Fastest Growing Occupations 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 three fastest growing occupations are associated with the healthcare industry and the other one is computer related. Six occupations require no formal education beyond high school. Three have earned the "HOT" label for this period on a statewide basis. Dental Laboratory Technicians Home Health Aides Mental Health Counselors Preschool Teachers, Exc Spec Ed Hot Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program Social & Human Service Assistants Nursing Instructors & Teachers, Postsecondary Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselors Social & Community Service Managers Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors Hot Netw ork Systems & Data Comm Analysts Instructional Coordinators Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Inc Fast Food Hot Spec Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kdgtn, and Elem School Medical Assistants 4.13% 4.04% 3.66% 3.53% 3.45% 3.40% 3.35% 3.35% 3.34% 3.29% 3.18% 3.12% 3.09% 2.96% 7.67% Occupations with the Most Annual Openings 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. Ten of these jobs require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less. Two have been designated "HOT" on a statewide basis for this projections period. Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Inc Fast Food Waiters & Waitresses Hot Elementary School Teachers, Exc Special Ed Hot Registered Nurses Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Teacher Assistants Customer Service Reps Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Child Care Workers Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed Office Clerks, General First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Worker Cooks, Restaurant Food Preparation Workers Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants 740 660 550 510 480 480 450 390 370 340 320 300 290 260 1,510 Georgia Area Workforce Trends Projections to 2016 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 slightly more than 170,000 jobs in 2006 to almost 186,000 by the year 2016, which equates to more than 1,500 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. Educational services Food services and drinking places Social assistance Ambulatory health care services Administrative and support services Membership associations and organizations Accommodation Self-employed & unpaid family w krs Hospitals Local govt, excl ed & hospitals 1,750 1,390 1,360 1,010 1,000 990 710 690 4,460 3,740 Industry Rate of Growth The area's economy is not expanding as fast as the state or the nation. Area job growth is expected to increase 0.9 percent per year, while job growth for Georgia and the nation is expected to expand 1.3 percent and 1.0 percent per year, respectively. The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below. Accommodation Waste management and remediation services Support activities for transportation Nonmetallic mineral product manuf ac turing Social assistance Truck transportation Furniture and home furnishings stores Food services and drinking places Ambulatory health care services Educational services 7.0% 6.6% 6.1% 5.0% 3.4% 2.9% 2.7% 2.5% 2.3% 9.7% 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 These 15 occupations out of more than 700 - are projected to add 7,600 jobs over the next 10 years, almost 50 percent of all projected job growth in this area. Seven occupations require short-term on-the-job training of one month or less. Two are found in health services, a key industry in this area. Only Registered Nurses made the list of Georgia's "HOT" Careers to 2016 for its fast job growth, high wages, and plentiful job openings over the projections period. Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Inc Fast Food Waiters & Waitresses Elementary School Teachers, Exc Special Ed Hot Registered Nurses Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Teacher Assistants Customer Service Reps Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Child Care Workers Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed Office Clerks, General First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Worker Cooks, Restaurant Food Preparation Workers Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants 740 660 550 510 480 480 450 390 370 340 320 300 290 260 1,510