Georgia regional skills-based employment projections: projections to 2014, Savannah/Brunswick service delivery region

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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
Savannah/Brunswick Service Delivery Region

Screven
Bulloch Effingham Bryan Chatham Liberty
Long McIntosh
Glynn
Camden

Work Activities

Includes the following counties: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Screven
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
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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. Nine of the ten jobs evaluated had at least 100 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 50 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 50 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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53-3021 Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity
Job Preparation Level: Moderate-term on-the-job Training of One Month to One Year

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Customer & personal service, transportation Skills Equipment maintenance, operation & control Generalized Work Activities Handling & moving objects; working directly with the
public; 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 Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

41-4012 Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg Exc Tech & Scientific Products 30

49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

40

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10

43-5031 Police, Fire, & Ambulance Dispatchers

10

45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators

10

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

0

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

0

41-2022 Parts Salespersons

0

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

0

47-4051 Highway Maintenance Workers

10

60

90 25.60

50

90 15.14

30

40 15.66

10

20 13.01

10

20 12.96

20

20 16.62

20

20

NA

10

10 14.04

10

10 17.45

0

10 12.49

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

130

25-9041 Teacher Assistants

70

43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks

40

43-4081 Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks

20

33-9032 Security Guards

20

35-3022 Counter Attendants, Cafe, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop 10

35-9031 Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 20

41-2021 Counter & Rental Clerks

20

43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors

20

43-3071 Tellers

0

270

400 7.26

50

120 17,264

50

90 10.57

60

80

8.22

40

60 10.98

40

50

7.61

30

50

7.90

30

50

8.21

20

40 13.12

40

40 11.34

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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

49-9042 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

40

33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers

10

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10

45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators

10

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

0

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

0

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

0

47-4051 Highway Maintenance Workers

10

51-3023 Slaughterers & Meat Packers

0

51-5023 Printing Machine Operators

0

50

90 $15.14

30

40 $13.93

30

40 $15.66

10

20 $12.96

20

20 $16.62

20

20

10

10 $17.45

0

10 $12.49

10

10

10

10 $13.51

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

90

41-4012 Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg Exc Tech & Scientific Products 30

43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks

10

43-6014 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive

0

21-1093 Social & Human Service Assistants

10

43-3021 Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators

0

43-3051 Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks

10

43-5032 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, & Ambulance

0

43-9021 Data Entry Keyers

0

43-9022 Word Processors & Typists

0

50

140

13

60

90

26

60

70

14

70

70

12

10

20

13

20

20

13

10

20

14

10

10

17

10

10

12

10

10

13

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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

50

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

30

53-7064 Packers & Packagers, Hand

10

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

0

49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers

10

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

10

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

0

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers

0

130

130 10.12

40

90

9.70

20

50 11.35

30

40

8.41

20

20 21.37

10

20 10.15

10

20

9.56

10

10

8.75

10

10 15.22

10

10 11.53

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

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

50

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

30

53-7064 Packers & Packagers, Hand

10

45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 10

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

0

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

10

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

0

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers

0

130

130 10.12

40

90

9.70

20

50 11.35

30

40

8.41

20

30

NA

20

20 21.37

10

20

9.56

10

10

8.75

10

10 15.22

10

10 11.53

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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

0

37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

50

33-9032 Security Guards

20

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

30

53-7064 Packers & Packagers, Hand

10

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

0

49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers

10

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

0

51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders

0

130

130 10.12

40

90

9.70

40

60 10.98

20

50 11.35

30

40

8.41

20

20 21.37

10

20 10.15

10

10

8.75

10

10 15.22

43-9061 Office Clerks, General
Job Preparation Level: Short-term on-the-job Training of One to Four Weeks

Relevant Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Clerical Skills Reading comprehension Generalized Work Activities Organizing, planning, & prioritizing work; communicat-
ing with supervisors, peers, or subordinates; processing information

Top Ten Occupations Requiring Short-term on-the-job Training that Use Many of the Same Skills & Abilities as General Office Clerks

SOC Code

Occupation

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks

40

43-4081 Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks

20

33-9032 Security Guards

20

43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors

20

43-3071 Tellers

0

43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks

10

43-4031 Court, Municipal, & License Clerks

10

43-4111 Interviewers, Except Eligibility & Loan

10

43-4161 Human Resources Assistants, Exc Payroll & Timekeeping 10

43-5061 Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks

10

50

90 10.57

60

80

8.22

40

60 10.98

20

40 13.12

40

40 11.34

20

30 14.52

10

20 12.98

10

20 13.19

10

20 15.05

10

20 20.48

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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

