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.
Nine of the fifteen fastest growing occupations are in business and financial operations or the computer industry.
Most of these occupations (10) require a college degree.
Nine of these occupations require a Bachelor's degree.

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Hot Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Helpers--Carpenters
Hot Software Developers, Systems Software
Personal and Home Care Aides
Hot Software Developers, Applications Hot Network and Computer Systems
Administrators
Hot Meeting and Convention Planners
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Cost Estimators
Hot Financial Analysts Hot Computer and Information Systems Managers
Medical Secretaries
Hot Computer Systems Anaysts

5.35% 5.24% 4.58% 4.24% 4.24% 4.00% 3.91% 3.72% 3.63% 3.14% 3.03% 2.96% 2.93% 2.91% 2.89%

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings
Most of the annual openings (1,380) in this list will result from the need to replace workers who change jobs (840, 60%) rather than from new job (540, 40%) creation.
Four of these jobs are in office and administrative support.
Most (12) of these occupations only require a high-school degree.
Although these occupations have many projected annual openings; more than half of them pay less than average wages.

Retail Salespersons

Meat, Poultry , and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
Cashiers

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

110

Waiters and Waitresses
Hot Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Hot Registered Nurses*

90 70 70

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants*

60

Child Care Workers

60

Office Clerks, General

60

Teacher Assistants

50

Hot First-Line Superv isors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers

50

Customer Service Representatives

50

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers

50

* Education and Training Classification System (udpated 2012).

170 170 160 160

Georgia Area Workforce Trends
Projections to 2020
WIA Area #11 Middle GA
This area is made up of 10 counties in middle Georgia in and around the city of Warner Robins. It includes the following counties: Baldwin, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson.
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 #11 is expected to grow from almost 115,000 jobs in 2010 to 126,000 by the year 2020. This equates to 1,100 new jobs added each year. This area is home to two regional medical centers, a state psychiatric hospital, several colleges and universities, and a large military base. There is also significant employment in aircraft and bus equipment manufacturing as well as kaolin mining.
The top ten industries in this area with the most job growth are listed below.

Food Manufacturing Educational Services Pro. , Scientific, & Technical Services Food Services and Drinking Places
Hospitals Ambulatory Health Care Services
Specialty Trade Contractors Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers Administrative and Support Services Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

2,120 1,720 1,650 1,270 1,040 810 560 530 500 470

Middle Georgia's local economy is expected to expand 1.0 percent per year on average. The area's employment growth rate comes in just below the state's growth rate of 1.1 percent, and threetenths of a percent below the nation's (1.3%) growth rate.
The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Warehousing and Storage Food Manufacturing
Waste Management and Remediation Service Nonstore Retailers
Support Activities for Transportation Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
Truck Transportation Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

5.22% 4.59% 4.19% 3.35% 3.33% 3.22% 2.75% 2.64% 2.61% 2.59%

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These 15 occupations out of more than 800 - are projected to add 5,300 jobs over the next 10 years, almost 50 percent of all projected job growth in this area.
Three of the fifteen jobs require a two or four year college degree.
Three of these occupations are in office and administrative support services.
Three of these occupations have made the list of Georgia's
Hot Careers to 2020.

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Comb Food Prep and Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food
Retail Salespersons
Hot Registered Nurses*
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Mat Movers, Hand
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants*
Hot Elem School Teachers, Except Special Ed

650 500 390 380 330 310

Office Clerks, General

280

Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

260

Waiters and Waitresses

200

Cashiers

200

Hot Management Analysts

190

Child Care Workers

190

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

170

Customer Service Representatives

170

* Education and Training Classification System (udpated 2012).

1,150

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