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Personal care, home health industries expected to add 1.2M jobs by 2026, but pay is low.
The largest two categories of America's fastest-growing jobs offer some of the country’s lowest wages and weakest benefits.
Over the next ten years, analysts expect to see 1.2 million more jobs for home health and personal care aides, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s more positions than the projected job creation in the eight other most rapidly growing fields combined.
There is a race to the bottom in terms of wages and benefits everywhere. Many employers are cutting labor costs in every industry. They want top talent but do not want to pay for it anymore. They are getting rid of entitlements such as health benefits, vacations, sick time, and other perks.
The gig economy is getting more popular where employers just pay cash for the gigs and don't provide anything else. In addition, the temporary employees have to work like crazy so that their contracts get renewed again and again, instead of having permanent salaried positions with benefits.
The new world of work is getting worse (for the workers that is), but better and brighter for employers who are saving a lot on labor costs, and grinning as their temporary workers are working frantically trying to outdo each other so that their temporary gigs get renewed again, and engaging in bidding wars with newcomers who are willing to work for less.
A race to the bottom indeed - for the workers. But for employers - substantial labor cost savings. Wow, what a new world!
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Associates degree in IT?
We recently had an opening (one) for what would be our entry level IT position, help Desk starting at about $55k. The requirements include 3 years experience and 4 year degree. We got 132 applicants during a short, 3 day job announcement.
We recently had an opening (one) for what would be our entry level IT position, help Desk starting at about $55k. The requirements include 3 years experience and 4 year degree. We got 132 applicants during a short, 3 day job announcement.
So? What is your point? $55k is very low in the PNW. Besides, your numbers are inflated and misleading anyway. How many of those are bots and John Does?
Just because I post a resume on CareerBuilder and get a hundred hits from recruiters in India doesn't mean I'm highly sought after.
Or just because I post an ad on craigslist and get every Tom, Dick and Harry offering me a trade for my listing doesn't mean that it's highly desirable item.
All these jobs that have become available are of the lower paying kind. just above minimum wage to make people feel better.
These employers do practice the BS, scheduling you as they please, where you cant have a fixed schedule and life in a 2 income family. they just let you now, business is first, you are dispensable!
We recently had an opening (one) for what would be our entry level IT position, help Desk starting at about $55k. The requirements include 3 years experience and 4 year degree. We got 132 applicants during a short, 3 day job announcement.
Help desk is not a position that needs a bachelor's degree, nor should it require three years of help desk experience to get that first job. With three years of IT experience, motivated staff are going to look beyond help desk.
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Getting Tougher to Earn a Good and Stable Living
