Students investigate 20 hottest jobs for the possible future careers
Hundreds of local middle and high school students were at Compass Academy for the first District 91 Hot Jobs Career Fair.
There were 20 professions represented at the event from construction to RV technician to the financial and medical fields.
Computer related fields including cybersecurity are especially hot. Idaho State University has a cybersecurity program because of the great demand.
“The potential is almost unlimited,” I.S.U professor of Informatics Corey Schou said. “Worldwide there are thousands of jobs unfilled. Here in the state there are thousands,”
Rebecca Chidister, a college and career adviser for District 91 explained how they chose the professions to be featured.
“We chose these jobs based on our partnership with the Idaho Department of Labor,” Chidester explained. “They’re the jobs that have the highest growth rate and are the highest paying over the next 20 years.”
Students found the event valuable.
“I think it’s really amazing that we’re having all the different professionals from all the jobs come in and talk about their professions, because that’s really the best way to get to know a profession,” Compass Academy sophomore Priya Tumuluru said.
Here is the full list of hot jobs and an explanation of how they were chosen by the Idaho Department of Labor.
Eastern Idaho ‘Hot Jobs’
Hope Morrow, Regional Labor Economist, Eastern Idaho
Idaho Department of Labor, IDOL Long-Term Projections 2014-2024
Eastern Idaho ‘Hot Jobs’
‘Hot Job’ Ranking
Occupation Title
1
Software Developers and Computer Systems, Other
2
Management Analysts
3
Civil Engineers
4
Accountants and Auditors
5
Lawyers
6
Physical Therapists
7
Nurse Practitioners
8
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
9
Environmental Engineers
10
Engineers, All Other
11
Personal Financial Advisors
12
Physician Assistants
13
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
14
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
15
Mechanical Engineers
16
Veterinarians
17
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
18
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
19
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
20
Registered Nurses
21
Electricians
22
Optometrists
23
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
24
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
25
Computer User Support Specialists
The Idaho Department of Labor uses a myriad of methodologies to project occupation and industry growth in the state of Idaho, including each of its six regions. The list above represents the ‘Hot Jobs’ list stemming from the IDOL long-term projections for eastern Idaho.
Our ‘Hot Jobs’ ranking list is created by combining three factors:
Fastest Growing
Abundance
Highest Paying
Using these three factors over 500 different occupations are ranked and utilized to help educate students and the public what upcoming ‘Hot Jobs’ will exist in their region.
