Technical Schools May Help Fill 45% Job Openings in 2014
The misconceptions and negative connotations that go with the term “trade school” are quickly fading away. More and more people are becoming aware of how trade school is a really solid option if you want to land a secure job in this unstable economy. Besides offering a higher chance of employment, people are shying away from a college education and turning to technical schools because it doesn’t cost as much to complete a course. In fact, in some cases, a technical school would cost almost ten times less than the typical annual college tuition. Doesn’t it seem worth it?
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated that middle-skill jobs (electricians, plumbers, mechanical engineers, carpenters) will make up about 45% of all the job openings in 2014. When you think about it, 45% is just shy of half the entire workforce of the United States of America. Jobs that require a graduate school degree will make up only 19% of job openings. So, given the statistics, spending time and money on a college education seems far less likely to land you a job.
Here is a quick list of jobs in a wide range of fields that are expected to have (or already have) relatively high job prospects in 2014. You can land any of these by completing an accredited vocational course in the respective fields.
- Medical Assistant – taking appointments, filing insurance claims, drawling lab samples, recording patient history.
- Physician’s Assistant – performing all duties of a doctor under supervision.
- Court Reporter –creating speech transcripts, transcribing conversations, legal proceedings or other judicial proceedings.
- Welder – operating heavy machinery, handling equipment to apply heat to metal.
- Stonemasons – brick laying, building stone structures.
- Carpenters – working with wood, handling tools, designing and creating furniture.
- Beauticians – therapeutic massages, hair cutting and dressing, manicuring, pedicuring, hair removal.
To complement this change in job openings, more schools are offering high school vocational programs which not only helps a young student to find his/her passion but also equips him/her with the necessary skills to land a decent job without having to spend mounds of money on a college education.
Vocational schools are not just for high schools students or high school graduates. Adults looking to rejoin the workforce, or change their career path can also turn to vocational schools. So if you have always dreamed of being a beautician, now is your chance to snatch up the opportunity. Always wondered what it would be like to build something with your own two hands? Take it on as a project and find out!
Many careers are hitting a sudden dead-end. More and more people are getting laid off without any hope of finding another job in the same field again. This huge change in today’s turbulent economy may end up forcing the hand of many middle-aged individuals. Being well-informed about the other job opportunities out there can turn out to be a life saver.
It is never too late to make a change. Many of us are resistant to change. We are so comfortable and set in our ways that we find it bothersome. Some even fear it. But what is one to do when change is forced upon us? Wouldn’t it be better to brace ourselves for this inevitable predicament? Or to equip ourselves with the necessary tools to face it with our heads held high? The answer without a doubt, is yes, for the sole reason that change is and will always be the only constant.
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