[econ nerd]

Another area that is more resistant to recessions include university faculty. Often when people lose their jobs they go back to school- incurr a debt to do so - but often come out with education or training that makes them more employable later. I teach economics and this is one department that does well during these times. I also do a lot of research about the labor market for nurses so I have found this thread very interesting!

[Riverite]

Originally Posted by nelie

As for teachers, many states are laying teachers off and going to bigger classroom sizes. I know someone who has been a teacher for 10 years and she is worried she is going to get laid off because they generally lay off teachers based by seniority. Last layoff of teachers her school district did, laid off all teachers with 5 years or less experience and it wasn't that long ago. She could be next.

I saw that listing about teachers being recession proof--about two days after I was laid off due to lack of funding. Our district just got done laying off lots of teachers. Freshman class sizes in the ballpark of 35-40 kids. Ouch. That is just babysitting. I love teaching--but, it looks like I will be doing something else next year....

[Renacer]

I'm in the Mortgage industry so imagine...

[Bumbleberry]

Have any previous posters mentioned those who work with deceased? I hate to say it but people will always die -- there cannot be any shortages of those types of workers, whether in funeral parlours or what have you.

[princesspuffypants]

we just had a HUGE teaching layoff in California. More than 26,590 teachers and other school staff have received the pink slips as of March 14, which is one day before the annual March 15 statutory deadline for districts to issue layoff notices for the coming school year.