What are we talking!!! Jobs back to US?? what kind of jobs we are looking to get back. Why will they should be back??
Let us think about options or rather solutions about this so called jobs back business. President Obama went on tour of Asia and we were hoping that we will be getting some jobs back from those countries.. What is the basis of this assumption that we can even get some jobs back.. May be we will sell those countries some high tech weapons and that way our US factories will keep on cranking for some more time!! what other kind of jobs we can get back? Call-center? Software Development? Manufacturing? Mining? Smoking!!
What kind of labor force we currently have what is in pipeline and what kind of work these guys are interested in.... I really like education system here.. It lets you do or study whatever you are interested in.. In colleges, you don't select major because it might result in very high paying jobs after graduation.. So as a result we mostly get excellent and really passionate students joining and coming out of colleges.. Problem I see that most of these students are focusing on non engineering / science majors.. All the science/engineering majors are being filled by foreign nationals or immigrants.. As a result, we are mostly getting very few native engineers and scientists.. However, whatever number we are getting is top notch.. one of best of best.. But still majority of students are very creative and non-engineering..
As an immigrant, I feel that US is becoming highly polarized. Divide between Rich and Poor is becoming wider and wider.. middle category jobs are going away.. either very high skilled jobs or non-skilled jobs will remain in here.. which will result in either very high paying or min wage jobs.. We all know that those non-skilled jobs are taken care by our neighboring countries.. So what is left??
So.. what are the growth areas.. I feel there can be substantial growth in "Very High Tech" for sure.. other than that, there will be very good demand for Managers (Project/Program).. also.. Financials.. We have to agree that US financial Industry can create and sell any kind of exotic products to any one.. I am sure their creativity will continue.. Another major area for growth is arts/sports, and it will remain for some more time.. Dallas Cowboys Franchise is known in all parts of world.. no one can compete our Hollywood.. We need sell these areas to rest of the world.. and sell it hard.. probably package it and sell it.. there is no dearth of talent in these areas.. We are good and our program supports these things like anything.. Sell NFL/NHL/NBA... package tours / tourists around these things..
Sell Vegas.. Those are the kind of things where no one can beat America.. I was listening today about extremely poor condition of housing market in Vegas.. I guess.. Government should spend their bail out money and start buying buildings and houses and help build Vegas back again.. May be offer these houses to anyone who moves to let us say from 1500 or more miles.. just kidding.. Start more direct flights from cash rich countries like middle east, Russia, China, India.. and you will see super growth in employment numbers.. Ask our brothers in US embassy/consulates to give tourist visas more easily.. change image that going to America is next to impossible.. may be embed device which will track these tourists till they are safely going back home..
Bottom-line.. instead of worrying about bringing back jobs from Asia.. US should get creative and identify our core strengths and invest in them.. What is gone is gone.. don't worry about it.. invest in next wave of growth..
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