Workplace Challenges
Threat #2: GlobalizationFive jobs that will never be outsourcedSet your mind at ease if you work in these five professions, since the experts say they’re safe from being outsourced. By Jennifer McFee |
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 [ 2009-03-03 ] |
1. Trades jobs. Trades work — like carpentry, construction and plumbing — requires hands-on attention, so these jobs should be safe from outsourcing, says Ian Munro, director of research for the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies.
2. Health-care professionals. If you’re a doctor, nurse, physiotherapist or massage therapist, chances are your job is safe. “If the jobs require contact with people, and the empathy and caring that go along with that, it’s probably not something you can outsource to another country,” says Mike McCracken, CEO of Toronto-based economic research firm Informetrica Limited.
3. Restaurant workers. If you’re a waitress, cook or bartender, you can expect stable work. “If you look at the basics of what people need to do, people need to eat, so I think parts of the food industry would be pretty safe,” says Fiorella Callocchia, president of human resources consulting firm HR Impact.
4. Seniors care. As baby boomers retire, the demand for nursing care and homecare workers will increase, says John Chang, national leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Global Sourcing Advisory.
5. Petroleum engineers. Canada’s got a lot to offer petroleum engineers, says Simon Fraser University economics professor Don DeVoretz. The industry is heating up and petroleum professionals are in high demand, as are experts in the mining industry.
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