Knowledge Skills Georgia Regional Skills-based Employment Projections Projections to 2014 See which skills and abilities are transferable to new jobs when jobs are lost and which types of firms hold the most promise for new employment Albany Service Delivery Region Terrell Lee Calhoun Dougherty Worth Early Baker Miller Mitchell Colquitt Decatur Grady Thomas Seminole Work Activities Includes the following counties: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth Workforce Information & Analysis Division Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner For more information, please contact Bill Webb at (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888 Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us www.dol.state.ga.us/wp/lmi_publications.htm Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities Introduction The loss of a job ranks as one of the most challenging experiences that a worker ever faces. To help lessen the impact in Georgia, this publication analyzing job losses has been prepared, with emphasis on skills and abilities that readily transfer from one career to another. The booklet lists the job preparation level as well as the knowledge bases, skill sets, and generalized work activities transferable to new jobs from the ten jobs most adversely affected by recent job cuts in this region. Each job evaluated had at least 70 applications for unemployment insurance filed with the Georgia Department of Labor in January and February of 2008. It is hoped that using this publication will greatly shorten the time spent in transition from dislocated worker to finding alternative employment. As an aid to finding new employment, for each affected job, a table lists the ten occupations with the most expected job openings (at the same job preparation level) that use many of the same skills and abilities as the lost job. Expected job openings in these potential new jobs are split into those resulting from newly-created positions and those coming from job replacements. This is important because although job losses in this region have been severe, there will still be new job opportunities, due mainly to replacing workers who leave voluntarily. Wages from the 2007 edition of the Georgia Wage Survey are also shown for each potential new occupation. There are 51 new job possibilities highlighted in this report, each of which uses many of the same skills and abilities as a job lost by laid-off workers. For each of the 51 jobs, the last section of this booklet lists the top three (or four) industries in this region that employ the most workers in the particular occupation. Occupational codes (e.g. 47-2031 Carpenter) utilize the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, upon which O*NET codes are based. Industry codes (e.g. 4841 General Freight Trucking) at the four digit industry group level are assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 3 41-2011 Cashiers Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Customer & personal service Skills Social perceptiveness, service orientation Generalized Work Activities Working directly with the public Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Cashiers SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 41-2031 Retail Salespersons 39-9011 Child Care Workers 25-9041 Teacher Assistants 43-9061 Office Clerks, General 33-9032 Security Guards 43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks 39-9021 Personal & Home Care Aides 41-2021 Counter & Rental Clerks 43-3071 Tellers 43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors 0 150 150 9.99 30 60 90 7.16 20 30 50 18,026 0 50 50 10.14 20 20 40 9.04 10 30 40 9.90 20 10 30 8.57 10 20 30 8.25 0 30 30 9.25 10 10 20 14.42 51-9198 Helpers--Production Workers Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job training of One to Four Weeks Relevant Skills and Abilities: Skills Equipment selection Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects, performing general physical activities, controlling machines & processes Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Helpers--Production Workers SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 35-3021 Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food 20 43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 0 37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 30 51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 10 51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 0 39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 0 43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers 0 47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 0 49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 0 53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers 0 90 110 6.67 80 80 10.14 30 60 9.84 10 20 9.84 20 20 12.11 10 10 9.08 10 10 21.47 10 10 8.96 10 10 10.00 10 10 12.34 4 53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Forklift Operators Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge - Transportation Skills Operation monitoring, equipment selection Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects; controlling machines & pro- cesses; operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Industrial Truck & Tractor Forklift Operators SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 10 43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 0 37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 30 51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 10 51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 0 39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 0 43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers 0 53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers 0 53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 0 53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers 0 80 90 7.15 80 80 10.14 30 60 9.84 10 20 9.84 20 20 12.11 10 10 9.08 10 10 21.47 10 10 15.25 10 10 9.41 10 10 12.34 51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Production & processing Skills Operation monitoring, quality control analysis Generalized Work Activities Monitoring processes, materials or surroundings; evaluat- ing information for compliance to standards; judging the qualities of objects, services, or persons Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 43-4051 Customer Service Representatives 30 49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 10 33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers 10 21-1093 Social & Human Service Assistants 10 31-9092 Medical Assistants 10 51-4031 Cut, Punch, & Press Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs, Metal & Plastic 0 51-5023 Printing Machine Operators 0 51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders 0 51-9041 Extrude Form, Press, & Compact Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs 0 30 60 11.46 30 40 14.39 20 30 13.03 10 20 12.02 10 20 11.69 10 10 9.87 10 10 15.80 10 10 14.34 10 10 14.76 5 53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks Relevant Skills and Abilities: Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects; performing general