During the years 2004 and 2005, almost 1,100 new jobs will be created annually in the Southeast
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 1,500 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 #19 Southeast Georgia
Coffee Atkinson
Bacon
Pierce
Ware
Brantley
Clinch
Charlton
Includes the following counties: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware
Southeast Georgia Area's Top Jobs by Most Expected Annual Openings for 2004-2005
Bachelor's Degree or More
Occupation
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
Accountants and Auditors
10
General and Operations Managers
0
Chief Executives
10
Computer Systems Analysts
10
Sales Managers
10
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special
and Vocational Education
0
10
20 21.43
20
20 36.43
0
10 67.61
0
10 22.97
0
10 34.19
10
10 43,340
Associate's Degree or Postsecondary Vocational Training
Occupation
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
Registered Nurses Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
0
20
20 20.38
0
10
10 11.96
0
10
10 12.71
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Occupation
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Personal Service Workers
20
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Production and Operating Workers
10
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
Office and Administrative Support Workers 0
0
20 12.48
10
20 16.51
20
20 13.46
10
10 24.30
10
10 9.11
10
10 20.68
10
10 16.08
Short-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Cashiers Retail Salespersons Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material
Movers, Hand Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Waiters and Waitresses Combined Food Preparation and Serving
Workers, Including Fast Food Food Preparation Workers Office Clerks, General Child Care Workers Cooks, Fast Food Helpers--Production Workers Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids
and Housekeeping Cleaners Receptionists and Information Clerks Teacher Assistants Tellers
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
0
120
120 7.02
0
60
60 8.57
0
50
50 9.71
0
40
40 9.49
0
40
40 6.28
0
30
30 6.21
0
20
20 6.70
0
20
20 8.71
0
10
10 6.85
0
10
10 6.31
0
10
10 8.98
0
10
10 7.09
0
10
10 8.58
0
10
10 14,260
0
10
10 8.80
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
Note * Berrien county has moved from Workforce Investment Area #18 to Workforce
Investment Area #19. That change is not reflected in these data, but will be in subsequent publications.
Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
Customer Service Representatives
10
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 10
Sales Representatives, Wholesale
and Manufacturing, Except Technical
and Scientific Products
0
Team Assemblers
0
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
0
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing
Clerks
0
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders
10
Construction Laborers
0
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
0
Executive Secretaries and Administrative
Assistants
0
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers,
and Weighers
0
Operating Engineers and Other Construction
Equipment Operators
0
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical,
and Executive
0
10
20 10.79
10
20 12.22
20
20 16.94
20
20 11.17
20
20 12.71
10
10 11.46
0
10 10.31
10
10 8.98
10
10 6.52
10
10 14.13
10
10 11.65
10
10 12.04
10
10 9.42
Long-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters Carpenters Cooks, Restaurant Machinists Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
0
10
10 9.68
0
10
10 12.90
0
10
10 6.47
10
0
10 13.90
0
10
10 14.62
0
10
10 11.69
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