Real Jobs You Can Get Right Now | Business Pundit.

Ok.  AdvancingWomen.com totally gets it: many of us do not want to go skulking out into this shell-shocked market looking for a job.  Who does?  It’s going to be raining pink slips out there.  HR people are going to be downright gloomy, maybe even sulky; in any case, it’s doubtful they’re going to be boisterously welcoming new, perfectly talented people into jobs when many are trying to off load the perfectly talented people they already have employed.

However, facts are facts, and we all might as well face them.  If the downturn in the economy and credit markets has affected your job and your income, you will need a plan. If you are not able to stay rooted in your present job or quietly get snapped up by a competitor, perhaps it’s time to look at fields that are still in need of talent, no matter how dire the financial markets.

Lela Davidson, reports in the Business Pundit ,”according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (we all trust the government right now, yes?), these are your best bets through 2009:

Jobs You Can Probably Get Today
These positions require only a short to moderate period of on-the-job training:

• • Personal and home care aides
  • Home health aides
  • Medical assistants
  • Social and human service assistants
  • 
    Gaming surveillance officers and
    gaming investigators
  • Pharmacy technicians
  • Dental assistants
  • 
    Gaming and sports book writers and runners (is this legal?)

Jobs You Can Get in Six Months:
These jobs require a post-secondary vocational award.

• • Manicurists and pedicurists
  • Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
  • Skin care specialists

Jobs You Could Have Next Year:
If you already have some college and really got on the ball you could finish up the Associate degree it takes for the following jobs:

• • Veterinary technologists and technicians
  • Physical therapist assistants
  • Dental hygienists
  • Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

If You Already Have a Degree:

These jobs require a Bachelor’s:

• • Network systems and data communications
  • Computer software engineers, applications
  • Personal financial advisors (Really?)
  • Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
  • Financial analysts (preferably ones with some understanding of debt…)
  • Forensic science technicians
  • Computer systems analysts
  • Database administrators
  • 
    Computer software engineers, systems software

And here are the hot jobs if you have a Master’s degree or higher:

• • Veterinarians
  • Mental health counselors
  • Mental health and substance abuse social workers
  • Marriage and family therapists
  • Physical therapists
  • Physician assistants”

AdvancingWomen.com wishes you the best of luck.  As we all know, markets sometimes turn around as quickly as they flounder so times could change.  If you have any interesting experiences to share in the job market or searching for jobs, please share them with us.

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