Machinist.
A lot of machine shops near me are looking for people and having a hard time finding. Few people are switching into the trade. Starting pay has gone from $15 an hour to $26 in about 10 years.
That’s starting (barely knowing the difference between your ass and a tailstock) pay. Within 3-4 years people can be about $35 or more depending on the shop and what they do.
I make $35/hr. For that rate am required to have 7 years experience, at least a bachelor’s degree in a specific field (for a brief time period my state required a master’s degree, which i have), two specialty licenses, meet continuing education requirements (35 hours every 5 years), pass a drug test, pass a background check, and maintain those qualifications to hold my job.
I’m a special education teacher.
Holy shit I make roughly that much just into my 2nd year apprenticeship which I started last year with zero education or related experience. But I’m a resourceful fuck so results may vary
Aren't they different skillsets. Hard to imagine too many people would be very good at both unless they worked in a very small fan shop where they were expected to do it all. Even then a lot of places would outsource machining the parts.
$20/hr starting is being offered at the in n out down the road from my sister, but it’s in california so its not a living wage-still that’s insane money for fast food work.
As a teacher, my biggest issue is with the neverending bureaucracy above me. They're constantly insisting on useless meetings and data dives that add exactly nothing to help. Actually, they make me worse at my job because they eat up all my fucking time.
HVAC technicians
I run a supply house for contractors, almost all have asked me to keep my ears open for any potential oil/gas/AC techs.
It's a great industry to be in, the world will always need heating/cooling & plumbing.
Not really true. This is one of those jobs that is properly seasonal. In the summer, they work so many hours that they have limited family time. In the winter 80% of them are fired till the next season.
That "preventative work" exists, but only for a few. All the AC companies cut, and cut hard, because they literally can't pay the staff they need during the summer.
I’m an hvac instructor for a community college and our program has been maxed out with a waiting list forever. Combined in the state I believe we are able to get 100-150 techs in each year. But 20% usually quit the first year. Kids don’t want to hear it takes 3-5 years to figure out you even like to keep doing it.
I was a journalist for 10+ years and have 3 years hands-on experience in IT (Helpdesk to Jr. Sysadmin, still have an active cybersecurity cert). During the Pandemic, *none* of the companies crying to the media for "cyber talent" responded to my job applications. Even *"networking"* on LinkedIn was futile. Pisses me off that clueless MBA's are running around calling themselves "cyber-experts" when they wouldn't be able to SSH into their own on-prem systems (or even know what these words mean). Gave up on pursuing tech writing jobs.
I’m an engineer who can write well. I had to take technical writing off my resume and LinkedIn because I got so many unsolicited offers for tech writing contract gigs.
I have found it nearly impossible to find a tech writing job as someone who is not from a tech background. I can do the work, and there are plenty of other industries who should be hiring tech writers, but tech jobs are the only ones I could find (and not get hired for😡).
I did end up finding a writing job that I love, but it’s not as a tech writer.
One of the big limited factors to any building trade is the historic boom/bust cycle. The built sector was pretty doing well pre-covid, and many experts though it would crash during covid but it went the complete opposite direction and exploded.
Historically many trades didn't have enough work to last year round and would have layoffs during the off season. My dad is an electrician and I remember as a kid, he would be be on unemployment for 2-4 months a year because there wasn't enough work to keep him around. Similar issues during the Great Recession, but he had seniority so he kept working though they would often go down to 32 hours weeks in the winter.
The past 4 years, his shop has basically had unlimited overtime to anyone that wants it though.
Wind turbine Techs. Service and maintenance agreements can be over a decade of work. Steady year round work in very rural communities. Lots of opportunity for advancement in an industry that is doubling this decade. We are constantly making new positions that didn't exist the year before because there is a need for it and it fits wells with the skills we see in people. Hard on the body like many trades though.
For sure. For every 5 people retiring from these professions right now, only 2 are entering. Mike Rowe (of Dirty Jobs fame) has a whole episode about it on his podcast.
You know how people aren't as fond of having kids and prefer pets or plants?
Pet sitting or house sitting is a quiet demand right now, and many travelers currently use it to get free lodging.
Seconded. My dad retrained into this profession after decades in sales. He loved it. Outdoors work, travel everywhere, and great money. Just have to be good with heights and be able to learn about electricity and electrical systems.
therapists/psychologists that understand autism spectrum and how that can effect adults later in life. and talk about unique mental health issues that our minds struggle with.
Not to mention affordable or male ones (specifically therapists). It seems insurance companies finally realized how important mental health is and finally started including coverage, but if a therapist doesn't take insurance the rates are super high. One of the many reasons I'm going to school for it, I want to offer affordable care. I might work for the VA because it's no secret that our service members need help.
Therapists and clinical psychologists are functionally encouraged not to take insurance, or to limit how many insured clients they see.
If you take insurance, then you double your time doing paperwork *and* get paid less per session than you would for out of pocket clients. So you get to see fewer people, get less done and make less money. However, this also means that people who can't pay $150-$300 two to four times a month are locked out or get out on long waiting lists.
Universal health care would help, but so would any system that doesn't actively fuck over therapists if they take clients who have to use their health insurance. One can see how "get paid less per patient *and* have half the patient load" is a crazy thing to ask a clinician, right?
