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**Lenny Hensley** · 04-06-2008, 12:12 PM

http://content.comcast.monster.com/j...c_n=comcast007

From the perspective of an annual survey commissioned by staffing firm Manpower, these dynamics yield a number of occupations for which openings are hard to fill. Among white-collar jobs, the following positions make Manpower’s 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill list: engineers, technicians, sales reps, accountants and IT staff. And on the blue-collar side, the list includes machinists and machine operators, skilled tradespeople, mechanics, laborers and production operators. I think it's somewhat interesting that they point out how hard it is to fill IT related jobs, but on the other hand, as is the case in my area, maybe it's because a lot of entry-level IT jobs pay piss-poor wages, yet want 2 or 4 year degrees. Who wants to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a good degree, but start in a job that pays only $8/hour? It's difficult enough for me to support myself in a $10/hour job. I live in an apartment, but I paid my car off before moving out of my parents house, and I don't even have any student loans to pay off.

Granted, I'm sure there are plenty of IT type jobs that pay decently to start off in if it's a big company and such, but I'm just basing my opinion off of what I see in the local classifieds & job sites such as Monster, etc. Maybe this just isn't a good area for that kind of thing.

This is more of a rant than anything I suppose, but please, discuss.

04-06-2008, 12:12 PM	#1
Lenny Hensley Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 527 Senior Member	Top 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill http://content.comcast.monster.com/j...c_n=comcast007 From the perspective of an annual survey commissioned by staffing firm Manpower, these dynamics yield a number of occupations for which openings are hard to fill. Among white-collar jobs, the following positions make Manpower’s 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill list: engineers, technicians, sales reps, accountants and IT staff. And on the blue-collar side, the list includes machinists and machine operators, skilled tradespeople, mechanics, laborers and production operators. I think it's somewhat interesting that they point out how hard it is to fill IT related jobs, but on the other hand, as is the case in my area, maybe it's because a lot of entry-level IT jobs pay piss-poor wages, yet want 2 or 4 year degrees. Who wants to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a good degree, but start in a job that pays only $8/hour? It's difficult enough for me to support myself in a $10/hour job. I live in an apartment, but I paid my car off before moving out of my parents house, and I don't even have any student loans to pay off. Granted, I'm sure there are plenty of IT type jobs that pay decently to start off in if it's a big company and such, but I'm just basing my opinion off of what I see in the local classifieds & job sites such as Monster, etc. Maybe this just isn't a good area for that kind of thing. This is more of a rant than anything I suppose, but please, discuss.
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