Hot Special Ed Teachers, Presch, Kindgtn, & Elem School
Medical Assistants
Hot Physical Therapists

4.14% 3.54% 3.45% 3.32% 3.27% 3.11% 2.89% 2.79% 2.77% 2.76% 2.76% 2.75% 2.73% 2.60%

7.97%

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 of the fifteen jobs that made the list are in healthcare, retail or education.
Six require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less.
On a statewide basis, three of these occupations 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
Hot Registered Nurses
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Child Care Workers
Hot Elem School Teachers, Exc Spec Ed
Customer Service Representatives Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
Supvrs of Retail Sales Workers Office Clerks, General Team Assemblers Teacher Assistants
General and Operations Managers
Hot Sec School Teachers, Exc Spec & Voc Ed
Licensed Practical & Licensed Voc Nurses

130 130 120 90 80 70 70 70 70 60 50 50 50

200 180

Georgia Area Workforce Trends
Projections to 2018
WIA Area #17 SW Georgia
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 Job Growth

Total employment in WIA Area #17 is expected to grow from 151,000 jobs in 2008 to over 157,000 by the year 2018, which equates to more than 600 new jobs added each year. This area is the chief producer of agricultural products in Georgia and is the largest producer of both peanuts and pecans in the United States. In addition to having substantial employment in education and healthcare, this area is also a principal producer of food and kindred products, and wood manufactured products.
The top ten industries in this area with the most job growth are listed below.

Educational Services

2,980

Hospitals

1,950

Administrative and Support Services

1,350

Ambulatory Health Care Services
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Org
Social Assistance

930 870 660

Food Services and Drinking Places

650

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

570

Gasoline Stations

440

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

310

Employment for Southwest Georgia is expected to remain stable, averaging 0.4 percent growth per year over the projection's ten year horizon. Growth for the area is estimated to trail the state (1.2%) and the nation (1.0%).
The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

6.85%

Chemical Manufacturing

3.19%

Gasoline Stations

3.02%

Social Assistance

2.51%

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Org
Hospitals

2.38% 2.09% 1.98%

Ambulatory Health Care Services

1.89%

Educational Services

1.89%

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

1.89%

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These 15 occupations out of more than 700 - are projected to add more than 4,800 jobs over the next 10 years, more than three-quarters of all projected job growth in this area.
Five occupations require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less and four require a college degree.
Five are in healthcare, a key industry in this area.
Four have made the list of Georgia's Hot Careers to 2018 as a
result of their fast job growth, high wages, and plentiful job openings over this period.

Hot Registered Nurses
Child Care Workers Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
Hot Elementary School Teachers, Exc Spec Ed
Retail Salespersons Teacher Assistants Home Health Aides Customer Service Representatives Supvrs of Retail Sales Workers Preschool Teachers, Exc Spec Ed Medical Assistants Office Clerks, General
Hot Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed Hot Secondary School Teachers, Exc Spec & Voc Ed
Licensed Practical and Licensed Voc Nurses

840 590 470 450 390 310 280 250 240 180 180 180 170 170 140

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