- The job marketplace ZipRecruiter used listings on its website to identify four industries with increased hiring amid the coronavirus outbreak: transportation, tutoring, warehousing, and healthcare.
- As businesses close to try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, many workers have already lost jobs and hours.
- Some experts estimate the unemployment rate, which hit record lows in December, might jump to 20% during the likely impending recession.
- Demand for nursing jobs, including registered nurses and nurse practitioners, is up by 49%, ZipRecruiter said.
- Here are 15 job titles with increased demand amid the coronavirus outbreak.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Millions of US workers have either lost jobs or hours as the coronavirus outbreak continues to upend American life.
But some jobs have grown over the past month.
The job marketplace ZipRecruiter tracked month-over-month changes in demand for job titles and industries between February and March. The company connects millions of job seekers to businesses on its marketplace.
Through its analysis, ZipRecruiter found four industries with hiring spikes during the US coronavirus outbreak: manufacturing, tutoring, healthcare, and transportation.
Demand for nursing jobs, including registered nurses and nurse practitioners, rose by 49%, for instance. Jobs for truck drivers who can operate CDL flatbed vehicles rose by a whopping 976%. And warehouse workers are the big winners — warehouse-handler roles saw a 1,677% increase in March.
Here are 15 jobs that have seen rapid increases in hiring over the past month:
SEE ALSO: 25 recession-proof jobs for anyone worried about the next economic downturn
DON'T MISS: https://www.businessinsider.com/delivery-workers-for-caviar-crowd-outside-carbone-nyc-photos-2020-3
Warehouse-handler roles saw a 1,677% increase in March.
Industry: Warehousing
Job description: Material handlers unload product deliveries, maintain stock in the warehouse, and move stock and other materials to fulfill orders.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $27,916
CDL flatbed truck driver roles saw a 976% increase in March.
Industry: Transportation
Job description: CDL truck driver job duties include fully understanding how to operate and safely drive your assigned vehicle, driving vehicles with a gross vehicle weight over 26,000 pounds, and picking up and safely transporting goods, livestock, etc., to the intended destination.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $50,954
Certified home health aide roles saw a 170% increase in March.
Industry: Healthcare
Job description: Home health aides are trained healthcare professionals who assist patients with personal tasks, such as taking medication, eating, bathing, dressing, cleaning, and other care activities.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $25,098
Medical transporter roles saw a 124% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Transportation
Job description: A patient transporter moves patients and equipment from one place to another within a hospital or healthcare facility.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $13/hour
Medical equipment technician roles saw a 106% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Healthcare
Job description: A biomedical equipment technician repairs and maintains biomedical equipment used by hospitals and clinics.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $46,964 a year
Picker packer roles saw a 67% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Warehousing
Job description: Picker packers find and collect merchandise in a warehouse and prepare the items for shipment to customers.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $12/hour
Registered nurse (ambulatory) roles saw a 47% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Healthcare
Job description: An ambulatory care nurse is a registered nurse (RN) works primarily in outpatient settings, providing a range of services to those in need.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $85,310/year
Intensive care nurse roles saw a 34% monthly increase since March.
Industry: Healthcare
Job description: An ICU nurse provides patients who have life-threatening conditions with medical care. They operate out of the critical care wing of a hospital or medical facility.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $41/hour
Statistics tutor roles saw a 17% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Tutoring
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $57,617/year
Calculus tutor roles saw a 15% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Tutoring
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $26/hour
GMAT tutor roles saw a 11% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Tutoring
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $42/hour
Certified medical assistant roles saw an 11% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Healthcare
Job description: A medical assistant provides direct and immediate support to physicians in clinical settings or private practices, taking care of many administrative and clinical tasks to streamline treatment.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $30,656/year
MCAT tutor roles saw a 10% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Tutoring
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $28/hour
Merchandise associate roles saw a 6% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Warehousing
Job description: Merchandise associate's responsibilities include stocking store front shelves, entering products into the store inventory system, applying price tags, arranging product displays and maintaining an appealing shopping environment.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $28,924/year
Delivery driver roles saw a 2% monthly increase in March.
Industry: Transportation
Job description: A delivery driver is a transportation professional who delivers well over short or long distances.
Salary on ZipRecruiter: $29,699/year
Visit dearJulius.com to get free premium content for all of your lifestyle needs.
COMMENTS