Thursday, July 5, 2012

Finding Jobs That Can’t Be Exported!



An article in The Wall Street Journal, by Neil Shah and David Wessel on page A1, in the July 5, 2012, edition, “Why Hairdressers Are Secure: Their Jobs Can’t  Be Exported” got my attention.  Personal-services jobs that involve assisting or caring for other people have been persistently strong.

Growth jobs in personal-service occupations include nonfarm animal caretakers, life guards, ski patrol, other recreational protective service workers, home- health aides, child-care workers, manicurists and pedicurists, nursing aids and orderlies, fitness trainers and aerobics instructors, and hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists.

These jobs required employees to be on-site, and therefore, cannot be outsourced!  The article includes stories of actual individuals who have found financially rewarding work as an individual performer or as an entrepreneur.

I think that this is an encouraging article for job seekers.  However, you must be active in seeking such opportunities which may or may not be in your comfort zone.    

Please share with readers of this blog or email me at glynjordan@gmail.com if you have found a successful career in personal-service.  

Thanks.   Glyn

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