| No doubt it is a tough job market out there. | | | | steady growth for the majority of job sectors. They |
| However there are some bright lights in several | | | | include Texas, Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, New |
| established and emerging new industries that are | | | | Hampshire and Colorado. |
| worth checking out: | | | | Green Collar Jobs |
| Manufacturing | | | | If you Google green jobs, you can spend hours |
| Recently on the news you may have heard that | | | | surfing through dozens of new job boards designed |
| manufacturing, which has been in steady decline in | | | | for those who are interested in jobs dealing with |
| the US for years, may experience a comeback. Rising | | | | sustainable issues and the new clean-tech economy. |
| prices due to increased transportation costs, coupled | | | | Companies you will find range from wind farms to |
| with the weakness of the dollar may stimulate | | | | solar and hybrid car manufacturers to green buildings |
| onshoring. As a result, many large companies are | | | | and other renewable energy technologies. |
| opting to expand their facilities within the US. | | | | And according to TIME Magazines article titled: What |
| Executive Level Jobs | | | | Is a Green Collar Job anyway, |
| Additionally, according to the US Dept. of Labor | | | | John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton all love |
| Statistics, nationwide in 2008, the industries expected | | | | green-collar jobs and claim their respective energy |
| to generate the highest number of future | | | | plans will create millions of new green-collar jobs in |
| executive-level jobs are high-tech, healthcare, | | | | America. |
| business services, pharmaceutical/medical/biotech, and | | | | A wise idea for the career industry changer in these |
| energy/utilities. | | | | market conditions is to evaluate those emerging and |
| States | | | | still-strong industries when strategically making a |
| Also according to the US Dept. of Labor Statistics | | | | move. |
| 2008, there are some States that are holding fairly | | | | |