Georgia area occupational trends: WIA area #4 - Cobb County, projections to 2010

Occupations with Most Annual Openings

Retail Salespersons Cashiers
Waiters & Waitresses General & Operations Managers Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Comb. Food Prep. & Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food Customer Service Representatives Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Ex. Tech. & Scientific Products
Office Clerks, General Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Computer Support Specialists
Security Guards Registered Nurses Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

450 440 420 410 410 310 300 290 220 220 220 210 210

820 760

Most of the job openings in this list will result from the need to replace workers who change jobs rather than from new job creation.
Twelve of these occupations do not require any formal education beyond high school.
Although these occupations have many projected annual openings, more than half of them pay less than average wages.

Occupations with Largest Declines

-120 -110

-90 -80 -80 -70 -60 -50 -50 -50 -50 -50 -40 -40 -40

Dishw ashers Cut., Punch., & Press Mach. Setrs., Opers., & Tndrs., Metal & Plastic Cooks, Fast Food Aerospace Engineers Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers Loan Interview ers & Clerks Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters Dining Room & Caf e. Attendants & Bartender Helpers Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers Model Makers, Metal & Plastic Postal Serv. Mail Sorters, Processors, & Process. Mach. Opers. Tellers Engine & Other Machine Assemblers Fiberglass Laminators & Fabricators Postal Service Mail Carriers

The occupations in this list are declining due to many factors, including technological advances, office automation and foreign competition.
One of these jobs is found mainly in textiles and apparel manufacturing.
One is a clerical job with increasingly automated duties.
Five are in the air transportation equipment manufacturing industry, which had, until very recently, been declining in this area.

Georgia Area
Occupational Trends
Projections to 2010
WIA Area #4 Cobb County
Workforce Information & Analysis Division Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Total employment in WIA Area #4 is expected to reach more than 426,500 jobs by the year 2010, with over 10,000 new jobs added each year. The area's economy is currently the second fastest growing in Georgia, with expected job growth of 2.7 percent per year over the next ten years, as compared to 1.8 percent for the state.
Area Highlights
This area is home to a major aircraft manufacturer, a military base, two amusement parks, and several colleges and universities.
Key industries are transportation equipment manufacturing, amusement and recreation services, health services, higher education, and to a lesser extent, trucking and warehousing.
This county witnessed substantial population growth over the last 10 years, having seen as increase of almost 157,000 people. This represents almost a 35 percent population growth rate as compared to 25.8 percent statewide in that same period.
The county experienced a 126.9 percent gain in personal income over the 10 year period 1990 to 2000, while the state saw a 98.2 percent increase.
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Fastest Growing Occupations

Computer Softw are Engineers, Applications Computer Support Specialists Management Analysts Accountants & Auditors Insurance Sales Agents
Customer Service Representatives Child Care Workers Sales Managers Chief Executives Financial Managers
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Bill & Account Collectors Registered Nurses Teacher Assistants Receptionists & Information Clerks

6.3% 5.7% 5.6% 4.5% 4.4% 4.3% 4.1% 4.0% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4% 3.4%

8.2% 7.9%

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 top two fastest growing occupations are associated with computer technology.
Four are in health services or are computer-related.
Eight of these occupations have higher than average wages.

Occupations with Largest Job Growth

Customer Service Representatives Retail Salespersons Cashiers
General & Operations Managers Computer Support Specialists
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Office Clerks, General
Accountants & Auditors Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
Registered Nurses Sales Reps., Wholesale & Manuf., Ex. Tech. & Scientific Products
Computer Softw are Engineers, Applications Comb. Food Prep. & Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food
Suprvsrs. of Retail Sales Workers Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks

2,120 1,890 1,890 1,750 1,510 1,440 1,420 1,400 1,300 1,300 1,270

3,550 3,370 3,120 3,050

These 15 occupations out of more than 700 - are projected to add more than 30,300 jobs over the next 10 years, nearly 30 percent of all projected job growth in this area.
Seven occupations require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less and three require a bachelor's degree.
Five of these occupations also appear in the chart of the fastest growing occupations customer service representatives, computer support specialists, accountants and auditors, registered nurses, and applications computer software engineers.

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