During the years 2004 and 2005, almost 1,300 new jobs will be created annually in the Macon Bibb County Area. In addition to these job openings arising from employment growth, openings will also arise from the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations, retire, die, or leave the labor force permanently for other reasons. This is important because over the next two years job openings resulting from replacement needs will exceed those resulting from growth in many occupations. It is expected that almost 2,400 additional job openings per year will result from the need to replace workers who leave during this period. This brochure lists the jobs expected to be in the highest demand over the next two years in this area. Each table shows the top ten jobs expected to have the most annual openings by the level of education and training usually required for employment. Annual openings are split into those resulting from growth (new positions) and those resulting from replacements. Area wages from the 2004 Georgia Wage Survey are also shown for each occupation. All wages are hourly, except that annual wages are shown for the few occupations in which the number of hours typically worked in a year is less that 2,080. Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner GeorGia Jobs 2004 - 2005 Short-term Employment Projections See which jobs are expected to be in highest demand over the next two years Workforce Investment Area #10 Macon Bibb County Bibb Macon Bibb County Area's Top Jobs by Most Expected Annual Openings for 2004-2005 More than a Bachelor's Degree Occupation General and Operations Managers Chief Executives Computer and Information Systems Managers Financial Managers Administrative Services Managers Instructional Coordinators Management Analysts Pharmacists Sales Managers New Positions 0 10 Job Annual Replacements Openings 30 30 10 20 Average Wage 34.76 65.20 20 0 20 38.23 10 10 20 33.65 10 0 10 28.04 10 0 10 27.02 10 0 10 28.24 10 0 10 37.83 0 10 10 40.99 Bachelor's Degree Occupation Computer Programmers Personal Financial Advisors Computer Systems Analysts Accountants and Auditors Network and Computer Systems Administrators Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software Database Administrators Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists Loan Officers Training and Development Specialists New Positions 30 40 30 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 Job Annual Replacements Openings 10 40 0 40 0 30 10 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 Average Wage 24.68 37.47 31.00 22.45 22.00 21.69 19.86 23.68 25.86 20.24 24.27 21.72 Associate's Degree or Postsecondary Vocational Training Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage Registered Nurses 40 Computer Support Specialists 30 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 10 Real Estate Sales Agents 20 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 0 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 10 40 80 22.37 0 30 17.03 20 30 13.60 10 30 14.11 20 20 15.18 0 10 14.14 Work Experience in a Related Occupation Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers 0 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers 0 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 0 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 0 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 0 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers 0 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 0 20 20 17.57 20 20 15.74 10 10 19.85 10 10 12.85 10 10 23.74 10 10 21.90 10 10 22.00 For more information, please contact Israel Hora 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 Short-term on-the-job Training Occupation Cashiers Retail Salespersons Waiters and Waitresses Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Office Clerks, General Food Preparation Workers Receptionists and Information Clerks New Positions 0 0 10 Job Annual Replacements Openings 170 170 130 130 80 90 Average Wage 7.21 9.83 7.12 10 70 80 6.41 0 70 70 9.61 40 20 60 8.67 0 60 60 9.82 10 40 50 9.98 10 30 40 8.13 20 20 40 10.29 Moderate-term on-the-job Training Occupation New Positions Customer Service Representatives 70 Medical Assistants 20 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 0 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 0 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 0 Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 0 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 0 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 10 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 0 Team Assemblers 0 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 0 Job Annual Replacements Openings 30 100 10 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Average Wage 13.74 12.71 18.72 11.70 7.44 14.68 14.78 23.59 11.57 11.82 16.26 Long-term on-the-job Training Occupation New Positions Cooks, Restaurant 0 Carpenters 0 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 0 Dental Laboratory Technicians 0 Electricians 0 Job Annual Replacements Openings 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Average Wage 7.24 14.77 24.62 12.71 19.18