Jobs where there are shortages of people?

[PassingStranger]

Does anyone know where there are jobs shortages, or jobs where you need to train but not for too long?

If anyone is interested, swimming Pools and leisure centres often have vacancies for swimming teachers.
Interested to hear of any others.

Care work, retail and hospitality?

Nursing and AHPs

Support roles in schools - people don't want to work term time only for low pay any more when they can find home working roles.

Teaching.

Public services. Hospitality.

Carers

Carers / support work (support work not as arduous as care work). I’ve said on here many times it’s possible to earn £1K in one week!

Carers (home carers and in care homes/other supported living/residential places). Support staff/carers in children's homes. Prison officers. Police officers. Nursery carers in private day nurseries. GP receptionists. Lollipop men & women. 999 call handlers.

The army, navy and airforce. Training is provided.

Care homes and nurseries

Teaching. Even with little experience; you can now train on the job.

As I've discovered on a recent job hunt - bid writers, if you want something at the higher end of earning spectrum.

Basically you have to have some experience of business writing and ideally some knowledge of the sector in question (bid writers tend to be needed in things like real estate, facilities management, law, accountancy, digital consultancy, finance etc). When I was made redundant a few months ago several people suggested it to me and I didn't imagine I had much chance as I'd never actually written a bid, but I got invited to several interviews for such roles and in the end was recently offered two different jobs at the same firm. I'm really recommending it to people as one to go for if you have good writing skills and know the relevant sector - they are clearly really in need of people and there are quite lot of jobs going.

Food manufacturing

On Construction Domestic Energy Assessors & Overheating Assessors. The former, in particular, will be in increasing demand as the methodology will be changing in the next couple of years and each assessment will take longer. An already stretched industry will be under even more pressure.

Not entirely certain it's AI proof, but time will tell.

Our council jobs letter is 80-90% school based, mainly teaching roles

Specialists in cybersecurity, risk management, artificial intelligence and regulatory affairs. All pay extremely well, even if you're not terribly good.

Prison service!

Pretty much every business in hospitality, childcare, elder care, retail, education (“Train to become a teacher in this school” banners), car showrooms, construction, have “We are recruiting/hiring” banners on display atm in our town (NW coast).

I always thought care work was poorly paid, curious how many hours would you need to work to earn £1k in a week? Is it done by working overnight shifts on a higher hourly pay?

It certainly is badly paid, so the £1K I mentioned is based on working seven 12 hour shifts, or five 12 hour shifts with three of those shifts including overnight / sleep hours (same pay with my company) over one week. It’s all impractical for people with dependents, but the work is there. You don’t have to sign up as a contracted staff member, you can join as a bank / casual person, so it can be very flexible.

Probation officers

Charity fundraisers including bid writers as prev mentioned.

Landscapers/ arborists, lots and lots of jobs in horticulture roles, many many roles going across the country.

Manufacturing. Often a high turnover on the production line.

Teaching absolutely. Mind, there is a reason for that.

@westisbest1982 7 x 12 hour shifts! Are you on your feet all that time too?