Jobs in Georgia
This area provides information on Jobs in Georgia including aspects such as unemployment information and population.
Georgia employment opportunities
Georgia’s employment scene parallels nationwide employment patterns. The percentages and distribution are similar to the national averages except Georgia is lower in education services and financial activities and higher in manufacturing.
Georgia has an unemployment rate of 5.0% which is similar to the national average. Yet, Georgia ranks first in the nation for getting these unemployed people back to work. They place emphasis on the speedy re-employment of people who have filed for unemployment insurance and on finding a stabilizing job.
Jobs in trades, transportation and utilities or professional or business services are likely to be found in Georgia’s urban areas. Manufacturing, education, healthcare and hospitality careers are also important.
Where are the jobs in Georgia
The mobile and independent workforce of today favors what are known as service clusters. These are restructured urban or local retail districts that combine meeting areas with offices, copy centers, print shops and teleconference facilities. Urban areas hold more employment opportunities than rural counties.
Twenty six percent of the jobs in Georgia are in Trade, Transportation and Utilities, 6% are in Professional and Business services, 14% are in Manufacturing while 12% are found in Education and Health Services and 11% are located in Leisure and Hospitality positions.
What careers offer stable employment in Georgia?
Trades, education and healthcare and professional or business services are all stable fields of employment for Georgia. Many of these jobs require alternative training, or work related experience or academic degrees.
What is the employment growth potential in this state
The growth of employment in Georgia is excellent. These careers offer fast job growth, above average wages, more than 400 annual job openings. Seven of these “hot job” categories anticipate 900 or more than a thousand vacancies by 2012: The top twenty-one jobs projected for Georgia with higher than average wages and availability are listed according to the amount of education or training needed Among these fields the positions with the greatest number are expected in management, education, sales, and computer related disciplines. . Data was obtained and summarized from www.dol.state.ga.us/wp/occupational_career_trends.htm
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Jobs Requiring
More than a Bachelor’s Degree Number of positions expected by 2012
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Chief Executives
590
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Computer and Information Systems
Managers
550
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Financial
Managers
620
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General and Operations
Managers
2,900
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Lawyers
530
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Management Analysts
790
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Sales Managers
770
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Bachelor’s
Degree
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Accountants and Auditors
920
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Computer Software Engineers, Applications
920
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Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
760
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Computer Systems Analysts
940
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Elementary School Teachers, Except
Special Education 2,320
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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational
Education
780
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Communications Analysts
500
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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and
Vocational Education 1,360
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Work
Experience or Training
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Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction
Workers 730
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Electricians
860
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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
420
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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing,
except Technical
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and Scientific Products
2,480
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Sales
Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific
Products 690
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How many people live in Georgia
The population of Georgia is more than 8 million people. Georgia has an advantage with a greater percent of younger workers, aged 20 to 44, who make up 35 percent of the population. About 15% of the current population of central Georgia is currently aged 20 to 29.
The average commuter travels about 27 minutes to work.
Online Resources
www.bls.gov
www.dol.state.ga.us
www.dol.state.ga.us/wp/occupational_career_trends.htm
