There’s a cool database with projections for how many jobs are projected for 2012. Here’s the top ten for Illinois:
Some of the items in this list are interesting.
Social and Human Service Assistants
More social workers? I’m glad to see that Illinois is going to have more of these, because we can certainly use more help in this unpraised area.
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
I also find it surprising that Fitness Trainers would be increasing. Yeah, we all want to be fit, but I imagine the people who are trying to find these jobs now are having a hard time.
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
We all know that medicine and health care is growing a lot, but this area is rather odd. Medical records? It’s too bad we can’t just have one major health database.
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
This one takes the cake for the top 10. We got a lot of Kryptonite lying around?
Hazardous Material doesn’t have to be kryptonite … it could be almost anything … including diapers!
Hooray for mommies and daddies carrying hazardous diapers. It’s a rough job. Especially the explosive poopies.
As a copy editor, I’ve felt like a hazardous waste worker on more than one occasion.
Hazardous material is an item that is dangerous to the environment. Substances that improperly handled can cause harm to people or to the environment. There is a list of hazardous materials in 49 United States Code, sections 5101 to 5127 (2003).