Moderate-term on-the-job Training Georgia Jobs 2007-2008

New Job Annual Average

During the years 2007 and 2008, almost 5,000 new
Occupation Positions Replacements Openings Wage jobs will be created annually in the Coastal Georgia
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
Customer Service Representatives
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
110
90
80
60
60
50
170
150
130
17.09
12.77
15.23
Area. In addition to these job openings arising from
employment growth, openings will also arise from Short-term
the need to replace workers who transfer to other
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Exc Technical
& Scientific Products
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 30
60 60
70
120
100
25.59
14.38
occupations, retire, die, or leave the labor force
permanently for other reasons. This is important be-
Employment
Construction Laborers
Executive Secretaries & Administrative
Assistants
60

50
40

50
100

100
10.86

16.81
cause over the next two years job openings resulting
from replacement needs will exceed those resulting
from growth in many occupations. It is expected
Projections
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive 20 70 90 12.14
that more than 6,900 additional job openings per
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria 20 40 60 8.45
Correctional Officers & Jailers 20 40 60 14.15
year will result from the need to replace workers See which jobs are
who leave doing this period. expected to be in
Short-term on-the-job Training highest demand over
New Job Annual Average This brochure lists the jobs expected to be in the
Occupation Positions Replacements Openings Wage highest demand over the next two years in this area. the next two years
Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers,
Each table shows the top ten or so jobs expected to
Incl Fast Food 210 420 630 7.04
have the most annual openings by the level of educa- Workforce Investment Area #20
Cashiers 0 500 500 7.64
tion and training usually required for employment. Coastal Georgia
Waiters & Waitresses 140 320 460 7.26
Retail Salespersons 20 390 410 10.72 Annual openings are split into those resulting from
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material growth (new positions) and those resulting from
Bulloch Effingham
Movers, Hand 110 290 400 12.71 replacements.
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 150 80 230 7.83 Chatham
Bryan
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 0 230 230 10.14
Area wages from the 2007 Georgia Wage Survey Liberty
Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids Long
are also shown for each occupation. All wages are
& Housekeeping Cleaners 130 90 220 8.87 McIntosh
Office Clerks, General 80 140 220 10.83 hourly, except that annual wages are shown for the
Teacher Assistants 130 70 200 17,256 few occupations in which the number of hours Glynn

typically worked in a year is less than 2,080.

Camden

For more information, please contact David Yankey at Georgia Department of Labor
(404) 232-3875 • Fax (404) 232-3888 Workforce Information & Analysis Includes the following counties: Bryan, Bulloch,
Email: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us
Michael L. Thurmond Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty,
www.dol.state.ga.us/wp/lmi_publications.htm Long, and McIntosh
Commissioner
 Coastal Georgia Area’s Top Jobs by Most Expected Annual Openings for 2007-2008
More than a Bachelor’s Degree Associate’s Degree Work Experience in a Related Occupation
New Job Annual Average New Job Annual Average New Job Annual Average
Occupation Positions Replacements Openings Wage Occupation Positions Replacements Openings Wage Occupation Positions Replacements Openings Wage

General & Operations Managers 90 80 170 39.34 Registered Nurses 100 90 190 25.79 Supvrs of Food Prep & Serving Workers 60 60 120 13.52
Chief Executives 20 10 30 71.17 Computer Support Specialists 10 10 20 21.52 Supvrs of Office & Admin Support Workers 30 60 90 20.05
Ed Administrators, Elem & Secondary School 20 10 30 75,055 Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians 10 10 20 14.31 Supvrs of Construction Trades & Extraction
Ed, Vocational, & School Counselors 20 10 30 24.22 Medical Records & Health Information Workers 40 30 70 23.12
Financial Managers 20 10 30 41.64 Technicians 10 10 20 13.26 Supvrs of Retail Sales Workers 0 60 60 15.20
Instructional Coordinators 20 10 30 21.97 Paralegals & Legal Assistants 20 0 20 19.80 Supvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 30 30 60 24.05
Management Analysts 20 10 30 36.72 Radiologic Technologists & Technicians 10 10 20 21.32 Supvrs of Production & Operating Workers 20 30 50 24.57
Computer & Info Systems Managers 10 10 20 44.56 Respiratory Therapists 10 10 20 21.03 Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 30 10 40 27.03
Ed Administrators, Postsecondary 10 10 20 45.51 Dental Hygienists 10 0 10 27.04 Food Service Managers 10 10 20 24.49
Lawyers 10 10 20 48.23 Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technicians 0 10 10 23.75 Chefs & Head Cooks 10 10 20 17.46
Medical & Health Services Managers 10 10 20 36.41 Cost Estimators 10 10 20 28.26
Pharmacists 10 10 20 44.41 Postsecondary Vocational Training Detectives & Criminal Investigators 10 10 20 29.63
New Job Annual Average
Occupation Positions Replacements Openings Wage
Bachelor’s Degree Long-term on-the-job Training
Real Estate Sales Agents 50 30 80 15.28 New Job Annual Average
New Job Annual Average
Occupation Positions Replacements Openings Wage Auto Service Technicians & Mechanics 30 40 70 15.77 Occupation Positions Replacements Openings Wage
Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians 0 40 40 21.05 Cooks, Restaurant 60 90 150 9.45
Elem School Teachers, Exc Special Ed 100 60 160 44,036
Bus and Truck Mechanics & Diesel Carpenters 60 30 90 15.05
Secondary School Teachers, Exc Special
Engine Specialists 20 20 40 18.45 Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 50 40 90 17.12
& Voc Ed 50 40 90 47,555
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 10 30 40 16.42 Electricians 30 20 50 19.61
Accountants & Auditors 40 30 70 24.04
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 10 10 20 9.61 Fire Fighters 20 20 40 15.91
Middle School Teachers, Exc Special & Voc Ed 40 20 60 46,484
Legal Secretaries 10 10 20 14.66 Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 30 10 40 17.59
Adult Literacy, Remedial Ed, & GED
Medical Transcriptionists 10 10 20 14.93 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 10 20 30 22.00
Teachers & Instructors 20 10 30 20.44
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Compliance Officers, Exc Ag, Construct,
Computer Systems Analysts 20 10 30 34.47
Exc Engines 10 10 20 19.87 Health & Safety, & Transport 10 10 20 29.69
Employment, Recruitment, & Placement
Avionics Technicians 0 10 10 21.87 Automotive Body & Related Repairers 10 10 20 16.12
Specialists 20 10 30 23.22
Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Comm Chemical Plant & System Operators 10 10 20 21.34
Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Special Ed 20 10 30 44,148
& Indust Equipment 0 10 10 23.97 Heating, Air Cond, & Refrig Mechanics
Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten,
Surgical Technologists 10 0 10 14.67 & Installers 20 0 20 16.55
& Elem School 20 10 30 44,958
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers 10 10 20 17.26
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 20 10 30 48,445

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