Top 20 Jobs in Georgia

Singers and Musicians make up the single fastest-growing occupational group in Georgia for the next several years. Choreographers are finding a large increase in job openings as well in the entertainment industry. In Healthcare, Home Health Aides are finding increased employment opportunities.

However, after singers and musicians, Information Technology occupations are offering the most opportunity to workers, followed by several more healthcare related careers.

Georgia is also moving inthe direction of nanotechnology and biotechnology, combining health and IT careers.

Interestingly, increasing amounts of education is becoming proviatized. At UGA in 1998, 45 percent of the budget was state funded. A decade later, state funding is down to around 30 percent. Education overall may become more expensive.

There are schools too numerous to list on a Hub Page; however, I found a link that provides access to the home pages of at least 100 institutions of higher learning in Georgia. That link is located below. Here, I will highlight the top three largest post secondary schools in Georgia.

TOP THREE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN GEORGIA

The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest university in the state, with over 32,000 students enrolled. It is located in Athens, Georgia, about 70 miles northeast of Atlanta. UGA was actually the first state-chartered university in America, under a Public Land Grant and a Sea Grant as well.

Home Page

http://www.uga.edu/

Georgia Bulldogs

http://www.georgiadogs.com/

Alumni Association

http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/

The University encompasses 16 colleges, including a large public health complex and the Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology.

In addition, a research center covering 140,000 square feet houses nealy 300 research scientists, staff and graduate students. Named the Coverdell Center, it houses a Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases (CTEGD), Developmental Biology, Bio-Imaging Research, Health and Risk Communications, the administration of the College of Public Health and Biomedical Health Sciences Institute, and the Department of Health Administration, Biostatistics and Epidemiology. There is also a college of Veterinary Medicine and a college of Pharmacy on campus.

Another interesting school at UGA is the Franklin Residential College. It is patterned after Oxford and Cambridge and is a partnership among the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the University Housing office, and the Vice President of Instruction. This college copmines college and education and includes faculty , staff and students living and dining together. Annual study and research trips to Costa rica are part of the curriculum as well as a variety of social events. The following links provide additional information:

http://www.franklin.uga.edu/index.html

http://www.uga.edu/frc/

Georgia State University in Atlanta is the second largest post secondary school in the state, with 27000 students in 6 colleges and a graduate school.

Home Page

ttp://www.gsu.edu/about.html

GSU Bulldogs

http://www.gsu.edu/panthers_athletics.html

Alumni Association

http://www.gastatealumni.net/index2.cfm

Georgia Perimeter College, with over 21,000 students is one of America's fastest-growing metropolitan community or two-year colleges. PC is the third largest institution of higher learning in Georgia, located on several campuses in north and east Atlanta.

Home Page

http://www.gpc.edu/

GPC Botanical Garden is an interesting attraction on campus.