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Two of my family members are registered nurses and they have been able to find work in any city they've ever wanted to move to, always with good pay. If I weren't so squeamish around blood I would have chosen it as a career myself.
Nursing is not the stable field it once was, at least not nationwide. You can search the Internet for scores of reports about new graduates not being able to find work as nurses and are still flipping burghers or whatever.
Hospitals are closing and or shrinking inpatient beds causing them to get rid of nurses as well. That and plain old fashioned age discrimination is forcing plenty of experienced nurses out of work.
Nursing schools, at least the better/honest ones are telling prospective or current students they may find work "eventually" and or have to move out of their local area/accept positions in clinics and other settings besides hospitals.
Not sure there is such a job out there. Maybe porn since that is always in demand.
Porn actors from what one understands do not have a long shelf life (especially the men) nor do they make huge money (again especially the men). You'll find those that do usually are working as prostitutes (ok *escorts* ) on the side. Females can do slightly better because of more chances for public appearances and publications such as Playboy.
The Internet has really destroyed porn business model. Not only is so much content available for free but anyone with a camera and an Internet connection can upload. Unless you have some strong parental controls on a computer finding porn on the Internet is like falling off a log. In fact by some estimates a majority of the Internet traffic is for porn.
Undertakers/morticians, cemetery care takers, those sort of things come to mind.
Secret to finding a stable job or career with security is to find something that cannot be in whole or part digitized. Anything that can be done by a computer is subject to being replaced by one to some extent. That or the work can be sent to another country with cheaper labor and then sent back. American radiologists must compete with those from India has hospitals and others send tests halfway round the world for diagnoses.
currently, the well drillers are doing well, droughts = people want water... and when oil prices are up, they drill for oil
find a job where people don't want to do it due to "comfort" levels, then charge them for doing it. Seems pretty stable.
I like my job/field but I have no issues with unstable ones that pay more either. If you get paid twice as much but know you have periods of unemployment, they should save half the paycheck. Instead I see some making $100k but spend $80k and wonder why they can't get by on the $20k when they are out of work. Even when I did contract jobs that paid out more, I saved a lot too (well my living cost was provided) but I would take 1-2 months off a year to "relax" so I saved money for when I was "between" jobs). But I find my job in demand enough that I'm not worried about being out of work for long periods either.
mostly stability/security is useful when raising a family, but it isn't as important to single guys/girls.
There is no one size fits all answer. It's all about your aptitude. I am a software developer and I just seem to have a knack for it. 35 years, 8 jobs, no gaps and always chose between multiple offers. I am pretty good at being able to convince people I am pretty good at programming. I am a team player and try not to be an AH. I am not a rock star genius programmer, but probably in the top 25%. This is not just about me. I think you could go back and cross out software developer, programming and programmer and fill in almost any reasonably common modern occupation - doctor, welder, teacher, EMT, HVAC tech, dispatcher, salesman, artist, etc - and it would be true. What is it that you can do better than half of the people who do it for a living? Develop enough interview skills to walk the fine line between confidence and arrogance. Play well with others. If you do all that, staying employed is easy.
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Like others have mentioned, you're responsible for your own "security" and "stability." Constantly sharpening your skills and learning new ones throughout your career is the only way to stay relevant. Do that and you'll never have to cling to a single job or employer.
Medical workers I know seem to have the least fear of layoff and generally corporate chaos.
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