| Are you searching for a career field that is | | | | development, operation and innovation of |
| challenging, interesting, and needs qualified | | | | information technology and services. |
| workers? Before you decide which path to | | | | 4. Leisure and hospitality |
| choose, take a few minutes to consider five of | | | | The combination of population growth and |
| the most in-demand careers areas. These areas | | | | increasing affluence means U.S. demand for leisure |
| are, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics | | | | and hospitality services will continue to grow for |
| (BLS), going to experience high growth and | | | | the foreseeable future. A wide variety of careers |
| demand for workers over the next ten years. | | | | fit into this category, including: |
| 1. Education and health services | | | | * Recreation planning |
| The BLS estimates that between now and the | | | | * Fitness training |
| year 2014, fully 30% of all jobs created in the U.S. | | | | * Gambling and other amusement-related positions |
| will come from the healthcare and educational | | | | * Food services |
| services arena. Examples of specific careers that | | | | * Hotel management |
| are included in this employment sector are: | | | | * Travel planning |
| * Registered nurse | | | | Leisure and hospitality is one category that holds |
| * Medical assistant | | | | a great deal of promise for anyone who chooses |
| * Radiology technician | | | | to pursue career options in its many fields and |
| * Medical imaging | | | | disciplines. |
| * Social services | | | | 5. Trade, transportation and utilities |
| * Childcare | | | | This category as a whole will show strong growth |
| * Teaching | | | | over the next ten years, but it is a bit of a mixed |
| * Educational support | | | | bag when you take a closer look. Some specific |
| Healthcare in particular is already experiencing an | | | | segments within this category are projected to |
| extreme shortage of qualified workers, and the | | | | decline in demand over time, so it is important to |
| problem will only get worse as time goes by. | | | | understand which careers hold the most promise. |
| Anyone who chooses a career in healthcare is | | | | Careers that are projected to increase in demand |
| likely to have excellent employment opportunities | | | | include: |
| well into the future. | | | | * Truck transportation services |
| 2. Professional and business services | | | | * Warehousing services |
| This area encompasses many career choices that | | | | * On-demand transport |
| cover a wide range of professional and business | | | | * Retail services |
| functions. Among the careers that fall into this | | | | * Water engineers |
| category are: | | | | * Water and sewage operations |
| * Business administration | | | | * Waste remediation management |
| * Employment services | | | | As business continues to focus on improving |
| * Computer systems design | | | | efficiency through better management of |
| * System administration | | | | inventory and transportation activities, the role of |
| * Cyber security | | | | the trucking industry and inventory control |
| * Management consulting | | | | storage management will increase. The emphasis |
| * Technical consulting | | | | will continue to be on "just in time" manufacture, |
| The main driver for this sector is the increasing | | | | transportation and delivery of goods. |
| complexity of doing business in the modern world. | | | | Putting it all together |
| The integration of business and technology will | | | | Choosing a career field that will be in demand in |
| continue to explode, creating many opportunities | | | | the years to come is an important process. There |
| for people who want to manage or support such | | | | are many sources of information on projected |
| integration efforts. | | | | demand for different industries and career fields, |
| 3. Information | | | | so you should do some research and consult |
| We live in the age of information, and the | | | | multiple resources. Be cautious, though, about the |
| demand is increasing for workers who can | | | | resources that you select because some are |
| develop, run and support the information | | | | reputable and others are not. In general, |
| economy. Careers in this category include: | | | | projections and information from government and |
| * Software publishing | | | | business organizations are more likely to be |
| * Internet publishing | | | | accurate than projections and information from a |
| * Internet broadcasting | | | | job search engine or a web site promoting the |
| * Internet service providers | | | | sale of its career building products and services. |
| * Web search portals | | | | When it comes to selecting a career, it is well |
| * Data processing and analysis | | | | worth the time and effort it takes to research, |
| * Telecommunications technicians | | | | gather information and talk to career experts |
| * Wireless services | | | | across a variety of industries. |
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| The information sector is not about to shrink, as | | | | Brian Bowman is Managing Partner of - the leading |
| our world becomes increasingly | | | | search engine for jobs in Asheville NC and jobs in |
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| is any career that contributes to the | | | | resources here. |