As one of the largest industries in the world, transportation includes everything from passenger planes and trains to commercial trucks, warehouses, barges and logistical services. For example, in 2009 alone, the U.S. transportation industry was estimated to have approximately $1.6 trillion in revenue. This accounted for more than 10% of the entire country’s economy. With a growing globalized economy, the transportation industry has helped promote economic growth by moving needed products nationally and worldwide.

More recently, the transportation industry has seen a few changes and trends. Despite growing global economic turmoil, the transportation remains to be a cornerstone of growth. As such, 2010 will prove to be a very telling year for the upcoming future of the industry. Some trends will prove to be threatening while others show extreme promise.

There have been several factors threatening the global transportation industry. Between a global economic crisis and sometimes rising fuel costs, the industry has seen its fair share of decline. However, there are several reasons to believe that 2010 is looking up for the industry. For example, FedEx recently announced strong growth in Asia, resulting in a 7 percent increase in revenue for its first quarter. Additionally, international growth for the United Parcel Service has spurred recent growth.

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If you are reading this you have an interest in the future of the newspaper industry. This was written to document my experience and thoughts about a drastically changing industry and to hopefully stimulate serious discussion in finding solutions for our most trusted source of news. My entire career has been in the print media industry: from my first agency job working in yellow pages to my latest role as Associate Media Director managing the budget for a major newspaper advertiser. I have never worked for a newspaper, nor have I worked for a newspaper advertiser, however for over eight years I purchased over one billion dollars in newspaper media, from the largest major dailies to small market weeklies. I was caught between the excuses of declining circulation from publishers and frustration from the advertisers over a once stable media currently portrayed to be in chaos.

I witnessed newspapers caught off guard with the viral growth of online news consumption and their inability to take advantage of the phenomenon. I have been in some brutal multi-million dollar contract negotiations that rarely ended well for the newspaper.

While it was my job to secure the lowest possible rates while advertisers were slashing their print budgets, I knew the cuts and harsh negotiations were killing the industry that provided me with work. I was instructed to negotiate agreements that I felt truly benefited neither advertiser nor publisher. I have heard every publisher new idea from changing print design layouts to renting e-reader devices to sell content and I have yet to hear a game-changer.

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Society is in an ever evolving state of change. As new industries develop and older ones are outdated, the newest version of technology will quickly replace the methods used before. If you are considering a job change, or are new to the job market, you must keep up to date on the most dynamic and flourishing industries to apply to. Unfortunately, there are some industries that are on their way out.

Statistics show that as the population ages and manufacturing jobs lessen, the most growth in the next decade will come in service industries like health care or business services. Consult the guide below before investigating any new opportunities in these fields. All percentages provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics report released in the final weeks of December 2009.

Wired Telecommunications Providers

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