Archive: March 2009
Programs help career-switchers answer the call of the classroom
Career-switchers make up about one-third of the ranks of new teachers, and that number has jumped in the past decade. As the recession deepens, more people are deciding to join the pedagogical ranks.
Jobless? Web site founder has your back -- and some lighthearted encouragement
By Mary Meehan Lexington Herald-Leader LEXINGTON, Ky. — After endlessly trolling through career Web sites such as Monster.com and never connecting with a human, Charlene Helm snapped. "Every day was a constant battle," said Helm, a May 2008 graduate...
Technical writers distill and explain specialized information for the rest of us
Pay: The 1,440 salaried technical writers in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area earned a median wage of $75,880 in 2007. But thousands of others work primarily as freelance writers and their earnings are not included. The job: Technical writers put technical information...
Diesel mechanics keep our country's trucks, trains and buses moving
Pay: The 2,000 diesel mechanics in the Seattle-Bellevue- Tacoma area in 2007 earned a median wage of $22.63 an hour or $47,070 a year. The job: Diesel mechanics repair and maintain the engines that power our nation's trucks, locomotives...
Census jobs offer a timely boost for the sagging U.S. economy
By Michael McKee Bloomberg News The 2010 U.S. census may provide an extra kick to the economy, just as the effects of President Obama's $787 billion stimulus plan start to take hold. The census will put more than 1.4...
Cycling enthusiasts turn their hobby into a vocation by training as bike mechanics
After he lost his job last July as a commercial printer in New Haven, Conn., Jack Foley thought he might like to become a bicycle mechanic.
Career transitions in a tough job market call for ingenuity and flexibility
By Geraldine Baum Los Angeles Times CAROLYN COLE / LOS ANGELES TIMES Lois Draegin, 55, left, and Randi Bernfeld, 24, say they look up to each other as mentors. Draegin is an unpaid intern at the online site wowOwow.com,...
More immigrants finding better job prospects, higher pay back home
By Kristin Collins McClatchy Newspapers RALEIGH, N.C. — A Duke University researcher says the United States may no longer be the world's only land of opportunity. According to a study released this month, immigrants from India and China are...
Mr. Mom makes a comeback as layoffs hit hard in male-dominated job fields
As the recession grinds on, men are being laid off at a far greater clip than women, spawning a historic American emigration out of the cubicle and into the kitchen.
New academy trains air traffic controllers in advance of a wave of retirements
By Bob Cox McClatchy Newspapers DENISON, Texas — In an economy where good-paying jobs with security and long career prospects seem few and far between, a new school is offering students a fast track to just that kind of...
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians learn on the job to bring life into focus
Pay: The 510 such workers in Washington state earned a median wage of $32,120 a year in 2007, with the middle 50 percent earning between $25,820 and $44,720. The job: These technicians make prescription eyeglass or contact lenses. (Some make...
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