06.09.08
Recession-Proof Careers
With the impending possibility of a recession, most Americans are feeling the pain…at the pump, the grocery store, and now at work. With rising costs and a sluggish economy, companies within several industries are required to layoff thousands of employees and unemployment rose to nearly 5% just last month. However, there are a few occupations that remain unaffected and untouched by slow economic growth.
- Teachers - schools all over the country are hiring teachers in order to meet population growth demands.
- Healthcare - namely nurses and physicians’ assistants.
- Accountants -you know the cliche…the only two certain things in life are death and taxes. So accountant won’t be out of job anytime soon.
- Alternative energy - as America’s dependency on foreign oil worsens, alternative energy is a booming industry despite a slow economy.
- Truck driving jobs - Swift Transportation Company, one of the largest publicly-held trucking companies in the nation, has thousands of Swift jobs available. Truck drivers transport nearly 75% of everything consumed in the United States, so demand for truckers remains high.