Georgia jobs 2007-2008 : Short-term employment projections. Workforce investment area #13, East Central Georgia

During the years 2007 and 2008, more than 1,200 new jobs will be created annually in the East Central Georgia 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 more than 1,800 additional job openings per year will result from the need to replace workers
who leave doing 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 or so 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 2007 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 typi-
cally worked in a year is less than 2,080.
Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis
Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Georgia Jobs 2007-2008
Short-term Employment Projections

See which jobs are expected to be in highest demand over the next two years
Workforce Investment Area #13 East Central Georgia

Wilkes Lincoln

McDuffie

Taliaferro

Columbia

Warren

Hancock

Glascock

Jefferson Washington

Jenkins Screven

Includes the following counties: Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes

East Central Georgia Area's Top Jobs by Most Expected Annual Openings for 2007-2008

More than a Bachelor's Degree

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

General & Operations Managers

20

20

Ed Administrators, Elem & Secondary School 10

10

Family & General Practitioners

10

10

Farm, Ranch, & Other Agricultural Managers 10

10

Internists, General

10

0

Psychiatrists

10

0

Surgeons

10

0

Annual Openings
40 20 20 20 10 10 10

Average Wage
37.25 74,382 80.53
N/A 77.53 N/A N/A

Bachelor's Degree

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed 20

10

Accountants & Auditors

10

10

Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed10

10

Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed

10

0

Annual Openings
30 20 20 10

Average Wage
49,305 28.35 48,956 47,236

Associate's Degree or Postsecondary Vocational Training

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Auto Service Technicians & Mechanics

10

10

Legal Secretaries

10

10

Registered Nurses

10

10

Licensed Practical & Licensed Voc Nurses

0

10

Real Estate Sales Agents

0

10

Annual Openings
20 20 20 10 10

Average Wage
18.80 14.75 24.43 15.99 15.07

Work Experience in a Related Occupation

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Supvrs of Retail Sales Workers

20

20

Supvrs of Construct Trades & Extraction

Workers

10

10

Supvrs of Food Prep & Serving Workers

10

10

Annual Openings
40
20 20

Average Wage
14.40
20.30 11.62

Supvrs of Office & Admin Support Workers 10

Supvrs of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers 0

Supvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 0

Supvrs of Production & Operating Workers

0

10

20 18.83

10

10 12.62

10

10 24.36

10

10 20.54

Long-term on-the-job Training

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Carpenters

20

10

Cooks, Restaurant

10

10

Electricians

10

10

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers

0

20

Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers 0

10

Annual Openings
30 20 20 20 10

Average Wage
14.81 8.50 18.39 13.27 20.37

Moderate-term on-the-job Training

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 10

20

Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria

10

20

Customer Service Representatives

20

10

Operating Engineers & Other Construct

Equipment Operators

10

20

Team Assemblers

10

20

Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

10

20

Construction Laborers

10

10

Pipelayers

10

10

Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Exc Tech

& Scientific Products

10

10

Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 0

20

Annual Openings
30 30 30
30 30 30 20 20
20 20

Average Wage
13.61 7.85 13.00
14.37 10.81 15.32 10.31 10.16
25.44 11.35

For more information, please contact David Yankey at (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888
Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us
www.dol.state.ga.us/wp/lmi_publications.htm

Short-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Cashiers Retail Salespersons Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Waiters & Waitresses Child Care Workers Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Teacher Assistants

New

Job

Positions Replacements

30

140

50

60

40

60

30

60

30

60

40

30

20

50

40

20

10

40

30

20

Annual Openings
170 110
100
90 90 70
70 60 50 50

Average Wage
7.32 11.41
6.69
8.34 6.95 7.17
8.27 7.11 9.79 16,257

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