[tanman]

Does anyone know what jobs are in high demand?

[rJZx]

Medical field.

[sekin67835]

Computer engineering
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[sonick]

McDonalds cashiers.

[Dangerphoto]

Project management/consulting.

[twitchyzero]

whatever it is..make sure you are projecting it long term
lots of hot jobs where you go back and do more education and by the time you come out it might have been saturated already.

[lowside67]

Model quality escort girls, preferably with no gag reflex?

[LaidbacK]

Murder scene janitor for the increasing violence.

[danned]

mining?

[sonick]

mining?

+1. In Chile.

[6793026]

i can tell you what industry are NOT in high demand.

1) mechanics
2) teachers (yes they need teachers, but there is more or less a budget lock so hiring is an issue)

[willystyle]

Teachers are overrated, pretty much everyone that I know that can't find a job with their arts/science undergrad degrees goes into teaching, failing to realize that Vancouver doesn't need that many teachers anymore and they certainly don't have the budget for hiring to fill new positions.

[k2_alpha]

Are you asking about jobs in general?

need to be way more specific

[johny]

auctioneers.

when the whole world goes bankkrupt soon, they'll be the only ones with jobs.

[PJ]

trades and medical. will always be in demand.
doesn't matter who you are or how shitty the economy is. everyone needs hydro and health.

[mickz]

trades and medical. will always be in demand.
doesn't matter who you are or how shitty the economy is. everyone needs hydro and health.

Trades is SO slow right now, especially Electrical. IBEW 213's unemployed list has over 100 members on it for over a year now.

[DasHooch]

Pharmacy

[alwaysideways]

Sales....if you can sell you will never be unemployed

[twitchyzero]

Pharmacy

in rural BC...last time i checked metro vancouver is becoming saturated

they keep telling us the baby boomers are gonna retire and they are gonna be plenty of jobs this decade.

..the thing is those in their 50's and 60's are hanging tight to their employment as they know they cant retire comfortably

i dont think they factored in that people are living longer and are generally going to work longer as well

[iwbtib]

Just stay away from any form of service work. After HST the majority of people I know working as either electricians, plumbers or for contractors were laid off, including myself.

[CRS]

in rural BC...last time i checked metro vancouver is becoming saturated

they keep telling us the baby boomers are gonna retire and they are gonna be plenty of jobs this decade.

..the thing is those in their 50's and 60's are hanging tight to their employment as they know they cant retire comfortably

i dont think they factored in that people are living longer and are generally going to work longer as well

Actually, people in general are living shorter lives because of the general change in lifestyle from an active one to a fairly static one.

[sabbo]

anything in engineering, best payed jobs not sure if there really in high demand though

[TheNewGirl]

Anything to do with taking care of or entertaining retirees.

Care attendants, occupational therapy, golf coach...

[Tapioca]

Actually, people in general are living shorter lives because of the general change in lifestyle from an active one to a fairly static one.

Hmm, not sure about that one. I would say that our health care system is doing a good job of keeping alive longer than they should be in spite of overall health (i.e. obese people on breathing aids and mobility devices.)

TheNewGirl is right - basically anything catering to care for seniors and for others needing living assistance should be a sure bet for the next 20-30 years. However, it's definitely not easy work.

[TheNewGirl]

It's not terrible work either. My mother works doing recreation programs for seniors. The ones you encounter in that kind of work are typically high functioning & still in possession of most of their marbles. She considers it the most rewarding work she's ever done.

I would seriously consider a position in recreational therapy or physical therapy for seniors if I was going to make a major career overhaul.

Not all jobs involving the aging population involve changing bed pans giving sponge baths.

[TRDood]

funeral service, taking advantage of people's emotions and make a huge profit. I don't think people "shop-around" for these things.

[sonick]

Door to Door Viagra salesman.

[Oscar_Binswood]

Amway Global, aren't they always looking to sucker people in?

[darnold]

Trades is SO slow right now, especially Electrical. IBEW 213's unemployed list has over 100 members on it for over a year now.

Why not try and take a travel card slip out of 424? My dad is a member out of there and they usually have work floating around for travel cards/permits.

