Houston Medical Jobs Remain Strong
Houston medical jobs are still among the most stable in the area.
Many staffing agencies and job market analysts note that Houston’s medical industry has remained the most resilient throughout the economic recession. Luckily for job seekers, the industry continues to see some of the most significant job growth in the city.
“Healthcare has been the most consistent large hirer over the last quarter,” reCareered President Phil Rosenberg told the Houston Chronicle. “Two weeks ago, 10 of the top 40 recruiters were health care companies.”
The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area’s education and health services industry employed 296,600 workers during December 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 296,200 workers during November and a 2.3 percent increase from December 2008.
In Houston and throughout the nation, other industries avidly looking to fill positions include insurance, defense contractors, banks, retail, hospitality and education. Another positive - there has been an increase in temp worker hiring, which usually indicates an economic turnaround.
The increase in hiring is in part because some companies are finally seeing payrolls start to loosen up, but hiring levels are still uneven.
According to Robert Half International, energy companies have been slower to add staff. Although they are starting to hire for some projects and departments, they are continuing to layoff workers in others.
Hiring for some other industries hard-hit by the recession, such as construction, home building and manufacturing, remains scarce in Houston.
Another positive for the Houston area is that a recent career fair at the River Oaks Crowne Plaza Hotel saw companies vying for the many qualified candidates in attendance. However, the number of job seekers - more than 500 - still outweighed the number the positions available.
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