Top 10 Recession-proof Jobs
10. INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS
The United States demographic is in a constant state of flux that reflects immigration surges from various parts of the world, xenophobes be damned. If you’re a bilingual immigrant, or the child of intrepid parents, that speaks a second language you might as well get paid for it.
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9. CASINO MANAGER
Think of the Rat Pack. Think of the power. Think of the second-hand smoke. Besides, it’s not like Vegas is going anywhere, anytime soon.
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Author: Katherine Strickle, Assistant Director of Career Services at STRIVE
8. PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
The pharmaceutical industry continues to churn out wonder drugs and antibiotics that support healthy living. Being a pharmacy technician isn’t a bad way to try and secure a corporate discount, if that whole national healthcare thing doesn’t pan out.
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Author: Katherine Strickle, Assistant Director of Career Services at STRIVE
7. FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Human loss is an inevitable fact that requires a support system to help deal with the process. In many ways, funeral directors assuage the situation. They do good deeds with a solid forecast of 12.5% industry growth between now and 2016. To quote Marvin Gay’s Trouble Man, “there’s only three things that’s for sure. Taxes, death, and trouble.”
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Author: Katherine Strickle, Assistant Director of Career Services at STRIVE
6. CHICKEN SEXER
The actual job responsibility of a chicken sexer is pretty straightforward. They figure out what gender baby chicks are… and sort them accordingly. Everyone loves chicken so the demand is there, making job security fairly strong.
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Author: Katherine Strickle, Assistant Director of Career Services at STRIVE
5. AUTO DAMAGE INSURANCE APPRAISER
Admit it, you’re not above rubbernecking on the highway when you see a car accident. But instead of causing a traffic-jam, become a certified insurance appraiser and assess the damage of an automobile at a repair shop. After it’s been removed from the scene of the accident. It’s like having your cake and eating it, too.
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Author: Katherine Strickle, Assistant Director of Career Services at STRIVE
4. NETWORK AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORS
System Administrators are to the 21st Century what auto mechanics were to the 20th. Our society relies heavily on the complex virtual web of information we take for granted. Monitoring and maintenance are in constant need, and so are the people that can fulfill the service. Besides, an administrator’s income is about twenty percent higher than the national average.
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Author: Katherine Strickle, Assistant Director of Career Services at STRIVE
3. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
No really, it’s job number 93 on Time Magazine’s list of 150 most recession proof jobs. The industry predicts job openings growing by ten percent in the next four years, and the average annual income is over one-hundred thousand dollars. Didn’t see that one coming.
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Author: Katherine Strickle, Assistant Director of Career Services at STRIVE
2. ACTUARY
Math is a universal language understood by everyone on the planet. Using mathematics, statistics, and financial theory, an Actuary can assess the risk a circumstance will incur and set up plans to mitigate the fallout. If you’re gifted with the ability to handle complex math (many people are without being given credit for it), this seemingly random industry can pay you over 80K a year, with a projected industry growth of 27% between now and 2020. In terms of job security and stable living, well, you do the math.
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Author: Katherine Strickle, Assistant Director of Career Services at STRIVE
1. MASSAGE THERAPIST
We don’t make the rules here, but if you can get the hours necessary to be a licensed practitioner, you and that roster of one-percent clients will weather this recession with as little tension as possible. That, and you’re instantly ten points hotter when you tell people what you do for a living.
Take charge and make change. Watch GET TO WORK, Mondays 10:30p, for an unfiltered, uncompromising look at Strive, an organization dedicated to getting America back to work.
Author: Katherine Strickle, Assistant Director of Career Services at STRIVE
