Unemployed? Can't Find Work?  Learn New Skills!

Are you unemployed and having difficulties finding a job?  It may be a good time for you to learn some new skills.  There are several recession proof occupations for which you can train entirely online in just a few months, and you may qualify for financial aid under the new Federal Pell Grant rules, so be sure to check.

Here are some good options that you may want to consider - all of these occupations are reported to have good opportunities for jobs now and far into the future according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics:

1. Medical Billing and Coding:  any occupation in the health care industry is hot now and for many years into the future.  The great thing about medical billing and coding is this is an occupation that allows you to work from home and make your own hours, or work in a medical office or clinic.  Several good online colleges offer online training that you can complete fast and start working.
2. Pharmacy Technician:  Pharamacy technology is another in-demand health care occupation that is growing fast.  With an aging population, the need for health care workers at all levels is also growing.
   
3. Computers:  Who doesn't use a computer these days?  There is a growing need for computer programmers, computer repair technicians, and computer networking techs.  These jobs not only pay well, but are in-demand now.  You can train online and be working in just a few short months!
4. Hospitality and Tourism Management: Arts, entertainment, and recreation are predicted to grow by 30.9 percent and add 595,000 new jobs by 2016. Most of these new job openings, 79 percent, will be in the amusement, gambling, and recreation sector. Job growth will stem from public participation in arts, entertainment, and recreation activities-reflecting increasing incomes, leisure time, and awareness of the health benefits of physical fitness.  You can train online for a diploma in hotel and restaurant management, fitness and sports, sports psychology and sports management. 
   
5. Other high demand jobs will continue to be locksmithing, electrical, auto mechanics, and other trades. 
   

So, if you are out of work, and looking for a new occupation, why not consider learning entirely new skills online?  What can you lose?

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