Want a new profession? Consider global needs...

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strawman

strawman

Ran into a fantastic interactive infographic on the most in-demand professions globally. Choose a profession, and it'll tell you which countries are in need of professionals with that skill, and their migration policy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21938085

Alternately, choose the profession you already have skills in, and look for countries you might want to move to. Apart from language issues, wouldn't it be fun to get paid to live in Europe? New Zealand? Brazil?

Sadly they don't mention Japan or China.

Anyway, interesting look at global job demand for professional skills.
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

Huh, doesn't have my profession (translator/interpreter).

Nor does it have my hobby (full-time pervert).
 
Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

This is actually pretty useful to me, thanks for posting! I am itching to get out of America.[DOUBLEPOST=1364398180][/DOUBLEPOST]
Charlie Don't Surf said:
This is actually pretty useful to me, thanks for posting! I am itching to get out of America.
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If I ever get my CPA, there are some good accounting landing spots. But I'm not super sure how that works, accounting seems like a great deal of it can change country to country. Although, I guess I'm colored since I was leaning into tax stuff before I graduated into The Shittiest Economy Ever
 
strawman

strawman

Charlie Don't Surf said:
If I ever get my CPA, there are some good accounting landing spots. But I'm not super sure how that works, accounting seems like a great deal of it can change country to country. Although, I guess I'm colored since I was leaning into tax stuff before I graduated into The Shittiest Economy Ever
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The basics of accounting don't change, just the rules and laws, which can be learned and understood more easily than understanding difficult accounting problems and the skills needed to properly track and report cashflow.

So I don't really think it'll be a big issue. Getting your CPA here won't necessarily qualify you for whatever the CPA equivalent is in another country, but if you find the right employer who will train you and pay for your country specific certification then it's all the same in the end anyway.

Finding the right employer and convincing them you are worth the investment is probably the hardest part. You can't expect to move to a country, then find a job, you'll have to find a job and then move.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

Hey, look, Sweden needs Psychologists. I'm pretty certain it's also one of the countries where you are still considered a citizen if you can prove your lineage to Sweden. My grandmother is pureblood Swede. Hmm...
 
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Really surprised geoscientists aren't on there. You can move to really nice places in other countries if you're willing. In the US, you're pretty much stuck in Houston or Lafayette. Not that there's anything wrong with those, but they aren't top on everyone's lists.
 
Fun Size

Fun Size

Really, interesting, but if their data is correct, none of the countries I'm interested in could afford me. :( Of course they don't give the US average since the US is apparently lousy with programmers, so it's hard to compare to the numbers their showing.
 
strawman

strawman

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Yeah, I'm busting my ass trying to look good to my current company's London manager

(except for right now when I'm posting on a forum, shit)
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We're just dragging you down, man. We know once you throw off our shackles you'll fly free in the sweet, sweet sunlight of freedom, and we pull you back in every day.
 
Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

pretend I posted a youtube of that scene in Godfather 3 where Pacino mugs for another oscar and is all like "JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE OUT, THEY PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULL YOU BACK IN"
 
strawman

strawman

Fun Size said:
Really, interesting, but if their data is correct, none of the countries I'm interested in could afford me. :( Of course they don't give the US average since the US is apparently lousy with programmers, so it's hard to compare to the numbers their showing.
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Yeah, I was hit by that too, but I realized the average salary that's listed isn't for any given profession, it's the average salary the country has for all their citizens. I was looking at New Zealand in particular, and, for instance, it's more expensive to live in Auckland than in New York City, but the average wage is half that of the US. This doesn't make sense, except if you consider there are a lot of very low wage jobs compared to high wage jobs.

I expect that if you actually looked at average salary in that country given the position and profession, you'd find it comparing much more favorably than the average of all the professions across the country.

If I paid much attention to those average wages, not even the US could afford me, nevermind any other country on that list.
 
Fun Size

Fun Size

Maybe it's wrong. I would love to live in England, if only to further my children's training in only speaking Dickensian Street Urchin during the entire month of December.
 
WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Australia. We've always talked about going there. Pfft. I've already had enough guilt thrown my way for wanting to stay here instead of moving back to the east coast. What's a little more?
 
Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

Tress said:
Nobody wants any teachers apparently. :(
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I was trying to concoct an elaborate conspiracy as to why this is the case, but I went to bed at 3AM and got up at 7AM and my brain is not working, so please, just... words

typing

halforums

help

can i work in new zealand? do you love chili?

must sleep

mental breakdown

is it lunchtime

poetry!
 
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