It shouldnt be hard to secure something through them, especially if you're a journeyman with your IP.

[DsZ24]

Why not try and take a travel card slip out of 424? My dad is a member out of there and they usually have work floating around for travel cards/permits.

It shouldnt be hard to secure something through them, especially if you're a journeyman with your IP.\

Hey just wondering if you guys could give me some info here on the ibew.

I'm a journeyman electrician currently working for a non union company here in vancouver. I'm looking to make a switch and possibly work out in alberta for a while. If I were to go union would I have to join the ibew here and try to get transfered to alberta?, or could I join the 424 directly somehow?

[PJ]

Trades is SO slow right now, especially Electrical. IBEW 213's unemployed list has over 100 members on it for over a year now.

Those 100+ members probably aren't exactly knocking on doors or building contacts day to day. It does also depend on the trade, but from the few unemployed trades people I know of are either only checking Craigslist for postings, or don't want to take a 15/hr job and rather do nothing and wait god knows how long until a 35/hr job calls them.

[trip]

haha im part of that huge list for the electrical union. i applied when i was making $11 an hour with my cheap ass boss.. fucking assholes like that takes advantage and benefits three fold.

[mickz]

Why not try and take a travel card slip out of 424? My dad is a member out of there and they usually have work floating around for travel cards/permits.

It shouldnt be hard to secure something through them, especially if you're a journeyman with your IP.

I'm still an apprentice and it's pretty hard to find work. At this rate I'll never get my ticket. Alberta has always been at the back of my mind but I'm not sure I'd want to leave BC at this time.

Those 100+ members probably aren't exactly knocking on doors or building contacts day to day. It does also depend on the trade, but from the few unemployed trades people I know of are either only checking Craigslist for postings, or don't want to take a 15/hr job and rather do nothing and wait god knows how long until a 35/hr job calls them.

CL is probably one of the last places I'd look for an electrical job. Many are sketch as hell and/or you will be working by yourself with no journeyman all the time. If those employers had nothing to hide, maybe they'd list the name of their company in the ad. Majority of ads don't say the company name and I would never apply to those. It could be somebody trying to harvest information if you send them your resume. I've tried cold calling contractors (non-union) and they're not hiring either.

[trip]

if you are an electrician.. i ocassionally have general contractors contact me who need some light/minor electrical work done.

send me a PM and if anything comes my way i'll let you know. these are all side jobs and wont count towards your hours.

i got out of the electrical bizz for the time being.. couldnt find decent paying work and decided to change it up for the time being

[f00tzilla]

Jobs in High Demand:
- Medical - Doctors, Nurses, Radiology techs . . .
- Accountants
- Mining engineers
- Business analysts ( IT infrastructure )

[Vinny G]

Yeah, I see a lot of postings for business/systems analyst positions in IT infrastructure. I know Deloitte is ramping up hiring for the IT consulting side. Accenture too.

[604nguyen]

if you are an electrician.. i ocassionally have general contractors contact me who need some light/minor electrical work done.

send me a PM and if anything comes my way i'll let you know. these are all side jobs and wont count towards your hours.

i got out of the electrical bizz for the time being.. couldnt find decent paying work and decided to change it up for the time being


Shaun?!

lol

[604nguyen]

I'm still an apprentice and it's pretty hard to find work. At this rate I'll never get my ticket. Alberta has always been at the back of my mind but I'm not sure I'd want to leave BC at this time.



CL is probably one of the last places I'd look for an electrical job. Many are sketch as hell and/or you will be working by yourself with no journeyman all the time. If those employers had nothing to hide, maybe they'd list the name of their company in the ad. Majority of ads don't say the company name and I would never apply to those. It could be somebody trying to harvest information if you send them your resume. I've tried cold calling contractors (non-union) and they're not hiring either.


Yeeah dont bother with CL, most of them are looking to hire journeymans who are willing to degrade themselves for $20 an hour. Try posting your resume on workopolis. I was working for an electrical contractor, help run some pretty big jobs with him. economy went to shit, and got temporarily laid off due to shortage of work. Posted on workopolis, recruiters found me and landed a job with RBC facilities management. I'm glad of being laid off, it only opens new doors.