Wednesday, December 31, 2003
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Wednesday, December 31, 2003 |
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Fayette is home to almost 900 CEOs By J. FRANK LYNCH Nearly 900 chief executives call Fayette County home, the overwhelming majority white and male, according to detailed information on employment and residency released Monday by the Census bureau. The survey of every type of job held by Fayette County’s 46,627 workers, gleaned from the 2000 Census survey, showed that 775 or 86.6 percent of 895 company executives living here were white males, which mirrors national statistics. Just 45 white females, 15 Hispanic females and 15 black females were employed in the same capacity, the Census figures show. There were no black male CEOs living in Fayette County, according to the data. The Census 2000 Special Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Tabulation provides detailed analysis for every community in the nation on how many people are employed in any of 500 occupations, from actors (30 in Fayette County) to veterinarians (49). Data cover gender, race, ethnicity, education, age, industry and earnings. In addition, users may find where workers live, where they work and how many who work in one place live somewhere else. For example, at least half of the executives who live here travel outside the county to work, according to the report. Just 475 CEO positions of all types were reported as jobs in Fayette County, and clearly some of those are filled by residents of other counties. That reflects Fayette’s complex job market overall, which is heavily dependent on service and retail positions. The Census reported 34,990 jobs in Fayette in 2000, almost 12,000 fewer jobs than workers who live here. Some 1,060 Fayette residents are employed as customer service representatives, for example. Many more Fayette residents travel outside the county to work than those employed at home, but that is just part of the story, the Census report indicates. Far more workers commute from nearby counties into Fayette County. More than 5,000 Coweta County residents commute to Fayette County for jobs, but fewer than 2,000 Fayette Countians reverse the trip. Job growth, like the recently announced move of Cooper Wiring to Peachtree City from New York, can mean a big boost for workers willing to drive to get to good-paying jobs. In Meriwether County, southeast of Coweta County down Ga. Highway 85, nearly one-fifth of all workers commute to Fayette County for jobs, the vast majority in Peachtree City’s industrial park. Still more workers, especially those living in the northern end of Meriwether adjacent to Coweta County and with access to I-85, work in Fayetteville at Pavilion stores, in Newnan or around the airport. Clearly, airline-related jobs dominate all categories of employment for Fayette Countians and are responsible for the large number of out-of-county jobs among Fayette’s workers. More than 6,000 work in Clayton, where Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is located, and more than 19,000 work in Fulton County, where Delta Air Lines’ world headquarters is based. Among the jobs held by Fayette Countians: • 815 are aircraft mechanics and service technicians; • 1,230 are aircraft pilots and flight engineers; • 445 are transportation attendants; • 240 are air traffic controllers; • 425 are computer scientists and systems analysts; • 160 are clergy; • 25 are directors, religious activites and education; • 80 are religious workers, all other; • 375 are real estate brokers and sales agents; • 235 are preschool and kindergarten teachers; • 255 are other teachers and instructors; • 1,930 are elementary and middle school teachers; • 355 are education administrators; • 225 are hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists; • 40 are dentists; • 110 are dental hygienists; • 860 are registered nurses; • 240 are physicians or surgeons; • 105 are pharmacists; • 205 are firefighters; • 35 are emergency medical technicians; • 255 are lawyers; • 100 are detectives and criminal investigators; • 30 are private detectives and investigators; • 235 are police officers; • 10 are farmers or ranchers; • 4 are animal trainers; • 75 are editors; • 30 are writers and authors; • 20 are producers or directors; • 115 are musicians, singers and related workers; • 85 are athletes, coaches, umpires and related workers. • 0 are nuclear engineers. A new Census 2000 EEO data tool showing occupation information by where workers live or where they work is available on the Census Bureau’s Web site at www.census.gov. All of the tabulations, including the characteristics of workers, as well as the files showing the flow of workers from residence to workplace, are available on CD-ROM.
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