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.

Eight of the fastest growing occupations are in the healthcare field.

Ten of the 15 occupations typically require at least an associate's degree.
Five occupations have earned the Hot label for this projection
period on a statewide basis.

Home Health Aides
Hot Physical Therapist Assistants
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Ops, Metal & Plastic
Hot Nurse Practitioners Hot Occupational Therapists
Emergency Medical Techs and Paramedics
Hot Physical Therapists Hot Software Developers, Applications
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Educ Admins, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
English Language & Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Medical Assistants
Supervisors of Personal Service Workers

4.77% 4.14% 3.85% 3.75% 3.63% 3.61% 3.31% 3.15% 3.08% 2.92% 2.92% 2.92% 2.92% 2.68% 2.68%

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings
Most of the annual openings on this list will result from the need to replace workers who change jobs rather than from new job creation.
Four of these jobs typically require at least some college.
Three occupations 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 the average state wage.

Team Assemblers Retail Salespersons Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material...
Cashiers Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl...
Waiters and Waitresses
Hot Elem School Teachers, Except Special Ed
Home Health Aides Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
Hot Registered Nurses
Nursing Assistants Childcare Workers Customer Service Representatives
Hot General and Operations Managers
Office Clerks, General

320 250 230 220 190 180 120 120 120 110 100 100 100 90 90

Georgia Area Workforce Trends
Projections to 2024
LWDA #8 West Central Georgia

Carroll

Heard Coweta

Spalding Butts

Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Upson

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 Growth

Total employment in West Central GA LWDA #8 is expected to grow from just over 172,000 in 2014 to nearly 190,000 by the year 2024, which equates to an average of nearly 1,800 new jobs added each year. Key industries include transportation equipment manufacturing, educational services, health care services, local government, and administrative and support services.
The top ten industries in this area with the most job growth are listed below.

Ambulatory Health Care Services Educational Services

2,600 2,270

The economy in LWDA #8 West Central Georgia is projected to increase employment by 1.0 percent per year through 2024. A large reason for the job growth is the transportation equipment manufacturing industry and suppliers that continue to be a major economic catalyst for the area and has shown no signs of slowing down. The area's average annual job growth over the projection cycle at 1.0 percent is below the job growth of the state (1.1 percent) and above the nation (0.6 percent).
The ten fastest growing industries in this area are listed below.

Social Assistance Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg

4.16% 3.75%

These 15 occupations out of more than 800 - are projected to add more than 8,000 jobs over the next 10 years, about 46 percent of all projected job growth in this area.
Five of the occupations with the most job growth are in education or healthcare.
Three of the 15 occupations typically require a bachelor's degree.
Three occupations made the list of Georgia's Hot Careers to
2024 for its' fast job growth, high wages, and plentiful job openings over the projections period.

Transportation Equipment Mfg
Administrative and Support Services
Social Assistance
Professional, Scientific, and Tech Svcs
Local Government, Excl Educ and Hospitals
Hospitals
Specialty Trade Contractors
Food and Beverage Stores

740 730 690 660 630

2,180 1,840 1,840

Ambulatory Health Care Services Amusement, Gambling, and Rec
Industries Furniture and Related Product Mfg
Transportation Equipment Mfg Wholesale Electronic Markets and
Agents and Brokers Professional, Scientific, and Tech Svcs
Food Manufacturing
Specialty Trade Contractors

3.72% 2.56% 2.43% 2.37% 2.28% 2.15% 1.82% 1.52%

This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The product was created by the Georgia Department of Labor and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Team Assemblers Home Health Aides Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Retail Salespersons Nursing Assistants
Hot Elem School Teachers, Except Special Ed Hot Registered Nurses
Customer Service Representatives Emergency Medical Techs and Paramedics
Childcare Workers
Hot General and Operations Managers
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Cashiers
Waiters and Waitresses

890 680 650 580 490 470 470 410 400 370 330 310 290 280

1,560

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