Tampa Bay Jobs

Recessions come and go on a pretty regular basis - especially in advanced industrialized economies.  Tampa Bay is a large city with a diverse industrial and service industry base. Consequently, full time and part time and temporary work abound. One of the best places to go to look for work in the Tampa Bay Area during a recession is the temporary staffing office. There are offices scattered throughout the Tampa Bay Area. Each office may service one or more areas or industries in Tampa.    

Here are the industries that are almost always hiring:

Health care

This broad sector includes bio-scientific and medical-instrument companies,hospitals and clinics, nursing homes, schools and prisons. About 30 of the fastest-growing jobs are concentrated in health services. Some of the high-demand positions include medical assistants, physical therapists, physician assistants, licensed vocational nurses, home health aides, and medical-records and health-information technicians. If you are just entering the workforce and you have the training and certifications in one or more of these areas, then you will likely find work quite easily. It\'s about as \'recession proof\' as you will find since health care is considered and \'essential\' service.

Insurance

In good or hard times, the insurance industry always is hiring sales and administrative people, along with customer-service reps and IT professionals, which include security and network technicians and database administrators. Hook up with an insurance company in Tampa and get certified.

Energy

Energy has become a hot job area. Tampa Bay Area and St Petersburg/Clearwater have many cutting-edge energy companies (mostly small) that are hiring sales staff and technical people as they prepare to roll out a series of innovative tax-advantaged energy devices. Like health care jobs, the energy industries require a broad range of skills, such as mechanical and electrical engineers; technicians, project managers; customer-service representatives; maintenance mechanics; production supervisors; and administrative assistants.

Education

The teacher shortage grows worse every year. Teachers often suffer from high stress, low pay and indifferent parents on top of extreme administrative requirements. Perhaps this is one reason Teachers\' organizations project at least 150,000 to 250,000 openings in elementary and secondary schools by 2010, as public-school enrollment jumps by nearly 2 million. The need is especially great in California, followed by Texas, Nevada, North Carolina and Florida. If you teach a subject for which there\'s strong demand, such as math, science, special education or English as a second language, you can practically pick your school.

Trucking/logistics

Five years ago, trucking companies complained about a dire shortage of drivers. The situation hasn\'t changed. In a recession or a booming economy, everything from perishables to heavy equipment still has to be shipped to small towns throughout the nation. Because airfreight is so expensive and rail capacity is limited, the federal government projects a 31 percent increase in product hauling over U.S. highways through 2017.

The demand for truckers, particularly long-haul drivers, is so great that many companies are trying to revamp trucking\'s tarnished nomadic image by offering better working arrangements and benefits, higher pay and more time off. The industry also is trying to recruit more women, minorities, retired military veterans and those who want a second career.

Advantages of temping

The staffing industry has come a long way in the past three decades. The large companies provide medical insurance, vacations and training. It\'s a great way to sample a range of industries until you find one company you\'d like to stick with and build a career with. In fact, many people with in-demand skills have temped for companies throughout the nation. It\'s not a bad way to find a place you\'d like to live and settle down in, and build a career at the same time.