Moderate-term on-the-job Training (continued)
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Construction Laborers Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers Medical Assistants
20
10
10
20
20
10
Annual Openings
30
30 30
Average Wage
9.37
12.28 11.90
Short-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Cashiers Retail Salespersons Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Waiters & Waitresses Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Child Care Workers Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse Food Preparation Workers Janitors & Cleaners, Ex Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General Teacher Assistants
New
Job
Positions Replacements
90
200
100
150
100
120
80
110
30
80
20
80
50
40
0
80
40
40
40
30
30
40
50
20
Annual Openings
290 250
220 190
110 100 90
80 80
70 70 70
Average Wage
7.33 10.08
6.23 6.34
10.59 9.54 6.34
6.85 7.39
7.95 9.19 14,063
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
During the years 2006 and 2007, almost 2,300 new jobs will be created annually in the South 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 2,800 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 2006 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 than 2,080.
Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis
Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner
georgia jobs 2006 - 2007
Short-term Employment Projections
See which jobs are expected to be in highest demand over the next two years
Workforce Investment Area #18 South Georgia
Includes the following counties: Ben Hill, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, and Turner
South Georgia Area's Top Jobs by Most Expected Annual Openings for 2006-2007
More than a Bachelor's Degree
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
General & Operations Managers
40
30
Admin Services Managers
10
10
Chief Executives
10
10
Computer & Info Systems Managers
10
10
Ed Administrators, Elem & Secondary School 10
10
Financial Managers
10
10
Instructional Coordinators
10
10
Management Analysts
10
10
Medical & Health Services Managers
10
10
Sales Managers
10
10
Bachelor's Degree
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Elem School Teachers, Ex Special Ed
50
30
Secondary School Teachers, Ex Special
& Vocational Ed
30
20
Middle School Teachers, Ex Special
& Vocational Ed
20
20
Computer Systems Analysts
20
10
Accountants & Auditors
10
10
Computer Programmers
10
10
Construction Managers
10
10
Insurance Sales Agents
10
10
Kindergarten Teachers, Ex Special Ed
10
10
Network & Computer Systems Administrators 10
10
Associate's Degree
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Registered Nurses
60
40
Computer Support Specialists
10
10
Dental Hygienists
10
10
Interior Designers
10
10
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians 10
10
Medical Records & Health Info Technicians 10
10
Annual Openings
70 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Annual Openings
80
50
40 30 20 20 20 20 20 20
Annual Openings
100 20 20 20 20 20
Average Wage
35.06 26.34 57.88 30.19 72,581 33.84 22.99 22.57 29.37 37.92
Average Wage
32,722
48,450
45,580 24.29 22.49 21.00 25.79 10.34 45,654 24.35
Average Wage
31.12 17.96 23.89 13.92 13.17 13.28
Associate's Degree (continued)
Occupation
Paralegals & Legal Assistants Physical Therapist Assistants Radiologic Technologists & Technicians Respiratory Therapists
New
Job
Positions Replacements
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Annual Openings
20 20 20 20
Average Wage
17.33 17.47 17.89 18.44
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants
30
20
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational
Nurses
20
20
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 10
20
Preschool Teachers, Ex Special Ed
20
10
Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate
10
10
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine
Specialists
10
10
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics 10
10
Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors
10
10
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 10
10
Legal Secretaries
10
10
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics,
Except Engines
10
10
Annual Openings
50
40 30 30 20
20 20 20 20 20
20
Average Wage
7.50
15.03 13.66 14.17 13.80
16.96 12.19 10.79 10.71 13.53
14.72
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Suprvrs of Retail Sales Workers
40
30
Suprvrs of Food Prep & Serving Workers
30
20
Suprvrs of Office & Admin Support Workers 20
20
Suprvrs of Construction Trades & Extraction
Workers
20
10
Suprvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 10
10
Suprvrs of Non-Retail Sales Workers
10
10
Suprvrs of Personal Service Workers
10
10
Suprvrs of Production & Operating Workers 0
20
Annual Openings
70 50 40
30 20 20 20 20
Average Wage
14.56 11.28 19.10
21.15 21.90 34.01 12.41 20.09
Work Experience in a Related Occupation (continued)
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Suprvrs of Transportation & Material-Moving
Machine & Vehicle Operators
10
10
Food Service Managers
10
10
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
10
10
Long-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Cooks, Restaurant Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers Bakers Carpenters Electricians Heating, Air Cond, & Refrig Mechanics & Installers Industrial Machinery Mechanics Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Telecomm Line Installers & Repairers Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators
New
Job
Positions Replacements
30
30
10
20
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
50
30
Customer Service Representatives
40
20
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
30
20
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing,
Ex Tech & Scientific Products
20
30
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria
10
30
Executive Secretaries & Administrative
Assistants
20
20
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive 10
30
Team Assemblers
0
40
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 10
20
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
Annual Openings
20 20 20
Annual Openings
60 30 20 20 20
20 20 20 20
20
Annual Openings
80 60 50
50 40
40 40 40 30
Average Wage
21.77 22.35 21.57
Average Wage
8.27 13.22 8.35 11.90 15.54
16.25 16.68 14.41 16.57
12.40
Average Wage
14.87 11.71 13.80
19.52 7.07
14.55 11.21 12.66 12.35