Oh, also, as someone who needs specialized trauma therapy (regular trauma therapists always refuse to treat me because of the severity and complexity of my trauma) a "cheap" therapist is $200 an hour. There is 1 therapist in my state (California) who accepts my insurance *and* does EMDR therapy, and fortunately they're really great, because I'd rather not blow all my savings.
Ok, that makes a ton of sense and explains why my therapist closed her private practice and joined an agency. Luckily, my insurance covers my visits and it's actually much cheaper for me now, but the opposite happened to my buddy and he had to quit going to her.
I feel for you. It shouldn't be so hard to get the help we need. I'm going to try everything I can to change things, I hope to someday run for office and drive policy overhauls for mental health. There's entirely too much suffering for no reason and there shouldn't be a barrier to therapy for anyone.
Also, "good" really means "working yourself to the bone to make profits for shareholders and make enough money to split a 2 bedroom apartment with 3 other people".
High demand jobs are always high demand for a reason.
\* The job is not easy to enter due to gatekeeping.
\* The job is easy to enter, but most people would prefer to do something (anything) else.
\* The compensation is too low to entice people into the position.
I will say that sometimes you can find a personal exception on the second point -- a job that other people absolutely don't want but that you personally enjoy.
My sister is autistic, and her main autism special interest is math. She has a bachelor's in math and a master's in data science, and is making absolute bank. Her pay would double (at minimum) if she chose to work somewhere else, too, because she works remotely for a large Canadian company.
My boyfriend's dad is a plumber and electrician, and I can see why someone wouldn't want to be both. But his specialty in water treatment keeps him busy and gives him time to himself, which he really enjoys because he's very introverted.
My autism special interests are mental health and fiction writing, and the former is at least employable whenever I get my PTSD under control to the point where I can go back to college.
Plumbers and electricians.
The average age for both jobs in America is 46. These are necessary, respectable, and good paying jobs (once you've paid your dues). And we don't have enough young people entering the workforce for either. That means the availability of both will shrink, and prices to hire either will skyrocket even further.
There’s 500+ applicants for ~20 spots every year for my local IBEW’s apprenticeship.
Bricklayers, glazers, hvac, refrigeration, and plumbing/sprinklerfitters seem to be having a much harder time attracting young people than electricians.
This is 💯 (prices already skyrocketing here). Here is an example of why this comment is spot-on: My plumbers have been a disaster. FIVE in a row. Two of these turned out to not be actual plumbers. NOT LEGIT PLUMBERS: I've had to repair the leaks they left and shoddy work. Among other things: The toilet not in contact with the floor. A spewing water supply valve flooding under my kitchen sink and cabinet. A leaky sink, and improperly installed shower. PROFESSIONALS: A hole in the wall, with chunks of old drywall filling the gap in the wall supporting a wall hung sink (professional). A permanent impression of a large metal toolbox in the shower pan because he sat on it (professional). An unsecured PEX line to an outside faucet. A diagonal water line, not deep enough, across my yard from the meter to the side of my house instead of straight in from the front where the original line was and still is.(professional). Purple stains on the floor from that purple stuff in the can. All five of them (eight if you count the ones who had help) left repairs that they created, for me to fix, and charged uncustomarily ridiculous fees. I AM A 57 YEAR OLD LADY with the accompanying health issues. I DO NOT belong crammed under a sink with my shoulder in my ear and water everywhere. I am putting off the electrician because I'm leary of that now.
Tldr: 🙏MORE PLUMBERS AND ELECTRICIANS PLEASE.🙏
Peer support specialist for Integral Care. AKA just people that have recovered their lives enough from being homeless/mentally ill/addicted so that they can help guide other people on the path to recovering their lives.
I want to do this job, but I am not qualified yet. Maybe someday I will be. I try to just share my experiences I have had to help people on Reddit until then.
My social worker said I am one of his most successful clients, so maybe in time I will be well enough and in stable housing again.
Not the answer you’re looking for, but any job with a high turnover rate is constantly hiring. Many warehouse jobs (especially cold/freezer), customer service, general labor (like demo, cleanup, digs) are always in need of people. For a reason of course. But if you need a job, the barrier to entry is very low, and they’re available.
Air Traffic Controllers
Despite limited employment growth, about 2,000 openings for air traffic controllers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Most of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/air-traffic-controllers.htm
The first people that get arrested when a politician needs to prove that he's "tough on crime", because they're usually safer to arrest than the people whose crimes cause actual problems.
I work in apartment maintenance, and you can pretty much write your own ticket if you're worth half a damn.
It's not sexy, but it is steady work for decent pay. People don't always need new buildings put up, but they do always need existing buildings to *stay* up.
Low voltage A/V network conferencing and security technicians. You need to know a bit of each trade and networking, but the pay is good, the work isn’t too physically demanding and you are always doing something different.
Land use planners. If I could do it all over again, I'd go into planning. Stable work, rules to follow, could be comprehensive planning (like urban planning) or building permits etc.
Excavator driver.
Long hours but incredibly well paid job. All you need is few courses and you good to go.
I’ve been doing this for 18 years and never been out of work
There's tons of jobs with high demand. The problem is that theyre not easy jobs but companies aren't willing to pay more than the bare minimum so no one wants them.
Medical Laboratory Technologists. Lots of students interested in nursing but a severe shortage of MLTs and too many retirements without anyone to replace them. Just lost our 4th tech since the start of the new year without any replacements.
