Top 20 Jobs in New Hampshire - Insurance and Finance In a Recovering Economy

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By Patty Inglish, MS

Finance, Insurance, and Healthcare Jobs

New Hampshire industry is diverse and provides a wealth of career options and job openings for state residents and those that might like to move into the state. The Healthcare Industry is a major leader in providing the Top 2- Jobs in New Hampshire for many years to come, with hospitals and clinics among the Top 20 state Employers. Financial Services and Products are also high on the list in the Top 20 Jobs and Employers. Fidelity Investments and Liberty Mutual Insurance offer numerous positions in the sales and administration of life insurance, health insurance, auto insurance, mutual funds, annuities, securities, college financing products, employee benefits packages, mortgages, home insurances and a wide range of related precuts and services.

Downtown Manchester NH

The largest cluster of available jobs are located in Manchester NH.
The largest cluster of available jobs are located in Manchester NH.
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Manufacturing of various kinds is a large part of the private sector that creates hundreds of new jobs each year, For example, Sanders Associates, located in Nashua, NH manufactures electronic equipment, a popular and high demand item. Aside from the Top 20 Employers, there are other important companies doing business in the state. Ingersoll-Rand manufactures heavy machinery in the same locale for creating plastic moldings and environmental pollution control systems.

Digital Equipment Corporation was purchased as a company Compaq in the city of Salem and manufactures computers, a lucrative industry that provides many jobs. Miniature Precision Ball Bearings is located in Lebanon and manufactures bearings for navigational equipment. Phas-R Laser Company develops custom lasers. Anheuser-Busch is a large company in Merrimack and is famous for its various beers. Another company, Felton Inc., is located in Manchester NH and offers manufacturing and design services.New England Homes in Portsmouth produces prefabricated houses.

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Specialized Skills

Many local industries need skilled workers that are trained and knowledgeable in their field of employment - specialists, actually. Many of the steps in the manufacturing and production process need concentration and patience, with precise movements in tight areas. Additional steps require skilled hand movements, good eyesight and superior concentration.

Specialized skilled required in New Hampshire production and manufacturing include metal cutting, precision tool work, welding and other trade skills that need on the job training in a medium or long duration and often, vocational college or a training school. Some of these are unionized jobs and offer apprentice programs.

During training for skilled occupations, successful learners amass transferable skills that can benefit cities and towns across New Hampshire. Many of the products produced in the state are shipped to other site in the USA and even across the globe, indicating a high quality and a high demand that will keep these industries alive while developing new jobs and careers in the associated industries. The application of production and manufacturing to the newer "green industries" and space exploration and habitation adds further options and opportunities to workers and career professionals in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire is a center for environmental improvement and nature conservancy, contributing to green industries as much as to the Tourism Industry.

New Hampshire is also home to an active State Nuclear Industry that creates alternative power sources and continually develops new jobs.

Alternative Energy and Sustainability

  • Important indicators in New Hampshire for addressing alternative sources of fuel and energy appear below. In addition, these are signs of the importance of developing green industries and related businesses, along with developing jobs and training programs for workers in these expanding industries.

Largest Employers

Source: Patty Inglish

Slight Decrease in Job Listings 2011; 22,500+ Jobs In December 2011

Source: Permission with Attribution: Data Provided by SimplyHired.com, a search engine for jobs.
The Recent Peak of NH Jobs Occurred in Summer 2009
The Recent Peak of NH Jobs Occurred in Summer 2009
Source: Data provided by Indeed.com, a job search engine.

SNAPSHOP: Hot Jobs December 2011 - January 2012

Top 10 Leading Companies advertising for the most workers in New Hampshire, with their most advertised high demand jobs:

United States Air Force - Healthcare positions

  1. Clinical Psychologists
  2. Clinical Social Workers
  3. Dentists
  4. Nurses
  5. Optometrists
  6. Pharmacists
  7. Physicians
  8. Physician Assistants
  9. Psychiatrists
  10. Public Health Officers

Liberty Mutual Insurance

  1. Sales Representatives
  2. IT Project Managers
  3. Software Development
  4. Managers - various fields
  5. Software Developers
  6. Technologists in Software
  7. Development Staff
  8. Business Systems Analysts
  9. Claims Adjusters
  10. Insurance Assistants
  11. Senior Software Developers
  12. Software Developers for Java

Dell

  1. Product Consultants
  2. Software Engineer Strategists
  3. Quality Sr. Engineers
  4. Storage Development Techs
  5. Senior Engineers
  6. Dell Compellent Product Consultants
  7. Field Marketing Sr.Advisors
  8. Product Sr. Advisors

Genesis Healthcare

  1. Physical Therapists
  2. Physical Therapy Assistants and Aides
  3. Certified Nursing Assistants
  4. Occupational Therapists
  5. Occupational Therapy Assistants
  6. Speech-Language Pathologists
  7. Assistant Program Managers

Dartmouth-Hitchock

  1. Staff Nurses (RNs)
  2. Physicians
  3. Medical Assistants
  4. Advanced Practice Nurses
  5. Staff Physicians
  6. Clinical Secretaries
  7. Ambulatory Care Nurses
  8. LNAs - Licensed Nursing Assistants
  9. Unit Support Assistants

New England Physician Recruitment Center
Schneider National - Trucking

Core Medical Group

Elliot Hospital- Healthcare

Staples

  1. Technicians - computers and furniture
  2. Salespeople

COMPARISON: HotJobs In Spring 2011

Following-up the long-term NH employment and job advertising trends from 2006 to Spring 2011, we find the following highest demand jobs in New Hampshire among 17,400 listings aggregated from all Internet sources. Jobs are aviable in Food/Dining, Retail Sales, and Healthcare.

  1. Pizza Hut Crew/TeaM members, Shift Managers, General and Assistant Managers [total 250 jobs]
  2. Physical Therapists
  3. Event Specialists
  4. Occupational Therapists
  5. Store Managers and Assistant Managers - Retail and Dining
  6. Cashiers
  7. Sales Associates
  8. Retail Sales Representatives
  9. Customer Service Representatives
  10. Registered Nurses (RNs), Nurse Practitioners (NP), Physician/Physician's Assistants (PAs)

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Sports Related Opportunities in New Hampshire

New Hampshire is well known for outdoor sports.

College and High School

League Teams

Native American Businesses

...are actively operating in three locations in Manchester, New Hampshire. They are operated by the nations of the Abenaki and the Pennacook,

Abenaki Indian Center, Inc.

  • 381 Chestnut St., Manchester NH 03101
  • (603) 644-4555

Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire

  • 1001 Elm Street, Manchester NH 03101
  • (603) 644-4555

Pennacook New Hampshire Tribe

  • 83 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03101

University of New Hampshire

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The New Hampshire Primary And The American Electoral Process
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