Dubbed the "Silicon Valley of the South," Atlanta is on the mind of many high school graduates and mid-career changers looking to acquire focused training from trade and technical schools. If this sounds like you, you may benefit from well known trade programs that include training in apparel, chemicals, equipment, food and beverage, furniture, machinery, metals, printing, publishing, steel work, telecommunications hardware, textiles, and transportation operation. City-Data.com lists a few of the top industries that employ graduates of local trade and technical schools:
According to Atlanta Regional Commission, 2011, the city boasts more than 5.5 million residents in the 28-county Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, 4,124,300 in the 10-county Atlanta region, and 540,922 (2009 est.) in the city alone. With respect to employment, you'll appreciate that more than 1,300 foreign-based businesses have operations in the metropolitan area and employ more than 81,000 residents according to city-data.com. Top Companies in the Atlanta Metro Area on the 2012 Inc. 5000 include:
During your search for continuing education, you may discover that technical and trade schools fill up rather quickly, for several reasons. Perhaps the most important is that the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts metropolitan Atlanta will gain 1.8 million new jobs before 2025.
