Top 4 Careers for Transitioning Military by Angela Caban

Military Student Transitioning

When businesses hire military veterans, the workforce gains invaluable skills because of military training. As a veteran transitioning out of the military, you may have doubts about the type of jobs out there and whether or not you may qualify for it. Employers take on the job training such as military experience, but if you are looking in another field you have no experience in - there are options for you to obtain the training in that field in as little as 60 days and use your GI bill and tuition assistance in the process. Here are the top 4 in demand jobs for transitioning military and how you can obtain training and certification in these fields.

Information Technology IT was rated one of the top jobs for transitioning military as well as military spouses because of the portability of this job. Many jobs in this field are even work from home and can fit right within your busy schedule.

Medical & Healthcare The medical and healthcare field is always on the list because this is one field that will never disappear. Hospitals, medical offices and even rehabilitation centers are always looking to hire skilled medical employees.

Skilled Trades What are skilled trades? Actually a large majority of military already have most of these skills, and perhaps they never thought about applying it to a job once out of the military. Mechanics and technicians are just a couple of the skilled trades out there that are in demand.

Business Management Business makes the world go round, which makes this field very flexible for what you want to do and also can be applied to almost anything. Business can vary from project management, human resources, marketing, public relations and even social media.

Ed4Career's career & vocational training courses contain everything a student needs to succeed in their field of choice. If you don't want or need a college degree, then career training is the perfect fit to help you find your dream job. Many military veterans already have the experience, why not turn it into a career?

 

By Guest Blogger | August 12th 2014

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