Jobfox, an American employment website, released a list in October 2008 of the top 25 recession-proof job categories in the United States:

1) Sales Representative/Business Development

2) Account/Customer Service

3) Accounting Staff

4) Counseling/Social Work

5) Software Design/Development

6) Administrative Assistant

7) Networking/System Administration

8) Nursing

9) Mechanical Engineering

10) Sales Executive

11) Project/Engagement Management

12) Finance Staff

13) Accounting/Finance Executive

14) Electrical Engineering

15) Senior Executive Assistant

16) Technology Executive

17) Restaurant Manager (Front)

18) Medical Administrative Services

19) Retail Banking

20) IT Security

21) Recruiting/Staffing

22) Higher Education (Faculty)

23) Product Management

24) Store Management

25) Human Resource Generalist

Source: jobfox.com (includes descriptions of the above categories)