Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Occupation

New Positions

Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 30

Correctional Officers and Jailers

40

Customer Service Representatives

20

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

10

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 10

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine

Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal

and Plastic

30

Sales Representatives, Wholesale

and Manufacturing, Except Technical

and Scientific Products

0

Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical,

and Executive

0

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers,

and Weighers

10

Medical Assistants

20

Social and Human Service Assistants

20

Team Assemblers

0

Job

Annual

Replacements Openings

40

70

20

60

30

50

30

40

30

40

10

40

40

40

40

40

30

30

20

30

10

30

10

30

30

30

Average Wage
15.55 12.59 11.43
6.97 13.79
9.74
21.03
10.70 12.75
12.41 11.10 11.38 10.34

Long-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Cooks, Restaurant Bakers Butchers and Meat Cutters Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters Carpenters Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation Electricians Fire Fighters Industrial Machinery Mechanics Machinists Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

New Positions
20 10
0 0 0 0

Job

Annual

Replacements Openings

30

50

30

40

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Average Wage
14.93 7.69
12.31 12.31
8.40 12.30

10

0

10 18.16

0

10

10 19.27

0

10

10 10.59

0

10

10 20.16

0

10

10 14.02

0

10

10 14.39

0

10

10 14.13

0

10

10 12.23

During the years 2004 and 2005, more than 1,800 new jobs will be created annually in the Southwest
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 3,800 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 #17 Southwest Georgia

Terrell

Lee

Calhoun Dougherty

Early Miller

Baker Mitchell

Worth Colquitt

Seminole Decatur

Grady Thomas

Includes the following counties: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas and Worth

Southwest Georgia Area's Top Jobs by Most Expected Annual Openings for 2004-2005

More than a Bachelor's Degree

Occupation

New Positions

General and Operations Managers

0

Management Analysts

20

Chief Executives

10

Education Administrators, Elementary

and Secondary School

10

Financial Managers

10

Lawyers

10

Medical and Health Services Managers

10

Pharmacists

10

Sales Managers

10

Administrative Services Managers

0

Clinical, Counseling, and School

Psychologists

10

Computer and Information Systems Managers 10

Education Administrators, Postsecondary 10

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors 0

Instructional Coordinators

10

Job

Annual

Replacements Openings

40

40

10

30

10

20

Average Wage
32.93 27.94 61.93

10

20 72,950

10

20 33.32

10

20 33.85

10

20 36.44

10

20 35.97

10

20 32.76

10

10 22.10

0

10 26.75

0

10 33.63

0

10 34.17

10

10 23.31

0

10 19.00

Bachelor's Degree

Occupation

New Positions

Elementary School Teachers, Except

Special Education

50

Secondary School Teachers, Except

Special and Vocational Education

30

Accountants and Auditors

20

Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20

Middle School Teachers, Except Special

and Vocational Education

10

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 10

Network Systems and Data

Communications Analysts

20

Special Education Teachers, Preschool,

Kindergarten, and Elementary School

10

Adult Literacy, Remedial Education,

and GED Teachers and Instructors

10

Computer Software Engineers, Applications 10

Computer Systems Analysts

10

Editors

10

Graphic Designers

10

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special

Education

10

Job

Annual Average

Replacements Openings Wage

40

90 44,440

30

60 49,520

10

30 20.92

10

30 19.32

20

30 45,320

10

20 18.58

0

20 33.75

10

20 42,850

0

10 22.59

0

10 31.88

0

10 27.60

0

10 21.23

0

10 12.06

0

10 45,540

Associate's Degree

Occupation

New Positions

Registered Nurses

80

Respiratory Therapists

10

Computer Support Specialists

10

Dental Hygienists

10

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 0

Medical Records and Health Information

Technicians

10

Job

Annual

Replacements Openings

60

140

10

20

0

10

0

10

10

10

0

10

Average Wage
20.88 18.14 16.74 18.83 11.13
10.72

Postsecondary Vocational Training
Occupation
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Real Estate Sales Agents Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

New

Job

Annual Average

Positions Replacements Openings Wage

20

20

40 12.09

0

30

30 13.83

10

10

20 12.93

0

10

10 14.51

10

0

10 12.37

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 Positions

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of

Retail Sales Workers

0

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of

Food Preparation and Serving Workers

10

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of

Office and Administrative Support Workers 0

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of

Personal Service Workers

10

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of

Production and Operating Workers

0

Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 10

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

0

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of

Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 0

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of

Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

0

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of

Landscaping, Lawn Service,

and Groundskeeping Workers

10

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of

Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

0

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of

Non-Retail Sales Workers

0

Food Service Managers

0

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

10

Job

Annual

Replacements Openings

40

40

20

30

30

30

10

20

20

20

10

20

10

10

10

10

10

10

0

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

0

10

Average Wage
13.25
11.45
17.63
14.56
20.91 23.51 18.64
17.82
12.51
16.43
22.91
20.28 17.03 15.43

Short-term on-the-job Training

Occupation

New Positions

Cashiers

0

Retail Salespersons

0

Combined Food Preparation and Serving

Workers, Including Fast Food

30

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material

Movers, Hand

0

Waiters and Waitresses

20

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers

0

Teacher Assistants

60

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery,

and Greenhouse

0

Child Care Workers

0

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids

and Housekeeping Cleaners

30

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

50

Job Replacements
280 160

Annual Openings
280 160

Average Wage
6.80 10.56

90

120 6.43

120

120 8.82

100

120 6.56

100

100 9.46

30

90 14,390

80

80 7.10

70

70 7.28

40

70 7.96

20

70 7.59

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