Fastest Growing Occupations

Netw ork Systems & Data Communications Analysts
Medical Records & Health Information Technicians
Computer Softw are Engineers, Applications Computer Softw are Engineers, Systems Softw are Medical Assistants
Database Administrators
Management Analysts
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Printing Machine Operators
Registered Nurses
Computer Systems Analysts
Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors
Radiologic Technologists & Technicians
Nonf arm Animal Caretakers
Computer & Information Systems Managers

5.4% 4.6% 4.6% 4.4% 4.4% 4.3% 4.1% 4.1% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%

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 associated with computer technology.
Ten are found mainly in health services or are computer-related.
More than half of these occupations have higher than average wages.

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings

Retail Salespersons
Cashiers
Waiters & Waitresses
Registered Nurses
Customer Service Representatives Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material
Movers, Hand General & Operations Managers Sales Reps, Whlsale & Manuf., Exc. Tech. & Scientific Products
Office Clerks, General
Receptionists & Information Clerks
Computer Softw are Engineers, Applications Janitors & Cleaners, Exc. Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Stock Clerks & Order Fillers
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
Computer Systems Analysts

870 840 810 690 680 620 540 480 480 380 370 360 340 330 320

Most of the annual job openings in this list will result from the need to replace workers who change jobs rather than from new job creation.
Three of these jobs are in the healthcare industry or are computer-related.
Nine 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 Areas #3 and #6 City of Atlanta and Balance of Fulton County
These two areas combined are comprised of the City of Atlanta in Fulton County and the balance of Fulton County.
Workforce Information & Analysis Division Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Total Industry Growth

Total employment in WIA Areas #3 & #6, that is, in Fulton County in its entirety, is expected to grow from almost 769,000 jobs in 2002 to almost 900,000 by the year 2012. This equates to almost 12,500 new jobs added each year. The Atlanta Fulton County area is the principal commercial, financial, transportation, and manufacturing center for the southeastern United States. Other key industries are tourism, telecommunications, health services, higher education, and federal and state government employment.
The top ten industries in this area with the most job growth are listed below.

Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
Administrative & Support Services

13,590

23,780

Educational Services

12,210

Hospitals

12,030

Food Services & Drinking Places

10,520

Ambulatory Health Care Services

6,570

Real Estate

4,010

Printing & Related Support Activities

3,960

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

3,480

Food Manufacturing

3,470

Industry Rate of Growth

The county's economy is currently growing nearly as fast as Georgia's overall, with expected job growth of 1.5 percent per year over the next ten years, as compared to 1.6 percent for the state.
The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Printing & Related Support Activities Secur., Commodity Contracts, & Other Finan. Investments & Related Activities
Hospitals
Food Manufacturing
Couriers & Messengers
Ambulatory Health Care Services
Social Assistance Amusement, Gambling, & Recreation
Industries Professional, Scientific, & Technical
Services Building Material & Garden Equipment &
Supplies Dealers

4.0% 3.9% 3.4% 3.1% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8%

6.6%

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Occupations with the Most Job Growth

Registered Nurses
Customer Service Representatives Computer Softw are Engineers, Applications Waiters and Waitresses
Computer Systems Analysts
General & Operations Managers Computer Softw are Engineers, Systems
Softw are Management Analysts
Receptionists & Information Clerks Sales Reps, Whlsale. & Manuf., Exc.
Tech. & Scientific Products Retail Salespersons
Computer Support Specialists
Security Guards Janitors & Cleaners, Exc. Maids &
Housekeeping Cleaners Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

4,730 4,090 3,180 2,700 2,590 2,480 2,120 2,110 2,080 2,030 1,780 1,730 1,610 1,540 1,530

These 15 occupations out of more than 700 - are projected to add about 36,300 jobs over the next 10 years, about 30 percent of all projected job growth in this area.
Six occupations require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less and seven require a college degree.
Five of these occupations also appear in the chart of the fastest growing occupations registered nurses, both types of computer software engineers, computer systems analysts, and management analysts.