More and more posts and articles within the employment community are pointing to statistics that enforce the overall view that we are in recovery mode from the traumatic down-sizing of 2007/2008. Recent statistics from a number of sources are citing there are overall about 7 million less jobs available now than there were in 2007-this is in all industries. The unemployment rate continues to drop by the month and there are certain industries where growth will be the most robust.
Some jobs will be lost indefinitely but others will to continue to recover and grow. Health care is an industry that is seeing a steady increase in job growth. Some areas such as Healthcare IT, have that almost forgotten concept of supply vs. demand in place. There is actually a demand for experienced professionals in EMR, HER, Coding and other areas of IT with a limited supply of qualified jobseekers to fill those positions.
Rick Newman at USnews.com has written an interesting post pointing to 10 industries that will hire the most in 2011. He “used data from research firm IBISWorld to measure projected job growth in 2011 for nearly 700 industries and sub-industries. Unlike government or industry data that measures employment levels in the past, IBISWorld uses revenue forecasts, productivity data, and the expertise of analysts to estimate job changes in the future. The outlook can help workers and employers better understand the job market—and it also helps illustrate some of the most important ways the U.S. economy is changing.”
Rick cites 2 categories within health care where job growth will be the strongest. One is physician job growth and the other is nursing homes and elder care. The need for physicians and especially specialty physicians in certain geographic areas has always persisted even during the past few recession years. Popular urban areas continue to be a draw for most specialists with more remote areas struggling to find adequate physician coverage. The data is showing 63,000 new physician jobs will need to be filled in the coming year.
The need to fill 43,000 new jobs in elder care comes as no surprise. These jobs are in both extended care/long term care facilities and well as home care. Jobs for home health aides, certified nursing assistants, LPNs, RNs, therapists, geriatric nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians as well as support staff will continue to grow as the population ages.
The economy continues to slowly but surely recover from the employment trauma of the past few years. Jobs in healthcare again appear to dominate the recovery and experienced health care professionals remain in demand.
Good luck in your medical career.
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