Lets build a list (employee, degree, work, career)

[Rei]

Since we are now in the knowledge based economy, anything that has to do with knowledge. If you notice they also pay very well for the amount of education needed to do the job. Examples are Nursing, Engineering, Specialized IT, Security and Safety based positions (Not security officers.)

Really?....


Add anything related to government to the list...

[KeishaJL]

Originally Posted by Rei

Add anything related to government to the list...

Not necessarily, they're going to cut funding on lots of government programs, I'm sure, to fund other things and to, hopefully, create newer jobs. We had traveled from middle TN to Cleveland OH to do a gov't job but their funding got cut about 3 months later. Ugh.

[mom2justynsarah]

I am a recruiter looking for recent college grads AND OR those who are looking for entry level sales experience. Please reach out to me...

[Houston3]

Originally Posted by nebulous1

Hate to burst the bubble, but there is an abundance of radiology techs. The field is down in that arena. A lot of people who didn't want to go into nursing went into radiology. Nursing is wide open. A lot of medical transcription and coding is being off-shored.

Medicine isn't the huge haven of jobs that people think it is...it is very specialized, and if your specialty fills up, good luck.

Then you are in the wrong part of the country.

[Packersnut21]

Originally Posted by ESFP

The national budget covers government paychecks before anything else, including currency. Thus, a government job has great backing... especially the military. Imagine working for a boss that people could be arrested for disrespecting, retirement after 20 years, real equal rights for race and gender, world travel, superior firepower, and an unlimited budget.

Looking back I dont know why I got out. Throw in awesome health care, and getting money each month for rent and food. It has it's draw backs but in these times it is one of the better jobs out there. Plus I got to work with great people.

Also they are talking of laying off police and firefighters here in Kentucky, so as others have said that job isnt safe either.

[PurpleLove08]

I'm sure it's been said but nursing.
Here, the majority of the employment section is filled with places needing nurses. It's crazy.
I really wish I had the passion for it but I just don't.

Definitely education whether it be high school teachers or college professors.

HVAC specialists?

[KevK]

It is easier to build a list of jobs that are PRONE to economic cycles because most jobs are not. You can determine how secure your future is by asking some basic questions:

1. Can my job be easily off shored?
2. Can my job be done by less educated immigrants (legal or not)?
3. Is my job based on economic cycles (manufacturing, car sales, RV sales ect)?
4. Does my job provide a service or product that people need- recession or not (if you sell jewlery, you are probably in danger but if you sell medicine probably not)?
5. Can my job be replaced by technology now or in the near future (ask a telephone man about cell phones and VOIP)?

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

Truck Drivers - and not just anyone w/ a CDL. Someone that is DEPENDABLE and can pass a drug test and clean driving record. Amazing how hard it is to find people like that nowadays.

Hey, I'm unemployed and I can do that stuff! Pick me! Pick me!

I'm looking to get out of my field anyway possible. It's too sporadic and stressful.

[JMadison]

OK, let's look at a few of these realistically...

1) Sales Rep - The washout rate in sales is huge. Most folks don't like trying to push someone else's "buy button" and some folks that do are probably pathological, LOL! Most folks will do anything to *not* say they are in "sales". They'll hedge with "marketing" or "the auto biz", etc.

I've had Series 7, 63 and a few other sales licenses and sold cars to survive at one point. Face it, the typical sales department has a "throw em at the wall and see who sticks" philosophy.

If it's 100% commission, many folks may not have the $$$ to build up a client book, if it's a repeat oriented business.

So yeah, you *could* make good money in sales, but most don't.

And complex sales are a whole different ball game (Think IBM mainframes or whatnot, high dollar items). Typically, to even get that job you have to be a technical specialist, and have some demonstrated ability to meet *QUOTAS*... think you can? Why or why not?

That having been said... if you *can* move product... you *are* golden.

2) Software Design and Development - It's great if you happen to have the temperment for it, and the requisite years of experience in the "technology du jour". I have 24 years in the biz, mainframe oriented... I *cannot* get a job using languages like C++/Java. etc. any of the "New Age" (roughly post Microsoft/Sun era stuff) despite those 24 years and a Bachelor's in Comp. Sci. It has become a field of specializations.

Additionally, they like to pidgeon hole the old timers and let the kids out of college work on the new stuff. Read that... planned obsolesence... where *you* get to be obsolete. Only business I know of where more time and seniority can actually count against you.

Then add in that "certifications" are the rage... any you have to find the time and $$$ to keep up with those... on top of working long hours in a long hour culture field.

In short, it's great if you have a way to stay on the front of the curve, and your company will pay for the ongoing education and give you the time you need to stay current.

But, not something you are going to just jump into, no matter how you look at it.

3) Nursing - Can you say bedpans? If you can afford it, take the time, get the M.D. and avoid this phase of the biz all together. Most Nurses I know are on the edge of burnout and are essentially the lackeys of the Dr's. Much like paralegals. All the BS, significantly less of the rewards.

4/5) Accounting Executive/Accounting Staff - High Credentials requirement... and the salaries don't even look as good as being a techno-dweeb software guy. However, the obsolesence issue is not nearly a pressing. Boring work, un-astounding pay. Not easy to get the requisite credentials. If you are going to go through becoming a CPA. Why not pick something that pays better for the effort and years expended?

6) Network Admins - Another "certification" driven thing with all the downfalls of software designer listed above, and less of the perks. You never get to be the "guru" because you don't write the software. You are a sort of mechanic, really. And again, not easy to get the credentials + years of experience. Look on Dice.com. "Entry Level" means "3-5 years experience"... the industry has a definite way of creating a "chicken and egg" problem and then complains "there's a shortage of skilled people"... which India fills by having... (gasp!) training programs....

7) Admin Asst. - Let's call it what it is. Secretary. No need to describe why that sux.

8) Another software job LOL! - See (2) and (6).

9) Business Analysis, Research - Was this written before the meltdown? LOL!

10) Finance Staff - See (9)...

Liquour stores are recession proof, LOL! When people are happy, they drink. When people are depressed, they drink, LOL!

[plaidmom]

Liquour stores are recession proof, LOL! When people are happy, they drink. When people are depressed, they drink, LOL!

I've been thinking the same thing!

I wish I had a little shop that sold booze, cigarettes, lottery tickets and "dirty magazines".