Read "Where the Recession Proof Jobs Are".
The best recession-proof jobs are those that are least sensitive to economic
downturn, and which have the highest combined scores for pay, projected
workforce growth, and number of openings.
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1 Computer Systems Analysts $69,760 29.00% 63,166 2 Network Systems $64,600 53.40% 35,086 and Data Communications Analysts 3 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $62,130 27.00% 37,010 4 Registered Nurses $57,280 23.50% 233,499 5 Teachers, Postsecondary $57,770 22.90% 237,478 6 Physical Therapists $66,200 27.10% 12,072 7 Physicians and Surgeons > $145,600 14.20% 38,027 8 Dental Hygienists $62,800 30.10% 10,433 9 Pharmacists $94,520 21.70% 16,358 10 Medical and Health Services Managers $73,340 16.40% 31,877 11 Physician Assistants $74,980 27.00% 7,147 12 Veterinarians $71,990 35.00% 5,301 13 Database Administrators $64,670 28.60% 8,258 14 Social and Community Service Managers $52,070 24.70% 23,788 15 Instructional Coordinators $52,790 22.50% 21,294 16 Environmental Engineers $69,940 25.40% 5,003 17 Education Administrators, Postsecondary $73,990 14.20% 17,121 18 Occupational Therapists $60,470 23.10% 8,338 19 Public Relations Specialists $47,350 17.60% 51,216 20 Environmental Scientists $56,100 25.10% 6,961 and Specialists, Including Health 21 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $58,260 17.30% 14,746 22 Actuaries $82,800 23.70% 3,245 23 Medical Assistants $26,290 35.40% 92,977 24 Mental Health Counselors $34,380 30.00% 24,103 25 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors $34,040 34.30% 20,821 26 Social and Human Service Assistants $25,580 33.60% 80,142 27 Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors $47,530 12.60% 54,025 28 Health Educators $41,330 26.20% 13,707 29 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists $59,440 15.80% 8,309 30 Medical and Public Health Social Workers $43,040 24.20% 16,429 31 Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School $77,740 7.60% 27,143 32 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $35,410 29.90% 17,289 33 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers $33,440 23.10% 64,449 34 Pharmacy Technicians $25,630 32.00% 54,453 35 Clergy $39,680 18.90% 35,092 36 Dental Assistants $30,220 29.20% 29,482 37 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $72,660 21.90% 2,471 38 Child, Family, and School Social Workers $37,480 19.10% 35,402 39 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Ed. $43,580 16.30% 27,603 40 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education $46,300 11.20% 75,270 41 Correctional Officers and Jailers $35,760 16.90% 56,579 42 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $48,170 15.10% 12,836 43 Marriage and Family Therapists $43,210 29.80% 5,953 44 Physical Therapist Assistants $41,360 32.40% 5,957 45 Radiation Therapists $66,170 24.80% 1,461 46 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Ed. $22,680 26.30% 78,172 47 Surgical Technologists $36,080 24.50% 15,365 48 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $47,460 10.80% 37,842 49 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $36,550 14.00% 70,610 50 Special Education Teachers, Middle School $47,650 15.80% 8,846 51 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $33,780 14.30% 97,350 52 Respiratory Therapists $47,420 22.60% 5,563 53 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education $47,740 5.60% 93,166 54 Speech-Language Pathologists $57,710 10.60% 11,160 55 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $57,160 19.10% 3,211 56 First-Line Supervisors/Managers $69,310 9.20% 9,373 of Police and Detectives 57 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists $49,700 12.40% 11,457 58 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $26,780 41.00% 14,674 59 Hydrologists $66,260 24.30% 687 60 Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, $43,910 14.20% 17,340 and GED Teachers and Instructors 61 Rehabilitation Counselors $29,200 23.00% 32,081 62 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $50,660 8.90% 22,024 63 Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program $37,740 23.50% 8,113 64 Chiropractors $65,220 14.40% 3,179 65 Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $42,300 25.50% 3,550 66 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants $22,180 18.20% 321,036 67 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians $28,030 17.80% 39,048 68 Court Reporters $45,610 24.50% 2,620 69 Industrial-Organizational Psychologists $86,420 21.30% 118 70 Interpreters and Translators $35,560 23.60% 6,630 71 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers $62,900 11.50% 3,771 72 Occupational Therapist Assistants $42,060 25.40% 2,634 73 Automotive Body and Related Repairers $35,180 11.60% 37,469 74 Optometrists $91,040 11.30% 1,789 75 Fire Fighters $41,190 12.10% 18,887 76 First-Line Supervisors/Managers $52,580 12.50% 4,180 of Correctional Officers 77 Coaches and Scouts $26,950 14.60% 51,100 78 Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $42,500 10.90% 18,335 79 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics $27,070 19.20% 19,513 80 Massage Therapists $33,400 20.30% 9,193 81 Athletes and Sports Competitors $41,060 19.20% 4,293 82 Audio and Video Equipment Technicians $34,840 24.20% 4,681 83 Environmental Engineering Technicians $40,560 24.80% 2,162 84 Funeral Directors $49,620 12.50% 3,939 85 Librarians $49,060 3.60% 18,945 86 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $31,910 10.10% 165,502 87 Nuclear Medicine Technologists $62,300 14.80% 1,290 88 Budget Analysts $61,430 7.10% 6,423 89 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $48,330 8.50% 10,601 90 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $32,090 12.50% 27,100 91 Curators $46,300 23.30% 1,416 92 Private Detectives and Investigators $33,750 18.20% 7,329 93 Air Traffic Controllers $117,240 10.20% 1,213 94 Statisticians $65,720 8.50% 3,433 95 Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators $36,070 13.80% 9,575 96 Editors $46,990 2.30% 20,193 97 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians $32,840 15.00% 10,866 98 Insurance Underwriters $52,350 6.30% 6,880 99 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers $31,470 13.60% 17,628 100 Athletic Trainers $36,560 24.30% 1,669 101 Film and Video Editors $46,670 12.70% 2,707 102 Gaming Surveillance Officers $27,130 33.60% 2,124 and Gaming Investigators 103 Podiatrists $108,220 9.50% 648 104 Teacher Assistants $20,740 10.40% 193,986 105 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $101,690 5.10% 1,567 106 Mathematicians $86,930 10.20% 473 107 Economists $77,010 7.50% 1,555 108 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs $20,350 13.00% 35,954 109 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $26,290 9.50% 54,060 110 Postal Service Mail Carriers $44,350 1.00% 16,710 111 Anthropologists and Archeologists $49,930 15.00% 446 112 Dietitians and Nutritionists $46,980 8.60% 4,996 113 Bus Drivers, School $24,820 9.30% 59,809 114 Computer, Automated Teller, $36,480 3.00% 22,330 and Office Machine Repairers 115 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $45,180 6.80% 6,607 116 Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage $49,180 12.50% 1,030 117 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $69,370 10.60% 233 118 Vocational Education Teachers, $48,690 [nd]4.6% 7,639 Secondary School 119 Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers $30,720 18.70% 3,457 120 Physical Therapist Aides $22,060 24.40% 4,092 121 Pest Control Workers $27,880 15.50% 6,006 122 Medical Equipment Preparers $25,950 14.20% 8,363 123 Library Technicians $26,560 8.50% 29,075 124 Audiologists $57,120 9.80% 980 125 Political Scientists $90,140 5.30% 318 126 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, $29,420 [nd]7.0% 75,361 Samplers, and Weighers 127 Embalmers $37,840 14.30% 1,660 128 Sociologists $60,290 10.00% 403 129 Food Scientists and Technologists $53,810 10.30% 663 130 Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $20,370 21.70% 3,703 131 Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators $49,490 10.60% 546 132 Power Plant Operators $55,000 2.70% 1,796 133 Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents $45,620 2.10% 4,465 134 Soil and Plant Scientists $56,080 8.40% 850 135 Fire Inspectors and Investigators $48,050 11.00% 644 136 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, $72,600 0.10% 794 and Hearing Officers 137 Archivists $40,730 14.40% 795 138 Museum Technicians and Conservators $34,340 15.90% 1,341 139 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $43,900 [nd]8.4% 6,855 140 Dietetic Technicians $24,040 14.80% 4,062 141 Funeral Attendants $20,350 14.30% 6,034 142 Postal Service Clerks $44,800 1.20% 3,703 143 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $57,400 [nd]4.7% 1,591 144 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $35,450 11.20% 1,933 145 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $55,790 [nd]0.8% 1,627 146 Bailiffs $34,210 11.20% 2,223 147 Library Assistants, Clerical $21,640 7.90% 18,961 148 Animal Control Workers $27,910 12.50% 3,377 149 Broadcast Technicians $30,690 12.10% 2,955 150 Animal Scientists $47,800 9.80% 299 1 Annually 2 Projected cumulative growth in job openings, 2006-2016 |