| Show 1 1 11 y Job J ob market arket looks promising i tc 5 r for Utah Tech graduates l a 41 t Tt by Ava Robinson Employment in all fields for 1984 graduates is promising according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Rand Johnson Director of Placement Duane Robinson Robin Robin- son Job Services Employment Specialist Specialist Specialist added that lower interest rates have prompted growth and that means new job openings The Utah Occupational Outlook through 1987 statistic report shows an annual increase of Computer Data Entry Operators and openings openings openings open open- ings for Programmers Johnson explained explained explained ex ex- ex- ex businesses are using more computers Typists and Word Processors Processors Processors Pro Pro- are growing in demand A projected 2340 secretaries accounting clerks and bookkeepers bookkeepers bookkeepers book book- keepers will be needed all of whom should be good typists Construction Johnson said is on the upswing Statistics show an increased demand for Welders approximately annually Seven hundred and thirty Carpenters and Electricians will also be need Job Service estimates Drafting Plumbing positions will be open open- ing Most jobs Johnson said will be found in the greater Salt Lake area Building new offices with some residential homes Remodeling is a booming business Robinson said Most people are reconstructing their existing homes instead of buying new ones I Like homes Johnson said people are keeping their cars longer The average age of American cars is seven years now An estimated jobs in auto mechanics and in diesel mechanics will be needed in 1984 Electronic technicians will be required required required re re- re- re to service cars and computers Sales personnel in management and merchandise are the backbone of our economy said Johnson Over salesmen and managers are needed annually Commercial Artists are finding jobs in the hidden market market 1 Johnson said through friends relatives and personal personal personal per per- contacts Its a growing field in advertising product design billboards billboards billboards bill bill- boards and signs As business becomes more competitive opportunities are better Robinson said Cosmetologists are independent operators said Johnson Job Service gets calls annually although most work through the hidden market Nursing is at a sustained demand said Robinson Most graduates stay on with the hospitals where they trained Statistics show openings for RN s for s for Dental Assistants and an increasing demand for Lab Technicians Experience good interviewing skills and a well written resume they both agreed are key factors for finding finding finding find find- ing a job |