physical activities; monitoring processes, materials, or surroundings Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers by Hand SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 35-3021 Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food 20 90 110 6.67 43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 0 80 80 10.14 37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 30 30 60 9.84 33-9032 Security Guards 20 20 40 9.04 51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 10 10 20 9.84 51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 0 20 20 12.11 31-1011 Home Health Aides 10 0 10 7.63 39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 0 10 10 9.08 43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers 0 10 10 21.47 43-5061 Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks 0 10 10 19.27 51-4081 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Mechanical, production & processing Skills Equipment maintenance, operation & control, troubleshooting, repairing Generalized Work Activities Controlling machines & processes Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 10 47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10 45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators 0 47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers 0 51-4031 Cut, Punch, & Press Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs, Metal & Plastic 0 51-5023 Printing Machine Operators 0 51-6064 Textile Wind, Twist, & Draw Out Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs 0 51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders 0 51-9041 Extrude Form, Press, & Compact Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs 0 51-9196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 0 30 40 14.39 20 30 14.42 10 10 NA 10 10 13.52 10 10 9.87 10 10 15.80 10 10 NA 10 10 14.34 10 10 14.76 10 10 NA 6 53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks Relevant Skills and Abilities Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects, performing general physical activities Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Hand Packers & Packagers SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 35-3021 Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food 20 39-9011 Child Care Workers 30 45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 10 43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 0 37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 30 33-9032 Security Guards 20 39-9021 Personal & Home Care Aides 20 51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 10 51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 0 39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 0 90 110 6.67 60 90 7.16 80 90 7.15 80 80 10.14 30 60 9.84 20 40 9.04 10 30 8.57 10 20 9.84 20 20 12.11 10 10 9.08 51-6031 Sewing Machine Operators Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year Relevant Skills and Abilities: Skills - Quality control analysis Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects; controlling machines & pro- cesses; inspecting equipment, structures, or materials Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Sewing Machine Operators SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 10 33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers 10 47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10 45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators 10 51-3023 Slaughterers & Meat Packers 10 45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators 0 47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers 0 51-5023 Printing Machine Operators 0 51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders 0 51-9041 Extrude Form, Press, & Compact Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs 0 30 40 14.39 20 30 13.03 20 30 14.42 10 20 NA 10 20 NA 10 10 NA 10 10 13.52 10 10 15.80 10 10 14.34 10 10 14.76 7 51-1011 Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Job Preparation Level: Work Experience in a Related Occupation Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Production & processing Skills Monitoring, equipment selection, quality control analysis Generalized Work Activities Communicating with supervisors, peers, & subordinates; organizing, planning, & prioritizing work Top Ten Occupations Requiring Work Experience in a Related Occupation that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 41-1011 Supvrs of Retail Sales Workers 0 37-1011 Supvrs of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers 10 49-1011 Supvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 0 13-1023 Purch. Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products 0 25-1194 Vocational Education Teachers, Postsec 10 37-1012 Supvrs of Landscaping, Lawn Serv, & Groundskeeping Wrkrs 10 39-1021 Supvrs of Personal Service Workers 0 41-1012 Supvrs of Non-Retail Sales Workers 0 53-1021 Supvrs of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand 0 53-1031 Supvrs of Transp & Material-Moving Mach & Vehicle Operators 0 40 40 14.10 10 20 12.13 20 20 22.33 10 10 25.32 0 10 21.34 0 10 14.48 10 10 10.46 10 10 25.42 10 10 17.07 10 10 18.89 53-3032 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge - Transportation Skills Time management, equipment maintenance Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects; performing general physical activities; operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 10 33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers 10 47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10 45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators 10 51-3023 Slaughterers & Meat Packers 10 45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators 0 47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers 0 51-5023 Printing Machine Operators 0 51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders 0 51-9041 Extrude Form, Press, & Compact Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs 0 30 40 14.39 20 30 13.03 20 30 14.42 10 20 NA 10 20 NA 10 10 NA 10 10 13.52 10 10 15.80 10 10 14.34 10 10 14.76 8 Albany Service Delivery Region Top Industries Employing Workers within Each Occupation SOC/NAICS Occupation/Industry 13-1023 9991 4251 3364 Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products Federal Government, except Postal Service Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 21-1093 8131 9992 6241 Social & Human Service Assistants Religious Organizations State Government, except Education and Hospitals Individual and Family Services 25-1194 6115 6112 9992 Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary Technical and Trade Schools Junior Colleges State Government, except Education and Hospitals 25-9041 6111 6244 6116 Teacher Assistants Elementary and Secondary Schools Child Day Care Services Other Schools and Instruction 31-1011 6233 6216 6231 Home Health Aides Community Care Facilities for the Elderly Home Health Care Services Nursing Care Facilities 31-9092 6211 6213 6221 Medical Assistants Offices of Physicians Offices of Other Health Practitioners General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 33-3012 9992 