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 Columbus/Americus Service Delivery Region Harris Talbot Muscogee Taylor Chattahoo- Marion chee Macon Schley Stewart Sumter Dooly Webster Quitman Crisp Randolph Clay Work Activities Includes the following counties: Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, and Webster 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 80 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 48 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 48 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 35-3031 Waiters & Waitresses 39-9011 Child Care Workers 43-9061 Office Clerks, General 25-9041 Teacher Assistants 43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks 43-3071 Tellers 31-1011 Home Health Aides 33-9032 Security Guards 37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 39-9021 Personal & Home Care Aides 40 130 170 6.82 60 50 110 7.40 10 60 70 10.32 30 30 60 15,607 20 30 50 10.02 10 30 40 9.75 20 10 30 8.98 10 20 30 12.96 10 20 30 9.68 20 10 30 8.34 43-6011 Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge - Clerical Skills Reading comprehension, writing, speaking Generalized Work Activities Organizing, planning, & prioritizing work; scheduling work & activities; performing administrative activities Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 43-4051 Customer Service Representatives 70 41-4012 Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg Exc Tech & Scientific Products 10 43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 0 43-6014 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive 0 31-9092 Medical Assistants 20 21-1093 Social & Human Service Assistants 10 43-3021 Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators 0 43-3051 Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 0 43-9021 Data Entry Keyers 0 43-9041 Insurance Claims & Policy Processing Clerks 0 50 120 12.94 30 40 23.73 40 40 13.49 40 40 11.72 10 30 11.73 10 20 12.35 10 10 12.91 10 10 13.92 10 10 11.46 10 10 NA 4 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 43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 0 37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 10 53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers 10 53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 10 43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers 0 47-3013 Helpers--Electricians 0 47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 0 49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 0 51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 0 53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers 0 70 70 9.37 20 30 9.68 10 20 13.04 10 20 12.33 10 10 21.59 10 10 12.41 10 10 10.53 10 10 10.16 10 10 11.53 10 10 12.14 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 43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 0 45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 10 37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 10 53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers 10 53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 10 43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers 0 47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 0 49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 0 51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 0 53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers 0 70 70 9.37 40 50 8.38 20 30 9.68 10 20 13.04 10 20 12.33 10 10 21.59 10 10 10.53 10 10 10.16 10 10 11.53 10 10 12.14 5 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 0 51-4031 Cut, Punch, & Press Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs, Metal & Plastic 0 35-3041 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 0 47-3013 Helpers--Electricians 0 47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 0 51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders 0 39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 0 51-5023 Printing Machine Operators 0 47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers 0 30 40 13.34 20 20 13.62 10 10 11.20 10 10 8.04 10 10 12.41 10 10 10.53 10 10 13.77 10 10 8.27 10 10 16.70 10 10 15.25 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 43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 0 45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 10 31-1011 Home Health Aides 20 33-9032 Security Guards 10 35-9021 Dishwashers 10 37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 10 39-9021 Personal & Home Care Aides 20 43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors 10 53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers 10 53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 10 70 70 9.37 40 50 8.38 10 30 8.98 20 30 12.96 20 30 7.40 20 30 9.68 10 30 8.34 10 20 13.10 10 20 13.04 10 20 12.33 6 41-2031 Retail Salespersons Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Customer & personal service, sales & marketing Skills social perceptiveness Generalized Work Activities Establishing & maintaining interpersonal relationships, working directly with the public Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Retail Salespersons SOC Code Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 43-9061 Office Clerks, General 25-9041 Teacher Assistants 43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks 31-1011 Home Health Aides 39-9021 Personal & Home Care Aides 43-3071 Tellers 33-9032 Security Guards 41-2021 Counter & Rental Clerks 43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors 43-4081 Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks 10 60 80 10.32 30 30 60 15,607 20 30 40 10.02 20 10 30 8.98 20 10 30 8.34 10 30 30 9.75 10 20 20 12.96 0 10 20 8.56 10 10 20 13.10 0 10 20 7.65 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 45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators 10 47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 0 51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers 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 51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders 0 30 40 13.34 20 30 13.39 10 20 13.55 20 20 13.62 20 20 13.74 10 10 15.25 10 10 11.20 10 10 16.70 10 10 13.77 7 Columbus/Americus Service Delivery Region Top Industries Employing Workers within Each Occupation SOC/NAICS Occupation/Industry 21-1093 8131 9992 6241 Social & Human Service Assistants Religious Organizations State Government, except Education and Hospitals Individual and Family Services 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 35-3031 7221 7222 7211 Waiters & Waitresses Full-Service Restaurants Limited-Service Eating Places Traveler Accommodation 35-3041 6221 7221 7211 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Full-Service Restaurants Traveler Accommodation 35-9011 7221 7223 7222 Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Full-Service Restaurants Special Food Services Limited-Service Eating Places 35-9021 7221 7222 7223 Dishwashers Full-Service Restaurants Limited-Service Eating Places Special Food Services 37-3011 5617 7139 9993 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Services to Buildings and Dwellings Other Amusement and Recreation Industries Local Government, except Education and Hospitals 8 39-2021 8129 5419 4539 39-9011 6244 6111 8131 39-9021 6216 6241 5613 6233 41-2021 5322 5321 8123 41-4012 4251 4238 4244 43-3011 5614 6211 5222 43-3021 6211 6221 9993 43-3031 5412 5221 5511 43-3051 5613 9993 5511 43-3071 5221 5511 5223 43-4051 5613 5241 5242 43-4081 7211 43-4171 6211 5613 6221 43-5032 4841 4842 4885 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 Counter & Rental Clerks Consumer Goods Rental Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing Drycleaning and Laundry Services Sales Reps, Whlsale & Mfg, Exc Tech & Scientific Products Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers Bill & Account Collectors Business Support Services Offices of Physicians Nondepository Credit Intermediation Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators Offices of Physicians General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services Depository Credit Intermediation Management of Companies and Enterprises Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks Employment Services Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Management of Companies and Enterprises 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 Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks Traveler Accommodation Receptionists & Information Clerks Offices of Physicians Employment Services General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance General Freight Trucking Specialized Freight Trucking Freight Transportation Arrangement 9 43-5061 5111 4241 3141 43-5081 4451 4521 4931 5613 43-6014 6111 8131 6221 6113 9992 43-9021 5613 5412 5614 43-9041 5241 5242 5511 43-9061 5613 9993 6221 6111 45-2092 1110 5613 4442 45-4022 1130 3211 47-2073 2389 9993 9992 2371 47-2211 2382 2383 3334 turing 47-3013 2382 5313 2371 47-3015 2382 2371 2389 Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers Textile Furnishings Mills Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Grocery Stores Department Stores Warehousing and Storage Employment Services Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive Elementary and Secondary Schools Religious Organizations General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools State Government, except Education and Hospitals Data Entry Keyers Employment Services Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services Business Support Services Insurance Claims & Policy Processing Clerks Insurance Carriers Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities Management of Companies and Enterprises Office Clerks, General Employment Services Local Government, except Education and Hospitals General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Elementary and Secondary Schools 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 Manufac- Helpers--Electricians Building Equipment Contractors Activities Related to Real Estate Utility System Construction Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Building Equipment Contractors Utility System Construction Other Specialty Trade Contractors 10 49-9042 5311 9993 5313 6111 7211 49-9098 2382 8111 4411 51-4031 3231 3261 3219 51-5023 3231 3222 5613 51-9023 3256 3118 3141 51-9061 3141 3261 3116 3132 9991 51-9111 5613 3118 3119 53-3031 7222 4244 5111 53-3033 4921 4841 7222 53-7063 3231 3222 3118 3132 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 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 Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Textile Furnishings Mills Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers Textile Furnishings Mills Plastics Product Manufacturing Animal Slaughtering and Processing Fabric Mills Federal Government, except Postal Service Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders Employment Services Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Other Food Manufacturing 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 11