Anyway, the point of all this rambling is to segue into yet another survey of the good and bad about jobs. CNN Money has come out with what they call, Jobs with the lowest (and highest) unemployment. What does this mean to you? Well, it could actually mean very little, if you are someone with a long employment history in one of the "highest" unemployment jobs listed. On the other hand, if you're a young person looking for trends in employment, these listings could prove somewhat enlightening. In any event, and for what it's worth, lets take a look at some highlights. 
Jobs with the lowest (and highest) unemployment
Want a guaranteed job? Get used to being called doctor. And stay in school.
The top jobs with the lowest unemployment rates for 2012 include fields in areas from health care and finance, to social services and engineering -- and all require a lot of education and training . . .
. . . On the other end of the spectrum are jobs in construction, sales, and transportation. Not only do many of these jobs require less formal training and education, but some - like telemarketing -- tend to have high turnover . . .
Here is some insight from the two lists:
Lowest unemployment:
| Astronomers and physicists | 0.3% |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 0.3% |
| Biomedical engineers | 0.4% |
| Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers | 0.4% |
| First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers | 0.4% |
| Petroleum engineers | 0.6% |
| First-line supervisors of correctional officers | 0.6% |
| Physicians and surgeons | 0.8% |
| Audiologists | 0.8% |
| Information security analysts | 0.9% |
| Nurse practitioners | 0.9% |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners* | 0.9% |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | 0.9% |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 1% |
| Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents* | 1% |
| Animal breeders* | 1% |
| Training and development managers | 1.1% |
| Clergy | 1.2% |
| Physician assistants | 1.2% |
| Veterinarians | 1.2% |
Highest unemployment:
| Riggers* | 21.6% |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 21.9% |
| Telemarketers | 23.1% |
| Fence erectors | 23.4% |
| Gaming cage workers* | 24.7% |
| Communications equipment operators, all other* | 24.8% |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic* | 25.8% |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicans | 26% |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers* | 27% |
| Furniture finishers* | 27.7% |
| Actors | 28.5% |
| Survey researchers* | 29.5% |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 30.5% |
| Commercial divers* | 31.7% |
| Conveyor operators and tenders* | 33.6% |
| Manufactured building and mobile home installers* | 35.5% |
| Solar photovoltaic installers* | 35.7% |
| Roof bolters, mining* | 36.6% |
| Forest and conservation workers* | 38.4% |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other* | 43.5% |
* Sample size under 10,000
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So, does this make any difference in your aspirations for a life's work? It really shouldn't, in my view. I wandered from job to job across the decades of my working life after college. Maybe that's the key, as it says under the title of this article: Stay in school. Get the best education you can and then try to determine where your true motivations lie (and maybe that "passion" we hear so much about). Then, as a result of the influences of your formative years, your education, and your self-assessment, maybe you can find happiness as a septic tank cleaner who moonlights as a furniture finisher. Keep those option open!
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