Industries Growing In Today's Economy
Looking for work? Here’s a list of the industries that are growing – despite the down economy……And which jobs the experts say are hot for 2012:
First up: Retail salesperson. Consumers are feeling more confident about the economy, and are gradually opening up their purse strings.Since there’s a high turnover rate among sales staff, job prospects are good. The average salary is $25,000 a year, plus an employee discount.
Another industry with plenty of job openings: Customer service. Experts say that “phone reps” are in high demand, especially if you’re fluent in multiple languages. Average salary: $30,000 a year.
First up: Retail salesperson. Consumers are feeling more confident about the economy, and are gradually opening up their purse strings.Since there’s a high turnover rate among sales staff, job prospects are good. The average salary is $25,000 a year, plus an employee discount.
Another industry with plenty of job openings: Customer service. Experts say that “phone reps” are in high demand, especially if you’re fluent in multiple languages. Average salary: $30,000 a year.
Another expanding industry: Healthcare. There’s a big need for medical assistants to work in doctors’ offices and for home healthcare aides, who provide in-home care for the ill and the elderly, which is especially important as the Baby Boomers hit their Golden Years. Both salaries average $30,000 a year and if you’re a registered nurse, there are tons of job openings, mostly at hospitals, for about $70,000 a year.
What other jobs are hot? Web administrators, web developers, and computer network engineers. Average salary: $50,000.
And the #1 hot job this year: Computer software engineer. Experts say that it’s one of the top bachelor’s degrees in demand by employers and the average job pays almost $100,000 a year.
What other jobs are hot? Web administrators, web developers, and computer network engineers. Average salary: $50,000.
And the #1 hot job this year: Computer software engineer. Experts say that it’s one of the top bachelor’s degrees in demand by employers and the average job pays almost $100,000 a year.
