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其实不一定要去Fort McMurray
整个阿伯达都很旺，当然Fort McMurray是赚快钱和多钱的地方。下面的文章供有兴趣的人参考。
Jobs, jobs, jobs
There are all kinds of employment opportunities for the young and old, professional, skilled tradesperson and entry-level workers all over Alberta
Saturday, January 14, 2006
EDMONTON - Wheat fields, cattle and an oil rig -- symbols that represent the work that built the province. But do they adequately represent Alberta's future? Where are the province's "hot jobs" in 2006?
"Every forecast I've seen says Alberta is going to be red hot in the coming year," says Jan Revrink, an economist with Alberta Economic Development. "The average consensus forecast is for 4.3-per-cent economic growth rate in 2006, and that outpaces the national average."
Record-high prices and demand for the province's oil and gas resources, and the resulting need for energy-sector workers has a "trickle-down" impact on manufacturing, real estate, retailing and other service sectors, says Revrink.
From the bounty of its natural resources industries, Alberta has also crafted a strong future in growth industries such as biotechnology, health care, information and communications technology, and industrial manufacturing. And after years of budget cutbacks and stagnation, a "debt-free" government is ready to spend again in the health-care and education sectors, while spending on infrastructure is going to sustain, if not increase demand for construction jobs.
Agriculture is still recovering from the impact of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy; more commonly known as mad cow disease), a five-year drought that tapered off in 2004, and the widespread flooding of 2005. But on this front, too, progress is being made in opening worldwide markets once again to Canadian beef products.
"Alberta should continue to offer the best job prospects in the nation ... and the largest increase in incomes," says a recent report from BMO Financial Group. Alberta's unemployment rate is forecast to average 3.5 per cent to 2015, three percentage points lower than Canada's, while personal disposable income will soar 71 per cent to $46,100 from $26,961 in 2004, 23 per cent higher than the Canadian average, the report concludes.
The Alberta government reported full-time employment grew by 53,900 jobs in 2005, with the largest gains in Alberta's professional, scientific and technical services, and wholesale trade sectors.
Overall, job prospects in Alberta in 2006 are expected to continue to be "positive and robust," said Jeff Goplin, director for Manpower Alberta. Staffing services agency Manpower Inc. projects a seasonally adjusted net employment gain of 17 per cent for Western Canada, as compared to a national net employment gain of two per cent, in its employment outlook survey for the first quarter of 2006.
"If you look at Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer -- all are experiencing a positive and robust hiring climate. Of the 10 surveyed industry sectors, the mining employers report the most vigorous results. Engineering and project management jobs -- indicative of the economy in Alberta -- we're seeing a lot of positions in these roles or spin-off roles."
Administrative roles, skilled trades, retail opportunities, health-care jobs, financial employment at all career levels -- a quick search of jobs in Edmonton on the employment website working.com demonstrates the wide-ranging demand for people to fill roles that have been "spun off" or "trickled down" from employment increases in oilsands mining, and oil and gas drilling.
LOTS OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES
People relocating to Alberta and bringing their families with them has created a plethora of jobs, from food service to health care, education to retail. Drive down any major artery in Edmonton, for example, and the roadside is cluttered with "help wanted" signs hoping to lure workers with incentives or above-minimum wages.
Retailers are particularly eager to offer both full-time and part-time opportunities to young and older workers alike.
"Retail in Alberta is leading the nation," said John Wojcicki, president of Retail Alberta. "We have experienced over 13-per-cent growth in the past two years. And retail continues to be the No. 1 employer in the province, with over 210,000 employed. You put those two factors together, you would expect retail to be a strong area of job growth in 2006."
A traditional source of workers to fill retail positions is a young student population, and this continues to be the case. In Alberta's current economy, however, it's often difficult to compete with higher-paying jobs such as those found in the oilpatch. Wojcicki points out retailers are stressing flexible scheduling, part-time opportunities.
Alberta's retailers have come to recognize the fact that older workers also offer certain advantages, he adds.
"More and more retailers are looking at older workers as a valuable resource, and more and more seniors are interested in getting back into the workforce (after retirement)," said Wojcicki.
BABY BOOMERS ARE RETIRING
Growth of Alberta's major metropolitan communities is creating the need for more public service workers as well. And, as in the rest of the nation, Alberta's
retiring baby boomers are creating jobs in virtually every sector. These two factors are behind recruiting efforts by the Edmonton Police Service and Edmonton Fire and Rescue, who are looking to train 100 and 75 new members, respectively, in 2006.
In health care, renewed government investment in infrastructure and training, and advances in health technology have created openings in occupations such as medical lab technologist, MRI technician, respiratory therapist and dental lab technologist.
Nurses remain in strong demand, according to Margaret Ward-Jack, communications director for the College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta. And driving this demand, along with factors such as growing communities and retiring nurses, is the increased health-care needs of an aging population, she points out.
So, where are the "hot jobs" in Alberta? The short answer is everywhere. From High Level to Coutts, Jasper to Lloydminster; mining the province's natural resources or staffing a clothing store; for young and old; professional, skilled tradesperson or entry level -- there are jobs to be had in Wild Rose country.
Vicki Charron is editor of Home-Enterprise.net, the resource centre for Canadian home-based business and telecommuters.
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