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.
Three of the fastest growing occupations are in the production field.
Eight of the fifteen occupations require a college degree.

Two occupations have earned the Hot label for this period on a
statewide basis.

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Mental Health Counselors
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Home Health Aides
Hot Meeting and Convention Planners
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Cost Estimators
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Education Administrators, Preschool and ChildCare
Center/Program Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Rehabilitation Counselors
Hot Logisticians
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders Food Batchmakers

4.87% 4.35% 3.83% 3.64% 3.61% 3.25% 3.16% 3.08% 3.07% 3.06% 3.04% 2.96% 2.92% 2.92% 2.90%

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.
Twelve of these jobs require a high school diploma.
Two 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.

Cashiers
Retail Salespersons Comb. Food Prep and Serving Workers, Including
Fast Food Waiters and Waitresses
Customer Service Representatives
Hot Registered Nurses*
Child Care Workers Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material
Movers, Hand Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
Hot Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Teacher Assistants
Office Clerks, General
Team Assemblers
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

140 120 110 110 100 90 80 80 80 80 70 70

* Education and Training Classification System (udpated 2012).

220 210 200

Georgia Area Workforce Trends
Projections to 2020
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 Statistics & Economic Research Mark Butler, Commissioner

Total Industry Growth

Industry Rate of Growth

Occupations with the Most Job Growth

Total employment in WIA Area #8 is expected to grow from almost 160,000 jobs in 2010 to more than 172,000 by the year 2020, which equates to 1,200 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

1,850

West Central Georgia's economy is projected to sustain a 0.8% growth rate for the area. The transportation equipment industry has increased production, which has helped to diversify and add employment to the area. As the area's growth rate gains momentum, expect to see the region more closer to the state's (1.1%) rate by the next round of projections.
The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles Waste Management and Remediation Service

8.45% 7.62%

These 15 occupations out of more than 800 - are projected to add 5,500 jobs over the next 10 years, more than 42 percent of all projected job growth in this area.
Five of the fastest growing occupations are in healthcare or education.
Three of the fifteen occupations require a college degree
Two occupations made the list of Georgia's Hot Careers to 2020
for its' fast job growth, high wages, and plentiful job openings over the projections period.

Social Assistance Food Services and DrinkingPlaces
Specialty Trade Contractors Hospitals
Food Manufacturing Administrative and Support Services
Ambulatory Health Care Services Construction of Buildings
TransportationEquipment Manufacturing

1,680 1,600 1,170 1,170 1,110 1,100 840 620 590

Social Assistance Truck Transportation Beverage and TobaccoProduct Manufacturing Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
Accommodation Chemical Manufacturing
Food Manufacturing Miscellaneous Store Retailers

4.22% 3.92% 3.71% 3.61% 3.58% 3.54% 3.40% 2.96%

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call 404/232-3875 or contact your local Department of Labor office.

Comb Food Prep and Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food
Hot Registered Nurses*
Child Care Workers
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
Retail Salespersons
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Ed
Hot Elem School Teachers, Except Special Ed
Waiters and Waitresses
Construction Laborers
Customer Service Representatives
Office Clerks, General
Cashiers
Teacher Assistants Janitors and Cleaners, Exc Maids and
Housekeeping Cleaners Home Health Aides

780 590 510 450 420 370 340 300 300 280 280 270 260 210 200

* Education and Training Classification System (udpated 2012).

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