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I personally know of only 1 field in which that industry is still desperate for employees even in this bad economy. All I'll say is that a graduate degree is required & the pay is pretty good (at least $40K + up a yr) & one could work in the school system, hospitals, have their own practice, other rehab type facilities, etc.
But, do any of you know of ANY industry who's NOT being affected by THIS economy & are still hiring strongly & even desperate for employees? I can't think of any others unfortunately.
So, I'm thinking that jobs along these lines such as Occupational Therapy, Physcial Therapy, etc. are probably similarly unaffected in thic economy as well.
This is what I am in school for now. Cannot wait to finish and start making some REAL money doing what I love to do!
What about Accounting ?? If you have at least 2 years experience in public accounting & have passed a few parts of the CPA there are tons of opportunities
Know how many NICET III's and IV's live in Connecticut?
Answer: NONE.
There are 4 Level II's and 1 Level I
They will have to recruit out of New York State where there's 22 Level III's and 11 Level IV's but they are all working. Massachusetts doesn't have any III's or IV's either.
Imagine a job fair for these people and nobody showed up. They don't have long lines applying for these jobs and if they are lucky enough to get an applicant they better be nice or he'll walk out. Let HR get all freaky with me and I'd walk out in a heartbeat because you need me more than I need you and we both know it.
Google aci nicet jobs and when you see the 22,900 hits it might help to know there are less than 800 Level III's and IV's in the country. Less than 2,500 if you include Level I's (entry level) and II's.
Pay for Level III in these areas will be six figures while Level II will be maybe $70k to $80k depending on the area
As infrastructure crumbles there will be an ever increasing demand for qualified people in an a field where qualified people are extremely limited already.
How do you get there? The easiest way would be to attend one of the very few schools that have the program. Rhodes State in Ohio is the only one I am aware of but I am sure there are others. It's a two year degree and you start with Level I.
It also says they will accept a PE or a Bachelors in related field in instead.
The only job I know of where you can get a degree and be ASSURED of a job when you graduate is Medical Doctor.
I can't even count how many MDs I know and EVERY one of them was able to find a job in the area they desired. A few of them didn't even go to Medical School in this country, and it was really easy after passing the Boards.
This is because the AMA closely controls the amount of doctors who are licensed to practice in this country. And there is a demand for foreign doctors to come here and work. So much so that almost any doctor who passes the boards will find work.
I'm sure there's other fields that are also in similarly high demand, but this is the only one I can think of.
Most anything within the energy sector is recession proof, be it in power generation, transmission, or equipment maintenance.
As stated in other threads within this forum, I've been a Power Plant Operator for 26 consecutive years. Not once have I gone without a paycheck. Plus, even though I'm in my 50's, my marketability has only increased with cumulative years of experince and certification. Sadly, I've never witnessed a surplus of power plant workers.
The issue with college students looking at jobs, is to look at the job market in a longitude, in 20 years, baby boomers will be in their 80's, and dying off, so we will have a marekt flooded with people who have degrees in healthcare, and jobs in that area will be really tight.
So, I think car mechanics, will be doing well, iun a tight economy, people don't buy cars, they fix up beaters. Opticians, optometry, being able to repair homes, fixing things, helping people modify homes, water conservation specialists will be huge, packaging specialists, that field is ready to take off, logistics specialists.
Think not what is needed now, because I think that there will be a glut of SLP, OT, and PTs in five years. Especially with people going into those degrees now, getting Masters, because they can't find jobs with their current BA degrees.
The only job I know of where you can get a degree and be ASSURED of a job when you graduate is Medical Doctor.
I can't even count how many MDs I know and EVERY one of them was able to find a job in the area they desired. A few of them didn't even go to Medical School in this country, and it was really easy after passing the Boards.
This is because the AMA closely controls the amount of doctors who are licensed to practice in this country. And there is a demand for foreign doctors to come here and work. So much so that almost any doctor who passes the boards will find work.
I'm sure there's other fields that are also in similarly high demand, but this is the only one I can think of.
Doctors used to work for themselves. Then they started forming practices together. Now, most work for hospital groups or are managed by other companies. They are just employees like everyone else, and have to see so many patients per day.
What about Accounting ?? If you have at least 2 years experience in public accounting & have passed a few parts of the CPA there are tons of opportunities
That's the key, you have to already have two years of experience. Any less than that and it's as bad as any other field. Might be even worse because there are so many people who continue trying to go into it because they heard it was "recession proof" even though hiring hasn't been that great for the last three or four years.
If you look around at the various websites dedicated to accounting and to students trying to get into the profession you'll see a lot of people who are still trying to get that first job or trying to string together enough experience to where the opportunities might start to materialize.
There is a demand for doctors, but that demand will be over, and we will have a work force trained to work with the elderly, who will be dead. That demand is now, and will be strong, but there are not enough slots in med school for the demand, and the pay for doctors does not match the huge loans they leave med school with.
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