Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
Construction Laborers
80
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out
Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 80
Customer Service Representatives
60
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
50
Sewing Machine Operators
80
Sales Representatives, Wholesale
and Manufacturing, Except Technical
and Scientific Products
10
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical,
and Executive
40
Bookkeeping, Accounting,
and Auditing Clerks
20
Executive Secretaries and Administrative
Assistants
40
Team Assemblers
0
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 20
30
110 11.29
30
110 10.63
40
100 12.12
40
90 7.29
10
90 8.66
70
80 25.07
40
80 11.48
50
70 12.76
30
70 15.05
70
70 11.71
50
70 16.62
Long-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
Cooks, Restaurant
50
40
90 7.72
Carpenters
50
Electricians
50
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
30
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine
30
80 15.58
30
80 18.40
30
60 13.40
Setters, Operators, and Tenders
50
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
30
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers
30
10
60 13.10
20
50 16.70
10
40 14.81
Fire Fighters
10
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
10
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 10
Telecommunications Line Installers
10
20 12.04
10
20 21.11
10
20 20.57
and Repairers
10
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
0
Dental Laboratory Technicians
10
10
20 13.56
20
20 13.97
10
20 12.97
During the years 2004 and 2005, more than 6,000 new jobs will be created annually in the Georgia Mountains 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 almost 5,200 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 #2 Georgia Mountains
Towns Union
Rabun
Lumpkin
White Habersham Stephens
Dawson
Hall
Banks Franklin Hart
Forsyth
Includes the following counties: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White
Georgia Mountains Area's Top Jobs by Most Expected Annual Openings for 2004-2005
More than a Bachelor's Degree
Occupation
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
General and Operations Managers
60
Education Administrators, Elementary
and Secondary School
30
Instructional Coordinators
30
Chief Executives
20
Educational, Vocational,
and School Counselors
20
Financial Managers
20
Lawyers
20
Medical and Health Services Managers
20
Pharmacists
20
Administrative Services Managers
10
Computer and Information Systems Managers 10
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 20
Management Analysts
10
60
120 37.77
10
40 76,660
10
40 22.32
10
30 68.97
10
30 23.76
10
30 39.54
10
30 44.24
10
30 47.79
10
30 31.95
10
20 27.19
10
20 35.26
0
20 30.91
10
20 30.18
Bachelor's Degree
Occupation
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Construction Managers Accountants and Auditors Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School Computer Systems Analysts Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
190
50
240 48,960
100
30
130 48,130
70
20
90 47,470
50
20
70 26.99
20
20
40 24.87
30
10
40 48,660
20
10
30 55.35
30
0
30 47,170
20
10
30 26.71
30
0
30 22.36
Associate's Degree
Occupation
New Positions
Registered Nurses
150
Computer Support Specialists
20
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 10
Medical Records and Health
Information Technicians
20
Physical Therapist Assistants
10
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 10
Respiratory Therapists
10
Job
Annual
Replacements Openings
50
200
10
30
10
20
0
20
0
10
0
10
0
10
Average Wage
22.70 17.49 12.62
12.91 18.45 18.68 19.73
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Occupation
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
Automotive Service Technicians
and Mechanics
60
Licensed Practical and Licensed
Vocational Nurses
50
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 50
Medical Secretaries
20
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel
Engine Specialists
10
Emergency Medical Technicians
and Paramedics
20
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics,
Except Engines
10
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
10
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office
Machine Repairers
10
Medical Transcriptionists
10
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 10
40
100 11.65
20
70 13.78
10
60 10.31
10
30 18.33
10
20 14.02
0
20 12.47
10
20 15.99
0
10 17.69
0
10 15.20
0
10 13.04
0
10 12.60
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
70
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 70
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office
and Administrative Support Workers
40
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food
Preparation and Serving Workers
40
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Production and Operating Workers
0
Food Service Managers
30
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
10
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Personal Service Workers
20
Chefs and Head Cooks
10
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
10
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Landscaping, Lawn Service,
and Groundskeeping Workers
20
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Non-Retail Sales Workers
10
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
20
Job
Annual
Replacements Openings
50
120
20
90
40
80
30
70
40
40
10
40
20
30
10
30
10
20
10
20
0
20
10
20
0
20
Average Wage
15.38 20.57 17.83 13.32 19.37 17.75 22.20 13.26 13.90 15.14
14.68 30.03 18.24
Short-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Cashiers Retail Salespersons Waiters and Waitresses Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Child Care Workers Teacher Assistants Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
New Positions
90 100 120
Job
Annual
Replacements Openings
360
450
220
320
160
280
Average Wage
7.81 10.80
7.18
120
130
250 7.04
160
60
220 7.54
180
40
220 16,870
0
160
160 10.38
90
50
140 8.76
70
70
140 9.41
0
130
130 10.18
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities