A list of some “encore jobs” – those with community or social value – that are anticipated to have high need or demand in coming years for workers looking to make career shifts in their 50s or 60s, according to “The Encore Career Handbook”:
HEALTH CARE
- Nurse
- Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
- Registered nurse (RN)
- Nurse practitioner
- Nurse instructor
- Physician assistant
- Emergency medical technician (EMT)
- Home health aide
- Physical or occupational therapist
- Massage therapist
- Yoga instructor
- Patient navigator/advocate
- Community health worker
- Health or wellness coach
- Home modification specialist
SOCIAL SERVICES, COUNSELING AND COACHING
- Bereavement/grief counselor
- Child care worker
- Pastoral counselor
- Addiction counselor
- Career/vocational counselor
- Career coach
- Social worker
- Elder advocate and gerontology worker
EDUCATION
- Teacher
- Teacher assistant/aide or paraprofessional
- Substitute teacher
- After-school program support staff
- Reading tutor
- Nonprofit fundraiser/development professional
- Grant writer
- Nonprofit social media manager
- Interim nonprofit executive director
GREEN JOBS
- Weatherization installer/technician
- Solar installation trainer
- Energy auditor