Five Hottest Jobs during the Recession

You may be wondering if there are still growing jobs amidst all the lay-off announcements heard in the nightly news. However, there are still ‘hot’ careers out there.

Unsurprisingly, the top five hottest careers are currently dominated by the Health Care and I.T. industries:

1. Medical Assistants – This is a hot career in the health care industry and the field is expected to grow by 60 percent by the year 2012. Medical assistants perform administrative and clinical duties for various health practitioners to keep health care offices running efficiently.
2. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts – Increasing dependence on technology has consequently amplified the demand for I.T. experts. In fact, a 57 percent growth by 2012 is to be expected, making  Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts truly one of the hottest jobs. Network Systems and Data Analysts develop and maintain systems according to the needs of organizations.
3. Physician Assistant – These people provide diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health care services as assigned by the physician. By 2012, demand for this hot career is expected to grow by 49 percent.
4. Medical Records and Health Information Technicians – These people organize and evaluate medical healthcare records. Results and reports for medical tests and procedures need to be advanced and thus the demand for medical records and health information assistants is projected to increase by 47 percent.
5. Computer Application Software Engineers – This hot career is expected to grow 46 percent by 2012 due to rapid change in the technology industry. Professionals in this field are proficient with multiple programming languages, and they develop new software applications based on users’ needs.

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