Short-term employment projections, 2009-2010

Industries with the Most Expected Annual Job Openings

Almost 100 industry sectors were analyzed to identify the 20 expected to have the most annual job openings for 2009-2010. The 20 in the chart below represent more than 70 percent of the total annual openings in all industry sectors over the next two years. Newly-created positions as well as job replacements are shown for each industry sector. Many of the occupations listed on the other side of this brochure are found in these sectors.

Industry
Educational Services Self-Employed & Unpaid Family Workers Food Services & Drinking Places Ambulatory Health Care Services Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services Administrative & Support Services Local Government, excl Education & Hospitals Hospitals General Merchandise Stores Social Assistance Food & Beverage Stores Specialty Trade Contractors Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar Organizations Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods State Government, excl Education & Hospitals Nursing & Residential Care Facilities Telecommunications Health & Personal Care Stores Insurance Carriers & Related Activities Food Manufacturing

New Positions
10,390 10,940 2,290 5,230 2,290
20 1,650 2,420
370 2,030
0 0

Job Replacements
7,360 4,620 11,660 2,280 4,050 5,200 3,250 2,380 3,360 1,060 2,970 2,350

Annual Openings
17,750 15,560 13,950
7,510 6,340 5,220 4,900 4,800 3,730 3,090 2,970 2,350

400 0
500 1,070
640 760 50
0

1,920 2,220 1,540
890 1,110
900 1,580 1,560

2,320 2,220 2,040 1,960 1,750 1,660 1,630 1,560

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 industry sectors for 2009-2010 are listed below. Several of these jobs are listed in the tables on the inside of this brochure.
Educational Services: elementary school teachers, except special education; secondary school teachers, except special & voc education; teacher assistants; 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; hairdressers, hairstylists, & cosmetologists
Food Services & Drinking Places: waiters & waitresses; combined food prep & serving workers, including fast food; hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop; cooks, restaurant; dishwashers
Ambulatory Health Care Services: registered nurses; medical assistants; receptionists & information clerks; dental assistants; office clerks, general
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Workers: management analysts; customer service reps; computer systems analysts; accountants & auditors; executive secretaries & administrative assistants
Continued

Occupations with the Most Annual Openings within the Highest Demand Industries
Continued from previous panel
Administrative & Support Services: laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand; janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners; security guards; customer service reps; landscaping & groundskeeping workers
Local Government, excluding Education & Hospitals: police & sheriff's patrol offices; amusement & recreation attendants; correctional officers & jailers; office clerks, general; police, fire, & ambulance dispatchers
Hospitals: registered nurses; nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants; licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses; interviewers, except eligibility & loan; medical & health services managers
General Merchandise Stores: retail salespersons; cashiers; stock clerks & order fillers; supervisors of retail sales workers; laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand
Social Assistance: child care workers; preschool teachers, except special education; personal & home care aides; social & human service assistants; home health aides
Food & Beverage Stores: cashiers; stock clerks & order fillers; food preparation workers; retail salespersons; butchers & meat cutters
Specialty Trade Contractors: electricians; plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters; helpers--electricians; heating, air conditioning & refrigeration mechanics & installers; supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar Organizations: security guards; child care workers; customer service reps; amusement & recreation attendants; executive secretaries & administrative assistants
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
State Government, excluding Education & Hospitals: correctional officers & jailers; child, family, & school social workers; statistical assistants; training & development specialists; probation officers & correctional treatment specialists
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities: licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses; nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants; home health aides; cooks, institution & cafeteria; maids & housekeeping cleaners
Telecommunications: customer service reps; retail salespersons; telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, exc. line installers; network systems & data communications analysts; telecommunications line installers & repairers
Health & Personal Care Stores: retail salespersons; pharmacists; supervisors of retail sales workers; bookkeeping, accounting, & auditing clerks; truck drivers, light & delivery services
Insurance Carriers & Related Activities: insurance sales agents; customer service reps; claims adjusters, examiners, & investigators; insurance claims & policy processing clerks; insurance underwriters
Food Manufacturing: laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand; meat, poultry, & fish cutters & trimmers; slaughters & meat packers; helpers--production workers; packaging & filling machine operators & tenders

Georgia Jobs 2009-2010
Short-term Employment Projections
Jobs 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 2009-2010

Georgia's economy has not fully recovered from the current recession that began in the last quarter of 2007. Although there will be fewer job openings during 2009 and 2010 than in previous years, there will still be opportunities for employment. Over the next two years we expect that about 45,000 new positions will be available to be filled annually. In addition, more than 98,000 additional job openings will arise from the need to replace workers who retire, transfer to other occupations, or leave the labor force permanently. During this period job openings resulting from replacement needs will exceed those coming from growth in almost all occupations.
This brochure lists the jobs that will be in highest demand for 2009 and 2010. Each table shows the top ten jobs that will have the most annual openings by job preparation level. Annual openings are split into those resulting from growth (new positions) and those resulting from replacements.
Whenever available, hourly wages from the 2009 Georgia Wage Survey are shown for each occupation. For the few occupations in which workers typically work less than 2,080 hours a year, annual wages are shown.