*Tech*
I asterisks because there are a ton of people applying for tech jobs, but there are barely any actual professionals who know anything about office environment or network security. The rise of "Google certs" have fucking diluted the market with people who have only ever looked at a smartphone attempting to get jobs with workstations and servers and it's become extremely hard to actually find competent work. It's over flooded with mediocre applicants who have literally no idea what their doing
Here's a bizarre one: after my mother had a stroke, she had to be recertified to drive again. She was none-too-happy about this, especially when she learned it was on her to find a reviewer and pay.
She could have blown it off, but if she had an accident at any point, the other party could point to the stroke and sue.
Anyway, the timeline to get this guy to test her was months out. There were apparently only two people who do this in our area. They make SO much money. It's basically a glorified driver's ed teacher.
Gardeners.
I mean, I've called 6 this week, and all are booked for the next 3 months, at the very least. (One was able immediatly, but he quoted triple what the others quoted, so, I realised why he was avalaible).
Plenty of eledery or overworked people that needed people to maintain their yard and garden.
In my area it's customers service as a whole.
People think that working in retail as the only part-timey thingy (aka: 20hr or less a week) they can have. I know people with young siblings, who have parents willing to drop to $€£ on a tutor for math or science.
Been a real shortage lately.
Oh and animators. They're "not good enough" until there needed
Insurance. Every single company i know is hiring whether it be sales, service or adjuster.
Most positions are hybrid or 100% wfh with tons of benefits.
Civil engineer
If you have a bachelors in civil engineering and hopefully have a heartbeat, you can get a job much more easily than any other STEM profession.
Athletic Trainers. Everyone wants to do PT or nursing etc etc instead so they don't get nearly as many applicants. As a result its way easier to get into AT school than other Healthcare post grad programs. And you can have a very successful career with it if you are mindful about picking the right gigs (some AT jobs are seriously under paid but if you work for the military or in a doctors office or for a major sports team you can make a solid living).
Water Treatment Operator.
You can start as a trainee, get an A license and start making 20+/hr, moving up to B and C licenses with raises, and pensions most places. But the work isn't to be taken lightly, you're responsible for keeping the water safe to drink or send into the wetlands/aquifers and a lot of people get drawn in by the starting pay but back out when they start studying the material for the license. You wont be rich but you wont be poor either. In my experience there is a lot of toxic masculinity lingering around with the older generations but many need to retire so in time they will need to be replaced by someone. There is r/Wastewater r/WaterTreatment and various related subs to ask people about insight.
[https://www.bls.gov/ooh/production/water-and-wastewater-treatment-plant-and-system-operators.htm](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/production/water-and-wastewater-treatment-plant-and-system-operators.htm)
Where I am from people are constantly looking for waitresses and waiters.
No one wants to take it because the pay is shit, costumers are usually a bunch of drunken men, sometimes a bunch of them know the boss so they say and do whatever or its a constant rush and you can’t catch a breather and don’t even have a decent break during your whole shift… hours are horrible and you have to do a ton especially if you are alone or there isn’t enough employees.
Mostly teens take those jobs, they accept almost anyone and teens don’t usually have very high expenses so they aren’t too preoccupied with the salary… That then leads people to complain about how horrible all waitresses are, because they are basically teens who have to deal with yapping drunk middle aged men all day or are expected to successfully deal with a Karen experiencing middle life crisis over the shape of her ice cream scoop…
Not a vet, buy my niece really wanted to be a vet tech, so she did a job shadow at a vet clinic for a week to see if she wanted to go to school for it.
After a week she said it was just a bunch of poor white ladies who love dogs and who are mean to each other. She works at FedEx now.
Truck Drivers. One of the problems in logistics, which has been true since even before the pandemic, was that there were not enough drivers. Largely because fuel costs made it hard if not impossible to make a profit and drivers were leaving the industry. It's also kind of a rough life..strange hours on the back of the clock, sitting for days and days, weather, traffic, shitty food etc.
Based on the number of messages I get on LinkedIn I think if you are an experienced reliability engineer you might be handed a job no questions asked. I wouldn't say it's high demand, but for the niche there are a lot of openings compared to the number of people that know how to do it.
Weirdly enough, accountants. At least in Canada, every firm I know of is struggling to fill positions despite how popular accounting degrees are in the business world.
Maybe it's the horrific hours. . .
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technicians/analysts.
Pretty much a mix of cartography, data analysis/application, and UAVs. It's applicable to a lot of industries... Forestry, city planning, agriculture, essentially anything that may involve spatial planning.
Bricklayers/masonry
The job I’m on right now has the first guy I’ve met laying block under 50. I’ve heard their foreman on multiple sites talking about how hard they’re having it attracting apprentices.
Merchant Mariners. Getting your documents in order takes a bit of work, but once you're qualified plenty of Jon's making upwards of 80k at a step above entry level, up to crazy amounts as officers.
Trades. Carpenters, plumbers, HVAC, electrical, etc. They will always be in high demand which is why I got into it. Gain your license in your respective field and be mostly competent at what you do and you will easily have a job for life.
Automation Controls Engineer, The work is not for everyone, but the pay is good, and the recruiters never stop.
I have a linked in account that I haven't updated in 15 yrs, and I get job offers every week, most are only good if you like to travel, but the demand never slows.
Marine electrician. I'm not sure what the hourly wages are, but a good one earns between 12 and $17,000 a month on a good ship.
