Great Jobs from Obama’s Stimulus Plan
Currently we are going through the worst global recession in decades, as the fallout of the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression of 1929. To help the United States recover from this recession. President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This act promises to create or save over 3 million jobs.
In an interview with NBC President Obama said “The key is making sure we jump-start the economy in a way that doesn’t just deal with the short term, doesn’t just create jobs immediately, but also puts us on a glide path for long-term sustainable economic growth,
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is intended to provide a stimulus to the U.S. economy in the wake of the economic downturn. The measures are nominally worth $787 billion.The Act includes federal tax relief, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions, and domestic spending in education, health care, and infrastructure, including the energy sector.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will be creating a wide variety of Job Opportunties with good salaries. Some the fields that their would be growth are Engineering, Nursing/Health Care, Accounting and IT .
Yahoo Jobs has listed the 7 most hot jobs(listed below), and some of them do not even require a four year degree and their salaries range from $40,000 to $ 80,000.
Computer Security Specialist – $78,376
Cost Estimator - $58,868
Civil Engineer - $66,638
Insulation Installer – $44,460
Solar Panel Installer – $44,460
Physical Therapy Assistants – $48,999
Loan Officer - $43,070
The above jobs, do have good salaries and We sincerely hope that this stimulus package helps the revival of the long awaited U.S economy .
This is interesting news for those who are unemployed, like me; but now what? Where do I go to find and apply for these jobs?
Some of the jobs will be controlled by the state government. I know that in Massachusetts, there has been lot of work going in infrastructure, building roads , repairs. Some of these jobs may not find their way in job portals.
One thing not mentioned in this post was that govt plans to spend big time in education reforms ($45 billion). That is another sector to look for.
Some of these jobs, will be finding their way to job portals, but some wont , so you should start gathering information and building network connections. Then you need to start focusing on one or two industries that will benefit from an infusion of government cash and may need someone with your skills, then go about looking for specific sectors and companies that may be hiring.
Once you’ve narrowed your fields of interest, start your research on the Web to find out who may be hiring. If you’ve identified an industry that sounds promising, call a company to see if they or any competitors are hiring.
The good news is that most of the new jobs , will not require you to go back to school, since they provide on the job training,,
hope this helps..