What job would you get before an economic depression?

[Biggusstickus]

If 2022 has an economic depression, what job would you get that's "depression proof", a job that can earn you an income to support yourself and your family?

 

[Uncle June]

The one you currently have. The vast majority won't lose their jobs unless it's some useless middle management bullshit (aka a lot of chick jobs). Or upper management, but their turnover is pretty high anyway.


Tradework, Healthcare, IT, Engineering, etc are always solid, regardless of economic circumstances.

Edit: Reasonably speaking of course, nothing is invincible. Just don't be a retard and get some "management" job that any schmuck could do. Acquire legitimate skills, whether it be technical, medical, mechanical, etc.)

 

[DumbDude42]

Tradework, Healthcare, IT, Engineering, etc are always solid, regardless of economic circumstances.

no

healthcare sector is bloated beyond belief, and largely doesn't operate on market economics but on political decisions. there's a lot of room for cutbacks if politicians decide to go for it.
traditional trades (electricians, plumbers etc) are somewhat stable, but many are dependent on the construction and property development sector for a lot of their work. if a real estate crisis hits, these will suffer hard.
IT is very fast moving, and also under constant pressure of getting cucked out of work by H1B indians.
engineering, depends on international decisions regarding outsourcing and globalisation.

the only sector that is really safe from economic downturns is the government. it's disgusting but it's true.

 

[Divine right to rule]

There are a lot of jobs and educations that are pretty much depression-proof, mostly in the lower middle class and the trades.
Plumbers, welders, mechanics, electricians, doctors, military.
It is probably easier to say which branches are insecure, which is broadly most of all white collar work, the giant field of education and academics, nursing and childcare, most nonessential services, artists, NGOs, a great percentage of state employees except the military and police. And politicians themselves ofc.

 

[MrTroll]

Probably an economic therapist. A lot of economically depressed people will want my services.

 

[Red Hood]

Barber.

Hair grows even in a recession.

 

[MoffAlbert]

Grave digger. Or a mortician. In a bad enough economy, you could potentially make a killing.

 

[Depths of Homolust]

no

healthcare sector is bloated beyond belief, and largely doesn't operate on market economics but on political decisions. there's a lot of room for cutbacks if politicians decide to go for it.

The Healthcare-Industrial Complex is, at minimum, triple the size of the Military-Industrial Complex and less subject to the whims of government. Hospitals and the medical industry are omnipresent, and the general public so unhealthy and accident-prone that no matter where you work there will be a constant stream of patients.

 

[David Brown]

Tradework, ... are always solid, regardless of economic circumstances.

Not strictly true. 1000-man layoffs can happen over night, and I mean literally overnight. it's very dependent on your local circumstances. Buildies can do really well for years and lose everything in less than a week. THAT BEING SAID: the skills, connections and experience will survive and retain their value through and after depressive economic circumstances. But we're gonna have a rough fuckin' year. If you're a buildie, try and get on an infrastructure job or some type of work that gets government money. Those can end suddenly too but you can at least rake in as much as possible while it's available.

Take everything I say with a grain of salt though, I've been wrong about plenty of shit before. Don't bet your livelihood strictly on what an innernet retard like me says.

 

[Uncle June]

Not strictly true. 1000-man layoffs can happen over night, and I mean literally overnight. it's very dependent on your local circumstances. Buildies can do really well for years and lose everything in less than a week. THAT BEING SAID: the skills, connections and experience will survive and retain their value through and after depressive economic circumstances. But we're gonna have a rough fuckin' year. If you're a buildie, try and get on an infrastructure job or some type of work that gets government money. Those can end suddenly too but you can at least rake in as much as possible while it's available.

Take everything I say with a grain of salt though, I've been wrong about plenty of shit before. Don't bet your livelihood strictly on what an innernet retard like me says.

Very legitimate points, I've just noticed that construction has always been pretty consistent, even through the 08-09 crisis, but there's always the possibility. However, I'd also argue that this is easily avoidable if you play your cards right.

You need to be at LEAST in the top 25% of your workforce if you really want to be comfortable during an economic crisis. Not very hard to do as, I've personally noticed, tradesmen are mostly lazy and content with the bare minimum. Not many look to advance their education and sharpen their skills like white collar fucks do. That's a positive in my book though, less competition.

As long as you have variety in your specific trade and credentials to work in all environments, and can do more than turn a wrench or shovel, you'll be okay.

For example, if you're a plumber you should be well versed in both residential and commercial plumbing. Additionally, you should be able to easily decipher architectural drawings and apply them to your trade. If you want to go even further you could get your ticket in pipefitting and double your chances of success.

In addition, most tradies are on their way out (average age of one is ~50) and not many young folk are filling in the spots. A young man who is 10-20 years into his trade is more than likely killing it right now. Little competition and a booming industry leads to plenty of opportunity.

