MILITARY SPOUSE-FRIENDLY JOBS
Military spouses tend to work in numerous occupations related to many of these base employers and flexible/portable careers:
| Commissary/exchange worker | Government worker |
| Consultant/financial planner | Real estate agent |
| Administration/office worker | Customer service rep |
| Teacher and childcare worker | Telemarketer |
| Nurse/health care worker | Contract/temporary worker |
DoD has identified these five high-growth portable career fields as being suitable to the mobile military lifestyle:
- Health care: Nursing, health technology (radiology, x-ray, chemo), pharmacology, dental hygiene, medical record management, etc.
- Financial services: Banking, mortgages, insurance, investment, real estate, financial counseling, etc.
- Information technology: computer networking, systems, administration, web development, software design, help desk
- Education: Teacher, teacher's aide, curriculum, administration
- Construction trades: Electrician, plumber, carpenter, brick mason
What three jobs appeal to you - ones you would do well and enjoy doing? (Visit http://www.onetonline.org and www.bls.gov/oco for dozens of job and career ideas):
1. ____________________________________________2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
SOURCE: Adapted from Ron Krannich, Ph.D., The Military Spouse's Employment Pocket Guide (Manassas Park: Impact Publications), page 8. Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Copying strictly forbidden.