More than a Bachelor's Degree
Occupation
General & Operations Managers Management Analysts Chief Executives Lawyers Ed Admins, Elem & Secondary School Pharmacists Medical & Health Services Managers Edl, Voc, & School Counselors Sales Managers Admin Services Managers

New

Job

Positions Replacements

0

1,780

730

540

0

550

220

310

200

190

220

140

210

130

190

120

0

280

0

250

Annual Average

Openings

Wage

1,780 1,270
550 530 390 360 340 310 280 250

$44.96 $43.61 $75.40 $64.93 $83,920 $49.55 $41.45 $26.24 $51.96 $36.28

Associate's Degree
Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Registered Nurses

1,640

870

Computer Support Specialists

0

610

Dental Hygienists

200

90

Med Records & Health Info Technicians

90

100

Radiologic Technologists & Technicians

110

60

Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians 100

60

Veterinary Technologists & Technicians

60

100

Paralegals & Legal Assistants

40

90

Respiratory Therapists

80

50

Legal Secretaries

0

90

Annual Openings
2,510 610 290 190 170 160 160 130 130 90

Average Wage
$29.44 $22.22 $31.14 $14.41 $23.88 $16.05 $12.41 $23.98 $24.29 $19.34

Postsecondary Vocational Training
Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Licensed Practical & Licensed Voc Nurses 360

630

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants

710

260

Preschool Teachers, Exc Special Ed

490

260

Auto Service Technicians & Mechanics

0

430

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 300

120

Massage Therapists

240

50

Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics 160

70

Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors

80

150

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers

0

230

Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine

Specialists

0

160

Annual Openings
990 970 750 430 420 290 230 230 230
160

Average Wage
$17.57 $10.24 $11.25 $17.72 $13.80 $17.67 $15.20 $17.09 $15.52
$20.37

Bachelor's Degree

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed

1,460

Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special

& Voc Ed

760

Middle School Teachers, Exc Special

& Voc Ed

620

Insurance Sales Agents

220

Accountants & Auditors

0

Computer Systems Analysts

0

Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten,

& Elem School

280

Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed

240

Network Systems & Data Comm Analysts 200

Special Ed Teachers, Secondary School

160

980
1,010
440 350 540 530
160 110 120 130

Annual Openings

Average Wage

2,440 $52,069

1,770 $53,621

1,060 570 540 530

$52,276 N/A
$32.95 $39.58

440 $51,746 350 $45,248 320 $35.91 290 $54,201

Work Experience in a Related Occupation

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Supvsrs of Retail Sales Workers

0

Sales Reps, Whlsl & Mfg, Exc Tech

& Scientific Products

0

Supvsrs of Office & Admin Support Workers 0

Exec Secretaries & Admin Assistants

0

Supvsrs of Food Prep & Serving Workers

240

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

340

Supvsrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 0

Supvsrs of Production & Operating Workers 0

Sales Reps, Whlsl & Mfg, Tech & Scientific

Products

0

Food Service Managers

140

1,080
1,080 1,000
790 180 70 360 330
320 110

Annual Openings
1,080
1,080 1,000
790 420 410 360 330
320 250

Average Wage
$16.75
$28.16 $23.97 $19.57 $15.14 $17.15 $27.09 $24.14
$37.91 $27.71

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

140

850

Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers

240

510

Electricians

0

450

Fire Fighters

100

310

Carpenters

0

280

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators 0

260

Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters

0

210

Textile Knitting & Weaving Mach Setters,

Operators, & Tenders

0

190

Photographers

110

80

Butchers & Meat Cutters

0

160

Annual Openings
990 750 450 410 280 260 210
190 190 160

Average Wage
$10.24 $18.84 $20.07 $16.90 $16.65 $26.46 $19.43
$13.36 $12.57 $12.43

Moderate-term on-the-job Training

Occupation

New

Job

Positions Replacements

Customer Service Reps

0

Team Assemblers

0

Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

0

Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 0

Correctional Officers & Jailers

320

Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 0

Medical Assistants

530

Pharmacy Technicians

380

Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria

170

Bus Drivers, School

270

Medical Secretaries

260

2,580 950 920 870 380 690 140 260 370 140 150

Annual Openings
2,580 950 920 870 700 690 670 640 540 410 410

Average Wage
$15.58 $12.67 $19.24 $15.96 $14.26 $13.22 $13.76 $13.09 $9.53 $10.26 $14.21

Short-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Cashiers Retail Salespersons Waiters & Waitresses Comb Food Prep & Serv Workers, Incl Fast Food Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Child Care Workers Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Teacher Assistants Office Clerks, General Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop

New

Job

Positions Replacements

0

6,070

0

4,760

290

3,960

Annual Openings
6,070 4,760 4,250

Average Wage
$8.17 $11.27 $8.71

1,480

1,850 3,330 $7.92

0 750
0 1,050
0

3,180 1,070 1,800
660 1,500

3,180 1,820 1,800 1,710 1,500

$11.54 $8.55 $11.14 $18,918 $12.10

60

1,160 1,220 $8.50

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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