Short-term employment projections, 2008-2009

Industries with the Most Expected Annual Job Openings

More than 100 industries were analyzed to identify the twenty expected to have the most annual job openings for 2008-2009. The twenty in the chart below represent more than half of the total annual openings in all industries over the next two years. Newly created positions as well as job replacements are shown for each industry. Many of the occupations listed on the other side of this brochure are found in these industries.

Industry

New Positions

Food Services & Drinking Places

5,230

Educational Services

9,370

Self-employed & Unpaid Family Workers

5,870

Administrative & Support Services

4,290

Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services

3,730

Ambulatory Health Care Services

4,440

Hospitals

3,070

Local Government, Excluding Education & Hospitals 2,250

General Merchandise Stores

1,430

Food & Beverage Stores

600

Social Assistance

2,500

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional,

& Similar Organizations

1,140

Nursing & Residential Care Facilities

1,890

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

340

Specialty Trade Contractors

50

Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers

700

Credit Intermediation & Related Activities

90

Gasoline Stations

730

State Government, Excluding Education & Hospitals 410

Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores

300

Job Replacements
11,810 7,040 4,570 5,760 4,060 2,250 2,350 3,080 3,430 3,010 1,040
1,760 890
2,360 2,540 1,620 2,080 1,360 1,530 1,470

Annual Openings
17,040 16,410 10,440 10,050 7,790 6,690 5,420 5,330 4,860 3,610 3,540
2,900 2,780 2,700 2,590 2,320 2,170 2,090 1,940 1,770

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings within the Highest Demand Industries
The top five jobs with the most annual openings within each of the 20 highest demand industries for 2008-2009 are listed below. Several of these jobs are listed in the tables on the inside of this brochure.
Food Services & Drinking Places: waiters & waitresses; combined food prep & serving workers, including fast food; hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop; cooks, restaurant; cashiers
Educational Services: elementary school teachers, except special education; teacher assistants; secondary school teachers, except special & voc education; middle school teachers, except special & voc education; janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners
Self-employed & Unpaid Family Workers: supervisors of retail sales workers; child care workers; management analysts; door-to-door sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers; retail salespersons
Administrative & Support Services: laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand; janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners; security guards; customer service reps; landscaping & groundskeeping workers
Continued

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings within the Highest Demand Industries
Continued from previous panel Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services: management analysts; customer service reps; computer systems analysts; executive secretaries & administrative assistants; accountants & auditors
Ambulatory Health Care Services: registered nurses; medical assistants; receptionists & information clerks; dental assistants; office clerks, general
Hospitals: registered nurses; nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants; licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses; interviewers, except eligibility & loan; surgical technologists
Local Government, excluding Education & Hospitals: police & sheriff's patrol offices; fire fighters; correctional officers & jailers; amusement & recreation attendants; office clerks, general
General Merchandise Stores: retail salespersons; cashiers; stock clerks & order fillers; supervisors of retail sales workers; laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand
Food & Beverage Stores: cashiers; stock clerks & order fillers; food preparation workers; customer service reps; supervisors of retail sales workers
Social Assistance: child care workers; preschool teachers, except special education; personal & home care aides; teacher assistants; social & human service assistants
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar Organizations: child care workers; lifeguards, ski patrol, & other recreational protective service workers; customer service reps; amusement & recreation attendants; executive secretaries & administrative assistants
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities: nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants; licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses; home health aides; cooks, institution & cafeteria; maids & housekeeping cleaners
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods: sales reps, wholesale & manufacturing, except technical & scientific products; laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand; customer service reps; sales reps, wholesale & manufacturing, technical & scientific products; stock clerks & order fillers
Specialty Trade Contractors: electricians; plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters; helpers--electricians; telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, except line installers; heating, air conditioning & refrigeration mechanics & installers
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers: retail salespersons; automotive service technicians & mechanics; cleaners of vehicles & equipment; tire repairers & changers; counter & rental clerks
Credit Intermediation & Related Services: tellers; customer service reps; loan interviewers & clerks; supervisors of office & administrative support workers; new accounts clerks
Gasoline Stations: cashiers; supervisors of retail sales workers; retail salespersons; combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food; service station attendants
State Government, excluding Education & Hospitals: correctional officers & jailers; statistical assistants; child, family, & school social workers; training & development specialists; police & sheriff's patrol officers
Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores: retail salespersons; cashiers; supervisors of retail sales workers; stock clerks & order fillers; general & operations managers

Georgia Jobs 2008-2009
Short-term Employment Projections
See which jobs are expected to be in highest demand over the next two years
Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis
Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Georgia's Top Jobs Grouped by Most Expected Annual Openings for 2008-2009

During the years 2008 and 2009, almost 47,000 new jobs will be created annually in Georgia. 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 101,000 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. Each table shows the top ten jobs expected to have the most annual openings by the job preparation level usually required for employment. Annual openings are split into those resulting from growth (new positions) and those resulting from replacements.
Wages from the 2008 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.

