Moderate-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Customer Service Representatives
0
140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 0
90
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Exc Tech
& Scientific Products
0
90
Exec Secretaries & Admin Assistants
0
80
Secretaries, Exc Legal, Medical, & Executive 0
70
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
10
50
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
0
60
Correctional Officers & Jailers
40
10
Team Assemblers
0
50
Social & Human Service Assistants
20
20
Annual Openings
140 90
90 80 70 60 60 50 50 40
Average Wage
16.33 15.87
29.17 19.36 14.57 16.48 20.64 15.85 13.39 13.96
Short-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
Cashiers Retail Salespersons Child Care Workers Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers, Incl Fast Food Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand Stock Clerks & Order Fillers Waiters & Waitresses Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Office Clerks, General Tellers
New
Job
Positions Replacements
0
440
0
370
200
100
0
280
0
250
0
250
0
240
150
50
10
170
110
70
Annual Openings
440 370 300
280
250 250 240 200 180 180
Average Wage
9.01 10.44
9.63
7.55
11.73 10.86 7.23 8.87 12.43 11.31
For more information, please contact David Yankey 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 2007 and 2008, more than 2,800 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 more than 7,700 additional job openings per year will result from the need to replace workers
who leave doing 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 or so 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 2007 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 typi-
cally worked in a year is less than 2,080.
Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis
Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner
Georgia Jobs 2007-2008
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 2007-2008
More than a Bachelor's Degree
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
General & Operations Managers
0
110
Management Analysts
0
40
Administrative Services Managers
10
20
Chief Executives
0
30
Ed Administrators, Postsecondary
20
10
Ed Administrators, Preschool & Child
Care Center
20
10
Financial Managers
10
20
Instructional Coordinators
20
10
Sales Managers
0
30
Computer & Info Systems Managers
0
20
Ed Administrators, Elem & Secondary School 10
10
Lawyers
0
20
Rehabilitation Counselors
10
10
Bachelor's Degree
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Personal Financial Advisors
80
10
Loan Officers
70
10
Accountants & Auditors
0
50
Financial Analysts
20
10
Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment
Specialists
20
10
Securities, Commodities, & Financial Services
Sales Agents
30
0
Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten,
& Elem School
20
10
Computer Programmers
0
20
Computer Systems Analysts
0
20
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists 0
20
Social & Community Service Managers
10
10
Annual Openings
110 40 30 30 30
30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20
Annual Openings
90 80 50 30
30
30
30 20 20 20 20
Average Wage
45.41 44.54 34.80 71.78 39.53
17.22 47.85 26.30 50.85 50.69 78,365 49.29 19.23
Average Wage
36.20 32.01 29.87 29.43
19.33
33.32
50,088 36.59 36.09 24.98 29.14
Associate's Degree
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Registered Nurses
10
100
Computer Support Specialists
0
20
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians
0
20
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technicians 0
10
Paralegals & Legal Assistants
0
10
Radiologic Technologists & Technicians
0
10
Respiratory Therapists
0
10
Annual Openings
110 20 20 10 10 10 10
Average Wage
28.73 25.39 14.66 26.25 19.57 24.64 24.40
Postsecondary Vocational Training
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 10
40
Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate
20
10
Auto Service Technicians & Mechanics
0
30
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine
Specialists
10
10
EMT's & Paramedics
20
0
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 0
20
Real Estate Sales Agents
0
20
Computer, Automated Teller, & Office
Machine Repairers
0
10
Court Reporters
10
0
Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors
0
10
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics,
Exc Engines
0
10
Annual Openings
50 30 30
20 20 20 20
10 10 10
10
Average Wage
17.64 24.74 18.69
20.95 12.28 12.43 14.31
17.13 10.22 17.71
17.76
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Supervisors of Office & Admin Support Workers 0
100
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
0
60
Supervisors of Fire Fighting & Prevention
Workers
30
10
Annual Openings
100 60
40
Average Wage
23.21 18.45
31.57
Supervisors of Food Prep & Serving Workers 0
40
New Accounts Clerks
30
10
Construction & Building Inspectors
20
10
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers,
& Repairers
0
30
Supervisors of Police & Detectives
20
10
Detectives & Criminal Investigators
10
10
Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
0
20
Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
10
10
Supervisors of Production & Operating
Workers
0
20
Purchasing Agents, Exc Wholesale, Retail,
& Farm Products
0
20
Long-term on-the-job Training
Occupation
New
Job
Positions Replacements
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
190
40
Fire Fighters
80
20
Cooks, Restaurant
0
50
Carpenters
0
30
Compliance Officers, Exc Ag, Construct,
Health & Safety, & Transport
0
30
Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant
& System Operators
20
10
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators 0
20
Electricians
0
20
Automotive Body & Related Repairers
0
10
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers
0
10
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
0
10
Machinists
0
10
Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters
0
10
Telecomm Equipment Installers & Repairers,
Exc Line Installers
0
10
Telecomm Line Installers & Repairers
0
10
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
0
10
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
40 40 30
30 30 20 20 20
20
20
Annual Openings
230 100 50 30
30
30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
10 10 10
14.63 16.73 20.64
26.85 28.26 27.71 34.96 17.20
22.18
27.31
Average Wage
20.05 19.82 11.73 16.04
27.91
16.69 24.76 23.94 20.81 19.59 23.61 17.49 22.92
27.10 19.09 14.71