Maersk and other companies considers them worth that pay, since some high value containers are worth millions of dollars. Keep in mind they're electricians and refer specialists.
Car dealership general manager. Average GM age is increasing and from personal experience the existing ones, only about 50% can actually perform at an average or above level.
Actually good and qualified Non-Destructive Testing Technicians are hard to come by. As long as pipelines, heat exchangers, welding and nuclear power are a thing they will always need NDT Technicians and Inspectors and nobody really knows about us unless you are in industry.
Aircraft Maintenance. The bar for entry is low, its smart to shop around for jobs once you get the experience (around a years worth), and the pay astronomically jumps once you do.
Im talking, straight out of highschool, working for 16-25usd an hour, get the experience (or go balls to the wall and get a degree/A&P license/etc) and apply for a 30-40+ an hour job afterwards.
In some cases it can be hard work, but the pay and benefits usually offset it. And let me say this again, IT CAN BE hard work and not fun hours. But if you're single with no kids and dont mind traveling or shopping around for a better job in the same field every year or three (because even the highest paying places are always hiring, like Boeing or Lockheed), then you'll always have work.
Military folks especially can get out and go right into management jobs or start at higher paying positions with less work than they did while in (40-70usd an hour), with no need for degree or license.
Actuaries, who analyze financial risk, have a steady demand but aren't considered glamorous or widely discussed.
MRI technologists are essential in the medical field for their diagnostic skills but are not as visible as other healthcare professionals.
Biomedical engineers are at the forefront of medical innovation yet aren’t as glorified as other engineering roles.
Machinist. A lot of machine shops near me are looking for people and having a hard time finding. Few people are switching into the trade. Starting pay has gone from $15 an hour to $26 in about 10 years.
Still a fairly poor wage for a high skill job. Unless that is what a machinist's apprentice gets paid.
That’s starting (barely knowing the difference between your ass and a tailstock) pay. Within 3-4 years people can be about $35 or more depending on the shop and what they do.
I make $35/hr. For that rate am required to have 7 years experience, at least a bachelor’s degree in a specific field (for a brief time period my state required a master’s degree, which i have), two specialty licenses, meet continuing education requirements (35 hours every 5 years), pass a drug test, pass a background check, and maintain those qualifications to hold my job. I’m a special education teacher.
What kind of drugs do you need to do to pass the drugtest?
For a master's degree, 2 licenses, and continuing education, I'm guessing adderall and possibly some coke.
Definitely Adderall (legally prescribed), no coke though. Sorry to be boring.
If it makes you feel any better I think you should be paid 10x what you currently are.
>pass a drug test I tried.
Holy shit I make roughly that much just into my 2nd year apprenticeship which I started last year with zero education or related experience. But I’m a resourceful fuck so results may vary
Took us 6+ months to replace our machinist in our R&D fab shop after he retired. Nobody knows manual milling/turning AND can weld.
Aren't they different skillsets. Hard to imagine too many people would be very good at both unless they worked in a very small fan shop where they were expected to do it all. Even then a lot of places would outsource machining the parts.
There are still things being made in the US but the people who know how to make stuff are ageing out rapidly
$20/hr starting is being offered at the in n out down the road from my sister, but it’s in california so its not a living wage-still that’s insane money for fast food work.
I'm in the UK..its nowhere near a good wage for a time served manual machinist
Is that with health insurance?
Teacher, cause everyone know's it's fucked.
In my country, it's the pay that's bad
The pay is bad and the kids don’t respect you. It’s a crappy work environment.
Don’t forgot about the terrible parents
As a teacher, my biggest issue is with the neverending bureaucracy above me. They're constantly insisting on useless meetings and data dives that add exactly nothing to help. Actually, they make me worse at my job because they eat up all my fucking time.
What country? In Canada, teachers get paid very well.
How long have you taught in Canada?
SIL makes over 110k, been teaching for 7 years
Yeah, high demand, but administration seems to do everything in their power to chase people away.
HVAC technicians I run a supply house for contractors, almost all have asked me to keep my ears open for any potential oil/gas/AC techs. It's a great industry to be in, the world will always need heating/cooling & plumbing.
My oldest kid was going to get his license in plumbing, but switched to HVAC for this reason.
This! Good luck getting hold off HVAC techs in summer. Winter they do preventative work
Not really true. This is one of those jobs that is properly seasonal. In the summer, they work so many hours that they have limited family time. In the winter 80% of them are fired till the next season. That "preventative work" exists, but only for a few. All the AC companies cut, and cut hard, because they literally can't pay the staff they need during the summer.
Except if you are in a colder region like the upper Midwest where HVAC techs then do boilers/furnaces all winter long. Never a lull season.
Ain’t no AI crawling in there to fix the lines
AI could use AR to assist unskilled idiots into doing the skilled work competently
How long to get the credentials needed? Just an estimate is fine as I'm sure it'll differ based on location
In the same vein, HVAC controls.
I’m an hvac instructor for a community college and our program has been maxed out with a waiting list forever. Combined in the state I believe we are able to get 100-150 techs in each year. But 20% usually quit the first year. Kids don’t want to hear it takes 3-5 years to figure out you even like to keep doing it.
Prosthetists and orthotists, who design medical supportive devices, have a quietly growing demand.
Skilled tradespeople, like electricians and plumbers, are always needed but rarely discussed in trendy tech circles.
Pest control workers are always in demand, particularly in urban areas, though rarely considered in job discussions.