More than a Bachelor's Degree
Occupation
General & Operations Managers Management Analysts Chief Executives Lawyers Sales Managers Administrative Services Managers Ed Admins, Elem & Secondary School Pharmacists Training & Development Specialists Medical & Health Services Managers

New

Job

Positions Replacements

0

1,750

750

510

0

510

180

320

70

300

110

230

160

180

200

130

110

220

180

120

Annual Openings
1,750 1,260
510 500 370 340 340 330 330 300

Average Wage
$43.93 $42.92 $74.26 $64.82 $50.24 $34.61 $81,338 $48.71 $26.86 $39.10

Associate's Degree

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Registered Nurses

1,780

850

Computer Support Specialists

150

600

Dental Hygienists

180

90

Medical Records & Health Information

Technicians

100

110

Paralegals & Legal Assistants

90

80

Radiologic Technologists & Technicians

110

60

Veterinary Technologists & Technicians

80

80

Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians 90

60

Respiratory Therapists

90

50

Legal Secretaries

20

100

Annual Openings
2,630 750 270
210 170 170 160 150 140 120

Average Wage
$28.48 $21.05 $30.15
$14.22 $24.01 $23.17 $12.66 $16.12 $23.59 $18.59

Postsecondary Vocational Training

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants

1,010

260

Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational

Nurses

470

630

Preschool Teachers, Exc Spec Ed

650

270

Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 390

440

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers

160

230

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 210

140

Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine

Specialists

100

180

Real Estate Sales Agents

0

220

Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics 140

60

Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors

70

120

Annual Openings
1,270
1,100 920 830 390 350
280 220 200 190

Average Wage
$9.97
$17.23 $10.91 $17.22 $14.77 $13.25
$19.76 $20.58 $15.07 $15.59

Bachelor's Degree

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Elementary School Teachers, Exc Spec Ed 1,490

Secondary School Teachers, Exc Spec

& Voc Ed

590

Middle School Teachers, Exc Spec & Voc Ed 500

Computer Systems Analysts

350

Accountants & Auditors

260

Computer Software Engineers, Applications 310

Spec Ed Teachers, Presch, Kindgtn,

& Elem School

260

Network Systems & Data Communications

Analysts

270

Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Spec Ed

250

Insurance Sales Agents

100

1,070
870 390 440 500 140
150
130 120 260

Annual Openings

Average Wage

2,560 $49,580

1,460 890 790 760 450

$50,236 $50,220
$37.59 $31.32 $41.31

410 $51,005

400 $34.17 370 $45,520 360 N/A

Work Experience in a Related Occupation

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Supvrs of Retail Sales Workers

870

Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg Exc Tech

& Scientific

200

Executive Secretaries & Admin Assts

440

Supvrs of Office and Admin Support Workers 40

Supvrs of Food Prep. & Serving Workers

490

Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Tech

& Scientific Products

160

Supvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 0

Supvrs of Production & Operating Workers

0

Supvrs of Const. Trades & Extraction Workers 0

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

220

1,120
1,120 770
1,020 190
360 390 350 290 50

Annual Openings
1,990
1,320 1,210 1,060
680
520 390 350 290 270

Average Wage
$16.66
$28.35 $19.13 $23.07 $14.55
$39.02 $26.21 $23.25 $25.98 $17.89

Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities

Long-term on-the-job Training

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Cooks, Restaurant

380

830

Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers

320

510

Electricians

0

490

Fire Fighters

130

290

Carpenters

0

290

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators 50

230

Coaches & Scouts

120

120

Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters

0

210

Butchers & Meat Cutters

30

170

Machinists

80

100

Annual Openings

Average Wage

1,210 830 490 420 290 280 240 210 200 180

$10.43 $18.53 $19.73 $17.02 $16.22 $25.96 $41,282 $19.09 $12.25 $14.92

Moderate-term on-the-job Training

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Customer Service Representatives

1,710

Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 350

Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

0

Team Assemblers

20

Correctional Officers & Jailers

360

Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria

270

Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 0

Medical Assistants

500

Pharmacy Technicians

330

Bus Drivers, School

300

2,550 850
1,000 940 370 450 720 140 260 160

Annual Openings
4,260 1,200 1,000
960 730 720 720 640 590 460

Average Wage
$15.34 $15.26 $18.48 $12.46 $14.54 $8.88 $12.87 $13.68 $12.68 $9.98

Short-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Cashiers Retail Salespersons Waiters & Waitresses Comb Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Office Clerks, General Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Child Care Workers Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Food Preparation Workers

New

Job

Positions Replacements

690 1,870
950

6,580 4,900 4,000

Annual Openings
7,270 6,770 4,950

Average Wage
$8.23 $11.40 $8.16

2,510

1,800 4,310 $7.61

0

3,160 3,160 $11.25

730

1,630 2,360 $11.85

0

1,970 1,970 $10.91

960

940 1,900 $8.28

780

1,010 1,790 $9.87

540

1,220 1,760 $9.56

For more information about short-term employment trends, please contact Bill Webb at (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888 Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us
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