Georgia area workforce trends: WIA area #8 - West Central GA, projections to 2014

Fastest Growing Occupations

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists
Nonf arm Animal Caretakers
Home Health Aides
Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers
Hot Netw ork Systems & Data Comm Analysts
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
Preschool Teachers, Exc Spec Ed
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers
Medical Assistants Pressers, Textile, Garment, & Related
Materials Hot Ed Admins, Preschool & Child Care
Center/Program Counter & Rental Clerks
Hot Computer Softw are Engineers, Applications
Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators
Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors

5.5% 5.2% 4.4% 4.3% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 2.9%

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.
Two of the fastest growing occupations are associated with the healthcare industry and two are related to computers.
Ten occupations require no formal education beyond high school.
Three have earned the "HOT" label for this period on a statewide basis.

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings

Retail Salespersons Cashiers
Comb Food Prep & Serv Workers, Incl Fast Food Waiters & Waitresses
Hot Registered Nurses
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Child Care Workers Stock Clerks & Order Fillers
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists Customer Service Representatives
Hot Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed Hot General & Operations Managers
Food Preparation Workers Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping
Cleaners

300 300 200 190 110 110 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 80 80

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 these jobs require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less.
Three have been designated "HOT" on a statewide basis for this projections period.
Although these occupations have many projected annual openings, more than half of them pay less than average wages.

Georgia Area Workforce Trends
Projections to 2014
WIA Area #8 West Central GA
This area is made up of 10 counties in west central Georgia in and around the cities of Carrollton, LaGrange and Newnan. It includes the following counties: Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup and Upson.
Workforce Information & Analysis Division
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Total Industry Growth

Total employment in WIA Area #8 is expected to grow from almost 163,000 jobs in 2004 to almost 183,000 by the year 2014, which equates to almost 2,000 new jobs added each year. Key industries include textiles, apparel manufacturing, plastics and rubber products manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing, and transportation equipment manufacturing. The area also has substantial employment in health services and higher education.

The top ten industries in this area with the most job growth are listed below.

General Merchandise Stores

3,210

Food Services & Drinking Places

3,140

Educational Services

2,840

Administrative & Support Services

1,750

Personal & Laundry Services

1,420

Specialty Trade Contractors
Local Government, Excl Education & Hospitals
Ambulatory Health Care Services

1,290 1,170 1,110

Construction of Buildings

970

Self-Employed & Unpd Family Wrkrs

910

Industry Rate of Growth
While the area's economy is currently not growing as fast as Georgia's overall, it is growing at essentially the same rate as the nation's economy. Area job growth is expected to be 1.2 percent per year, while Georgia's job growth is expected to be 1.7 percent per year.
The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Waste Management & Remediation Service
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manuf ac turing
Personal & Laundry Services Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, &
Related Truck Transportation
General Merchandise Stores
Construction of Buildings
Social Assistance
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction
Transit & Ground Passenger Transport

7.9% 6.5% 6.2% 5.7% 5.0% 4.8% 3.7% 3.7% 3.2% 3.1%

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Occupations with the Most Job Growth

Retail Salespersons Com b Food Prep & Serv Workers , Incl Fast
Food Hairdressers, Hairstylists, &
Cos m etologis ts Waiters & Waitresses
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
Cas hiers
Hot Registered Nurses
Customer Service Representatives
Child Care Workers
Hot General & Operations Managers
Carpenters
Hot Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed
Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Teacher Assistants
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants

790 680 670 670 610 590 490 460 410 390 380 370 360 360

1,270

These 15 occupations out of more than 700 - are projected to add 8,500 jobs over the next 10 years, 43 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 college degree.
Two are found in health services, a key industry in this area.
Three have made the list of Georgia's "HOT" Careers to 2014 for their fast job growth, high wages, and plentiful job openings over the projections period.