Based on the labor market data, a large number of Laredo careers are found in the transportation, trade and utilities industry which accounts for 32 percent of its total labor force.

This is due to the fact that Laredo is the largest inland port in the nation and its economy is mainly based on international trade with Mexico. Laredo’s location which is near the different manufacturing companies in North Mexico makes it conducive for trade between Mexico and the United States. The government constitutes 23 percent of the labor force in Laredo followed by education and health services at 15 percent, leisure and hospitality at 10 percent, both financial activity and mining and construction at 5 percent, other services and manufacturing at 2 percent each and information at 1 percent. Contributing largely to the increase in Laredo careers from the mid-1990s up to the present is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Laredo has an estimated city population of 233,152 residents and is the county seat of Webb County, Texas. Laredo was founded in 1755 from a villa known as Villa de San Agustin de Laredo by Don Tomas Sanchez. It was the capital of the independent Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840 but during the Mexican-American War in 1846, Texas Rangers occupied the town until it was yielded to the United States by way of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. Fort McIntosh was set up by the military in 1849 and Laredo was re-chartered as a city in 1852. It is the oldest border crossing points along Mexico-U.S. border.

The passing of the NAFTA benefited Laredo with more than 47 percent of the nation’s international trade going to Mexico and around 36 percent of Mexico’s international trade also crossing through the Laredo port of entry. Comprising the city’s port of entry are 5 international bridges that crosses the Rio Grande into Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon states of Mexico. In 2007, Laredo has an unemployment rate of 4.1 percent which is equivalent to 3,700 unemployed persons and a job growth rate of 2.5 percent. This growth rate is found in the transportation and retail services and greatly helped in the limitation of the adverse effects of long-term unemployment. Important industries in the city that supply Laredo careers are commercial and industrial warehousing, export and import industries. The Laredo International Airport has non-stop flights to Dallas, Las Vegas and Houston. Shoppers from North Mexico and South Texas flock to Laredo because of the dozens of shopping centers and 2 indoor shopping malls in the area. An association of businesses on Iturbide Street created The Streets of Laredo Urban Mall in order to renovate the area and beautify it.

Among the largest Laredo careers are in the following private sector employers: Wal-Mart, McDonald’s Restaurant, Laredo Medical Center, Convergys Call Center, H.E.B. Grocery, Baxter International, Doctor’s Hospital, Falcon International Bank, Compass Bank, Sears & Roebuck and Co., Laredo Entertainment Center, Union Pacific Railroad, Target Great land, Stripes Convenience Stores, The Laredo National Bank and La Posada Hotel/Suites. The above named companies cater to both non-college and college degree holders. Among the most common Laredo careers that are filled by those with college degrees are: Pharmacists, Financial Managers, Sales Managers, Librarians, Child, family and school social workers, Public Relations specialists, Lawyers, Instructional coordinators, Accountants and Auditors, Registered Nurses, Educational, vocational and school counselors, Sales Representatives, Compliance officers and Detectives and criminal investigators. Among the highest paid Laredo careers are business teachers, occupational therapists, biological science teachers, financial managers, general and operations managers, physical therapists, management analysts, pharmacists, chief executives, obstetricians and gynecologists, surgeons and all other physicians.

If you have a genuine desire in helping people then occupational therapy may be the one for you. You have to take as many human developments, psychology, physics, and sociology subjects not only in college but while you are still in high school and take a part-time job to gain experience. Do volunteer work with a registered Occupational Therapist so that you will learn about people and patients from all walks of life. Shadow an OT for a few days to help you determine whether this is the career for you. Study the way people live and be proactive in taking part in sports. Get a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy and take the board exam to be a registered OT. Since occupational therapists are everywhere from hospitals to the doctor’s office, you have to decide the kind of environment you want to work with.

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