ALT-2 Job Industries that will Stand the Test of Time
The world of work is a tough one. Companies that were thriving yesterday are out of business today. New companies sprout up overnight, but like a mushroom they’re gone by midday. For a worker, finding a job can be hard enough, but what about finding a job that will be there in 5, 10, or 20 years? Where is the stability around which a person can build a career and gain all that goes with it? Fortunately, there are industries that are time proof. And many of them are not hard to get into or even make a decent living at.
Healthcare
When most people think of this industry they think only of doctors and nurses, but the healthcare industry is vast. Besides the two obvious choices, there are numerous other jobs in this field including radiologists, anesthesiologists, medical billers, medical transcriptionists, receptionists, and pharmacists. Because healthcare is a specialized business, most of the jobs in this industry require a degree or certificate, but most certificates can be achieved in two years or less, and several of the jobs do not require either. What’s more, some of the jobs, such as billing and transcription, can be done from home.
Law enforcement
Sad to say, but the simple fact of the matter is that there will always be people who break the law. As such, there will always be a need for people who will enforce the law. But this is not just a police officer or sheriff’s deputy (both of which require approximately six months in a police academy), it includes security guards too. While the better security guard positions will require certification, this certification can be completed in weeks as opposed to months, and is a prerequisite in many places for the police officer or sheriff’s deputy job. Also, other than the academy or certificate, a college degree is not required.
Education
This job industry often gets maligned for one reason or another, but even in the poorest countries in the world teachers are needed. But other than healthcare, education is one of the hardest industries to get started in. In the most countries, teachers not only need to have a college degree, but then must have gone through teacher training. But there are also educational opportunities where a teaching credential or certificate isn’t required. This is working as a teacher’s aide or even a tutor. A teacher’s aide in a school is a public employee, and as such can accumulate retirement and benefits. Some tutoring centers pay as much as $50 per hour for tutors in some subjects. And, of course, there are all sorts of other jobs that are associated with education such as school nurse, school secretaries (or administrative assistants), and any number of jobs with school districts from file clerk to superintendent.
Construction/Handyman
Perhaps one of the least glamorous of industries, construction is always there. And it doesn’t have to be just new construction. There is home repair, remodeling, and general handyman work. People with skills in one or more areas can do quite well. Plumbers are the “butt” of jokes around the world, but even an average plumber can charge $40-$50 per hour to repair a leaky faucet. Roofers are always needed, as are painters and electricians. Once a building or structure is built, maintaining it becomes at least one person’s full-time job. The pay can be quite nice, and in many cases it’s on-the-job training with no degree required.
Other Industries
Of course there are other types of jobs as well that will never go out of style. Farmers, ranchers, sanitation workers, mechanics, and now computer technicians are so much a part of the modern lifestyle that societies would suffer without them.
This world no longer functions as disparate groups of subsistence societies, but one large interdependent society. As such, people need each other more than ever before. Those needs can change over time, but in some job industries only the way the job is done will go out of style. The industry itself never will.