35-3031 Waiters & Waitresses

130

25-9041 Teacher Assistants

70

43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks

40

43-4081 Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks

20

33-9032 Security Guards

20

35-3022 Counter Attendants, Cafe, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop 10

35-9031 Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 20

41-2021 Counter & Rental Clerks

20

43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors

20

43-3071 Tellers

0

270

400 7.26

50

120 17,264

50

90 10.57

60

80

8.22

40

60 10.98

40

50

7.61

30

50

7.90

30

50

8.21

20

40 13.12

40

40 11.34

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

40

33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers

10

47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Const Equipment Operators 10

45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators

10

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

0

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

0

47-4051 Highway Maintenance Workers

10

51-3023 Slaughterers & Meat Packers

0

51-9023 Mixing & Blending Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders

0

51-9032 Cutting & Slicing Mach Setters, Operators, & Tenders

0

50

90 15.14

30

40 13.93

30

40 15.66

10

20 12.96

20

20 16.62

20

20

NA

0

10 12.49

10

10

NA

10

10 15.35

10

10 16.12

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Savannah/Brunswick 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

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

35-3022 7222 5121 7223

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

35-3031 7221 7222 7211

Waiters & Waitresses Full-Service Restaurants Limited-Service Eating Places Traveler Accommodation

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

41-2021 5322 5321 8123

Counter & Rental Clerks Consumer Goods Rental Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing Drycleaning and Laundry Services

41-2022 4411 4413 4238

Parts Salespersons Automobile Dealers Automotive Parts, Accessories, & Tire Stores Michanery, Equipment, & Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

41-4012 4251 4238 4244

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

43-3011 5614 6211 5222

Bill & Account Collectors Business Support Services Offices of Physicians Nondepository Credit Intermediation

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43-3021 6211 6221 9993
43-3031 5412 5221 5511
43-3051 5613 9993 5511
43-3071 5221 5511 5223
43-4031 9993 9992
43-4051 5613 5241 5242
43-4081 7211
43-4111 6221 5419 6211
43-4161 9991 9992 9993
43-4171 6211 5613 6221
43-5031 9993 6219
43-5032 4841 4842 4885
43-5052 4911
43-5061 5111 4241 3141

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
Court, Municipal, & License Clerks Local Government, except Education and Hospitals State Government, except Education and Hospitals
Customer Service Representatives Employment Services Insurance Carriers Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities
Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks Traveler Accommodation
Interviewers, Except Eligibility & Loan General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Offices of Physicians
Human Resources Assistants, Exc Payroll & Timekeeping Federal Government, except Postal Service State Government, except Education and Hospitals Local Government, except Education and Hospitals
Receptionists & Information Clerks Offices of Physicians Employment Services General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Police, Fire, & Ambulance Dispatchers Local Government, Exc Education & Hospitals Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
Dispatchers, Exc Police, Fire, & Ambulance General Freight Trucking Specialized Freight Trucking Freight Transportation Arrangement
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

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43-5071 4931 4521 4441
43-5081 4451 4521 4931 5613
43-6014 6111 8131 6221 6113 9992
43-9021 5613 5412 5614
43-9022 5613 5614 5242
45-2092 1110 5613 4442
45-4022 1130 3211
47-2073 2389 9993 9992 2371
47-2211 2382 2383 3334
47-4051 9993
49-9042 5311 9993 5313 6111 7211
49-9098 2382 8111 4411

Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks Warehousing and Storage Department Stores Building Material and Supplies Dealers
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
Word Processors & Typists Employment Services Business Support Services Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities
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
Highway Maintenance Workers Local Government, except Education and Hospitals
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

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51-3022 3116 4451 3117
51-3023 3116
51-5023 3231 3222 5613
51-9023 3256 3118 3141
51-9032 3222 3231 3221
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
53-7063 3231 3222 3118 3132
53-7064 4451 5613 3116 3261 4931

Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers Animal Slaughtering and Processing Grocery Stores Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
Slaughterers & Meat Packers Animal Slaughtering and Processing
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
Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Printing and Related Support Activities Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard 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
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
Machine Feeders & Offbearers Printing and Related Support Activities Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing Fabric Mills
Packers & Packagers, Hand Grocery Stores Employment Services Animal Slaughtering and Processing Plastics Product Manufacturing Warehousing and Storage

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