One Florida program is helping people get entry level jobs.

The Mobile Outreach Skills Training program trains and places low-skilled workers in entry level Florida manufacturing jobs. The program, funded by the United States Department of Labor and other local workforce boards, requires candidates to undergo an intense two-week training course in basic manufacturing skills.

The program is specifically designed to address the critical need for qualified manufacturing employees, including CNC machine operators. The training can be completed by new hires or existing employees to advance their existing skills. Graduates of the program earn an average of $31,200 per year plus health benefits, according to an article by FloridaToday.
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A focus on new technology cold result in the creation of new Florida jobs.

A new electric car plant planning to locate in Century, Florida, could create up to 1,000 new Florida jobs. The Escambia County Commission is expected to soon look into an ordinance in support of the project, which would initially bring 250 jobs to Century, according to an article by NorthEscambia.

“The electric car assembly plant is planned for the Century Industrial Park,” Larry Newsom, director of Escambia County’s industrial development effort, said in the article. “The details are still being worked out, but the resolution in support of the project is needed next week so the state can provide the company with a grant.”

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One Florida banking company is feeling the blows of the current economy and being forced to cut Florida banking jobs.

BankUnited Financial Corp. recently announced its plans to cut 12 percent of its workforce because of the failing economy. This means about 160 people will lose their jobs, and most cuts will be in residential lending support and operations.

According to an article by CBS4, the company plans to cut 85 jobs in Miami-Dade County, 21 in Broward and 13 in Palm Beach. More jobs will be eliminated on the west coast of Florida and outside the state, leaving BankUnited with only 1,000 employees.

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Looking for a dental job in Florida? Positions for dental hygienists are expected to grow during the near future.

Jobs for dental hygienists are expected to grow faster than the national average for all jobs through 2010. This is mostly because of an increase in demand for dental care and an increased level of need for services of hygienists previously performed by dentists. Overall, job prospects are expected to remain good.

In the State of Florida, dental hygienists earn an average annual salary of $51,168, and most workers in the occupation earn between $38,854 and $57,699. Dental hygienists usually work for dentist’s offices, the federal government or medical doctor’s offices.
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One energy supplier is planning to cut some jobs in Florida by the end of the year.

Progressive Energy, an energy company with more than 21,000 megawatts of generation capacity and $9 billion in annual revenue, is slated to cut about 300 Florida jobs by the end of the year.

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based company doesn’t plan to cut any jobs in North or South Carolina, according to an article by Triangle Business Journal. About half of the positions to be cut are currently vacant, while only 151 positions to be cut have been identified so far.

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While receptionist jobs in Florida are currently declining, they are expected to regain an upward trend through 2015.

Florida’s professional and business services industry, which includes receptionists, employed 1,297,700 in July 2008, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, a decrease of 1.9 percent from last year.

Employment of receptionists is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2010, according to an article from the State of Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. The state’s professional and business services industry employed 1,385,133 in 2007, and that number is expected to reach 1,754,258 by 2015, an increase of 3.3 percent.

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With an interesting political landscape, Florida government jobs are some of the most important in the state and are continuing to grow.

In July 2008, Florida’s government industry employed a total of 1,139,000 workers, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, an increase of 1.2 percent from last year.

The state government consists of the judicial, executive and legislative branches. The legislature comprises the Florida Senate, which has 40 members, and the Florida House of Representatives, which has 120 members. The legislature is responsible for enacting bills, which if signed by the governor, become Florida statutes. The Florida Supreme Court consists of a chief justice and six justices.

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The music industry may soon be creating more jobs in Florida.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Florida is considered a home state for the music industry, with 10,258 people employed in the core music industry and 47,911 people employed in jobs directly and indirectly related to the industry. Also, South Florida is considered a gateway to Latin American music. Four major music labels have offices in Florida, with all of them basing Latin branches on South Beach in Miami Beach.

According to an article from the State of Florida, Governor Charlie Crist recently announced a Music Industry Recording Task Force would be created in an effort to strengthen Florida’s economy. The task force will be under the direction of the Office of Film and Entertainment within the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development. The task force will identify issues impacting the state’s music recording industry and help develop recommendations regarding strategies to strengthen and expand the current industry.

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If you’re looking for a career that will allow you to help other people, a Florida nursing job may be the way to go.

Florida job opportunities for registered nurses are expected to be excellent during the near future, according to an article by the State of Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. Employment in the occupation is expected to grow faster than the national average for all occupations through 2010. It is anticipated thousands of job openings also will result from the need to replace nurses who leave the occupation, especially as the median age of registered nurses continues to rise.

Some areas in the state have current and projected shortages of registered nurses, primarily due to the aging workforce and an insufficient number of nursing graduates to keep up with the demand.

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Many people think of Florida as a retirement haven, but the state also has a large working elderly population. Especially with today’s uncertain economy, more and more elderly people are looking for Florida jobs.

Florida has a 13.5 million people population, and of that, 4.6 million - or 34 percent - are 55-years or older. Those 65-years or older account for 20.2 percent of the population, or 2.7 million people. As of 2004, Florida had an 8.5 million person labor force, and 17.6 percent, or about 1.5 million people, were 55-years or older.

Older women outnumber older men in the state, representing 54.7 percent of the 55-years and older population. In turn, men represented 54.1 percent of the older labor force.

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