Some of the fastest-growing careers lie in middle-skill roles like sterilizing surgical tools, yet too few people know about them
By Lauren Weber of The WSJ. Excerpts:
"a fundamental riddle of the U.S. labor market: how to match people eager for opportunity with the millions of good jobs that go unfilled because workers don’t know about them or whether investing in the training will pay off."
"many of the fastest-growing jobs with upward mobility stem from a class of careers that defy traditional blue- and white-collar labels. Somewhere in the middle, they require a modest level of tech-infused skills, not a college degree, and can pay in the high-five figures and eventually more, in areas such as healthcare, information technology and energy production."
"U.S. workers have long benefited from an “invisible hand”-style labor market based on supply-and-demand signals. Some are lucky enough to have some career counseling or training in high school or college. Most, though, learn what skills businesses need and how to acquire them by observing the people and economic activity around them, getting advice from family and friends, applying for open jobs and talking to employers."
"What’s needed is “a coordinated career-navigation system,” said Robert Espinoza, chief executive of the National Skills Coalition. Instead, “people may end up overpaying for low-quality training programs or credentials that don’t lead to good jobs, and then fall into low-paying jobs where they get stuck.”"
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