Georgia regional skills-based employment projections: projections to 2014, Dublin/Vidalia service delivery region

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
Dublin/Vidalia Service Delivery Region

Bleckley

Johnson

Emanuel

Laurens Treutlen

Candler

Montgomery

Dodge Wheeler Toombs Evans

Wilcox

Telfair Jeff

Davis

Tattnall Appling

Wayne

Work Activities

Includes the following counties: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, and Wilcox
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 34 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 34 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).
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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

10

31-1012 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants

20

43-9061 Office Clerks, General

0

39-9021 Personal & Home Care Aides

10

43-3071 Tellers

0

31-1011 Home Health Aides

10

33-9032 Security Guards

0

35-3022 Counter Attendants, Cafe, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop 0

35-9011 Dining Room & Cafe Attendants & Bartender Helpers

0

35-9031 Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 0

100

110 9.84

20

40

8.26

30

30

9.62

10

20

7.70

20

20 10.10

0

10

8.15

10

10 10.11

10

10

6.83

10

10

6.92

10

10

6.62

47-2061 Construction Laborers
Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year
Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Building & construction Skills Equipment maintenance, equipment selection Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects, performing general physical
activities, controlling machines & processes

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Moderate-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Construction Laborers

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers

20

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10

49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

0

45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators

0

45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators

0

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

0

51-4031 Cut, Punch, & Press Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs,

Metal & Plastic

0

51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers

0

51-9196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

0

20

40 14.89

10

20 13.55

20

20 13.18

10

10

NA

10

10 16.91

10

10 11.62

10

10 11.22

10

10 14.58

10

10

NA

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51-2031 Engine & Other Machine Assemblers
Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks
Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Mechanical Skills Operation monitoring, installation, operation & control Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects, controlling machines &
processes

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as Engine & Other Machine Assemblers

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 0

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

0

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

4

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

0

51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers

2

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

0

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

0

53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment

0

53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers

0

69

70

7.20

47

50

9.29

14

20

8.48

7

10 21.33

4

10

NA

5

10 10.44

5

10 13.45

6

10 10.25

7

10

9.31

5

10

9.19

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

10

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

0

35-9011 Dining Room & Cafe Attendants & Bartender Helpers

0

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

0

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

0

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

0

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

0

53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment

0

53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers

0

60

70

7.21

50

50

9.29

10

10

6.92

10

10

8.48

10

10 21.33

10

10 10.44

10

10 13.45

10

10 10.25

10

10

9.31

10

10

9.19

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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

35-3021 Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food

10

45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 0

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

0

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

0

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

0

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

0

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

0

53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment

0

53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers

0

60

70

7.21

70

70

7.20

50

50

9.29

10

10

8.48

10

10 21.33

10

10 10.44

10

10 13.45

10

10 10.25

10

10

9.31

10

10

9.19

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

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 33-9032 Security Guards 37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5061 Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks 51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers 53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment 53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers

0

50

50

9.29

0

10

10 10.11

0

10

10

8.48

0

10

10 21.33

0

10

10 16.14

0

10

10 10.44

0

10

10 13.45

0

10

10 10.25

0

10

10

9.31

0

10

10

9.19

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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

45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 0

43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers

0

33-9032 Security Guards

0

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

0

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

0

43-5061 Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks

0

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

0

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

0

53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers

0

70

70

7.20

50

50

9.29

10

10 10.11

10

10

8.48

10

10 21.33

10

10 16.14

10

10 10.44

10

10 13.45

10

10 10.25

10

10

9.19

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 &
processes; 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

33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers

20

49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

0

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10

45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators

0

51-4031 Cut, Punch, & Press Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs,

Metal & Plastic

0

51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers

0

45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators

0

51-9196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

0

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

0

20

40 14.89

20

20 13.18

10

20 13.55

10

10

NA

10

10 11.22

10

10 14.58

10

10 16.91

10

10

NA

10

10 11.62

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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 39-1021 Supvrs of Personal Service Workers 49-1011 Supvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers

0

30

30 13.68

10

10

20 12.15

0

10

10 20.68

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

33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers

20

20

40 14.89

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10

10

20 13.55

49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

0

20

20 13.18

45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators

0

10

10

NA

45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators

0

10

10 16.91

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

0

10

10 11.62

51-4031 Cut, Punch, & Press Mach Setrs, Opers, & Tndrs,

Metal & Plastic

0

10

10 11.22

51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers

0

10

10 14.58

51-9196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

0

10

10

NA

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Dublin/Vidalia Service Delivery Region
Top Industries Employing Workers within Each Occupation

SOC/NAICS Occupation/Industry

31-1011 6233 6216 6231

Home Health Aides Community Care Facilities for the Elderly Home Health Care Services Nursing Care Facilities

31-1012 6231 6221 6216

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Nursing Care Facilities General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Home Health Care Services

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

35-3022 7222 5121 7223

Counter Attendants, Caf, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop Limited-Service Eating Places Motion Picture and Video Industries Special Food Services

35-9011 7221 7223 7222

Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers Full-Service Restaurants Special Food Services Limited-Service Eating Places

35-9031 7221 7222 7211

Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop Full-Service Restaurants Limited-Service Eating Places Traveler Accommodation

37-3011 5617 7139 9993

Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Services to Buildings and Dwellings Other Amusement and Recreation Industries Local Government, except Education and Hospitals

39-1021 9993 7139 6244

Supvsrs of Personal Service Workers Local Government, except Education and Hospitals Other Amusement and Recreation Industries Child Day Care Services

39-9021 6216 6241 5613 6233

Personal & Home Care Aides Home Health Care Services Individual and Family Services Employment Services Community Care Facilities for the Elderly

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41-1011 4451 4471 4481 4521
41-2031 4521 4481 4441 4411
43-3071 5221 5511 5223
43-5052 4911
43-5061 5111 4241 3141
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 turing
47-4051 9993

Supvsrs of Retail Sales Workers Grocery Stores Gasoline Stations Clothing Stores Department Stores
Retail Salespersons Department Stores Clothing Stores Building Material and Supplies Dealers Automobile Dealers
Tellers Depository Credit Intermediation Management of Companies and Enterprises Activities Related to Credit Intermediation
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
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 Manufac-
Highway Maintenance Workers Local Government, except Education and Hospitals

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49-1011 8111 2382 4411
49-9042 5311 9993 5313 6111 7211
51-4031 3231 3261 3219
51-9061 3141 3261 3116 3132 9991
51-9111 5613 3118 3119
51-9196 3222 3221 3231
53-3031 7222 4244 5111
53-3033 4921 4841 7222
53-7061 8111 4411 5321
53-7063 3231 3222 3118 3132

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
Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, M & P Printing and Related Support Activities Plastics Product Manufacturing Other Wood Product Manufacturing
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
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills Printing and Related Support Activities
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
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment Automotive Repair and Maintenance Automobile Dealers Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing
Machine Feeders & Offbearers Printing and Related Support Activities Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Fabric Mills

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