Here’s a bright spot in the increasingly depressing ‘jobs and payroll‘ numbers, from CNN and CareerBuilder.com:
“Seven Emerging Job Poised for Growth”
5. Emergency management
Since the September11 terrorist attacks, jobs in the anti-terrorism field have grown. The required skills for positions in the anti-terrorism field are demanding, but a more attainable (yet still in-demand) career option is in emergency planning.
Not only do emergency planners prepare and plan for terrorist attacks, they also train and prepare for responses and procedures for other disasters such as fires, floods, hostage situations or pandemics.
Industry umbrella: Management, business and financial operations
Job growth: 7 – 13 percent
Salary: $48,386
(Strangely enough, no library jobs make the list – is Google Books to blame?)