According to an article in Huffington Post, the current outlook for new jobs has its good points and bad points.
The good point is that companies are going to start hiring again. It may take months or even years to get the job market hopping again, but it seems like job creation is on the horizon.
The bad point is that the hiring is going to be good for a select few job sectors on the opposite end of the scale.
For starters, professionals with typically high salaries can rest easy. Those with a background in Law, Medical Researchers, and Software Engineers can rest easy.
Similarly, those workers who typically have lower-skilled and lower paying jobs, can also rest easy knowing that they might be able to recuperate that low paying job again. Whew – great news!
And for the Average Joe? Screwed again.
According to the article, “Economists foresee fewer moderately paid factory supervisors, postal workers, and office administrators.” It seems as if the only way to hold on to your position is to get trained or certified in a very specific career. The sector with the highest growth expectation in Health Care which is expected to grow by adding 4 million jobs by 2018 according to Labor Department Data.
Another sector to consider would be Information Technology. With the dependence of computers these days, companies old and new are going to be in constant need for someone to build online networks and automate services, communication, etc.
And then there is the mystery factor. They are still expecting a “next big thing” that may drive the economy like the housing boom of the 1980’s or the technology boom of the 1990’s. And with so many creative people out of work and taking advantage of their time to build something, create something, or invent something – we are in the perfect situation for a economy-boosting breakthrough.
Just have to wait it out, I guess.
