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Jobs to Ditch Before the Recession Does It for You

Auto industry, real estate among worst fields

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(Newser) – Want to keep your job this year? Steer clear of these professions, which a new study says will be hard-hit by the recession, Australia's News Network reports:

  • Car salesperson
  • Real estate agent
  • Investment banker
  • Prawn fisherman

If you’re hoping to stay employed, consider one of the following career paths:

  • Veterinarian
  • Child care worker
  • Nursing home staffer
  • Community health care provider
For more jobs to keep or ditch, click the link below.

A reduced price sign is shown at a house for sale in Palo Alto, Calif. A new study says jobs in real estate will be insecure in 2009.
A reduced price sign is shown at a house for sale in Palo Alto, Calif. A new study says jobs in real estate will be insecure in 2009.   (AP Photo)
Florida Keys Turtle Hospital administrator Ryan Butts wraps gauze around the damaged front left flipper of an endangered hawksbill sea turtle. Veterinary medicine is a relatively safe field.
Florida Keys Turtle Hospital administrator Ryan Butts wraps gauze around the damaged front left flipper of an endangered hawksbill sea turtle. Veterinary medicine is a relatively safe field.   (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Bob Care)
Nursing home staffers can expect their jobs to stay safe, a new study says.
Nursing home staffers can expect their jobs to stay safe, a new study says.   (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Nelson Gonzalez washes new Chevrolet cars offered for sale at the GM Felix dealership in downtown Los Angeles.
Nelson Gonzalez washes new Chevrolet cars offered for sale at the GM Felix dealership in downtown Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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