Medical

An aging population, advances in technology and the ongoing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- also known as "Obamacare" -- ensure that jobs in medical professions will continue to grow in the U.S. for years. Employment for both salaried and hourly workers in the health care ...

The recent recession and ongoing sluggish economy have contributed mightily to ongoing debate about the divide between rich and poor. Growing wage inequality is one of the drivers behind the recent Occupy Wall Street protests that spread across the country and the world. The richest of the rich have been ...

Robots have been infiltrating the workplace for decades, but have largely been relegated to industrial applications, such as manufacturing -- especially within the auto industry. As Honda Motor Co.'s ASIMO shows, however, robots are becoming increasingly complex and adept at performing tasks once deemed ...

The future of employment in the health care industry is looking up for 2010. Even with the recession there has been a marked increase in health care employment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), with 559,000 health care jobs added since December of 2007 when the recession began. The reasons ...