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Growth
Occupations
Georgia | United States
Georgia
According to the Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information
Systems the occupations below will be the 15 fastest growing occupations in Georgia of
those with at least 100 expected annual openings.
Occupation |
%
Yearly Growth |
Occupation |
%
Yearly Growth |
| Computer Engineers |
12.8% |
Demonstrators & Models |
11.6% |
| Systems Analysts |
10.2% |
Human Services Workers |
9.0% |
| Home Health Aides |
8.9% |
Special Education Teachers |
7.5% |
| Offset Press Operators |
7.2% |
Correction Officers |
6.9% |
| Child Care Workers |
6.4% |
Paralegals |
6.4% |
| Bakers |
5.8% |
Restaurant Cooks |
5.5% |
| Private Detectives |
5.4% |
Physical Therapist Assistants/Aids |
5.2% |
| Physical Therapists |
5.1% |
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United
States
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics these will be the
fastest growing occupations in the United States between 1990 and 2005.
| Occupation |
1990 |
2005 |
%
Change |
| Home Health Aids |
287,000 |
550,000 |
92% |
| Systems Analysts & Computer Scientists |
463,000 |
829,000 |
79% |
| Personal & Home Care Aides |
103,000 |
183,000 |
77% |
| Medical Assistants |
165,000 |
287,000 |
74% |
| Human Services Workers |
145,000 |
249,000 |
71% |
| Radiological Technologists & Technicians |
149,000 |
252,000 |
70% |
| Medical Secretaries |
232,000 |
390,000 |
68% |
| Psychologists |
125,000 |
204,000 |
64% |
| Travel Agents |
132,000 |
214,000 |
62% |
| Corrections Officers |
230,000 |
372,000 |
61% |
These will be the occupations increasing the greatest
in number in the United States between 1990 and 2005 according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
| Occupation |
1990 |
2005 |
% Change |
| Retail Salespersons |
3,619,000 |
4,506,000 |
24% |
| Registered Nurses |
1,727,000 |
2,494,000 |
44% |
| Cashiers |
2,633,000 |
3,318,000 |
26% |
| General Office Clerks |
2,737,000 |
3,407,000 |
24% |
| Truck Drivers |
2,362,000 |
2,979,000 |
26% |
| Managers & Executives |
3,086,000 |
3,684,000 |
19% |
| Janitors, Maids & Cleaners |
3,007,000 |
3,562,000 |
18% |
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants |
1,274,000 |
1,826,000 |
43% |
| Food Counter & Fountain Workers |
1,607,000 |
2,158,000 |
34% |
| Waiters & Waitresses |
1,747,000 |
2,196,000 |
26% |
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