#JobMarket #BlueCollar #WhiteCollar #CareerAdvice
Hey everyone! 🤔
Let’s get real: the job market feels pretty rough right now. While it’s no secret that the tech industry is struggling, I’ve noticed that many white-collar jobs are asking for a mountain of experience, even for entry-level positions. What gives?
So, here’s the burning question: Is the whole job market in trouble, or is it just the white-collar sector that’s taking a hit?
Now, let’s take a step back and consider blue-collar workers. Everyone keeps saying, “Just go into a trade!” 🙌 But I’m starting to wonder: is that market also getting overly saturated? And what’s happening in fields like healthcare, where demand typically seems higher?
Here are a few pain points I see:
- Experience Overload: Many white-collar roles are tailored to veterans, leaving new entrants scratching their heads.
- Trade Saturation: While trades are promoted as a solid alternative, are there enough opportunities to go around? Are employers really hiring? 🤔
- Healthcare Strain: Positions may be flooded with candidates, making it competitive and leaving many qualified personnel without a job.
Possible Solutions:
- Skill Development: Emphasizing skills over experience could open doors for new talent.
- Apprenticeships: More programs could help bridge the gap between education and actual job prospects in both sectors.
- Job Awareness: Raising awareness about opportunities outside typical career paths might help diversify the workforce.
I’d love to hear from you! What’s your take on the state of the job market? Are you feeling the pressure as a blue-collar worker, or do you think it’s primarily a white-collar issue? 🗨️ Share your experiences or any insider tips you have! Let’s get the conversation rolling!
I’ve heard that blue collar jobs are booming right now. However, if you’re an experienced white collar worker, entry level blue collar work is likely to be lower paying that what you are used to. People like to talk about plumbers making six figures, and they do, just not right out of the gate. Another thing to consider is that you’ll have to convince your new employer that you’re actually interested in going into the trades, and not just doing it until the tech industry (or whatever other industry) turns around. A lot of jobs in the trades are with smaller, locally-owned companies, not big corps. They don’t want to invest time and money into training you, only for you to jump in 6-12 months.
From Canada. My experience is mostly location dependent. Most places I see have a line up for apprenticeship. Most places won’t touch you until you are a journeyman. From my observation is the usual employer “can’t find people” because they are paying slightly above min wage but refuse to train
After nearly a year of white collar searches (resutling in two temp jobs), I applied for a retail job. Got it within days, minimal interview, just making sure I’m not insane. Pay is lousy, but food is not free.
The entire job market from low-skill labour, to skilled labour, to tech jobs and management are all seeing not only a downturn in positions but also with the upward trend of remote work and other hybrid work, they’re seeing an increase in applicants. it’s fucked.
I would think that it’s not cross-cutting, or else you would see the overall unemployment rate be much higher. To put it in perspective, we were over 10% in around 1982. We are nowhere near that now.
Good luck finding anything that isn’t a CDL or healthcare.
There is hardly anything, and if you do find something, you WILL NOT HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT THE POSITION!
Fuck my life, graduate at the wrong time, can’t get hired for anything.
As a diesel mechanic, if I got fired tomorrow morning I could have a new job that probably pays better before the end of the day.
It’s been bad for ten years sometimes it might be better in some parts of the country. But were I’m from it always been pretty terrible unless you know someone.
This chart here should give you an idea of what’s happening by industry [https://info.recruitics.com/blog/u.s.-labor-market-update-june-2024](https://info.recruitics.com/blog/u.s.-labor-market-update-june-2024)
Entire market is fucked. I have tried multiple fields, I did switch fields a few times so have a pretty weird education. I know for sure that Software engineering , Chemistry/biochem, cheminformatics, medical lab tech jobs, Data type jobs, online teaching, and mortuary work (might fall under trade category not really sure but didn’t have to go to school long for it) are all fucked. Also getting the impression it is globally fucked. Have duel citizenship so tried applying in both countries I have work authorization for, still no luck.
My roommate has spent the last decade working blue collar jobs and this is the first time he’s *ever* had issues getting hired. He quit a hotel job to go back to manual labor, but he was unemployed for 2 months when usually he’s hired on the spot at places.
The service industry is also pretty tough, hence my staying at a pizza place for 2 years. I can’t move up in pay, or can’t find anything elsewhere. I do actually like my job though so I’m not actively looking
Healthcare jobs (Radiology) are having problems filling positions. I changed jobs at the beginning of the year and am still getting calls from recruiters every week.
I am a self-employed tradesman. I am scheduled one month out currently. My phone continues to ring.
With my background in diesel maintenance, I have never not gotten a job offer for a position I applied for. I can also apply to any job that is maintenance related and know that I will at least get an interview. As a tradesmen, I will never not be employed and I can always fall back on it. There’s a lot of money in the trades but it comes with its cons like everything else. Work hours, work environment, colleague intellect(lack of), physical damage to your body and exposure to a wide range of toxins are a definite con. I’m in school now as an adult trying to break into white collar.
It’s pretty bad ATM,
I’m running into the problem of having regulatory background. Few metrics. Knowledge of CFR isn’t something most people seem to care about.
I’ve almost given up on trade compliance/ehs/transport regs(my background). Yoloing whatever I’m unqualified but capable of doing and getting some good feedback and several interviews. T R A N S F E R A B L E S K I L L S or something like that I guess. Fingers crossed.
There is desperate need for HVAC people. Desperate.