Job Hunting? Industry Bright Spots Worth Checking
By Mary Elizabeth Bradford
No doubt it is a tough job market out there. However there are
some bright lights in several established and emerging new
industries that are worth checking out:
Manufacturing
Recently on the news you may have heard that manufacturing,
which has been in steady decline in the US for years, may
experience a comeback. Rising prices due to increased transpiration
costs, coupled with the weakness of the dollar may stimulate
on-shoring. As a result, many large companies are opting to expand
their facilities within the US.
Executive Level Jobs
Additionally, according to the US Dept. of Labor Statistics,
nationwide in 2008, the industries expected to generate the
highest number of future executive-level jobs are high-tech,
healthcare, business services, pharmaceutical/medical/biotech,
and energy/utilities.
States
Also according to the US Dept. of Labor Statistics 2008, there
are some States that are holding fairly steady growth for the
majority of job sectors. They include Texas, Wyoming, Utah,
Oklahoma, New Hampshire and Colorado.
Green Collar Jobs
If you Google green jobs, you can spend hours surfing through
dozens of new job boards designed for those who are interested in
jobs dealing with sustainable issues and the new clean-tech
economy. Companies you will find range from wind farms to solar and
hybrid car manufacturers to green buildings and other renewable
energy technologies.
And according to TIME Magazines article titled: What Is a
Green Collar Job anyway,
John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton all love
green-collar jobs and claim their respective energy plans will
create millions of new green-collar jobs in America.
A wise idea for the career industry changer in these market
conditions is to evaluate those emerging and still-strong
industries when strategically making a move.
