Posted on 09/02/2011 7:07:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
As the global economy is still reeling from the Great Recession, the unemployment statistics are getting staggering in the U.S. by either historical or normal standards.
There are more than 2 million Americans jobless for more than 99 weeks (one reader suggested the actual number of 99ers should be at tripled that). Then, Dr. Doom Roubini further scared everybody yesterday by predicting a 60% probability of a double dip recession in 2012.
So this infographic could come in handy providing some clue as to the hottest labor market trend even in a recessionary environment.
Aside from the usual health, technology and financial related jobs (e.g., veterinarian, software engineer, financial analyst) that are typically considered hot and recession-proof, three jobs--Metal Health Counselor, Forensic Science Technician, and Makeup Artist, seem somewhat surprising to me. I guess either CSI or rising crime rate, and the recession-induced mental pressure probably have a more far-reaching effect than I had imagined, and of course, vanity never gets old. .
The kind of jobs that career-seeking Americans should avoid at all costs are essentially the ones that have been gradually replaced by technology - Post Office Mail Sorter, telemarketer, photo processor, carpenter and record store owner (blame it on iPod). But automation sometimes comes with a price. After suffering from the trauma of having to junk a 1-year old fridge, and one brand new microwave blowing out fuse on arrival, I can really attest to the old saying "They sure don't make things like they used to any more."
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Private schools like Kaplan and community colleges have been pumping out nursing graduates and the market is over saturated with unemployed nurses.
Add to that hiring freezes for nurses in much of the country’s hospitals, and hiring of nurses from the Philippines schools that are taught by Americans to pass our RN licensing exams.
There is, in reality, no “nursing shortage”.
A few comments:
Almost no dental hygienists work full time. And the attrition rate is high, because it is a difficult job. Even those who are good at it, only last 15 or so years because of the stress of repetitive precision cleaning on hands, wrists, shoulders and necks.
Computer Software Engineers also have a finite lifetime, no more than 15 years or so, because of a few combined factors: their skills are considered obsolete after a few years, the hiring industry favors the young, and competition with India.
CARPENTERS are said to be a job on the way out. That’ll never happen. People love wood and well-done carpentry.
The manager handles the collections, financials, deed enforcements, secures contracts, insurance, makes sure the board stays within the governing documents and applicable state and federal law.
Since HOA boards are all volunteer, the more comprehensive the community and it's needs, the greater the burden on volunteers. As a result, they hire a manager to help them. The residents in the community, through the board, pay a monthly fee as part of their assessments (divided by the number of residents, it can be only a few dollars a month per resident).
There are two types of managers - portfolio (where they perform only certain contracted tasks for a number of communities) and on-site managers (where the one community hires them on a full time basis).
Condominiums, for example, have lots of physical needs, may have in-house staff, and more. They supervise maintenance, inspections, code compliance, staff, the reserve fund, arrange social events, create newsletters and websites, (on top of everything else noted earlier). Condominium managers, in certain markets, earn an easy six figures to start.
Are they expected to know how to fix the irrigation system? No, but they are expected to know how to identify problems with irrigation systems (spikes in water usage, broken heads, etc.).
To be a successful community association manager, you have to be purposeful, have excellent time management skills, great communication skills, be pro-active in determining problems, be resourceful in solving them, and be willing to learn about things that other folks don't usually know about (like water intrusion, electricity usage, types of native plants, water zones, pool filters, etc.).
If you have any experience in building, financial management, contracts, maintenance, superior customer service skills, and a clean record, this market continues to remain strong.
So far, it has shown to be recession proof - and it cannot be outsourced.
I’d put auto mechanics on the list of relatively “safe” jobs.
Cars need to be maintained and in a recession, fewer people will buy new cars ( and even if they do,they still need to be maintained ).
And I don’t think you can easily hire an Indian worker on H1B to be a car mechanic. Neither can a car maintenance project be shipped to India.
Based on the many good responses to this article I’d have to say that the article is shown to be just word-count.
Watch your 6. I used the term “wetback” in a post one day and someone accused me of being a racist. /sigh
That’s for sure—I’m trying to buy/obtain a family/cat-friendly small dog for the first time in my life and boy is this difficult!
The only dogs in shelters are pit bulls; the “rescue” people are Nazis who won’t give me a dog because I have a 6 yr old (”no children under 8”) and present me with contracts in which I have to promise to allow them on my property to spy on me and the dog, and if they deem the animal is left outside “too long,” they have the power to remove my pet; the breeders charge $1000+ for puppies in CA; and so my only real option is out of state puppy mills, where even with shipping costs to CA I’ll “only” have to pay $500 instead of $1000.
I’ve decided supply and demand are out of whack here—the “good” dogs from shelters are only on the floor for about 30 seconds before they are adopted (for $300).
You are right, the budget is going to get blasted either by absolute cuts or through inflation via the back door, but unless the lights go out, the medical industry will survive in some form or another.
If great grandma can’t get her third hip replacement, she will still need somebody to care for her. And if old diabetics get their dialysis cut off, they will still need hospice.
Thanks, but it doesn’t really have anything to do with race; it has to do with criminal intent.
But just like 99.999% of the terrorists happen to be Muslims, 99.999% of illegal aliens happen to be Mexican or Central American. (And 99.9% of all ripoff flash mobs are black.) That’s not racism, those are just facts.
Hey Pete! I was wondering about that one as well. Why pay an American 2 or 3 times what an Indian or Chinese engineer will work for?
The forensic specialist had me scratching my head as well. While that is potentially a good job, all the CSI programs on TV have meant that EVERYONE is majoring in this and I think it will result in way too many people competing for too few jobs.
RE: RE: I’m guessing a mortician would be rather recession proof...
Are you sure? I hear it is a dying business.
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Advertisement outside a Mortician’s business : “OUR BUSINESS IS DYING, BUT IT’s GROWING!”
If you want steady work, become an undertaker.
You too? For 20k I could have bought one and ran it with my brother. We could have made money, but that meant staying in my hometown.
But no, whatever it took became the answer... The couple couldn't afford the extravaganza but paid the bill - and divorced some time later ( related or not - I'm not sure )
Anyhow, that type of over the top stuff - where people spend thousands to keep a dog in misery a little longer - is not healthy. Not healthy for the long term vet business or for pet owners. In my case I have a sweet dog from the experience - given to me for free ... but a dog with an absolute hatred of snakes...
Thanks - that was interesting. I learned something today...
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This is a hangover from the go go real estate era think condo’s and coop’s as well as HOA’s think of large pots of money managed by volunteer board members. Who wants to be on the condo board? a lot of times one who sees the opportunity to line his/her pockets feed contracts to friends for large kickbacks reimburse themselves for huge expenses attend seminars in exotic locations all on someone else’s money. It was getting to be almost as good as the government racket. Then the market collapsed people started to wonder why their assessments went up every year while the property was falling apart around them. Most states have promulgated new regulations which force associations to higher a licensed manager or the board can do themselves with absolutely no remuneration. A thankless job indeed for 0 pay. Thus the favorable outlook for CAMs not that it will be an easy job reminds me of the old saw about herding cats if you have ever had much to do with condo assn’s you know what I mean.
I must be obsolete then with 26 years. We just hired a guy with 39 years experience in HW, microcode and SW (more or less in that order). My boss must be an idiot.
Yes, I do. An idiot in statistics.
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