Top 20 Best Hot Jobs in Florida - Computers and Aerospace

There are a lot of jobs and long-term career opportunities in the State of Florida.

Florida is not only a retirement sanctuary and a vacation paradise or a point of contact for foreign refugees. Business is also good in Florida for the IT, Healthcare, and Human Services industries and should attract a strong worker base and strengthen a growing state economy. IT is growing strength additionally as the privatization of space flight and its partnerships with NASA and American Government bring new businesses to areas around Florida and Texas, likely until mid-21st Century.

The State Employment Security Agency collects data on the labor markets and occupational outlook around the State of Florida. Below is a collection of such information that shows the predicted large-scale growth of the Top Job in Florida.

The Top 7 Jobs in Florida are all in the cluster of IT occupations and offer much opportunity for employment and advancement. The Number One Florida Fast-Growth Job is Computer Support Specialists, with 29,000+ new jobs by 2010, almost double that of the year 2000. Computer Software Engineers in the number two spot is increasing jobs by 84% in the decade ending 2010. Physical and mental heath care professionals and human services occupations fill out the Top 20 List in Florida.

The Florida Tourism Industry generates over $57 Billion worth of business revenues in the state every year. Information Technology (IT) is used with increasing frequency in Tourism related businesses as well as in other industries, such as Healthcare. IT jobs, overall, are the fastest growing occupations in Florida, including within Healthcare and medical research.

The Aerospace Industry creates $4.5+ Billion of business revenues in Florida annually and allows over 23,000 people to work in the aerospace and aeronautics sectors all over the state. With the rise of privatized space flight since 2004 and the first X-Prizes, this employment trend has only to increase with almost guaranteed demand.

The Defense Industry brings in a staggering $44 Billion of yearly business to Florida, employing at least 715,000 people.

The Florida Space Coast offers a vast number of business and educational opportunities, including not only Tourism, IT, Aerospace, and Defense, but also the following:

IT, Engineering and Other Jobs

• Daytona Beach International Airport
• Melbourne International Airport
• Orlando International Airport
• Orlando Sanford International Airport
• Port Canaveral Sea Port and 13 other deep-water sea ports:

Healthcare & IT Jobs

• Florida Hospital
• Central Florida Regional Hospital
• Osceola Regional Medical Center
• Hundreds of Addtional Hospitals

4-year Colleges and Universities - Education and Jobs

• Beacon College
• Bethune-Cookman College
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences
• Florida Institute of Technology
• Full Sail Real World Education
• Rollins College
• Stetson University
• University of Central Florida

2-year Community Colleges

• Brevard Community College
• Daytona Beach Community College
• Lake Sumter Community College
• Seminole State College
• Valencia Community College

1. Retail Sales
2. Waitstaff
3. Customer Service Reps
4. Food Prep & Service
5. Registered Nurses (RNs)
6. General Office Clerks
7. Nurse's Aides and Orderlies
8. Janitorial, except Housekeepers
9. Landscaping related jobs
10. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
11. Child Care Workers - Includes free-standing and within hotels and motels.
12. Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
13. Home Health Aides (HHAs)
14. Cooks, Restaurant
15. Receptionists
16. Accountants and Auditors
17. Mainstream Elementary School Teachers
18. Retail and Concessions Cashiers
19. Maids and Housekeepers
20. Security Guards

May 20, 2012 -- Over 231,600 jobs in Florida, largely in Heathcare and Sales as part of Tourism.

1. Physical Therapists and Assitants - in facilities and at home.
2. Occupational Therapists and Assistants
3. Registered Nurses (RNs) - Includes Travel Nursing.
4. IT Engineers - Software, Network, Systems
5. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
6. Speech Language Pathologists
7. Aerospace Manufacturing
8. Salespeople and Cashiers
9. Quality Engineers, manufacturing
10. Administrative Assistants

Cape Kennedy (Canaveral) is America's premier launch site for spacecraft and rockets. In 2012, six launch complexes are in use with more to follow. Located at Cape Canaveral, you can find the historic and popular Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, where you can wtch NASA Saturn V and commerical launches. Patrick Air Force Base is also on Cape Canaveral, under the US Department of Defense and administering additional launches. You can also find the commercial Spaceport Florida; an air-launched vehicle and missile Drop Zone atg Mayport, Florida; and an offshore submarine-launched ballistic missile launch site. Other areas are for rent..

• The 17-year-old site Astronautix.com was attacked by hackers after the final Shuttle Launch and taken off line until cleanup was accomplished. Their Encyclopedia Astronautica offers additional information on the operations at Cape Canaveral today.

Florida is the home to a number of Women's Professional and Women's Semi-Professional Soccer Teams that perform well and draw large crowds of fans and visitors..

Both men's and women's teams can be a source of playing, coaching, IT, and Healthcare and related jobs in Florida.

• W-League
• Women's Premier Soccer League
• Bradenton Athletics
• Central Florida Krush
• Central Florida Strikers
• Miami Surf
• Orlando Falcons
• Palm Beach United
• South Florida Breeze
• Tampa Bay United

Florida Sports Teams also use a variety of IT related and Healthcare related jobs. Opportunities are offered by several of these teams:

Professional Teams

• Florida Bobcats (AFL) - Plantation
• Florida Marlins (MLB) - Miami
• Florida Panthers (NHL) - Miami
• Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) - Jacksonville
• Miami Dolphins (NFL) - Miami
• Miami Fusion (MLS) - Miami
• Miami Heat (NBA) - Miami
• Miami Sol (WNBA) - Miami
• Orlando Magic (NBA) - Orlando
• Orlando Miracle (WNBA) - Orlando
• Orlando Predators (AFL) - Orlando
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) - Tampa Bay
• Tampa Bay Devil Rays (MLB) - Tampa Bay
• Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) - Tampa Bay
• Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) - Tampa Bay
• Tampa Bay Storm (AFL) - Tampa Bay

Areans and Stadiums

• AmericanAirlines Arena - Miami
• Ice Palace - Tampa Bay
• Miami Arena - Miami
• National Car Rental Center - Sunrise
• Raymond James - Tampa Bay

College and High School Leagues

• Central Florida Knights - Orlando
• Florida Atlantic Owls - Boca Raton
• Florida Gators - Gainesville
• Florida International Golden Panthers - Miami
• Florida Southern Moccasins - Lakeland
• Florida State Seminoles - Tallahassee
• Jacksonville Dolphins - Jacksonville
• Miami Hurricane - Miami
• North Florida Ospreys - Jacksonville
• South Florida Bulls - Tampa
• West Florida Argonauts - Pensacola
• Florida High School Athletic Association
• High School Internet Network