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Though the economy and the job market are tough, the fields of medicine and technology are still doing fairly well. They will likely continue to do well as jobs in these fields will always be in demand. People will always need medical treatment of some kind and technological innovation will always be something people will be willing to pay for.

Graphic designers

Companies pay graphic designers to improve or create their websites, produce artwork for advertising, create a brand identity, design user interfaces and much more. The field of graphic design is expected to grow in the future.

Video game developers

The gaming industry is huge and despite tough economic times, business is pretty good. Game software developers create the design and content of video games of various types and across a variety of platforms.

Medical imaging technician

As said before, regardless of what the economy is doing, people will always need medical attention. And physicians will always need to look inside their patients. People trained to operate x-ray machines, MRIs, and a variety of other medical imaging technologies are in increasing demand.

Database administrators

Tough economy or not, businesses still collect information on people and trends and any number of other things and need people to maintain it and keep it safe. As this sort of information could be vulnerable to cybercrime, digital security is a must and is in high demand.

There are numerous other in-demand jobs that fall into the fields of medical and technological. As the population grows and ages and as technology continues to advance, there will always be a demand for people trained to work in these areas.