Where are the jobs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will need to point my unemployed friends to this thread because it seems that they are unemployed by choice. Apparently they are so many sectors hiring.

Jobs report shows we are at a low not seen since 2020. People looking for jobs have been looking for an average of 27 weeks. Only healthcare and restaurants hiring. It’s a hard time to find a job. Be compassionate for those who are unemployed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Useful post. Hopefully some people will find opportunities they didn't think about. Some of the sectors such as education can be very low pay and the barriers to entry (certification etc) high. While not every state is not West Virginia, there aren't many states that pay teachers the way NY does though for example.

Arlington pays teachers very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will need to point my unemployed friends to this thread because it seems that they are unemployed by choice. Apparently they are so many sectors hiring.

People don't just want any jobs. We are hiring without any experience and the pay goes from $18 an hour to $40 an hour within months. We cannot find workers.

This is a thread about where there are jobs. What industry are you referrring to????????

[Anonymous]

Home health aide!! There are so many old people who want to age in their homes and not move to assisted living, and that number is only going to increase in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Home health aide!! There are so many old people who want to age in their homes and not move to assisted living, and that number is only going to increase in the future.

+1! We have been searching for this for my mom. So many home health care agencies hire illegal immigrants because most citizens don’t want to do this job. It’s a mess!

[Anonymous]

Childcare/nanny services.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will need to point my unemployed friends to this thread because it seems that they are unemployed by choice. Apparently they are so many sectors hiring.

People don't just want any jobs. We are hiring without any experience and the pay goes from $18 an hour to $40 an hour within months. We cannot find workers.

What is this job? I’ll apply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ oh and social work. But with benefits being cut those jobs may be temporary

I was going to say this. And even more than master's level social workers, there is a big need for case managers (often BSW's) in many social service organizations. Unfortunately, it's low paid and high stress

And unfortunately, the healthcare jobs are not the most sought after ones--we have a dire shortage of home health aides, CNA's, and cleaning staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Useful post. Hopefully some people will find opportunities they didn't think about. Some of the sectors such as education can be very low pay and the barriers to entry (certification etc) high. While not every state is not West Virginia, there aren't many states that pay teachers the way NY does though for example.

Arlington pays teachers very well.

What do you mean by well? And god forbid the salary goes over 5 figures because then you have a contingency of parents that think it's too much. If we, as a society, started valuing and respecting jobs like teaching and personal care (like a home health aide), we'd all be better off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will need to point my unemployed friends to this thread because it seems that they are unemployed by choice. Apparently they are so many sectors hiring.

People don't just want any jobs. We are hiring without any experience and the pay goes from $18 an hour to $40 an hour within months. We cannot find workers.

This is a thread about where there are jobs. What industry are you referrring to????????

It’s the restaurant worker who pops up in every damn thread on this topic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Home health aide!! There are so many old people who want to age in their homes and not move to assisted living, and that number is only going to increase in the future.

+1! We have been searching for this for my mom. So many home health care agencies hire illegal immigrants because most citizens don’t want to do this job for the pay. It’s a mess!

Fixed it for you. For the right money, I'd happily take care of your mom, and I'd be great at it. But it's hard work, often with odd hours, and anybody you'd trust is also qualified to do something else that pays at least as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Home health aide!! There are so many old people who want to age in their homes and not move to assisted living, and that number is only going to increase in the future.

+1! We have been searching for this for my mom. So many home health care agencies hire illegal immigrants because most citizens don’t want to do this job for the pay. It’s a mess!

Fixed it for you. For the right money, I'd happily take care of your mom, and I'd be great at it. But it's hard work, often with odd hours, and anybody you'd trust is also qualified to do something else that pays at least as well.

We were paying $35 an hour, legal, for home health caregivers for Mom on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. They drove her around, prepared meals, and walked with her (several miles a day.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Useful post. Hopefully some people will find opportunities they didn't think about. Some of the sectors such as education can be very low pay and the barriers to entry (certification etc) high. While not every state is not West Virginia, there aren't many states that pay teachers the way NY does though for example.

The barrier of entry is often a college degree and willingness to complete a certification program. Some districts are really desperate.

I’m a career changer and I now mentor others. The biggest issue (to me) is the revolving door. We can always find people willing to try teaching, but we can’t find people willing to stay. People exiting often cite working conditions as their reason for leaving (lack of work/life balance, unsustainable responsibilities). They don’t mention pay often.

But “education” does answer the question “where are the jobs?”

Unless truly desperate- avoid education.

Spouse is at 2 year mark. About a dollar an hour with lesson plans, certification and simply horrendous working conditions: dickish vice principals (largely dumb and male) or distant VPs (largely female); lawsuit-happy parents and a generation addicted to all-mighty phones.

Parents with so much cognitive dissonance when confronted about Larlo’s/Larla’s cheating and/or juvenile behavior it’s not even comedic. Take decade off the number they say they are: 17 act like 7 year olds.

if Kahnmann was still active he’d have field days about this lost generation. I pray I will be able to retire my small biz before hiring a single alpha member.

Steve Jobs was right to keep his devices from his own progeny 15 years ago. What’s the opposite of RIP? - whatever it is that’s for him!)

Teaching is for absolute birds. Work at Costco before I’d do it myself.

[Anonymous]

Property Management, I realize this might not be for everyone, but we can't find competent people that will stay for more than 2 months. My company owns and operates apartment communities (we are not in the DMV, in a much lower COL area) and we recently revamped our whole pay structure - Leasing Agents (no experience necessary) went from $17/hour to $25/hour starting, plus commission, with a ton of room for growth. Maintenance techs went from $22/hour to $30/hour starting, Maintenance Supervisors are now $40/hour. Community Managers went from $70k starting to $100k starting. Vacation now starts at 3 weeks instead of 2 and every other vacation band got a week added, plus our salaries are all being adjusted to match the new numbers. And we still can't find people!! We are at the top of pay for our area too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Home health aide!! There are so many old people who want to age in their homes and not move to assisted living, and that number is only going to increase in the future.

+1! We have been searching for this for my mom. So many home health care agencies hire illegal immigrants because most citizens don’t want to do this job for the pay. It’s a mess!

Fixed it for you. For the right money, I'd happily take care of your mom, and I'd be great at it. But it's hard work, often with odd hours, and anybody you'd trust is also qualified to do something else that pays at least as well.

We were paying $35 an hour, legal, for home health caregivers for Mom on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. They drove her around, prepared meals, and walked with her (several miles a day.)

I assume you are paying that to a company, I bet the actual worker is getting $20 per hour or less.