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Workforce & Education | Georgia.org Search Why Georgia Pro-Business Environment Incentives Workforce & Education Infrastructure Global Advantage Research & Development Life in Georgia Workforce & Education From top-ranking colleges and universities to Georgia Quick Start — the No. 1 workforce development program in the country — Georgia invests in preparing talent. Locate or expand here, and you’ll find a versatile Georgia workforce that can meet a variety of needs. You’ll also be doing business in an employment-at-will and right-to-work state, with low unionization. A pool of talent that runs deep Georgia is where people want to work – especially young people. A few key metrics that define Georgia’s workforce: We’ve got a labor force of 5.3 million (Georgia is 8th in the U.S. in population, with over 10.8 million) We’re a draw for talent: Georgia is 7th in the nation for net domestic migration (2020-2021), with Atlanta as a Top 6 city for job seekers in the U.S. The median age here is 36.9 – younger than the U.S. median of 38.2 Georgia has an especially strong talent pool in transportation and material moving (480,000 workers); production (304,000); and computer and mathematical occupations (nearly 177,000) The state’s leading specialized skills workers include: avionics technicians, aircraft assemblers, tire builders, cooling and freezing equipment operators, food scientists Georgia is also home to 52,000 software developers and programmers; 21,000 computer and information analysts; 44,000 engineers (6,000 industrial, 5,000 electrical, 2,500 aerospace) In the 2019-2020 academic year, colleges and universities located within 250 miles of Atlanta produced 200,000 new graduates (earning a bachelor’s degree or higher). Whatever your business does, Quick Start will teach Georgians how to do it well. The No. 1 workforce training program in the U.S. No state does more than Georgia to ensure workers meet the needs of companies in Georgia — and our program, Georgia Quick Start , has the No. 1 ranking to prove it. Georgia Quick Start has trained more than 1.3 million employees. Each training regimen is designed around the unique needs of each employer. The training is an in-kind, discretionary incentive to eligible, job-creating businesses in the state. Founded over 50 years ago in 1967 — making it the first program of its kind in the U.S. — Georgia Quick Start is evidence of our ongoing commitment to workforce training for growing businesses in the state. Georgia Quick Start has set the standard for workforce training across the nation: Our No. 1 ranking across all surveyed site selection professionals goes back a remarkable 8 consecutive years. The Technical College System of Georgia provides the training for free, and because all materials are proprietary to your company, you’re free to use them for future in-house training. For businesses creating jobs or upgrading the skills of current employees in Georgia, it’s a win-win
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