On Nov.10, 2008 Beyond.com, Inc. reported its Third Quarter 2008 Career Trend Analysis and Industry Outlook Reports. These reports analyze employment trends for over 25 industries. Surprisingly, despite the weakening economy, Healthcare & Medical jobs are on the rise with nearly a 3% increase from last year.
For the past several months, many industries are declining as a result of the economic recession; however, the healthcare segment remained strong and became a driving force for local employment growth in many regions nationwide. Some of the most popular states for healthcare jobs include Houston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia.
Furthermore, the healthcare industry also offer professionals options in travel nurse jobs and travel therapy jobs with
unparalleled travel nurse job benefits and high pay in prestigious hospitals across the country. The growth in healthcare jobs can also be attributed to a side effect of the weakening economy.
To illustrate, study reports that financial worries during difficult times often lead to increased nervous tension, sadness, and even mental illness; all contributing to poor health that requires treatment at a time when many people can't manage to pay for health insurance.
All of these factors combined with and the aging population, the continuing nursing shortage, and increased outpatient services require a greater number of healthcare professionals such as nurses and therapists to sustain the rising demands of the population.