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So, I'm thinking that jobs along these lines such as Occupational Therapy, Physcial Therapy, etc. are probably similarly unaffected in thic economy as well.
I wouldn't say that. Obama is looking at Medicare/Medicaid cuts while pushing his jobs bill.
Most of these jobs are in hospitals or rehabs/SNFs. If cuts are made there will be less people getting therapy.
Less patients require less staff.
When the services are cut back on(for example Medicare currently pays 100% for someone to stay in a rehab/SNF for 21 days to get therapy).
If that is reduced to say 14 days or it goes from 100% paid to 50% paid, you will see less patients getting therapy.
Sr. Construction Inspector NICET
Company: AECOM
Location: Rocky Hill, CT
Date Posted: September 03, 2011
AECOM is searching for a construction inspector to be located at a Connecticut field office. Specific Requirements: 5 - 10 years experience in construction projects related to civil, highway or bridge construction with at least one year in field inspection activities Bridge rehabilitation experience is preferred Candidate must have experience with construction materials, methods and procedures, field and office records Ability to perform complex quantity and engineering computations Ability to read and interpret plans and specifications Ability to deal effectively with people The candidate must have NICET Level III certification at a minimum except for any individual who has a current Professional Engineer license in the State of Connecticut or a Bachelor of Science Degree in related...
Know how many NICET III's and IV's live in Connecticut?
Answer: NONE.
There are 4 Level II's and 1 Level I
They will have to recruit out of New York State where there's 22 Level III's and 11 Level IV's but they are all working. Massachusetts doesn't have any III's or IV's either.
Imagine a job fair for these people and nobody showed up. They don't have long lines applying for these jobs and if they are lucky enough to get an applicant they better be nice or he'll walk out. Let HR get all freaky with me and I'd walk out in a heartbeat because you need me more than I need you and we both know it.
Google aci nicet jobs and when you see the 22,900 hits it might help to know there are less than 800 Level III's and IV's in the country. Less than 2,500 if you include Level I's (entry level) and II's.
Pay for Level III in these areas will be six figures while Level II will be maybe $70k to $80k depending on the area
As infrastructure crumbles there will be an ever increasing demand for qualified people in an a field where qualified people are extremely limited already.
How do you get there? The easiest way would be to attend one of the very few schools that have the program. Rhodes State in Ohio is the only one I am aware of but I am sure there are others. It's a two year degree and you start with Level I.
How do you get there? The easiest way would be to attend one of the very few schools that have the program. Rhodes State in Ohio is the only one I am aware of but I am sure there are others. It's a two year degree and you start with Level I.
Of course just like everything else, all of the job postings require EXPERIENCE. How does a Level 1 person fresh out of school attain experience when all of the job postings require 5+ years in the field?
Of course just like everything else, all of the job postings require EXPERIENCE. How does a Level 1 person fresh out of school attain experience when all of the job postings require 5+ years in the field?
How it works is a two year degree is counted as two years experience.
There are plenty of entry level jobs. Anything with a Level I is entry and upon graduation you receive a Level I.
Of course the pay won't be $90k with most entry level paying $30k right out of school. It's a field where for the first 5 to 10 years you pay your dues.
The minimum verifiable experience to qualify for Level III is five years and ten years for Level IV. For someone with 10 years experience and Level IV the pay can be good in my opinion.
Where do you find them? Ever see a section of road construction where they are pouring concrete? Most likely you will find them in the field office trailer conducting tests and filing reports. Only one or two on the project site but they will be there.
Very high demand in the northeast especially.
It's not pretty work, you don't have a corner office and you don't wear suits and ties but the pay is often better than jobs that do.
I wouldn't consider $40,000 a good salary, especially in CA. Around here even doctors, lawyers and dentists are suffering, but Microsoft, Amazon and Google are hiring all the time. There was some slowdown but they seem to be rebounding these days.
I have to question the idea of working in schools in any capacity, they are all laying off staff especially non-teachers. Physical and occupational therapists
are also losing jobs as people lose medical benefits, ad can't afford to continue.
Yeah, well, I said a PRETTY good salary, NOT just good. I guess I should have said FAIRLY good. Well, it's enough for a single person to have a nice apt or condo, maybe a small home. I personally consider a good salary for 1 person about $60K/yr.
Well, I don't know about in the hospital industry, but school districts are always looking for them (speech-lang pathologists aka SLPs). My district for example has been short of them for the last decade or longer. I'm hoping to be hired as one w/ them before the yr's over.
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Well, I don't know about in the hospital industry, but school districts are always looking for them (speech-lang pathologists aka SLPs). My district for example has been short of them for the last decade or longer. I'm hoping to be hired as one w/ them before the yr's over.
That's good, and I wish you success. Hopefully they will remain in demand, here the school nurses, OT, PTs, and psychologists have been cut severely over the last 2-3 years to help pay for the teachers. Despite increased need for their services.
Coming from the IT compliance world - information assurance is a growing field. I don't know if "shortage" would be the proper term. But we definitely have problems filling positions. This is especially true in the federal sector.
Companies don't want to train. You need to have the EXACT skill set listed and come from a similar industry and certainly no gaps on your Resume or current period of unemployment.
Being able to 'switch' careers & 'go back to school' to train in fields that have a 'shortage' is complete BS
The only problems companies have in finding employees is finding someone with 5 years experience doing the exact same proprietary stuff the company is doing because they believe pretrained employees will just magically appear. It is really bad in science. Companies refuse to hire scientists they demand a scientist with 5 years experience developing thermoseting epoxy resins. Companies just assume scientists are stupid and incapable of learning new things.
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