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% For copies of the Georgia Career Planner, Georgia Workforce Trends or this publication, call 404/232-3875 or contact your local Department of Labor office. 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.