http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Yeah yeah, I know, but, it IS a general guide to assist in researching fields to enter.
Don't believe all you read, of course.
A few years back the sordid tales of woe regarding a lack of school teachers rocked the airwaves.
Last time I applied for a teaching opening I vied with over 300 other folks. Old Coot not hired.
Old Coot not hired times dozens and dozens of attempts.
If I was fluent in Espanol, however, Old Coot would have a job el quicko. But, no time, money or talent to learn a new language.
Gotta' be selective or risk playing the odds.
Over the years have had a horde of humans tell me to be a radio announcer, even strangers. Did my research, even befriended (partially) a local radio announcer to assist my possible endeavors. However, simply had too many folks in the field (including those who hire and college professors involved with broadcasting) tell me that if I was a young female or a minority to go for it, otherwise, the odds of winning the lottery were better than ever attaining a decent-paying position in radio (too ugly for TV). My research supported what those-in-the-know relayed to me.
It's tough out there in MANY fields. Will you be contending with hundreds-of-thousands of H-1B visa holders? Do a Google if you don't know about how Congress hates American workers (my subjective opinion).
Govt. free-for-the-taking verbiage with link following to read the whole thing:
"Employment of lawyers is expected to grow about as fast as average for all occupations through 2014, primarily as a result of growth in the population and in the general level of business activities. Job growth among lawyers also will result from increasing demand for legal services in such areas as health care, intellectual property, venture capital, energy, elder, antitrust, and environmental law. In addition, the wider availability and affordability of legal clinics should result in increased use of legal services by middle-income people. However, growth in demand for lawyers will be limited as businesses, in an effort to reduce costs, increasingly use large accounting firms and paralegals to perform some of the same functions that lawyers do. For example, accounting firms may provide employee-benefit counseling, process documents, or handle various other services previously performed by a law firm. Also, mediation and dispute resolution increasingly are being used as alternatives to litigation.
Competition for job openings should continue to be keen because of the large number of students graduating from law school each year. Graduates with superior academic records from highly regarded law schools will have the best job opportunities. Perhaps as a result of competition for attorney positions, lawyers are increasingly finding work in nontraditional areas for which legal training is an asset, but not normally a requirement—for example, administrative, managerial, and business positions in banks, insurance firms, real estate companies, government agencies, and other organizations. Employment opportunities are expected to continue to arise in these organizations at a growing rate.
As in the past, some graduates may have to accept positions in areas outside of their field of interest or for which they feel overqualified. Some recent law school graduates who have been unable to find permanent positions are turning to the growing number of temporary staffing firms that place attorneys in short-term jobs until they are able to secure full-time positions. This service allows companies to hire lawyers on an “as-needed” basis and permits beginning lawyers to develop practical skills while looking for permanent positions."
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos053.htm#outlook
One good method of determing the reality of finding a job in an area is to seek out a message board(s) where folks in the field gather. There are a couple good ones for teachers that have a section for those seeking work. A couple years after I obtained my teaching certificate (and went to work substitute teaching which is not a "real" job, more of a day-to-day hit-or-miss thing) I noticed a growing number of posts by folks who had spent the longest time seeking full-time employment with no luck. More and more certificate holders gave up and sought a new field.
Finding a message board and reading about real-life experiences of others can be more valuable than any other source, in my always but not quite usually humble opinion.
Good luck!!!!!!!!!
