What would you say is the "safest" occupation in the United States today?

[jmowreader]

47. Eight years to a career that will never die

First, pick a manual trade. It can be construction, HVAC/R, plumbing, electrical, whatever. Do a job-shadowing program so you learn what tools you will need to do the job.

Second, enlist in the Army as a Spanish linguist. Try not to fall in love and get married during your hitch; if you don't, you can spend the four years in uniform getting a Business degree and buying tools to include a reliable used 3/4-ton pickup.

Third, when you get out of the service enroll in a community college to learn the trade you've been accumulating tools for.

Then use the college's job placement service to get an entry-level position with a company that does what you've been trained for, and work there for two years.

Then you have experience, two degrees, a truck, a set of tools and you speak Spanish - all the things you need to become a bilingual foreman. Rank-and-file laborers aren't Americans anymore, folks; go past any construction site and you'll notice one white guy supervising thirty Mexicans.