The U. S. economy is on fire. According to reporting by CBS News, nearly a million people were hired in March.
If you’re trying to follow the money, here’s a list of the industries in a hiring boom.
Warehouse jobs:
The hottest jobs sectors are those that "make and move things," Kolko added.
CBS reports that the number of warehouse jobs listed on Indeed as of early April was 57% above what they were before the virus struck.
"Warehouses in the U.S. — we're seeing from Pennsylvania to Tennessee to California — are hiring right now and are not able to keep up with the hiring demands,” Amy Glaser, senior vice president at staffing firm Adecco tells CBS.
Delivery jobs:
Given the increase in remote work, there’s an obvious need for driving thanks to online shopping.
"Consumers are still buying online," Glaser says.
"Look at large retailers that are building out online presences to compete with the likes of Amazon and Walmart," Brannon Lacey, president of PeopleScout, a recruiting company told CBS News. "Grocery delivery has gone up ... delivery of everything has gone up. So the same people that were taking jobs and warehouses now have multiple types of opportunities."
Factory workers:
The latest survey from the Institute for Supply Management found that factory activity is expanding at its fastest pace in 37 years
"A lack of qualified machine and fabrication shop talent makes it difficult to keep up," one metal product maker said in the report. "Hiring new members is a challenge," said a transportation equipment maker.”
Healthcare workers -- particularly related to the vaccine rollout:
"The economy is still all about the pandemic," Jed Kolko, chief economist at the Indeed Hiring Lab told CBS news. The biggest increase in job postings are those that either help get us through the pandemic or help us get out of the pandemic."
Pharmacies are staffing up. Walgreens is looking to fill 9,500 full- and part-time jobs in its retail stores to help with the vaccine rollout, while CVS is looking to add 50,000 more jobs. In addition to nurses, pharmacists and pharmacy assistants, open jobs include customer service or patient care roles that don't require medical licensing.
Meanwhile, some cities including New York are recruiting a "vaccine corps" of medical and non-medical workers to encourage residents to get vaccinated and help them through the process.
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