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The Weird Idaho Job Market, Part II
R. Alex Whitlock
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Part I]
More observations:
There are certain jobs that are not easy to get in Houston even if you have a degree. I know two Advertising/PR majors, one of which is working for the clerical in an unrelated capacity and the other gave up the job hunt and went straight to graduate school in Alabama. Up here, however, companies and firms are begging for any education and experience in that area. I know a few graphic artists in Texas having difficulty finding work, but both newspapers and two other advertisers this past Sunday all wanted graphic artists.
Companies in Houston that would hire fourteen year old immigrants with little understanding of English for undesirable customer service jobs require a year or more of sales experience.
If you have a degree in agriculture, move here. Right now. Ditto for electrical engineers.
Companies from North Carolina advertise here regularly. Ditto for Arizona.
The Idaho Job Service considers Salmon to be in "southeast Idaho." That's like saying San Marcos is in "southwest texas."... errr, nevermind.
A company in Paris, Idaho has been trying to recruit a customer service agent that speaks fluent French since I got here.
In Houston, it's generally not enormously desirable to work for the government. The job security is good, but pay is not. Here, however, they are the most sought after jobs
because of pay.
Houston is one of the medical capitals of the world. People with rare diseases or need extensive medical help will often move to Houston. Yet percentage-wise, I'd bet that the health care industry is larger than it is in Houston.
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