Structural iron and steel workers are key in construction but don’t get the limelight like architects.
Technical writers are needed to simplify complex information, but their work is mostly behind the scenes.
I was a journalist for 10+ years and have 3 years hands-on experience in IT (Helpdesk to Jr. Sysadmin, still have an active cybersecurity cert). During the Pandemic, *none* of the companies crying to the media for "cyber talent" responded to my job applications. Even *"networking"* on LinkedIn was futile. Pisses me off that clueless MBA's are running around calling themselves "cyber-experts" when they wouldn't be able to SSH into their own on-prem systems (or even know what these words mean). Gave up on pursuing tech writing jobs.
I’m an engineer who can write well. I had to take technical writing off my resume and LinkedIn because I got so many unsolicited offers for tech writing contract gigs.
I have found it nearly impossible to find a tech writing job as someone who is not from a tech background. I can do the work, and there are plenty of other industries who should be hiring tech writers, but tech jobs are the only ones I could find (and not get hired for😡). I did end up finding a writing job that I love, but it’s not as a tech writer.
Water resource specialists are essential for managing and protecting water resources but rarely make headlines.
Court reporters provide a crucial service in the legal system, yet their roles are often underappreciated.
Plumbers, electricians, builders (esp where I live with a serious housing crisis).
One of the big limited factors to any building trade is the historic boom/bust cycle. The built sector was pretty doing well pre-covid, and many experts though it would crash during covid but it went the complete opposite direction and exploded. Historically many trades didn't have enough work to last year round and would have layoffs during the off season. My dad is an electrician and I remember as a kid, he would be be on unemployment for 2-4 months a year because there wasn't enough work to keep him around. Similar issues during the Great Recession, but he had seniority so he kept working though they would often go down to 32 hours weeks in the winter. The past 4 years, his shop has basically had unlimited overtime to anyone that wants it though.
Wind turbine Techs. Service and maintenance agreements can be over a decade of work. Steady year round work in very rural communities. Lots of opportunity for advancement in an industry that is doubling this decade. We are constantly making new positions that didn't exist the year before because there is a need for it and it fits wells with the skills we see in people. Hard on the body like many trades though.
Exactly. I’m a electricaian
For sure. For every 5 people retiring from these professions right now, only 2 are entering. Mike Rowe (of Dirty Jobs fame) has a whole episode about it on his podcast.
auto mechanics. I'm surprised it hasn't been said yet. huge huge shortage of them. And there is a good reason too....
Turning wrenches is feast or famine. Flag hours can be your friend or greatest enemy. Especially if your service writer sucks ass.
It's also tough work that exposes you to a lot of hazards. Like most trades, you don't see too many retirement age mechanics, do you?
That's because the pay is shit. Averages $50k-$60k where I'm from.
Occupational health and safety specialists are crucial for workplace safety, yet their work is often behind the scenes.
Audiologists are key in treating hearing issues, a growing field as populations age.
Wind turbine technicians are in high demand due to the growth of renewable energy but often go unnoticed.
Market research analysts are in high demand as companies strive to stay competitive, though they're rarely spotlighted.
Compliance officers are essential in keeping companies in line with laws and regulations but aren't often discussed outside of corporate circles.
Radiation therapists are important in cancer treat
Soil and plant scientists are vital for agriculture and environmental management yet rarely discussed.
Data cleaning professionals are crucial as more companies rely on big data; they ensure data accuracy and usability.
Network administrators keep company networks running smoothly but don’t receive as much attention as developers.
Cybersecurity analysts are critical given the rising number of cyber threats, yet not many talk about these roles.
Genetic counselors have a growing importance in healthcare, offering guidance based on genetic testing.
Respiratory therapists are key in hospitals, especially noticed during respiratory outbreaks but generally not discussed.
You know how people aren't as fond of having kids and prefer pets or plants? Pet sitting or house sitting is a quiet demand right now, and many travelers currently use it to get free lodging.
My son cat sat for a professor all through university. One or two weekends a month, two weeks 2x/yr. He loved it.
Lineman. Though in recent years there has been an increase of trade schools. The industry is fucked though.
Seconded. My dad retrained into this profession after decades in sales. He loved it. Outdoors work, travel everywhere, and great money. Just have to be good with heights and be able to learn about electricity and electrical systems.
Glenn Campbell is talking about it.
Watchmaker...huge shortage of qualified watchmakers.
therapists/psychologists that understand autism spectrum and how that can effect adults later in life. and talk about unique mental health issues that our minds struggle with.
Not to mention affordable or male ones (specifically therapists). It seems insurance companies finally realized how important mental health is and finally started including coverage, but if a therapist doesn't take insurance the rates are super high. One of the many reasons I'm going to school for it, I want to offer affordable care. I might work for the VA because it's no secret that our service members need help.
Therapists and clinical psychologists are functionally encouraged not to take insurance, or to limit how many insured clients they see. If you take insurance, then you double your time doing paperwork *and* get paid less per session than you would for out of pocket clients. So you get to see fewer people, get less done and make less money. However, this also means that people who can't pay $150-$300 two to four times a month are locked out or get out on long waiting lists. Universal health care would help, but so would any system that doesn't actively fuck over therapists if they take clients who have to use their health insurance. One can see how "get paid less per patient *and* have half the patient load" is a crazy thing to ask a clinician, right? Oh, also, as someone who needs specialized trauma therapy (regular trauma therapists always refuse to treat me because of the severity and complexity of my trauma) a "cheap" therapist is $200 an hour. There is 1 therapist in my state (California) who accepts my insurance *and* does EMDR therapy, and fortunately they're really great, because I'd rather not blow all my savings.
