According to Career Builder, these 5 occupations are likely to face shortages.
Shortages spell higher wages for individuals and higher profits for companies able to meet the need.
1. Registered Nurse
The nursing shortage has been fairly well-publicized. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, there was a shortage of 110,000 RNs in 2000, or about 6 percent of the national demand. The shortage is expected to grow to 29 percent by 2020.
(In my experience with R.N. school’s I’ve got to wonder if there’s not a deep streak of elitism that artificially lowers the number of graduates…Chuck)
Nursing salaries are increasing to help boost interest. The starting salary for registered nurses was nearly $39,000 in an April 2005 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. According to the BLS, median annual salaries were $53,640 in November 2004.
2. Machinist
In Deloitte’s 2005 Skills Gap Report, 90 percent of respondents indicated a moderate to severe shortage of qualified skills production employees like machinists, who use machine tools, such as lathes, machining centers and milling machines to produce precision metal parts.
…Thus, there are not enough new machinists to fill newly created jobs or replace experienced machinists who leave the occupation or retire.
3. Librarian
4. Truck Driver
Getting those eBay packages delivered might take longer by 2014. A report prepared for the American Trucking Associations by Global Insight, Inc. warns there is already a shortage of about 20,000 long-haul heavy-duty truck drivers. By 2014, the deficit is expected to reach 111,000.
The report blames slipping wages for the shortage. Trucking wages fell sharply with the onset of the recession in 2000 and have yet to recover. According to the BLS, the median salary for heavy or tractor-trailer truck drivers is $33,870.
5. Pharmacist
The BLS reports the median salary for pharmacists is over $87,000.
Work at home spin offs?
1. Telecommuting sales people for truck driving schools… some earn $1800 per week
2. Home based recruiting agency for the above fields (except maybe librarians?)
What’s your take?
nedra on March 13th, 2006 at 3:31 am
I think it is sad that nursing is on the decline as well as truck drivers, both serve huge purposes to our society.
Work form home telecommuting for truck driving schools? tell me more I would trade my 1600 per week bring home for 1800 per week work from home- who wouldn’t?
Trucker Forum on January 24th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Most people aren’t just cut out to spend days on the open road, truckers are a strange breed. Hopefully there will be a turn around in the Trucking Industry.