The Top 50 Jobs of the Future
By: Joanne | October 13, 2009 | Category: Money
These days I bet we all know someone who recently lost their job and needs to find work. Last month the unemployment rate in the U.S. reached 9.8%, which is higher than it’s been in over 10 years.
It seems like a lot is changing in our economy and if you’re out of work, or just thinking of changing your job the Department of Labor forecasts the top 50 in demand occupations so you can figure out how you can upgrade your skills to fit into the job market of tomorrow.
Of course, finding a new job is never easy. It’s always good to look in the local paper or check an online source for local job listings, but the government’s got some resources to help too. If you’re looking for a job or an internship with the federal government, you’ll find all openings announced to the public at USAJOBS. Check out your state job bank for even more job opportunities in your area. If you need a helping hand, look up your local Department of Labor office and see what services they offer to job seekers in your area. And if the job sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Be aware of job scams.
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I know they don't like to depend on others for money, but sometimes when the light bill goes up, and their SS check bearly covers food and medicine, they need to work to survive, to just pay a light bill. Many seniors don't have family to support them. And even if they did, with today's economy, chances are their kids can bearly make ends meet themselves.
I'm 50, and my mother is 84-years-old. It stresses her more to burden me for the smallest things, especially if she's short on money during the summer or winter months. Last month, she had eye surgery. She had seen two surgeons and her doctor with follow up care. Each time she went, the doctors charged her a co-pay. A week before her rent was due, I pried out of her she paid all the doctors and was $200.00 short. I rushed to the bank and sent her what she needed. My mom is lucky to have family.
In 2003, I was without work for almost a full year. I put in 400 job applications, but never found work. I had to sell all my furniture, piece by piece, just to pay for lights and food. Before it was over, I lost everything, including my home. I lived in a motel with the little money I had left. Two weeks before I was to be homeless, I found a job.
You see, I know how you feel. I'm 50 years old, and this isn't the first time I've seen bad times. Just remember to never give up, no matter how bad you feel or how frustrated you become. You will find work. You may have to swallow your pride and borrow money. I found a piece job by raking leaves in a housing community.
No one wanted to do the job because of the back breaking work involved, especially the managers grandkids. I asked to rake the community in exchange for my rent bill and he accepted. I was exhausted, and sometimes the manager nagged me about missing a small pile of leaves or not working fast enough, but I gritted my teeth and took it. I knew the job was only until I found real work, and I kept thinking how this job let me live another month with a roof over my head. This is what kept me together. Think positive, no matter what happens, always make something good out of the bad.
The next piece job I found was cleaning septic systems and repairing leaking pipes under houses, then, because I lied real good, I found a job painting apartments,. I figure since you are a man, and because I assume men can do anything, I figure you can tinker with cars, pave driveways, clean out garages or roof houses. This is a good time of year to roof houses. Nobody wants that job, either. ,If you don't mind sticky, hot tar, and long, hot days atop a steaming-hot building, this may something to look in to.
But please don't blame the seniors. Sometimes they go without food or medicine to pay the lights and heating bills on a meager SS check. They suffer just like you and me, so if they can land a job, it's a true blessing.
Good luck, friend, and keep your spirits high.
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I know they don't like to depend on others for money, but when the light bill goes up, and their SS check bearly covers food and medicine, they need to work to survive, to just pay rent.
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