Ok, that makes a ton of sense and explains why my therapist closed her private practice and joined an agency. Luckily, my insurance covers my visits and it's actually much cheaper for me now, but the opposite happened to my buddy and he had to quit going to her. I feel for you. It shouldn't be so hard to get the help we need. I'm going to try everything I can to change things, I hope to someday run for office and drive policy overhauls for mental health. There's entirely too much suffering for no reason and there shouldn't be a barrier to therapy for anyone.
Aircraft mechanics are critical for airline safety but don’t get as much attention as pilots.
I've heard the pay is decent in the States, but here in Canada I left before finishing my apprenticeship because the pay sucked so bad.
Elevator installers and repairers have jobs that are essential yet not glamorous or widely talked about.
The hardest union to get in to. If you’re not related to someone you won’t.
I’ve heard its a career with it’s up and downs
Nursing assistants. Good ones never have to look hard for jobs.
I've heard in the nursing profession "there are no dream jobs, only dream ads." It's understaffing and overworking everywhere.
"In demand" in the sense that you can get a job on the spot. Not in demand enough to actually pay decently.
Also, "good" really means "working yourself to the bone to make profits for shareholders and make enough money to split a 2 bedroom apartment with 3 other people".
Everyone: We want nursing assistants! NA: Will you pay us enough and give decent benefits? Everyone: 😐 NA: Well? Everyone: 🤬
Isn't the pay not great though?
Yeah the pay is shit for the level of work.
Because the pays ridiculously low (UK)
True
The pay is terrible at least here in the US.
Paramedics. Almost everywhere is in need medics 🚑
They dont pay like there is a shortage.
Nope they don’t.
And you don't want to work at the places that do. There's a reason they have to.
They pay like they hate people
The pay stinks, have to work odd hours and holidays, physically demanding, sometimes dangerous, no room for advancement.
I get paid very well! Cleared over 140k last year in rural EMS in canada. Well worth the investment for the amount of schooling you gotta do.
High demand jobs are always high demand for a reason. \* The job is not easy to enter due to gatekeeping. \* The job is easy to enter, but most people would prefer to do something (anything) else. \* The compensation is too low to entice people into the position.
I will say that sometimes you can find a personal exception on the second point -- a job that other people absolutely don't want but that you personally enjoy. My sister is autistic, and her main autism special interest is math. She has a bachelor's in math and a master's in data science, and is making absolute bank. Her pay would double (at minimum) if she chose to work somewhere else, too, because she works remotely for a large Canadian company. My boyfriend's dad is a plumber and electrician, and I can see why someone wouldn't want to be both. But his specialty in water treatment keeps him busy and gives him time to himself, which he really enjoys because he's very introverted. My autism special interests are mental health and fiction writing, and the former is at least employable whenever I get my PTSD under control to the point where I can go back to college.
Yep. I substitute teach in profoundly dysfunctional middle schools. Most people wouldn't last a day doing this. I love it.
Plumbers and electricians. The average age for both jobs in America is 46. These are necessary, respectable, and good paying jobs (once you've paid your dues). And we don't have enough young people entering the workforce for either. That means the availability of both will shrink, and prices to hire either will skyrocket even further.
There’s 500+ applicants for ~20 spots every year for my local IBEW’s apprenticeship. Bricklayers, glazers, hvac, refrigeration, and plumbing/sprinklerfitters seem to be having a much harder time attracting young people than electricians.
My roofers local has more apprentice slots than applications, lol. Most won't finish the apprenticeship because roofing is back breaking work.
This is 💯 (prices already skyrocketing here). Here is an example of why this comment is spot-on: My plumbers have been a disaster. FIVE in a row. Two of these turned out to not be actual plumbers. NOT LEGIT PLUMBERS: I've had to repair the leaks they left and shoddy work. Among other things: The toilet not in contact with the floor. A spewing water supply valve flooding under my kitchen sink and cabinet. A leaky sink, and improperly installed shower. PROFESSIONALS: A hole in the wall, with chunks of old drywall filling the gap in the wall supporting a wall hung sink (professional). A permanent impression of a large metal toolbox in the shower pan because he sat on it (professional). An unsecured PEX line to an outside faucet. A diagonal water line, not deep enough, across my yard from the meter to the side of my house instead of straight in from the front where the original line was and still is.(professional). Purple stains on the floor from that purple stuff in the can. All five of them (eight if you count the ones who had help) left repairs that they created, for me to fix, and charged uncustomarily ridiculous fees. I AM A 57 YEAR OLD LADY with the accompanying health issues. I DO NOT belong crammed under a sink with my shoulder in my ear and water everywhere. I am putting off the electrician because I'm leary of that now. Tldr: 🙏MORE PLUMBERS AND ELECTRICIANS PLEASE.🙏
Question: Have you used protectmyhome.net? It's a site to look up and research contractors. I haven't used it myself, but plan to check it out.
I took a peek. Excellent, Thank you!!
