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Metal Manufacturing

Forging Success for Georgia's Manufacturers

Why Georgia for Metal

Georgia’s metal industry is a major supplier to key industries around the state such as automotive, aerospace, energy and construction equipment. As these industries grow, the metal industry expands its employment and gross state product (GSP) to keep up with the demand.

  • Strong manufacturing and construction industries
  • Well-developed R&D market
  • Highly-skilled workers
  • Renowned workforce training program
  • Excellent accessibility to market
  • Business-friendly environment
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Georgia Leads

Business Climate

1,790

Metal Manufacturing Locations

Georgia Department of Labor 2024.1Q

2nd

State for Projected Job Growth

Lightcast 2024.3Q

$5.7B

Metal Manufacturing GRP

Lightcast 2024.3Q

Recent Metal Locations in Georgia

Over the last five years, metal companies have continued to grow and expand in Georgia. Surges in electric vehicle manufacturing operations in the Southeast will drive supplier migration to the region.

GF Casting Solutions AG to create 350 jobs in Richmond County

In May 2023, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that ADMARES, which specializes in industrialized manufacturing of buildings and homes, plans to construct its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Waycross, Georgia. The company expects to create over 1,400 new jobs and invest $750 million in Ware County.

“We are looking forward to bringing leading technology to the US and to created advanced manufacturing jobs for several generations in Georgia. The location is ideal for addressing the thriving automotive industry in the region," Carlos Vasto, President of GF Casting Solutions.

Source: "Gov Kemp: Georgia Lands 350 New Jobs in E-mobility Manufacturing," Georgia.gov, 5.3.2024.

Industry Snapshot

Georgia’s metal companies manufacture everything from building materials to metal cans to composites used in transportation equipment and jewelry. Metal manufacturers seeking to expand or locate in Georgia can rely on the state’s robust and growing manufacturing and construction industries to drive demand for their products.

Top sectors include:

  • Fabricated Metal: Architectural & Structural Metal Product, Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt, Other Fabricated Metal Product
  • Primary Metal: Nonferrous Metal, Alumina and Aluminum Production and Procession, and Steel Product Manufacturing

Top Employers

Georgia's metal manufacturers supply a variety of industries, including metal for automotive and heavy equipment manufacturers.

  • Southwire: 3,190 employees
  • Price Industries: 1,100 employees
  • Minebea AccessSolutions USA Inc: 700 employees
  • Janus International Group: 660 employees
  • GLOCK Inc: 650 employees
  • ASI Southeast Inc: 600 employees

Workforce

About Talent

45,985

Metal Manufacturing Jobs

Lightcast 2024.3Q

15%

Projected Job Growth (2024-2034)

Lightcast 2024.3Q

$20.53

Median Hourly Earnings

Lightcast 2024.3Q

Explore Your Workforce

Discover your community's readiness for metal manufacturing by exploring existing industry-related talent close to home.

Local Talent

Quality Talent for Less

Georgia is known for its high-quality affordable workforce. Wage rates in the state typically fall below the national average, particularly in manufacturing occupations. The state’s metal manufacturing wages are no exception.

  • Projected growth of 15% in metal manufacturing industry employment over the next decade compared to 3% nationally.
  • Median hourly earnings of $20.53 compared to $22.56 nationally (based on top 21 metal staffing pattern occupations).

Industry Support

89K

Metal Related Graduates (2019-2023)

]Lightcast 2024.3Q (IPEDS)

#1

Leading Workforce Training Program

Area Development, 2023

22

Technical Colleges

TCSG, 2024

The People and Support Needed to Succeed

Georgia's high concentration of degree-seeking students and top-tier colleges and universities make the state one of the country’s richest in top-level talent. These institutions also offer companies access to cutting-edge research and development partnerships.

  • Since 2012, there has been a 10% increase in the number of graduates skilled in supporting Georgia's fabricated metal manufacturing operations.
  • Georgia Tech ranks 2nd for engineering R&D funding nationally and has benefited from a 79% uptick in R&D funding since 2012.

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