What types of jobs or industries do you feel are being overlooked by men?

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1. I’m looking to move out of the amateur circuit and become paid professional gynecologist

2. I’m a counsellor and work in social service as well. I couldn’t agree more. Young men who are going through it struggle to connect with women mental health professionals a lot of the time. More men is absolutely required.

   I think a lot of men ignore the tradionally “caring” industries in general. More male NPs, RNs, and LPNs would be helpful. The exception to this is physicians which still has a large percentage of men.

3. Nursing. Big shortage and men are capable of doing it.

4. The trades plumbing, welding, electrical, masonry, auto body, auto mechanic. Most are good paying jobs that are in high demand for rapid placement and the debt incurred to graduate from trade schools are a fraction of a college. I retired at the age of 54 from truck driving with a comfortable retirement savings portfolio.

5. Any job is doable by any person. But that doesn’t mean every person can do any job. Most men suck at nurturing job. Some can do it, but most can’t. So trying to force men to do it because their aren’t enough men in the field is pointless.

6. Social services suffers from a lack of pay. If white collar isn’t your thing, go with the trades. Can’t outsource a plumber. My electrician lives in a nicer house than I do!

7. They’re not overlooking them, they are choosing not to enter them because of the anti-male environment.

8. Nursing. Male nurses can put other male patients at ease and help them with things they might not feel comfortable having a female nurse do, especially if the patient is from a different culture or religion.

9. Teachers/instructors.

10. I don’t think they are being overlooked, the cost-benefit and risk analysis for jobs in social services just tends to result in these fields not being desireable occupations.

    Women also don’t overlook the job of being a plumber, they don’t want to do it because it doesn’t sit well with their expectations of a career.

11. Many have said nursing and I agree. My sister is a PSW, an aging population needs more care and there is a terrible shortage of strong backs with weak minds that the average man would be ideal to fill.

12. Elementary school teachers.

13. Selling feet pics

14. I’m also in social services, specifically youth work and I agree with you. We need a lot more men in this field.

15. Doesn’t seem to be many male teachers here in OZ

16. In general it’s not they are overlooked, it’s that they aren’t accessible. Look at college graduation rates, women graduate at a higher rate, and it’s like 60/40 now. Women also get a majority of gender based scholarships and are incentivized to get into male dominated fields. Unfortunately for a lot of guys college doesn’t really provide anything anymore, you’ll be at a disadvantage simply because you’re male. I’d say now the trades are becoming a far greater opportunity and with hard work you can be very successful.

17. All of the blue collar jobs-plumber, hvac,welding, fabricator, carpenter, machinist, mechanic, construction workers, trucking, electrician, ect.
    Work with their hands.

18. Pole dancing, not enough men do that.

19. Biomedical technicians

20. Not a man but from things I’ve heard accounting. So many are retiring even people without a CPA can get pretty high up in firms.

    And there are so many industries where an accounting degree can be a positive.

    I would like to gently push my son towards it. He enjoys math and loves computers.

21. I was a high school teacher but got out of it because of low pay.

    I know a few guys that have become nurses and are kicking ass at it. Get lots of respect, but also deal with female dominated bullshit at work.

22. There is no way I would work as in social services, nursing, or early education. Mostly because the jobs don’t appeal to me. But also because if someone gets mad at me they can accuse me, with zero foundation, and I’ll be fired, arrested, black listed, etc.

    Life is stressful enough, I don’t need that nonsense.

23. Working with kids with autism. I’m the only male para in the school with 25 other coworkers in the program.

24. I’m in grad school to become a mental health counselor. I was just researching how there is a need for more men in the field. If you search for therapist for mens issues most of the results are women.

25. My boyfriend is an interior designer, he is the only man in his department.

26. Hospital admin. It’s as easy of a job as you can get, the pay is decent and the hours aren’t bad, but the *vast* majority of non-MDs at hospitals are female.

27. Everyone’s situation is different. Sounds like your mom put you through school? That alone is an opportunity most people do not get. It isn’t laziness that puts people in their situations. It is a lack of opportunities to improve their situation. You could call them stupid for the same reasons. But it isn’t stupidity or laziness that puts people in these situations. Stories like yours don’t help. What if you were injured in the middle of that process and got stuck with unaffordable hospital bills and unable to work? What if you crashed a truck and lost the job? What if you got caught with meth in your system (unless your addiction started at age 12?) and got fired? What if, what if, what if. Glad it worked for you. But your story isn’t typical. You are lucky. And to anyone reading this, that should be the big take away. You can work you life away if you want. But it takes luck to truly be successful. Don’t let this guy call you lazy. That is the rich guy in him talking. It is called the winners fallacy. They seem to think that because it worked for them there is something wrong with everyone else. Be careful taking advice from successful people. The things they think made them successful are rarely the things that made them successful.