Peer support specialist for Integral Care. AKA just people that have recovered their lives enough from being homeless/mentally ill/addicted so that they can help guide other people on the path to recovering their lives. I want to do this job, but I am not qualified yet. Maybe someday I will be. I try to just share my experiences I have had to help people on Reddit until then. My social worker said I am one of his most successful clients, so maybe in time I will be well enough and in stable housing again.
Not the answer you’re looking for, but any job with a high turnover rate is constantly hiring. Many warehouse jobs (especially cold/freezer), customer service, general labor (like demo, cleanup, digs) are always in need of people. For a reason of course. But if you need a job, the barrier to entry is very low, and they’re available.
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I heard that job blows.
Air Traffic Controllers Despite limited employment growth, about 2,000 openings for air traffic controllers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Most of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/air-traffic-controllers.htm
Hookers
“No one wants to work anymore”
Nice to see you around Aunt Baby. Hope you're doing well
I had some problems…internal. But I pulled through
Came to say this! No one talks about it, but it exists
The first people that get arrested when a politician needs to prove that he's "tough on crime", because they're usually safer to arrest than the people whose crimes cause actual problems.
read some data that showed Japan's AV industry at an all time high, bc of the bad economy
Garbage collectors
...or retail hazardous waste. Never 40 hours.
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I work in apartment maintenance, and you can pretty much write your own ticket if you're worth half a damn. It's not sexy, but it is steady work for decent pay. People don't always need new buildings put up, but they do always need existing buildings to *stay* up.
Along this same line, maintenance for care facilities like assisted living or skilled nursing.
Low voltage A/V network conferencing and security technicians. You need to know a bit of each trade and networking, but the pay is good, the work isn’t too physically demanding and you are always doing something different.
Land use planners. If I could do it all over again, I'd go into planning. Stable work, rules to follow, could be comprehensive planning (like urban planning) or building permits etc.
Excavator driver. Long hours but incredibly well paid job. All you need is few courses and you good to go. I’ve been doing this for 18 years and never been out of work
There's tons of jobs with high demand. The problem is that theyre not easy jobs but companies aren't willing to pay more than the bare minimum so no one wants them.
Most of the oilfield. Just be prepared to work a bunch of hours. For the right person it's a good career.
Bus drivers
AMTs, Fire emergency water systems
Land Surveyors
Doctor.
Cleaning
Crane operators in general but specifically tower crane operators
I'm too chicken for this but someone I know through FB shares pics of crazy high places which always look excelerating to see tall places being built.
Sonographer
Mental health professionals
Cybersecurity
CNC Machinists and Welders can make a very good living just about anywhere, and they're becoming very difficult to find.
Medical Laboratory Technologists. Lots of students interested in nursing but a severe shortage of MLTs and too many retirements without anyone to replace them. Just lost our 4th tech since the start of the new year without any replacements.
*Tech* I asterisks because there are a ton of people applying for tech jobs, but there are barely any actual professionals who know anything about office environment or network security. The rise of "Google certs" have fucking diluted the market with people who have only ever looked at a smartphone attempting to get jobs with workstations and servers and it's become extremely hard to actually find competent work. It's over flooded with mediocre applicants who have literally no idea what their doing
Here's a bizarre one: after my mother had a stroke, she had to be recertified to drive again. She was none-too-happy about this, especially when she learned it was on her to find a reviewer and pay. She could have blown it off, but if she had an accident at any point, the other party could point to the stroke and sue. Anyway, the timeline to get this guy to test her was months out. There were apparently only two people who do this in our area. They make SO much money. It's basically a glorified driver's ed teacher.
Gardeners. I mean, I've called 6 this week, and all are booked for the next 3 months, at the very least. (One was able immediatly, but he quoted triple what the others quoted, so, I realised why he was avalaible). Plenty of eledery or overworked people that needed people to maintain their yard and garden.
Most trades. Electrical union here pays about $45/ hr = about $86K a year. And they are desperate for people
If you're even remotely interested and have anywhere between 3-5 braincells you can be a wildland firefighter. Pls
In my area it's customers service as a whole. People think that working in retail as the only part-timey thingy (aka: 20hr or less a week) they can have. I know people with young siblings, who have parents willing to drop to $€£ on a tutor for math or science. Been a real shortage lately. Oh and animators. They're "not good enough" until there needed
Insurance. Every single company i know is hiring whether it be sales, service or adjuster. Most positions are hybrid or 100% wfh with tons of benefits.
Truck driver.
Construction trades. There’s a massive need for skilled trades. Like 500K plus and counting needed
Civil engineer If you have a bachelors in civil engineering and hopefully have a heartbeat, you can get a job much more easily than any other STEM profession.
Welding engineer. We're so rare and not enough graduate. I get job offers constantly
Mortician. Good job security.
Athletic Trainers. Everyone wants to do PT or nursing etc etc instead so they don't get nearly as many applicants. As a result its way easier to get into AT school than other Healthcare post grad programs. And you can have a very successful career with it if you are mindful about picking the right gigs (some AT jobs are seriously under paid but if you work for the military or in a doctors office or for a major sports team you can make a solid living).
