May 12
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You Might Need A New Job If…
In our last post we talked about Ten fields that are growing, and you should look there for opportunity for sales and for a career. At Successful Sales Tools we also want you to stay away from careers that look to be on the downside. Careers that don’t have business’s that are growing or whose futures look dim. We also included the same ranking system as the previous post. Not surprising some of the careers are low because of the inherit danger in them. We are not judging these, just reporting the data. All of these can be good careers, just not the easiest or most fulfilling. Take a look and see some surprises.
- Broadcaster 1480
- Butcher 1527
- Dishwasher 1539
- Meter Reader 1545
- Waiter/Waitress 1575
- Reporter (Newspaper) 1594
- Oil Rig Worker 1627
- Enlisted Military Soldier 1703
- Dairy Farmer 1748
- Lumberjack 1776
So what stands out? As a former Journalism Major I can tell you that 1 & 6 surprised me greatly. These were at one time great careers with a lifelong earning potential. The dangerous ones speak for themselves. I would never tell a soldier that his/her career is not worthy or good, but the danger with 10,8, & 7 are the reasons they dropped so low.
So if I am looking to expand my business or sell more, except life insurance, I would stay away from business’s that might be relying on these companies to keep up their revenue. Look for areas in the top 10 or 20 to expand. What do you see as potential here?
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May 12
17
Want a New Job?
We talk over and over about how the business world is ever changing. You need skills that will keep you relevant. How do you you that? One way we try and stay on top of things here is looking at the top careers, these are people that are getting hired with good salaries. They will go to companies that are also doing well, and thus they get paid well. At Successful Sales Tools, we look at these jobs as a way of finding potential business partners. People that might need our services, and can afford to pay us.
CareerCast.com provided a list of the top ten jobs for 2012. They ranked the jobs based on a list of factors that include, the work environment, income, job outlook, physical demands, and stress. The list should also be of interest to those that are unsure about what field to go into. Look at the list and let me know what you think.
Job Score
- Software Engineer 176
- Actuary 226
- Human Resource Manager 282
- Dental Hygienist 289
- Financial Planner 300
- Audiologist 311
- Occupational Therapist 318
- Online Advertising Manager 343
- Computer Systems Analyst 370
- Mathematician 392
To see the methodology of the scoring system please look here. What catches your eye about this list? It seems to me it is full of skills for people that can Sell, (3,5,8) people who excel at math, (1,2,5,9,10) and people who understand how to work on computers (1,2,8,9,10). These are the skills that companies are hungry for and will pay top dollar. So will the skills you have or have acquired over the last few years keep you relevant in any of these fields? if not you may want to sharpen that saw.
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