Career Fields That Offer Good Pay in a Recession

While the economy may still be on the down side, there are areas where job seekers can find employment with good pay.  Consider the following career fields, which could open the door to entry level job opportunities or allow you to create a fresh start.

Healthcare – (Avg. Hourly Earnings: $23.02) – As healthcare workers get older, there will be a need to replace them, which will increase job openings.  Home care aides and physical therapists are expected to be in demand to care for the aging population.

Accounting – (Avg. Hourly Earnings: $32.42) – Someone is always needed to keep a watchful eye on all of the “green”.  There are accountants who can make up to six-figure salaries.

Information Technology – (Avg. Hourly Earnings: $43.35) – With technology continuing to grow, it should be no surprise to see an increase in job opportunities in this field.  For example, job growth is expected to have an increase of 45% by 2018 in designing and securing computer networks.

To learn about other career fields that offer good pay in a recession, see the source below.

Even though you may not find the career opportunity you’re searching for at the moment, there are fields where you can make a good living, even in a recession.

Information provided by Claire Bradley.

Source

http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0710/5-Sectors-With-Recession-Proof-Pay.aspx

CFOs Plan Modest Hiring in First Quarter

Survey Finds Most Active Hiring Projected at Largest Companies
The job market in accounting and finance is holding steady, suggests a new survey. Nine percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed plan to add full-time employees and 8 percent expect to decrease the size of their staff, according to the Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. Eighty-two percent of executives said they would make no changes to the size of their teams.
In a sign of the current economic climate, the percentage of firms anticipating personnel reductions is at its highest point in the past three years. However, the number of companies expecting to hire is above the average over that same period, reflecting an ongoing need for skilled professionals.
Large companies, in particular, plan to add staff in key specialty areas. Eighteen percent of respondents at firms with 1,000 or more employees expect to hire in the first quarter, compared to 8 percent who anticipate decreasing staff levels.

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Accounting and Finance Internships With Ernst & Young

Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008
Happy Black Friday! May you not get in a fist fight over a discounted video game system or flat screen TV. Today is the official start of the holiday shopping season, and legend has it that it is also the first day of the year that major retailers “go into the black.” For those of you not familiar with accounting terminology, that means that they finally become profitable. Whether or not this is true depends on the retailer, but you have to wonder why a store wouldn’t just open up for November and December and sit dormant the rest of the year if it’s really that bad. Today, instead of looking at jobs in retail, we’re going to go the other way and look at a major accounting firm, Ernst & Young. They might not be the first company that you think of on Black Friday, but you can be sure that they spend a lot of time analyzing the results. And, of course, they hire a ton of interns. Continue reading about Ernst & Young…
Article by Willy Franzen of One Day, One Internship and One Day, One Job