The Diverse Economy Emerging Students Will Face

In the Future what job markets will be the best to be in? Research shows that many fields will be diminishing as others continue to grow. Right now more and more students have been seeking higher education giving recruiters many more picks for decent jobs now. Have you ever wondered what degree programs might be best for optimal job placement?

Many students including myself are facing this same question. With the job markets being down, we now have to do anything and everything to give ourselves a competitive advantage in today's job market. By choosing a career field now that will be in high demand in the next five to ten years we can give ourselves that advantage we need to ensure a productive future for ourselves.

Right now according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics personal and home care aides, home health aides, systems analysts, computer engineers, physical and corrective therapy assistants and aides, electronic pagination systems workers, occupational therapy assistants and aides, physical therapists, residential counselors, and human services workers are some of the fastest growing industries right now. Also employers suggest that "business occupations, engineering, computer fields, health professions and service-related industries represent the most promising fields for new college graduates."(Scheetz, 1995.)

In knowing the fastest growing industries and the industries predicted to be most promising in the near future I feel that students would have a much better chance of getting the "dream" job the hope for fresh out of college. All in all students that have a diverse outlook on the business world, willingness to work, a sense of urgency, and also have acceptance to the changing environment of corporate America will succeed in the economy.