What jobs are recession proof?
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Deckhands are always in demand in the fishing industry. WA Southern Rock lobster season started today (west coast as well) People will always buy Australian caught seafood products. It doesn't matter if it is more expensive, it is such a superior product the industry often cannot keep up with demand. Mind you, I hear on a daily basis there are more and more mines going onto care and maintenance, 5 nickel ones on the Goldfields I heard about today. A lot of workers will have to lower their expectations of the high wages that they have become accustomed to and could well be thankfull of securing employment in areas that they have previously thought beneath them in wages and status. My opinion only. Seamisty
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becoming a hooker crossed my mind
I thought about this one and will definately keep it in mind should I lose my job in IT. I just hope by that stage the ladies are into fat nerdy types....
CanOz
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Basic food processing. Everyone must eat and during downturns... less time is spent at the pub and cafe's, restaurants in Western countries.
Convienient simple processed foods like vegetables and potatoes do well.
Cheers,
CanOz
Convienient simple processed foods like vegetables and potatoes do well.
Cheers,
CanOz
Glen48
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Any thing to do with cars is a dud unless you are Wheel man for Bank robbers which will be in demand soon, Today paper tells Hair dressers are booming.
I used to be in the home hairdressing industry and I am approached on a daily basis by former clients who simply cannot afford salon prices any more. Rents, wages, super, operating costs and increased product costs and taxes have to be passed on to clients. I presume there are other industry related occupations facing similar issues.Seamisty
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That fishery has just about collapsed though hasn't it?
None in our area chops but I beleive the West Coast rock lobster industry is maybe facing a quota system due to a severe downturn in catch and poor outlook for the future. Ours is not associated with them and we catch a different species. Our fishery is much smaller and has been strongly self regulated for many years as has the shark fishery here.. Also our product is superior and attracts a much better price. I am on the south coast. Seamisty
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Would you be able to purchase Loss of Earnings insurance for this highly esteemed vocation should there be a downturn in business?
PS. Not sure what the nunnery might have to say about such a suggestion!
They may not suffer a drop in business, but they could well be met with more competition for their services. I live in a relatively small country town (1600) and in the past two weeks I see that two previously retired celebrants are advertising their services. They could well be victims of the credit crisis, sharemarket crash or just interest rate cuts, who knows, but it is quite obvious that some people who were previously retired are now looking for extra income. SeamistyI doubt undertakers suffer a drop in business
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Sorry, got mixed up with the Western Rock Lobster.
Yeah, that has always been closely monitored and had strict quotas on it. Despite that, still hasn't helped a lot.
No previous quotas, just pot reductions on the west coast. SA has quotas and seems to be working quite well, I will post a media article relevant to their fishery::::Sorry, got mixed up with the Western Rock Lobster.
Yeah, that has always been closely monitored and had strict quotas on it. Despite that, still hasn't helped a lot.
Chinese demand pushes up lobster prices
Tuesday, 11/11/2008
The price of Southern rock lobster is breaking record levels in South Australia, selling for $100 a kilogram wholesale.
Darryl Highland, a lobster buyer at Cape Jaffa on the Limestone Coast, says the current price is more than double than this time last year, and it's the direct result of strong demand from China.
"It's just, you know, astronomical. You look at the fishermen's faces when they come in - they're like kids in the cookie jar," he says.
"Talking to the boss, he seems to think it'll stay static for a while, until perhaps Tasmania and Western Australia hit the market, then we could see a bit of a burst of the bubble then."
:::: Our price is always a bit behind SA, but half of that would be considered a great start to the season here, Seamisty
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No, I meant the Western Rock Lobster has always had quotas.
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Being a Western Rock Lobster sounds dangerous.
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Anything health related, people live longer so they are unwell for longer.
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Without seeming like butting in .... consider the situation in the town where I was born.
I remember dad could catch a hessian bag full of buck mud crabs in a day.Now over thirty years later catching one (1) is a lucky day out.
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Don't aim for high flying finance jobs...
