During the years 2004 and 2005, almost 1,100 new jobs will be created annually in the Middle Flint 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 nearly 1,100 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 #15 Middle Flint Taylor Marion Macon Schley Dooly Webster Sumter Crisp Includes the following counties: Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor and Webster Middle Flint Area's Top Jobs by Most Expected Annual Openings for 2004-2005 Bachelor's Degree or More Occupation General and Operations Managers Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Accountants and Auditors Computer Systems Analysts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Financial Analysts Industrial Production Managers New Positions 10 Job Annual Replacements Openings 10 20 Average Wage 33.59 20 0 20 19.94 10 0 10 23.51 10 0 10 26.25 0 10 10 44,110 10 0 10 25.71 10 0 10 35.23 Associate's Degree or Postsecondary Vocational Training Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage Registered Nurses Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 10 10 20 21.35 0 10 10 9.84 10 0 10 13.48 0 10 10 12.59 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 Work Experience in a Related Occupation Occupation New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 10 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers 10 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers 0 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers 0 10 20 19.62 0 10 25.12 10 10 15.61 10 10 13.21 Short-term on-the-job Training Occupation Cashiers Retail Salespersons Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Teacher Assistants Waiters and Waitresses Food Preparation Workers Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Office Clerks, General Packers and Packagers, Hand Tellers New Job Annual Average Positions Replacements Openings Wage 0 70 70 6.96 0 40 40 7.56 0 30 30 9.01 0 20 20 6.68 10 10 20 11.00 0 20 20 8.55 10 10 20 14,120 0 20 20 6.28 0 10 10 7.08 0 10 10 7.87 0 10 10 6.94 0 10 10 7.79 0 10 10 9.51 0 10 10 8.69 0 10 10 9.43 Moderate-term on-the-job Training Occupation New Positions Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 80 Team Assemblers 0 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 0 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 10 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 0 Customer Service Representatives 0 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 10 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 10 Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 0 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 0 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 0 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 10 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 0 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 0 Job Annual Replacements Openings 10 90 20 20 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 Average Wage 14.83 10.42 11.29 14.21 6.95 11.11 10.98 19.30 15.62 12.42 13.24 11.03 23.21 10.07 Long-term on-the-job Training Occupation New Positions Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 0 Cooks, Restaurant 0 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 10 Machinists 10 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 0 Job Annual Replacements Openings 10 10 10 10 0 10 0 10 10 10 Average Wage 8.56 7.72 19.62 14.66 13.61 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities