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6 industries that can’t find workers fast enough
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By Catey Hill 21 hours ago
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FILE 2014 file photo, an assembly line worker works on a 2015 Chrysler 200 automobile at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. The Commerce Department releases its report on orders to U.S. factories for July on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Companies are clearly looking for employees — in the first nine months of 2014 alone, companies created roughly two million new jobs — but they aren’t always able to fill their open positions quickly. And that’s costing them big time — nearly $160 billion a year, according to research conducted by the Centre for Economic and Business Research and job site Indeed.com.
One in three open positions now remains unfilled for longer than three months, site data reveal - a number that’s been rising recently. “Organizations are having a really tough time filling certain positions,” says Paul D’Arcy, the senior vice president at Indeed. “Vacancies are rapidly growing.”
Of course, some of this may be that organizations drag their feet in the hiring process, waiting to find the perfect fit or to deal with administrative and budgetary snafus. But in many industries where job vacancies linger longest, it’s more a problem of pay and/or skill demands, says D’Arcy.
“This pain is felt really clearly in a certain set of industries … what we are seeing is this happening a lot in a set of industries that don’t pay as much [and sometimes] require a bunch of skills,” he says. In these kinds of cases, he says, job candidates may be turning to more lucrative fields like health care and tech instead of taking lower-paying jobs that also require specified skills.
Here are six industries where unfilled jobs remain open for longer than average, according to custom data that Indeed.com ran for MarketWatch.
Accommodation and food service
Nearly 43% of open jobs in the accommodation and food service industry (this industry is composed mostly of businesses that provide customers with lodging and/or food) remain unfilled for longer than three months — meaning this industry has the longest lead time in filling jobs. On Indeed.com, some of the jobs that remain open the longest include shift supervisor trainee, barista and shift supervisor. The low pay could be partially to blame, as wages are only about $13 an hour on average for all employees and $11.50 for nonsupervisory employees, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
While this, of course, isn’t good news for the businesses, it may be for job seekers. “It’s a message of empowerment for job seekers,” says D’Arcy. Even those that don’t necessarily meet all the job listing criteria may be able to score a job — especially if they demonstrate enthusiasm and competence during the interview.
Educational services
This industry — in which 38.9% of jobs remain open for more than three months — is composed of schools, training centers and other businesses that provide instruction and training to consumers. The pay is highly variable, ranging from a median of less than $25,000 a year for teacher’s assistants to more than $88,000 for education administrators in elementary and secondary schools. Some of the jobs that tend to remain open for a while include teaching positions like assistant teachers.
Manufacturing
While there tend to be fewer and fewer jobs in this industry, those jobs that are open don’t get filled very quickly (38.4% of job openings remain open for longer than three months). One of the reasons these jobs don’t get filled quickly may have to do with the fact that not many new people are seeking jobs in the field and that “employers are becoming increasingly picky — they want specific technical skills or experience and there is a very narrow pool of people with those specifics,” says D’Arcy. Some positions that remain open for a long time include tool rental technician, team lead and crew member. The pay isn’t great — about $19.60 an hour on average for nonsupervisory employees — but it’s still well above average.
Mining and logging
Like with manufacturing, there aren’t a ton of jobs in this sector — the BLS estimates that fewer than 100,000 people are employed in the U.S. in the natural resources and mining fields — but the pay is decent at $31 an hour for all employees and $27 an hour on average for nonsupervisory employees. Still, more than 36% of the jobs in this industry stay open for longer than three months (likely for similar reasons that manufacturing jobs stay open, says D’Arcy) with jobs like crew member, crew foreman and field supervisor staying open a particularly long time, says Indeed.com.
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
This industry — where pay tends to be pretty low (about $21.50 an hour for all employees and $18 an hour for nonsupervisory employees, but more for those in the utilities arena) is pretty wide ranging and basically includes those who provide transportation for both passengers and cargo, warehousing for goods and work for utility services like electric and gas companies. According to Indeed.com, some jobs that tend to stay open a while include flight attendant, freight broker and dispatcher.
Wholesale and retail trade
Jobs in both the wholesale trade (this is composed of businesses that sell wholesale merchandise and the services associated with it) and the retail trade industries (this includes businesses that engage in retailing merchandise and the services associated with it, according to the BLS) stay open for longer than average. In the case of retail trade, this may have to do with the low pay ($14.50 an hour for nonsupervisory employees and $17 for supervisory ones, vs. $23 an hour for nonsupervisory employees and $28 for supervisory employees in the wholesale trade industry). Jobs that stay open awhile include wholesale planner, regional sales director and merchandise operations manager.
Catey Hill covers personal finance and travel for MarketWatch in New York. Follow her on Twitter @CateyHill.
6 industries that can’t find workers fast enough
Member's check out the below if you maybe looking
for a `job (Good Luck)
By Catey Hill 21 hours ago . View photo
FILE 2014 file photo, an assembly line worker works on a 2015 Chrysler 200 automobile at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. The Commerce Department releases its report on orders to U.S. factories for July on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Companies are clearly looking for employees — in the first nine months of 2014 alone, companies created roughly two million new jobs — but they aren’t always able to fill their open positions quickly. And that’s costing them big time — nearly $160 billion a year, according to research conducted by the Centre for Economic and Business Research and job site Indeed.com.
One in three open positions now remains unfilled for longer than three months, site data reveal - a number that’s been rising recently. “Organizations are having a really tough time filling certain positions,” says Paul D’Arcy, the senior vice president at Indeed. “Vacancies are rapidly growing.”
Of course, some of this may be that organizations drag their feet in the hiring process, waiting to find the perfect fit or to deal with administrative and budgetary snafus. But in many industries where job vacancies linger longest, it’s more a problem of pay and/or skill demands, says D’Arcy.
“This pain is felt really clearly in a certain set of industries … what we are seeing is this happening a lot in a set of industries that don’t pay as much [and sometimes] require a bunch of skills,” he says. In these kinds of cases, he says, job candidates may be turning to more lucrative fields like health care and tech instead of taking lower-paying jobs that also require specified skills.
Here are six industries where unfilled jobs remain open for longer than average, according to custom data that Indeed.com ran for MarketWatch.
Accommodation and food service
Nearly 43% of open jobs in the accommodation and food service industry (this industry is composed mostly of businesses that provide customers with lodging and/or food) remain unfilled for longer than three months — meaning this industry has the longest lead time in filling jobs. On Indeed.com, some of the jobs that remain open the longest include shift supervisor trainee, barista and shift supervisor. The low pay could be partially to blame, as wages are only about $13 an hour on average for all employees and $11.50 for nonsupervisory employees, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
While this, of course, isn’t good news for the businesses, it may be for job seekers. “It’s a message of empowerment for job seekers,” says D’Arcy. Even those that don’t necessarily meet all the job listing criteria may be able to score a job — especially if they demonstrate enthusiasm and competence during the interview.
Educational services
This industry — in which 38.9% of jobs remain open for more than three months — is composed of schools, training centers and other businesses that provide instruction and training to consumers. The pay is highly variable, ranging from a median of less than $25,000 a year for teacher’s assistants to more than $88,000 for education administrators in elementary and secondary schools. Some of the jobs that tend to remain open for a while include teaching positions like assistant teachers.
Manufacturing
While there tend to be fewer and fewer jobs in this industry, those jobs that are open don’t get filled very quickly (38.4% of job openings remain open for longer than three months). One of the reasons these jobs don’t get filled quickly may have to do with the fact that not many new people are seeking jobs in the field and that “employers are becoming increasingly picky — they want specific technical skills or experience and there is a very narrow pool of people with those specifics,” says D’Arcy. Some positions that remain open for a long time include tool rental technician, team lead and crew member. The pay isn’t great — about $19.60 an hour on average for nonsupervisory employees — but it’s still well above average.
Mining and logging
Like with manufacturing, there aren’t a ton of jobs in this sector — the BLS estimates that fewer than 100,000 people are employed in the U.S. in the natural resources and mining fields — but the pay is decent at $31 an hour for all employees and $27 an hour on average for nonsupervisory employees. Still, more than 36% of the jobs in this industry stay open for longer than three months (likely for similar reasons that manufacturing jobs stay open, says D’Arcy) with jobs like crew member, crew foreman and field supervisor staying open a particularly long time, says Indeed.com.
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
This industry — where pay tends to be pretty low (about $21.50 an hour for all employees and $18 an hour for nonsupervisory employees, but more for those in the utilities arena) is pretty wide ranging and basically includes those who provide transportation for both passengers and cargo, warehousing for goods and work for utility services like electric and gas companies. According to Indeed.com, some jobs that tend to stay open a while include flight attendant, freight broker and dispatcher.
Wholesale and retail trade
Jobs in both the wholesale trade (this is composed of businesses that sell wholesale merchandise and the services associated with it) and the retail trade industries (this includes businesses that engage in retailing merchandise and the services associated with it, according to the BLS) stay open for longer than average. In the case of retail trade, this may have to do with the low pay ($14.50 an hour for nonsupervisory employees and $17 for supervisory ones, vs. $23 an hour for nonsupervisory employees and $28 for supervisory employees in the wholesale trade industry). Jobs that stay open awhile include wholesale planner, regional sales director and merchandise operations manager.
Catey Hill covers personal finance and travel for MarketWatch in New York. Follow her on Twitter @CateyHill.
Last edited by Space; 12-07-2014 at 06:15 AM.
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12-06-2014, 10:18 AM
Gartner Predicts Top 2015 And Beyond Trends For Technology, IT Organizations, And Consumers
On the occasion of its sold-out Symposium/ITxpo this week, Gartner revealed its predictions for top technology trends, the impact of technology on businesses and consumers, and the continuing evolution of the IT organization and the role of the CIO. Here is my summary of Gartner’s press releases:
Digital disruption will give rise to new businesses, some created by machines
By 2017, says Gartner, a significant disruptive digitalbusiness will be launched that was conceived by a computer algorithm. The most successful startups will mesh the digital world with existing physical logistics to create a consumer-driven network—think Airbnb and Uber—and challenge established markets consisting of isolated physical units.
The meshing of the digital with the physical will impact how we think about product development. By 2015, more than half of traditional consumer products will have native digital extensions and by 2017, 50% of consumer product investments will be redirected to customer experience innovations. The wide availability of product, pricing and customer satisfaction information has eroded the competitive advantage afforded in the past by product innovation and is shifting attention to customer experience innovation as the key to a lasting brand loyalty.
The meshing of the digital with the physical also means the rise of the Internet of Things. “This year,” says Gartner, “enterprises will spend over $40 billiondesigning, implementing and operating the Internet of Things.” That’s still a tiny slice of worldwide spending on IT which is projected to surpass $3.9 trillion in 2015, a 3.9% increase from 2014. But much of this spending will be driven by the digital economy and the Internet of Things is in the driver seat. Gartner defines digital business as new business designs that blend the virtual world and the physical worlds, changing how processes and industries work through the Internet of Things.
Consider this: Since 2013, 650 million new physical objects have come online; 3D printers became a billion dollar market; 10% of automobiles became connected; and the number of Chief Data Officers and Chief Digital Officer positions have doubled. But fasten your seat belts: In 2015, Gartner predicts, all of these things will double again.
Managing and leading the digital business, mostly by humans
Gartner’s survey of 2,800 CIOs in 84 countries showed that CIOs are fully aware that they will need to change in order to succeed in the digital business, with 75% of IT executives saying that they need to change their leadership style in the next three years.
“The exciting news for CIOs,” says Gartner, “is that despite the rise of roles, such as the chief digital officer, they are not doomed to be an observer of the digital revolution.” According the survey, 41% of CIOs are reporting to their CEO. Gartner notes that this is a return to one of the highest levels it has ever been, no doubt because of the increasing importance of information technology to all businesses.
Still, reporting to the CEO does not necessarily mean leading the digital initiatives of the business. Reports from the Symposium highlighted another Gartner finding: While CIOs say they are driving 47% of digital leadership only 15% of CEOs agree that they do so. Similarly, while CIOs estimate that 79% of IT spending will be “inside” the IT budget (up slightly from last year), Gartner says that 38% of total IT spending is outside of IT already, and predicts that by 2017, it will be over 50%. This is a “shift of demand and control away from IT and toward digital business units closer to the customer,” says Gartner. It further estimates that 50% of all technology sales people are actively selling direct to business units, not IT departments.
Gartner sees the established behaviors and beliefs of the IT organization, the “best practices” that have served it well in previous years, as the biggest obstacle for CIOs in their pursuit of digital leadership. Process management and control our not as important as vision and agility. Compounding the problem of obsolete leadership style and inadequate skills, is a fundamental requirement of the digital business: It must be unstable. By 2017, 70% of successful digital business models will rely on deliberately unstable processes designed to shift as customer needs shift. “This holistic approach,” says Gartner, “blending business model, processes, technology and people will fuel digital business success.”
The rise of smart machines
By 2015, there will be more than 40 vendors with commercially available managed services offerings leveraging smart machines and industrialized services. By 2018, the total cost of ownership for business operations will bereduced by 30% through smart machines and industrialized services.
Digital disruption will give rise to new businesses, some created by machines
By 2017, says Gartner, a significant disruptive digitalbusiness will be launched that was conceived by a computer algorithm. The most successful startups will mesh the digital world with existing physical logistics to create a consumer-driven network—think Airbnb and Uber—and challenge established markets consisting of isolated physical units.
The meshing of the digital with the physical will impact how we think about product development. By 2015, more than half of traditional consumer products will have native digital extensions and by 2017, 50% of consumer product investments will be redirected to customer experience innovations. The wide availability of product, pricing and customer satisfaction information has eroded the competitive advantage afforded in the past by product innovation and is shifting attention to customer experience innovation as the key to a lasting brand loyalty.
The meshing of the digital with the physical also means the rise of the Internet of Things. “This year,” says Gartner, “enterprises will spend over $40 billiondesigning, implementing and operating the Internet of Things.” That’s still a tiny slice of worldwide spending on IT which is projected to surpass $3.9 trillion in 2015, a 3.9% increase from 2014. But much of this spending will be driven by the digital economy and the Internet of Things is in the driver seat. Gartner defines digital business as new business designs that blend the virtual world and the physical worlds, changing how processes and industries work through the Internet of Things.
Consider this: Since 2013, 650 million new physical objects have come online; 3D printers became a billion dollar market; 10% of automobiles became connected; and the number of Chief Data Officers and Chief Digital Officer positions have doubled. But fasten your seat belts: In 2015, Gartner predicts, all of these things will double again.
Managing and leading the digital business, mostly by humans
Gartner’s survey of 2,800 CIOs in 84 countries showed that CIOs are fully aware that they will need to change in order to succeed in the digital business, with 75% of IT executives saying that they need to change their leadership style in the next three years.
“The exciting news for CIOs,” says Gartner, “is that despite the rise of roles, such as the chief digital officer, they are not doomed to be an observer of the digital revolution.” According the survey, 41% of CIOs are reporting to their CEO. Gartner notes that this is a return to one of the highest levels it has ever been, no doubt because of the increasing importance of information technology to all businesses.
Still, reporting to the CEO does not necessarily mean leading the digital initiatives of the business. Reports from the Symposium highlighted another Gartner finding: While CIOs say they are driving 47% of digital leadership only 15% of CEOs agree that they do so. Similarly, while CIOs estimate that 79% of IT spending will be “inside” the IT budget (up slightly from last year), Gartner says that 38% of total IT spending is outside of IT already, and predicts that by 2017, it will be over 50%. This is a “shift of demand and control away from IT and toward digital business units closer to the customer,” says Gartner. It further estimates that 50% of all technology sales people are actively selling direct to business units, not IT departments.
Gartner sees the established behaviors and beliefs of the IT organization, the “best practices” that have served it well in previous years, as the biggest obstacle for CIOs in their pursuit of digital leadership. Process management and control our not as important as vision and agility. Compounding the problem of obsolete leadership style and inadequate skills, is a fundamental requirement of the digital business: It must be unstable. By 2017, 70% of successful digital business models will rely on deliberately unstable processes designed to shift as customer needs shift. “This holistic approach,” says Gartner, “blending business model, processes, technology and people will fuel digital business success.”
The rise of smart machines
By 2015, there will be more than 40 vendors with commercially available managed services offerings leveraging smart machines and industrialized services. By 2018, the total cost of ownership for business operations will bereduced by 30% through smart machines and industrialized services.
Smart machines are an emerging “super class” of technologies that perform a wide variety of work, of both the physical and the intellectual kind. Smart machines will automate decision making. Therefore, they will not only affect jobs based on physical labor, but they will also impact jobs based on complex knowledge worker tasks. “Smart machines,” says Gartner, “will not replace humans as people still need to steer the ship and are critical to interpreting digital outcomes.” But these humans will have new types of jobs.
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12-06-2014, 10:21 AM
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If you’re considering switching careers or are just starting to think about where to start yours, this is the list for you: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projections of the 30 fastest-growing careers.
The projections, which are updated every two years, show that the total number of people employed in the United States will have increased 10.1 percent — by 15.3 million — between 2008 and 2018. However, some jobs will grow at a much faster rate during that period.
(Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook and Career Guide to Industries)
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12-06-2014, 11:28 AM
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7. Physical therapist
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12-07-2014, 04:11 AM
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Top Jobs and Career Trends
By Mark Aspillera
Whether you're about to graduate from high school or are a working adult looking for a career change, choosing a college major can be confusing. It's challenging to select a career path that matches up with your personal passions and still puts food on the table. Understanding some of the trends that shape the job market can help narrow your search. If you're looking for job security and growth, you'll want to focus on the industries that are adding the most new jobs in the coming decade.
Using data compiled from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics and from major newspapers and magazines, we've got the information you need on the major careers and trends in the job market today. It should help you choose your career education wisely.
Top Jobs and Career Trends for the Next 10 Years
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By Mark Aspillera
Whether you're about to graduate from high school or are a working adult looking for a career change, choosing a college major can be confusing. It's challenging to select a career path that matches up with your personal passions and still puts food on the table. Understanding some of the trends that shape the job market can help narrow your search. If you're looking for job security and growth, you'll want to focus on the industries that are adding the most new jobs in the coming decade.
Using data compiled from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics and from major newspapers and magazines, we've got the information you need on the major careers and trends in the job market today. It should help you choose your career education wisely.
Top Jobs and Career Trends for the Next 10 Years
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