Hot Jobs for 2005 – An In Depth Look

Last month’s feature article gave you a summary of some of the hottest jobs for 2005. For October, we’ll take a more in depth look at two of these jobs; management and aviation-what’s recommended and required to get into these fields.

Remember, these are classified as “hot jobs” because of wages, benefits and the growing number of positions available nationally.

Management

Every business has a goal to market and sell its products or services as profitably as possible. By hiring managers to oversee advertising, public relations and sales, executives can focus on their own jobs and still generate enough revenue to create successful companies.

Advertising and promotion management teams oversee in-house accounts, creative groups and media services departments. They lead promotion programs that combine advertising with purchase incentives to increase sales. These programs involve direct mail, television or radio advertising, catalogs or Internet advertisements.

Public relation managers must undertake planning, designing and directing public relations programs that will both create and maintain a favorable public image for employer or client. Often they’ll specialize in specific areas such as crisis management. They exhaust every avenue to maintain the support of groups upon whom their organization’s success depends including consumers, stockholders or the general public.

Another hot job is sales management. The main responsibility of a sales managers is to direct a business or organizational sales program. Sales managers are in charge of assigning territories for sales, setting business and sales goals, and securing training programs for other sales representatives.

What are the educational requirements to become an advertising, public relations or sales manager?

Employment in these management positions may require either an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. Business administration, public relations, advertising or journalism are great majors to focus on.

Another great way to build a career in management is through certification. Many employers are willing to pay for certification and training programs. These programs offer courses in finance, communication, management, marketing and human resources. Certification typically takes less than two years and will enhance promotion opportunities within most companies.

Educational courses including business, public affairs, public speaking, political science and creative and technical writing are very beneficial to all managers. In addition, employers also seek managers with mathematical, computer, analytical, communication and problem solving skills.

Aviation

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers held about 100,000 jobs in 2002. Approximately 79,000 worked as airline pilots, copilots and flight engineers. The rest were commercial pilots working as flight instructors at airports or for large businesses.

Generally airline pilots fly specifically for transporting passengers and their cargo. Before every flight they check the aircraft to make sure the engines, controls, instruments and other systems are functioning properly. They discuss weather and other conditions with flight dispatchers and aviation weather forecasters. Based on this information, they choose route, altitude and speed providing the best all around flight.

Commercial pilots have many unique and unusual tasks. They are involved in dusting crops, spreading seed, testing aircrafts, flying passengers and cargo to areas not available through regular airlines, directing firefighting efforts, tracking criminals, monitoring traffic and rescuing injured people.

Some large aircraft have a third pilot called the  flight engineer who assists the pilot and copilot by monitoring and operating many of the instruments and systems, making minor in-flight repairs and watching for other aircrafts in the area.

What are the educational requirements for the field of aviation?

Traditionally pilots have learned to fly in the military but today growing numbers have college degrees with training from civilian flying schools. Pilots who are paid to transport passengers must have a commercial pilot’s license. To qualify for these licenses applicants must be at least 18 years old and have at least 250 hours of flight experience.

Currently there are many great civilian schools for flight training and certification.
Applicants must pass a physical examination to ensure they are in good health, have 20/20 vision with or without glasses and have good hearing. They must also pass a written test including questions on the principles of flight safety and navigation techniques. And, of course, potential pilots have to show their flying ability to FAA examiners.

If you’re interested in these jobs take a look at www.top-colleges.com to find the right program at a school near you.