In-Demand JobsI think about this a lot. It is one thing to take classes, go back to school as a nontraditional student, and succeed. It's another thing to actually find and hold a job in this economy today during or after college. Nontraditional students often need a part-time or even a full-time job even if they are taking classes at the same time, just to get by.
So it can be important to know what jobs are in demand.
I turned towards my best source for this kind of information, the US government. I went to Career One Stop and looked this up.
It says the top three fastest growing jobs overall are:
1.Network systems and data communications analysts
2.Personal and home care aides, and
3.Computer software engineers, and applications
Jobs nationwide with the most openings right now are:
1.Retail salespersons
2.Cashiers, except gaming, and
3.Waiters and waitresses
You can read the whole list here at the Career One Stop What's Hot page.
I also found a new site today called USAJOBS that features Federal jobs. (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/) This site also has a “jobs in demand” button on the left hand side you can use to search for jobs that are needed.
Other interesting sites and articles are here:
CNN – big demand, good pay
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/news/0702/gallery.jobs_in_demand/
Get a part or full-time job:
The Career One Stop Job Bank re-employment portal (new)
http://www.careeronestop.org/ReEmployment/Default.aspx
The Career Builder site
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
The Job Hunt Site
http://www.job-hunt.org/
Monster.com
http://www.monster.com/
Job Seeker Weekly
http://www.jobseekerweekly.com/
Working at home:
HomeJobStop
http://www.homejobstop.com/
More: Webography
Career One Stop – jobs in demand
http://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/Occupations/OccupationsWhatsHot.aspx
The USA Jobs site
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
The clip art at the top of this posting is from Microsoft's great clip art site here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx
Let me know other sites you like, and I hope this is a helpful posting for you. Write me a comment to let me know. And have a great week!
Thank you for posting this. I'm trying to figure out what to do when i "grow up" and look for a new job while i'm finishing school. This posting gave some good ideas. I have a question for you. I'm trying to complete my bachelors degree and i'm flat broke at the moment. Do you know of any scholarships or grants available for this summer that I could apply for, or somewhere on your blog that i should look at for some good sites? I stumbled onto your site and you seemed so helpful and i'm really frustrated because the school i'm applying to isn't letting me set up a payment plan or anything and have been really rude about helping me in anyway. I really need some help anything you could tell me would be a blessing. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi, Kandy. Your question is a good one.
ReplyDeleteI do know of some scholarship sites that are free. One of my favorites is FastAid which is here: http://www.fastap.org/. I have listed some other good scholarship search sites here: http://nontradstudents.com/scholarships.html.
I will also write you at your email address to see what kind of grants/scholarships you could apply for.
I guess you have already contacted the Student Loan Office at your local college - it sounds like they have not been helpful. Perhaps you could talk to another advisor.
I will contact you and find out if you already have the (usual) Pell Grant or Stafford type loans.
I am also assuming that you have filled out the FAFSA form. If you do this, the government tries to match you up with funding such as loans plus available scholarships, depending on where you live, what you qualify for, etc.
Good luck on your search. I hope these hints help.