Vault's Top Picks for Sectors Mostly Likely to be Hiring in 2009

1. The federal government (lots of new hires with the incoming administration)
2. The legal profession (bankruptcy lawyers and litigators)
3. Oil rigs (due to acute shortage of qualified rig workers)
4. Psychiatrists, therapists, and counselors (due to economy-related stress on individuals and couples)
5. Tech R&D (as companies continue to invest to prepare for the inevitable, eventual recovery)
6. Any jobs that facilitate or support offshoring - particularly of tech functions
7. Healthcare