What job do you want someday? Ask classmates. But know that some jobs available now may not be there when you enter the workforce. In Al's Morning Meeting, Poynter's Al Tompkins cites the Bureau of Labor Statistics' list of the most popular occupations for the future and the jobs in the greatest decline.
This would make a great idea for an alternate story form, telling the story with pictures, faces, a by-the-numbers box or other method besides traditional text.
Tompkins writes:
The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released its 10-year forecast for
the hottest occupations. Counselors use these forecasts to help young
people figure out what they should do for a living.
Click here
for the 30 hottest occupations of the future. We will need a lot more
information technology folks and a ton more home health care and health
assistance workers to take care of us aging Baby Boomers.
It was
interesting to see that the report says we will need a lot more
veterinarians and veterinarian assistants. (I wonder why.)
The report says we will also need more drug abuse counselors and skincare experts.
The 30 worst declining jobs include sewing machine operators, farmers and file clerks. I was relieved NOT to see journalists on the list.
The
Bureau of Labor Statistics data clearly shows that as Boomers retire,
some occupations will have a big shortage of workers. Minorities will
make up a greater percentage of the workforce, and seniors will of
course work longer.
- How much of the aging population will continue to work? What are the labor market implications?
- What type of work are people 55 and over looking for — and finding most?
- How can Americans reaching traditional retirement age use their experience for the greater good?
What could our society do with this 'immense untapped resource' of social and human capital?
