Nursing Workforce Growth Projection

The healthcare workforce in Georgia includes ~380K workers with a net addition of nearly 14,000 workers annually Supply pipeline of healthcare workers in Georgia, 2020, thousands Employment, 2020, thousands Healthcare employment¹ Talent outflow to other states² -16 Talent inflow from other states2 +18 Local healthcare grads retained³ Total supply 379 Nursing Care Specialty Care Primary Care 27 Behavioral Health 26 Pharmacy 21 +12 Dentistry 18 393 Emergency Medical Services 11 85 191 2. 1. Total employment in Georgia for 60 occupations across healthcare practitioners and technical (29-0000), healthcare support (31-0000), community and social service (21-0000) and life, physical and social science (19-0000) Net flow of healthcare and social assistant hires in Georgia (Hires into GA from out of state less hires out of GA to out-of-state). Annual average of 2017-2020 estimates from the U.S. Census, Job-to-Job Flows, 2017 Q1 - 2020 Q4 2020 completions in related programs to healthcare occupations. Instructional programs were mapped to occupations based on a crosswalk of SOC-CIP. Retention rate was estimated as the share of grads who remain in-region after completing their degree; based on profiles (LinkedIn, Career Builder, etc.) updated since 2018 for graduates of higher ed institutions 3. Source: Lightcast TM (formerly EMSI-Burning Glass), U.S Census Bureau, National Center for Education Statistics 22 22

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