<p>what are some jobs and/or industries that have decent job growth and stable employment in this crappy economy?
im a little worried that my future career (lawyer) may be at risk..
but in general...what are some recession proof jobs?</p>
<p>-I know the big 3 are always..
healthcare (doctors, nurses, etc.)
education
energy</p>
<p>any others...?</p>
<p>Start brushing up on your bankruptcy law. Lots of demand there.</p>
<p>Petroleum engineering</p>
<p>McDonalds dollarnaire</p>
<p>Any kind of engineering job in the oil industry...I go to Michigan, with how bad the economy is, especially in our state, a lot of my friends went on 10+ interviews this fall and still have not gotten any offers.</p>
<p>I'm an electrical engineering junior, at the fall career fair I headed right for the oil companies. Was offered an interview on the spot at one of the larger oil companies for a co-op position. I really hoped they would find me a spot at their Detroit refinery so I could just live at school and commute. A week later, they got back to me and offered a spot in a southern Illinois refinery. I was shocked at the offer. $3,000 relocation (since I'll be doing one eight-month and one four-month rotation, I'll get this twice) and $30/hour. Also offering fully-furnished housing for $250/month. For comparison, yesterday I received a co-op offer from the local electric utility for $17/hour. </p>
<p>To note, my grades are by no means awesome (they aren't too bad though,) but I think the above two paragraphs should be pretty good justification for looking at a career in the oil industry. It is extremely awesome knowing you have a great job a month into the semester so you can just forget about interviews for the next few months while everyone else worries.</p>
<p>nothing even comes close to nursing. The only things you need to obtain a good job are: 1) pass the NCLEX and 2) have a pulse.</p>
<p>It's absurd how easy it is to get a job as a nurse. It's only anectodal evidence so take what you want, but I have a family member who literally just walked in with no appointment at the HR department of a hospital wearing a suit (I'm pretty sure he had his resume on hand as well), and he was interviewed right there on the spot for 3 different positions, and had 3 offers. </p>
<p>He didn't even have to wait. The interviewers for the various positions rushed to see him. He says the best feeling is knowing that he can literally flick his supervisors off, quit, and walk to the closest hospital and immediately get a job. </p>
<p>Of course, the profession isn't for everyone. You're dealing with human life after all. There are some nurse specialties, see CRNA, that can make as much if not more than MDs if you're willing to relocate to smaller cities or more rural areas. </p>
<p>FYI, average salary figures for nurses are deceiving because nurses make their $$$ from working overtime.</p>
<p>Job at Costco or McDonalds. C'mon, people are being frugal. Booming business there.. :)</p>
<p>To the OP: Neither health care nor education is recession-proof. Tax revenues are down and public agencies have to cut back too, just like the private sector. Our county hospital just laid off lots of people, and our local school district has announced that it needs to downsize staff and increase class sizes (although those changes are not likely to actually happen until next fall due to union contracts).</p>
<p>If things go further south......watch out.</p>
<p>Repairs - everything from autos to small appliances; plumbing, welding, HVAC, electricians, etc. lots of jobs a cc's voc program prepares you for.</p>
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<p>Yes, but if you are in primary healthcare, especially doctors and nurses,you won't have trouble finding another job right away.</p>
<p>i know that no job is ever recession proof, and i know that education and healthcare aren't 100% or anything..i just meant they USUALLY have a large amount of job openings, and easiest to find a job, even in a bad economy...</p>
<p>and thanks for the input!</p>
<p>Don't discount the energy industry or the big industrial companies. Besides the fact that they are always looking to hire talented people, there will be huge turnover in the workforce over the next few years because most are near retirement age. Going to be lots of opportunity for advancement. Likely that as soon as you find a job, they'll start grooming you for a higher role.</p>
<p>Government/defense contracting.</p>
<p>Specifically, for the uppity CC folks: management consulting groups that do federal government work. This might be with a firm that only does government stuff or with a group within a firm that also does commercial work. Similar stuff to commercial work, but slightly lower pay and wayyy better hours.</p>
<p>hmmm
-if you can secure a position as a professor, you're set
-movie star (during bad times, people go watch movies)
-psychologist ? (depressed people need counseling)
-doctor ? (people aren't going to stop getting sick)
-FBI ? (more people stealing to survive)</p>
<p>Mortician, tax collector.</p>
<p>and the military. Looks badass on a resume or b-school app if you can cut it (and survive).</p>
<p>most engineering fields are highly stable jobs, especially if you're working for the government. my dad is a civE for a local water agency and he said they are almost ALWAYS hiring because once they get someone a private company comes in and offers them a higher salary.</p>
<p>An Undertaker or anyone involved with the funeral business - people aren't gonna stop dying anytime soon</p>
<p>chemistry/physics teacher in a high school. srsly</p>