Good Prospects.................. : The
services-producing industries in NJ are the fastest growing, including South
Central NJ. By the year 2000, almost 17 out of every 20 jobs are
projected to be in service-producing industries such as wholesale and retail
trade, business and health services. Many of these jobs require
unskilled workers, including fast food and restaurants, hotel/motel,
casinos/amusement parks, retail sales, housekeeping/janitorial, child care,
nursing aides, and security-law enforcement related work. Another
area includes bank tellers, cashiers and accounting clerks. Positions are
available for administrative, clerical, customer service, and
reception/secretarial skills, especially those with accurate typing, word
processing, and data entry/computer skills.
Fair
Prospects.................. : Professional/para-professional skills including,
nurses, computer programmers/network administrators, teachers and teacher aides
(especially in special education, and ancillary services such as speech,
physical, and occupational therapy), lab and surgical technicians, radiology
technicians, social services assistants, travel agents, accountants, engineers,
managers (especially retail, restaurant, hotel/motel, and office) and home
health aides. Females seeking upper level positions have greater than
average opportunities.
Poor Prospects..................
: Federal Service positions, with the possible exception of the
Bureau of Federal Prisons, Bureau of Naturalization and Immigrations/US Customs,
and Post Office, are poor possibilities due to hiring freezes, base closures and
other DOD cutbacks. State jobs are also poor prospects with
continuing state budget cutbacks and the implementation of outsourcing/contract
employees. Construction workers, operators, fabricators and laborers
are projected to decrease in size due to drop in manufacturing.