Least competitive jobs in America (employee, degree, career, hired)
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Honestly, if you're looking for a large career field like accountant/engineer/computer scientist with this question I don't think you're going to find it.
Just to toss my two cents in, I think carpentry is one of the "non-competitive" fields out there, due to the extremely low numbers of people going into that field currently. I'm currently enrolled in the carpentry program at the local technical college, and my class only has 13 people in it, which is one of the smallest departments in the entire college (which has almost 7000 students). And this is supposedly the best carpentry program in the state of Georgia.
Sure, the construction bust is driving a lot of people out of the biz, but with so few people coming in, along with large numbers of Baby Boomer carpenters approaching retirement, I don't think they'll be much competition for this kind of work in the future, once things stabilize a bit.
More importantly, it's what I WANT to do, as I'll never, ever go back to being a cubicle slave in an office again. Building something tangible, like a home addition will give me far more pride and satisfaction than those "Employee of the Month" awards they hand out in the office...lol.
Nurses Aides (a.k.a Patient Care Technicians and/or Certified Nursing Assistants) and Physical/Occupational Therapists. Everyday I see job listings...tons of them. They even offer signing bonuses and Cadillac Health Plans.
Custom carpentry and historical architecture in wealthier areas where there are a lot of older homes.
My brother does handcrafted custom carpentry specializing in exotic wood and nail/clueless construction (it's all pegged or dove tailed) and has a five year wait list right now. He is not taking on any new customers for at least another year or two. His specialty is recreating historically accurate Victorian gingerbread using old photos of the home as it looked originally and building/repairing custom staircases with no nails or glue for historic homes.
Of course he lives in an area with lots of historic properties in the northeast. My guess is that he wouldn't get as much work if he lived in Pheonix.
In your opinion, what are some of the least competitive jobs in America?
What are some jobs where either you can get a degree or get some training and virtually get hired with relative ease?
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