Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
New Positions
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
70
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 60
Sales Representatives, Wholesale
and Manufacturing, Except Technical
and Scientific Products
0
Customer Service Representatives
0
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical,
and Executive
0
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 0
Executive Secretaries and Administrative
Assistants
0
Medical Assistants
40
Team Assemblers
0
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 0
Job
Annual
Replacements Openings
70
140
60
120
110
110
90
90
90
90
80
80
70
70
20
60
60
60
50
50
Average Wage
7.98 18.90
22.49 14.52
13.68 13.89
17.28 12.57 12.11 15.32
Long-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
Cooks, Restaurant
10
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
20
Electricians
0
Carpenters
0
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture,
Construction, Health and Safety,
and Transportation
10
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
0
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
0
Butchers and Meat Cutters
0
Coaches and Scouts
10
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers
0
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
0
Machinists
0
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant
and System Operators
0
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
0
60
70 9.39
30
50 17.19
30
30 21.76
20
20 18.25
10
20 23.86
20
20 20.42
10
10 19.77
10
10 12.79
0
10 32,820
10
10 24.04
10
10 19.58
10
10 16.80
10
10 14.97
10
10 14.61
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
During the years 2004 and 2005, more than 4,500 new jobs will be created annually in the DeKalb County 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 8,000 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 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 #5 DeKalb County
DeKalb
DeKalb County 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
0
Instructional Coordinators
50
Management Analysts
20
Educational, Vocational, and School
Counselors
30
Chief Executives
10
Administrative Services Managers
10
Librarians
20
Sales Managers
0
Computer and Information Systems Managers 10
Financial Managers
0
Medical and Health Services Managers
10
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 10
Lawyers
0
Pharmacists
10
100
100 42.14
10
60 23.20
20
40 46.98
10
40 27.91
20
30 82.47
20
30 33.15
10
30 27.59
20
20 48.07
10
20 47.59
20
20 39.42
10
20 35.03
10
20 26.59
20
20 52.00
10
20 37.96
Bachelor's Degree
Occupation
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
Accountants and Auditors
10
Computer Systems Analysts
30
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20
Computer Software Engineers, Applications 20
Network Systems and Data
Communications Analysts
20
Computer Programmers
0
Computer Software Engineers,
Systems Software
10
Loan Officers
10
Network and Computer Systems
Administrators
10
Public Relations Specialists
10
Social and Community Service Managers 10
Training and Development Specialists
10
40
50 25.76
20
50 32.95
10
30 17.09
10
30 35.35
10
30 28.15
20
20 31.31
10
20 38.03
10
20 25.15
10
20 29.12
10
20 27.75
10
20 38.62
10
20 28.59
Associate's Degree
Occupation
New Positions
Registered Nurses
60
Computer Support Specialists
10
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 10
Medical Records and Health
Information Technicians
10
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Technicians
0
Broadcast Technicians
10
Respiratory Therapists
0
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
0
Job
Annual
Replacements Openings
100
160
20
30
10
20
10
20
10
10
0
10
10
10
10
10
Average Wage
24.91 22.25 13.05
14.19
22.44 19.08 20.72 22.01
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Occupation
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics Real Estate Sales Agents Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment Legal Secretaries Medical Secretaries Medical Transcriptionists Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Travel Agents
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
30
40
70 17.00
0
60
60 19.59
0
20
20 17.65
10
10
20 16.10
0
20
20 14.08
0
10
10 14.16
0
10
10 18.47
0
10
10 19.46
0
10
10 13.80
0
10
10 13.47
0
10
10 19.05
0
10
10 13.94
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Occupation
New Positions
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Office and Administrative Support Workers 0
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Retail Sales Workers
0
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Food Preparation and Serving Workers
20
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
40
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
0
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Production and Operating Workers
0
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 0
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Non-Retail Sales Workers
0
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Personal Service Workers
10
Food Service Managers
10
Job
Annual
Replacements Openings
80
80
70
70
40
60
10
50
30
30
30
30
20
20
20
20
10
20
10
20
Average Wage
21.51
17.38
13.02 16.30
24.28
23.74
26.27
32.72
16.66 20.96
Short-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Cashiers Teacher Assistants Retail Salespersons Child Care Workers Waiters and Waitresses Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
New
Job
Annual Average
Positions Replacements Openings Wage
0
490
490 8.42
330
80
410 21,230
0
390
390 11.39
150
110
260 7.74
30
230
260 9.90
0
250
250 11.56
0
220
220 11.43
80
90
170 9.26
0
140
140 16.54
90
40
130 10.21
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