Jobfox, an American employment website, released a list in October 2008 of the top 25 recession-proof job categories in the United States:
1) Sales Representative/Business Development
2) Account/Customer Service
3) Accounting Staff
4) Counseling/Social Work
5) Software Design/Development
6) Administrative Assistant
7) Networking/System Administration
8) Nursing
9) Mechanical Engineering
10) Sales Executive
11) Project/Engagement Management
12) Finance Staff
13) Accounting/Finance Executive
14) Electrical Engineering
15) Senior Executive Assistant
16) Technology Executive
17) Restaurant Manager (Front)
18) Medical Administrative Services
19) Retail Banking
20) IT Security
21) Recruiting/Staffing
22) Higher Education (Faculty)
23) Product Management
24) Store Management
25) Human Resource Generalist
Source: jobfox.com (includes descriptions of the above categories)
