| With so many university graduates and ex-graduates | | | | - Registered Nurse |
| finding themselves either jobless and /or starting to | | | | - Computer Support Specialist |
| default on massive college loans, it is time to rethink | | | | - Executive or Administrative Assistant |
| the value of a traditional university education in lieu of a | | | | - Dental Hygienist |
| more practical and economic approach. | | | | Top Ten Paying Jobs without a College Degree |
| A four year degree or higher no longer guarantees | | | | (recession proof**) |
| stability in the working world. While we have always | | | | |
| known that some career fields are more lucrative than | | | | 1. Employment Recruitment Specialist** |
| others, it is a disturbing trend that MBA graduates from | | | | 2. Financial Advisor** |
| Ivy League schools are no longer in demand and have | | | | 3. Physical Therapist Assistant** |
| resorted to entering the realm of the menial worker | | | | 4. Pharmacy Technician** |
| (waiter, waitress, etc.) in order to pay the bills (housing, | | | | 5. Health Information Technician** |
| tuition loans) while continuing doggedly to search for | | | | 6. Library Technician |
| the holy grail. | | | | 7. Database Administrator** |
| They are tired of the nerve wracking instability of | | | | 8. Flash Animator |
| losing one temporary job after another. | | | | 9. Fashion Designer |
| Everybody realizes that the job market in 2010 isn't | | | | 10. Food Service Manager |
| what it used to be. Unemployment is at record highs. | | | | According to the U.S. Department of Labor, by 2010, |
| Despite this, what many may not realize is that | | | | almost two-thirds of all projected job openings will |
| demographics and shifts in industry trends have | | | | require only on-the-job training. |
| forever altered the face of the landscape. And in the | | | | Tips for those still in High School |
| new economy, be prepared for a further set of rule | | | | A GED can benefit from summer jobs, seasonal |
| stretching. | | | | employment, and internships, which can lead to full-time |
| Competition will be fierce - Borrell Associates | | | | employment and a career in a number of fields. |
| estimates that there will be seven job seekers for | | | | Apprenticeship programs in the trades and some |
| each one of the 2.9 million job openings projected for | | | | technologies are also available across the USA in |
| the U.S. in 2010. | | | | some cities - Check you local county employment |
| What's Gone - the following industries are being hit | | | | office listing or the local trade unions in order to gain |
| hardest in the Great Recession: | | | | this information in your locale. |
| - Mortgage Lending | | | | For youth, some charter schools and magnet schools |
| - Real Estate Sales | | | | offer a specialized program that awards graduating |
| - Retail | | | | students with both a High School Diploma and a |
| - Leisure | | | | Vocational Certificate or even an Associate Degree. |
| - Entertainment | | | | These are significantly specific programs available in |
| Recession-Proof Jobs - these industries are still hiring | | | | only a few cities. |
| and expected to add jobs in the immediate future: | | | | Tips for those Re-entering School (Continuing |
| | | | Education) |
| 1. Health Care* - Nurses, technicians, therapists, and | | | | Consider seriously the pros and cons of attending a |
| aides. Also medical product areas like medication and | | | | trade school / vocational school / community college |
| equipment. | | | | as opposed to a 4 year degree. |
| 2. Education - teachers | | | | - Less time |
| 3. Government | | | | - Less expense |
| 4. Finance- Accountants, internal auditors, financial | | | | - Direct route to employment |
| advisers | | | | - More money than a college graduate |
| 5. Information Technology | | | | - Learn as you go |
| 6. Green Industry - energy efficiency management, | | | | - Hands-on experience / Internship |
| recycling, new product R&D, entrepreneurs | | | | - Specialization |
| * top field | | | | - Certification |
| "The thing to keep in mind is that there are something | | | | Tips for laid-off and retrenched workers |
| like 50 million jobs out there that don't require a | | | | Having a concrete, marketable skill seems to be the |
| bachelor's degree and pay upwards of $40,000 a | | | | key to occupational success. If you have or can obtain |
| year," says Harlow Unger, author of "But What If I | | | | some training in a specific area, and choose the right |
| Don't Want to Go to College? A Guide to Success | | | | occupation, you can make more money than many |
| Through Alternative Education." | | | | degree holders. |
| Specific Recession-proof Jobs Available with a 2-year | | | | Conclusion |
| degree | | | | Considering the outlook for the economy, at this point |
| - Physical Therapist Assistant | | | | in time it makes more dollars and sense to go the less |
| - Electrical or Electronic Engineering Technician | | | | traditional, although highly practical skilled route. |