Georgia area workforce trends: WIA area #7 - Atlanta Regional, projections to 2012

Fastest Growing Occupations

Loan Officers
Tellers
Medical Assistants
Home Health Aides Netw ork Systems & Data Comm.
Analysts Dental Hygienists
Dental Assistants
Social & Human Service Assistants Computer Softw are Engineers, Systems Softw are
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
Database Administrators Computer Softw are Engineers,
Applications Medical & Health Services Managers
Registered Nurses

9.5% 8.9% 8.3% 7.5% 7.1% 7.1% 6.9% 6.2% 6.2% 6.1% 6.0% 6.0% 5.9% 5.9% 5.8%

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 four fastest growing occupations are associated with computer technology.
Seven are found mainly in health services.
More than half of these occupations have higher than average wages.

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings

Retail Salespersons
Cashiers Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material
Movers, Hand Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
Waiters & Waitresses Comb. Food Prep & Serving Wrkrs., Incl.
Fast Food Customer Service Representatives
General & Operations Managers Sales Reps, Whlsale & Manuf., Exc.
Tech. & Scientific Products Office Clerks, General
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Registered Nurses Janitors & Cleaners, Exc. Maids &
Housekeeping Cleaners Receptionists & Information Clerks

1,010 980 960 890 890 880 710 660 590 550 530 530 450

2,130 1,870

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.
One of these jobs is in the healthcare industry.
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 Area #7 Atlanta Regional
This area consists of the seven counties covered by the Atlanta Regional Commission not in separate WIA areas and includes the following counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale.
Workforce Information & Analysis Division Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Total Industry Growth

Total employment in WIA Area #7 is expected to grow from more than 635,000 jobs in 2002 to almost 910,000 by the year 2012, which equates to more than 27,000 new jobs added each year. This area is home to the world's busiest airport, the headquarters for a major airline, a major retail distribution center, several regional medical centers, and a state university. Key industries are air transportation, health services, education services, insurance services, truck transportation, computer and electronic product manufacturing, and telecommunications.
The top ten industries in this area with the most job growth are listed below.

Administrative & Support Services

30,650

Educational Services

20,450

Food Services & Drinking Places

18,730

Ambulatory Health Care Services
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
Credit Intermediation & Related Activities
Truck Transportation

14,720 13,640 13,360 12,470 11,300

Specialty Trade Contractors

10,490

Construction of Buildings

9,710

Industry Rate of Growth

The area's economy is currently the fastest growing in Georgia, with expected job growth of 3.7 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.

Wood Product Manufacturing Credit Intermediation & Related Activities
Construction of Buildings Truck Transportation
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities Ambulatory Health Care Services
Management of Companies & Enterprises Couriers & Messengers
Personal & Laundry Services Social Assistance

9.7% 9.3% 8.1% 7.9% 7.3% 6.9% 6.9% 6.8% 5.8% 5.7%

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Occupations with the Most Job Growth

Retail Salespersons
Cashiers
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
Customer Service Representatives
General & Operations Managers Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material
Movers, Hand Comb. Food Prep & Serving Wrkrs., Incl.
Fast Food Sales Reps, Whlsale & Manuf., Exc. Tech. &
Scientific Products Waiters & Waitresses
Office Clerks, General
Registered Nurses Janitors & Cleaners, Exc. Maids &
Housekeeping Cleaners Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Receptionists & Information Clerks
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

9,170 8,160 7,010 6,450 5,270 4,850 4,530 4,410 4,250 4,140 3,770 3,740 3,260 3,250

12,910

These 15 occupations out of more than 700 - are projected to nearly 85,200 jobs over the next 10 years, about 31 percent of all projected job growth in this area.
Nine occupations require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less and two require a college degree.
Two of these occupations also appear in the chart of the fastest growing occupations heavy tractor-trailer truck drivers and registered nurses.