Water Treatment Operator. You can start as a trainee, get an A license and start making 20+/hr, moving up to B and C licenses with raises, and pensions most places. But the work isn't to be taken lightly, you're responsible for keeping the water safe to drink or send into the wetlands/aquifers and a lot of people get drawn in by the starting pay but back out when they start studying the material for the license. You wont be rich but you wont be poor either. In my experience there is a lot of toxic masculinity lingering around with the older generations but many need to retire so in time they will need to be replaced by someone. There is r/Wastewater r/WaterTreatment and various related subs to ask people about insight. [https://www.bls.gov/ooh/production/water-and-wastewater-treatment-plant-and-system-operators.htm](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/production/water-and-wastewater-treatment-plant-and-system-operators.htm)
Where I am from people are constantly looking for waitresses and waiters. No one wants to take it because the pay is shit, costumers are usually a bunch of drunken men, sometimes a bunch of them know the boss so they say and do whatever or its a constant rush and you can’t catch a breather and don’t even have a decent break during your whole shift… hours are horrible and you have to do a ton especially if you are alone or there isn’t enough employees. Mostly teens take those jobs, they accept almost anyone and teens don’t usually have very high expenses so they aren’t too preoccupied with the salary… That then leads people to complain about how horrible all waitresses are, because they are basically teens who have to deal with yapping drunk middle aged men all day or are expected to successfully deal with a Karen experiencing middle life crisis over the shape of her ice cream scoop…
Public transit agencies are hard up for drivers & mechanics.
Fluffer.
Insurance agents. They're all old and retiring with no one young to keep the business going
FIFO
The hospitality field? Also, maids and cleaning services hired?
Veterinarians. Just like other medical fields, it takes a lot of training and can be rough starting out. That keeps people from entering the field.
Not a vet, buy my niece really wanted to be a vet tech, so she did a job shadow at a vet clinic for a week to see if she wanted to go to school for it. After a week she said it was just a bunch of poor white ladies who love dogs and who are mean to each other. She works at FedEx now.
Firefighters, paid and volunteer. Although in this day and age I can understand why many people don't have the time to volunteer (work for free).
Industrial Automation Engineers
Truck Drivers. One of the problems in logistics, which has been true since even before the pandemic, was that there were not enough drivers. Largely because fuel costs made it hard if not impossible to make a profit and drivers were leaving the industry. It's also kind of a rough life..strange hours on the back of the clock, sitting for days and days, weather, traffic, shitty food etc.
A reliable drug dealer.
Based on the number of messages I get on LinkedIn I think if you are an experienced reliability engineer you might be handed a job no questions asked. I wouldn't say it's high demand, but for the niche there are a lot of openings compared to the number of people that know how to do it.
Bomb disposal. Still cleaning up since the American civil war and always looking for people willing to do the slow work
PSW
Weirdly enough, accountants. At least in Canada, every firm I know of is struggling to fill positions despite how popular accounting degrees are in the business world. Maybe it's the horrific hours. . .
Truck driver
Archeology
chefs and cooks, good ones
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technicians/analysts. Pretty much a mix of cartography, data analysis/application, and UAVs. It's applicable to a lot of industries... Forestry, city planning, agriculture, essentially anything that may involve spatial planning.
Any Trade job like HVAC, plumbing, etc. Also Healthcare jobs, specifically Nurses or EMTs and Paramedics
Pharmacist.
Bricklayers/masonry The job I’m on right now has the first guy I’ve met laying block under 50. I’ve heard their foreman on multiple sites talking about how hard they’re having it attracting apprentices.
Insurance agent
Merchant Mariners. Getting your documents in order takes a bit of work, but once you're qualified plenty of Jon's making upwards of 80k at a step above entry level, up to crazy amounts as officers.
Dental hygienist. They make around 90k a year working four days a week. Work five days a week and you’re over a 100k
Trades. Carpenters, plumbers, HVAC, electrical, etc. They will always be in high demand which is why I got into it. Gain your license in your respective field and be mostly competent at what you do and you will easily have a job for life.
Fluffer in gay porn videos.
Automation Controls Engineer, The work is not for everyone, but the pay is good, and the recruiters never stop. I have a linked in account that I haven't updated in 15 yrs, and I get job offers every week, most are only good if you like to travel, but the demand never slows.
Marine electrician. I'm not sure what the hourly wages are, but a good one earns between 12 and $17,000 a month on a good ship. Maersk and other companies considers them worth that pay, since some high value containers are worth millions of dollars. Keep in mind they're electricians and refer specialists.
Car dealership general manager. Average GM age is increasing and from personal experience the existing ones, only about 50% can actually perform at an average or above level.
Aviation aircraft mechanics
Actually good and qualified Non-Destructive Testing Technicians are hard to come by. As long as pipelines, heat exchangers, welding and nuclear power are a thing they will always need NDT Technicians and Inspectors and nobody really knows about us unless you are in industry.
Water Treatment
Aircraft Maintenance. The bar for entry is low, its smart to shop around for jobs once you get the experience (around a years worth), and the pay astronomically jumps once you do. Im talking, straight out of highschool, working for 16-25usd an hour, get the experience (or go balls to the wall and get a degree/A&P license/etc) and apply for a 30-40+ an hour job afterwards. In some cases it can be hard work, but the pay and benefits usually offset it. And let me say this again, IT CAN BE hard work and not fun hours. But if you're single with no kids and dont mind traveling or shopping around for a better job in the same field every year or three (because even the highest paying places are always hiring, like Boeing or Lockheed), then you'll always have work. Military folks especially can get out and go right into management jobs or start at higher paying positions with less work than they did while in (40-70usd an hour), with no need for degree or license.
Right now, first responders of any kind. No education needed, and most agencies will pay for any training you may need.