Trades can't work as well off nepotism as other industries. You need the actual skills to back your mouth up. Otherwise you'll be canned. Same goes for the "diversity hire" situation you see in every sector. You can be any color or gender under the sun, but at the end of the day, if you can't do the job you are going to be creamed.

Anyway, sorry for the ramble, I'm old and go off on tangents quite a bit.

 

[White Girl]

You need to be at LEAST in the top 25% of your workforce if you really want to be comfortable during an economic crisis. Not very hard to do as, I've personally noticed, tradesmen are mostly lazy and content with the bare minimum. Not many look to advance their education and sharpen their skills like white collar fucks do. That's a positive in my book though, less competition.

This is true actually. My mom went back to college in the 2008 recession. She took a trade course and when she got hired on by a big company she sought to take more courses. Over 10 years later she makes more than her bf in the same industry and has survived 4 layoffs at the company.

 

[NoReturn]

This is true actually. My mom went back to college in the 2008 recession. She took a trade course and when she got hired on by a big company she sought to take more courses. Over 10 years later she makes more than her bf in the same industry and has survived 4 layoffs at the company.

I like tradie ladies. They tend to be reliable workers. Something about the kind of personality that leads you there in the first place.

 

[Red Hood]

Grave digger. Or a mortician. In a bad enough economy, you could potentially make a killing.

You've got the right sense of humor for that kind of undertaking.

 

[Manul Otocolobus]

Physician. People are always going to get sick, you can add it to taxes and death as a given in life. You will likely see people that are far sicker since they will hold off on care, so you will be handing out a lot more bad news, but it's a job.

Any fellow Kiwi's that are similarly trained (or wish to be trained) can join up, we can form a based medical group.

 

[DumbDude42]

The Healthcare-Industrial Complex is, at minimum, triple the size of the Military-Industrial Complex and less subject to the whims of government. Hospitals and the medical industry are omnipresent, and the general public so unhealthy and accident-prone that no matter where you work there will be a constant stream of patients.

of course there is never a shortage of patients, but the vast majority of these patients dont actually pay for treatment themselves, they have the government pay for it, that's why the whole thing is subject to political decisions more than market fluctuations. and if the government has to cut funding, there's a LOT of room for cutting in the healthcare sector because a massive part of it consists of bullshit that is not really needed by anybody and does not provide any real value or benefit to anybody, but is kept up because it's a nice way for people to make lots of money at the taxpayers expense.

 

[SevenEightNine]

Food. Commentary about factory farming and the food industry can go all over the place, but small butchers with good community relationships earn a consistent living. You won't get rich. But you'll always be able to feed your family. Reasonable sized vegetable and livestock operations are similar.

A good quality mechanic gets more work than they can handle.

More future minded? Learn water treatment. We're going to need it. Learn the whole process from extraction to wastewater treatment. Small modular processes are better.

 

[Beavis]

Government jobs. You might get furloughed for brief periods, but you’ll have a job. I’m an IT janitor at a public school. If I get cut look out below.

 

[draggs]

Government jobs. You might get furloughed for brief periods, but you’ll have a job. I’m an IT janitor at a public school. If I get cut look out below.

Ding ding ding

A job where you're paid directly or indirectly by the government in a first world country is very close to economic catastrophe proof

 

[Breadbassket]

Any job that inherently consistently always some demand regardless of economic downturn.

Examples are but not limited to:
Barber
Plumber
Carpenter
Mortician
Mechanic
Electrician
Gardener/Landscaper
House Cleaner/Maid/Butler
Federal or State Government Job (They are always around because when have you ever heard of the government cutting back on jobs?)

Farmer, Welder and Construction Worker could also apply maybe though Farmers from personal experience don't make a massive amount of money unless its on a gigantic scale so most have to supplement themselves with extra jobs. Welders and Construction Workers on the other hand have their own issues, more so Construction Workers who will depend on new things being built.

If you want a job that is basically like being a Farmer but with less income then you could try making videos on the internet? That is kind of like trying to be an actor or musician though so good luck making any money there.

 

[Toolbox]

no

healthcare sector is bloated beyond belief, and largely doesn't operate on market economics but on political decisions. there's a lot of room for cutbacks if politicians decide to go for it.
traditional trades (electricians, plumbers etc) are somewhat stable, but many are dependent on the construction and property development sector for a lot of their work. if a real estate crisis hits, these will suffer hard.
IT is very fast moving, and also under constant pressure of getting cucked out of work by H1B indians.
engineering, depends on international decisions regarding outsourcing and globalisation.

the only sector that is really safe from economic downturns is the government. it's disgusting but it's true.

There's still a lot of bloat in gov though, and we've seen with any of the 'government shutdowns' that certain sectors are practically given immediate leave, paid or not. Ecologically related jobs like park work seem to be hit the earliest.