According to a survey conducted by career website Jobfox, the 25 most recession-proof jobs include several technology-focused career paths.
According to a survey conducted by career website Jobfox, the 25 most recession-proof jobs include several technology-focused career paths. The IT jobs most in demand include those related to software design and development, networking and systems administration, and IT security. Jobfox analyzed the 120-day period ending October 28 and ranked professions based on demand from recruiters and other employer agents using the online service.
When it comes to recession-proof jobs, sales representatives and business development professionals came in first, while tech jobs showed up four times in the top 25. With median salaries of $75,000 to $85,000, software design and development was the fifth-most recession-proof job. Networking and system administration was in seventh place and commanded $55,000 to $65,000 in median salary. Technology executives, making $105,000 to $115,000, were the 16th most in-demand, up from a prior ranking of 24, according to Jobfox. IT security moved into the top 25 list at No. 20, with the field commanding a median salary of $75,000 to $85,000.
Overall, the IT sector seems to be faring well compared to the overall economy. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers, the IT profession actually added jobs in October even as the rest of the job market contracted. Still, a drop in the number of available tech jobs was seen on Dice, a job site for tech pros. There were 75,640 available technology jobs in November, down from 84,549 in October. The number of full-time jobs dropped from 59,952 in October to 54,090 in November. Current numbers of job postings are also down relative to this time period last year. The metro areas with the most job listings were Washington, D.C./Baltimore and New York/New Jersey, with more than 8,000 postings each. Silicon Valley had 4,486 tech job postings on Dice, with Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston offering between 3,300 and 3,500 each.
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