Most Wanted Jobs

The ongoing recession in the US, in the last two years terribly hit many sectors and the government has been fighting hard to create job opportunities and help people in getting out of debts. The unemployment rate in the country, at present is nearly 9.8% (as per Bureau of Labor Statistics December 2010 reports) and it will take substantial time to get back to normal days. It is after all not an easy task to drive out the high unemployment rate of 9.8% in a short period of time. However, career decisions must not be taken only by analyzing economy, as market fluctuations are a part and parcel of any nation's economy. The bottom line is to keep eyes and ears open so that one doesn't invest foolishly in any career that results in waste of resources invested, chief among them being, time and money.

Jobs that are in Demand in the US
In the USA, medical jobs had always been a source of providing career opportunities for many people. Since the health care sector is one of the biggest US employers, there are some jobs that have the potential to provide decent growth and income. One of the other lesser known facts about jobs in the medical field is that owing to the baby boomer generation becoming older, there will be increased demands of medical professionals in the future. It is noteworthy to consider that the profession of physician assistant and physical therapist has been in great demand in the US in the recent years. As per BLS, a growth rate of 30% has been predicted for physical therapy jobs in the years between 2008 and 2018. For the physician assistant jobs, the same growth has been predicted to be 39%, which is quite a satisfactory figure, given the economic crisis. In both the former professions, one can easily earn above US$ 60,000 with some years of work experience.

In the field of IT jobs, the profession of network systems and data administrators is believed to be amongst the . This is owing to the fact that growth in the infrastructure has bolstered demand of skilled computer technicians to handle large sets of duties and responsibilities. Software engineers and other computer programming jobs are expected to grow at a tremendous rate. To quote the BLS website, "Overall, employment of computer software engineers and computer programmers is projected to increase by 21 percent from 2008 to 2018, much faster than the average for all occupations. This will be the result of rapid growth among computer software engineers, as employment of computer programmers is expected to decline."

When we switch over to the field of education, those interested in scientific research like biomedical engineers and medical scientists are expected to be amongst the fastest growing careers. Similarly, in the near future, the demand of teachers is going to shoot up tremendously. The need of adequate teachers in the US is a need that is still unmet. In countries like China, there is a shortage of English teachers and it is a decent opportunity for those with English speaking and teaching abilities to get a foreign job. Another profession that has surprisingly made entry in the list of popular jobs in the recent years, is that of truck and bus drivers. There are a large number of public transport drivers required in the US for meeting the requirements of driver's position in the US. As per the BLS, the growth rate for truck drivers is 13% between 2008 and 2018.

Nurses, psychiatrists, teachers, software and web designing professional, technical writers and automobile engineers are some other jobs that are all set to register high demands. One must understand that top jobs in demand are cited after assuming various factors like the consistent growth of economy and market trends. Every profession has opportunities provided there is consistent growth opportunities.

It has to be understood that, as the US economy will gradually develop, the demand for these jobs will witness a boom and there will be better employment opportunities. While the competition in several sectors has increased to a great extent, one must prepare for job interviews adequately.