Great jobs for workers over 50 - job hunting

Great jobs for workers over 50 - job hunting


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INTERPRETER Use your fluency in English and other languages to provide translations in health care and other fields. Growth: 46.1 percent. PATIENT ADVOCATE Support patients as they navigate


the health care system. Growth projection for health care social workers, which includes some advocates: 26.8 percent. DIETITIAN Hospitals, retirement communities and companies with wellness


programs hire dietitians to do nutritional screenings and meal planning. Growth: 21.1 percent. FITNESS TRAINER There's a big need for trainers who design workouts for people ages 65 to


90. Growth: 12.5 percent. SHUTTERSTOCK INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Whatever your occupation, do it on your own and sell your services to others. MASSAGE THERAPIST Massages are growing at spas,


clinics and hotels. Growth: 22.6 percent. GETTY IMAGES ECO-LANDSCAPER Green thumbs willing to train in horticulture and landscape design can join the burgeoning field of


"sustainable" gardening, which uses less water. Growth of landscape designers: 14.3 percent. GETTY IMAGES ACCOUNTANT/FINANCIAL MANAGER Good with numbers? Help businesses,


nonprofits and others with payroll, accounts payable, taxes and financial reports. Growth: 13.1 percent. HOME MODIFICATION PROFESSIONAL Retrofit houses to meet the needs of older homeowners.


 Growth for construction managers, which includes some home modification professionals: 16.1 percent. PERSONAL FINANCIAL ADVISER Help consumers with taxes, investments and estate planning. 


Growth projection: 27 percent. _Sources:_ Getting the Job You Want After 50 for Dummies _by Kerry Hannon, Bureau of Labor Statistics growth projections for 2012 to 2022._ _ _