9993 9991 Correctional Officers & Jailers State Government, except Education and Hospitals Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Federal Government, except Postal Service 33-9032 5616 4521 6221 Security Guards Investigation and Security Services Department Stores General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 35-3021 7222 7221 6111 7223 4451 Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers Incl Fast Food Limited-Service Eating Places Full-Service Restaurants Elementary and Secondary Schools Special Food Services Grocery Stores 37-1011 5617 7211 6111 Supvrs of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers Services to Buildings and Dwellings Traveler Accommodation Elementary and Secondary Schools 37-1012 5617 9993 7139 Supvsrs of Landscaping, Lawn Service & Groundskeeping Workers Services to Buildings and Dwellings Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 37-3011 5617 7139 9993 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Services to Buildings and Dwellings Other Amusement and Recreation Industries Local Government, except Education and Hospitals 9 39-1021 9993 7139 6244 39-2021 8129 5419 4539 39-9011 6244 6111 8131 39-9021 6216 6241 5613 6233 41-1011 4451 4471 4481 4521 41-1012 5241 4251 4911 41-2021 5322 5321 8123 41-2031 4521 4481 4441 4411 43-3011 5614 6211 5222 43-3071 5221 5511 5223 43-4051 5613 5241 5242 43-4171 6211 5613 6221 43-5052 4911 43-5061 5111 4241 3141 Supvsrs of Personal Service Workers Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Other Amusement and Recreation Industries Child Day Care Services Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Other Personal Services Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers Child Care Workers Child Day Care Services Elementary and Secondary Schools Religious Organizations Personal & Home Care Aides Home Health Care Services Individual and Family Services Employment Services Community Care Facilities for the Elderly Supvsrs of Retail Sales Workers Grocery Stores Gasoline Stations Clothing Stores Department Stores Supvsrs of Non-Retail Sales Workers Insurance Carriers Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers Postal Service Counter & Rental Clerks Consumer Goods Rental Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing Drycleaning and Laundry Services Retail Salespersons Department Stores Clothing Stores Building Material and Supplies Dealers Automobile Dealers Bill & Account Collectors Business Support Services Offices of Physicians Nondepository Credit Intermediation Tellers Depository Credit Intermediation Management of Companies and Enterprises Activities Related to Credit Intermediation Customer Service Representatives Employment Services Insurance Carriers Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities Receptionists & Information Clerks Offices of Physicians Employment Services General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Postal Service Mail Carriers Postal Service Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers Textile Furnishings Mills 10 43-5081 4451 4521 4931 5613 43-9061 5613 9993 6221 6111 45-2091 1110 1150 1130 45-2092 1110 5613 4442 45-4022 1130 3211 47-2073 2389 9993 9992 2371 47-2211 2382 2383 3334 47-3015 2382 2371 2389 49-1011 8111 2382 4411 49-9042 5311 9993 5313 6111 7211 49-9098 2382 8111 4411 51-3022 3116 4451 3117 51-3023 3116 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Grocery Stores Department Stores Warehousing and Storage Employment Services Office Clerks, General Employment Services Local Government, except Education and Hospitals General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Elementary and Secondary Schools Agricultural Equipment Operators Agriculture, Crop and Animal Production Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry Forestry and Logging Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse Agriculture, Crop and Animal Production Employment Services Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores Logging Equipment Operators Forestry and Logging Sawmills and Wood Preservation Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators Other Specialty Trade Contractors Local Government, except Education and Hospitals State Government, except Education and Hospitals Utility System Construction Sheet Metal Workers Building Equipment Contractors Building Finishing Contractors Ventilation, Heating, Air-Cond, & Commercial Refrig Equipment Manufacturing Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Building Equipment Contractors Utility System Construction Other Specialty Trade Contractors Supvsrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers Automotive Repair and Maintenance Building Equipment Contractors Automobile Dealers Maintenance & Repair Workers, General Lessors of Real Estate Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Activities Related to Real Estate Elementary and Secondary Schools Traveler Accommodation Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers Building Equipment Contractors Automotive Repair and Maintenance Automobile Dealers Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers Animal Slaughtering and Processing Grocery Stores Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging Slaughterers & Meat Packers Animal Slaughtering and Processing 11 51-4031 3231 3261 3219 51-5023 3231 3222 5613 51-6064 3131 3141 3132 3149 3133 51-9023 3256 3118 3141 51-9041 3262 3351 3222 51-9111 5613 3118 3119 51-9196 3222 3221 3231 53-1021 4931 4841 4441 53-1031 4841 4244 4931 53-3031 7222 4244 5111 53-3033 4921 4841 7222 53-7063 3231 3222 3118 3132 Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, M & P Printing and Related Support Activities Plastics Product Manufacturing Other Wood Product Manufacturing Printing Machine Operators Printing and Related Support Activities Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Employment Services Textile Wind, Twist, & Draw Out Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills Textile Furnishings Mills Fabric Mills Other Textile Product Mills Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Textile Furnishings Mills Extrude, Form, Press, & Compact Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Rubber Product Manufacturing Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders Employment Services Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Other Food Manufacturing Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills Printing and Related Support Activities Supvsrs of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand Warehousing and Storage General Freight Trucking Building Material and Supplies Dealers Supvsrs of Transp & Material-Moving Mach & Vehicle Operators General Freight Trucking Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers Warehousing and Storage Driver/Sales Workers Limited-Service Eating Places Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services Couriers General Freight Trucking Limited-Service Eating Places Machine Feeders & Offbearers Printing and Related Support Activities Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Fabric Mills 12