When job prospects are poor, and when unemployment is high, some career areas seem to be immune to it, and one of these is the health field. Nursing jobs are usually there to be found, and anywhere you go you will find that there is an opportunity for high pay. In this article, the focus will be more on careers for average people, where it doesn't matter where you live, what your educational background, or what your age is, not those who are more ambitious and have time for medical school, and want to be doctors.