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| Why American men may have less luck finding a job than women |
| 2017-04-16 |
| [Market Watch] If you’re searching for a job, the odds of finding one may depend on your gender. Overall, occupations that are more than 80% female are projected to grow at nearly twice the rate of jobs that are at least 60% male between 2014 and 2024, according to research out this week from the jobs site Indeed and its chief economist, Jed Kolko. The site researched Bureau of Labor Statistics and found that many are jobs that are traditionally dominated by women -- including occupational therapy assistants, physical therapy assistants and nurse practitioners -- are growing at the fastest rate. They will grow at about a 40% rate, compared to an overall rate of 6.5% for all jobs. In fact, all of the fastest-growing jobs for women were healthcare-related. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Head hunters sent overseas to recruit and offer incentive bonus. This has been done for many years now. Even established agency's in other countries. Money to be made. Lower on the food chain maintenance people sent over to clean corporations.Those from (rural)Russia get here and are stuck. No transportation of their own. Know little or no English. Then some weeks never paid. |
| Posted by: Dale 2017-04-16 17:45 |
| #3 Yes, always playing the game to win. "training hospitals". Teaching University hospitals were always my pick or recommendation. Currently hit and miss in care in other hospitals. Some areas making money in better shape but other departments languish. Inmate attacked an officer in our local prison. Shank hidden in his prosthetic leg. Stabbed about twelve times. Equipment out of service at local hospital and he had to be sent to University of Maryland shock trauma. Seems he is doing well now. Then yesterday inmate was killed. Lock down. Officers tired. You have to feed every inmate in their cell. Much more labor and and I am certain longer work day. Warm weather and things get a little close. |
| Posted by: Dale 2017-04-16 17:38 |
| #2 Many institutions are seeking university credentials as 'training hospitals'. Lower cost student labor as part of 'work study' training and also Federal aid in recruitment of even lower paid foreign workers happy to work for a certificate in 'patient transport', 'biohazard management' or 'vitals monitoring'. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-04-16 16:25 |
| #1 Cutbacks in healthcare big time. Many medically related occupations being reduced at this time. Many reasons but Obamacare has had a drastic impact. $5000 or much more paid before service is provided. Many hospitals in severe financial strain currently. Many in rural areas closing. Then high turnover rates perhaps burnout from working too many hours tending to entire floor of 60 patients. Males in high demand in nursing. 80% of the female nurses have back injuries job related. So now the young millennial women want to stay at home. They are adopting more traditional roles of family life. Then also the life expediency for women is now closer to a mans. Work out of the home has a price. |
| Posted by: Dale 2017-04-16 08:49 |