With the lagging economy dragging down the already-volatile newspaper business, two large papers are taking different approaches on how to handle their jobs in Boston.

In June, the Boston Herald announced it would cut 130 to 160 jobs under a plan to outsource printing operations following a drop in circulation, according to an article by Reuters. Press workers, mailers, engravers and paper handlers are expected to receive the brunt of the cuts.

In September or October 2008, following the cutbacks, a Chicopee, Mass. plant owned by News Corp will print the Herald every day except Friday, at which time the paper will be printed by Boston Offset out of Norwood, Mass. The Herald’s competing newspaper, the Boston Globe, had considered printing the Herald but ultimately decided against it.

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Bad news for those with jobs in Boston’s Gillette headquarters.

Procter & Gamble Co. has announced its plans to cut 215 jobs from Gillette’s South Boston headquarters, the first major cut at the world shaving facility, according to an article from The Boston Globe. The company also announced it would shut down a plant in Fort Devens, Mass.

The company, based in Cincinnati, Oh., has been trying to trim jobs since it acquired Gillette in 2005.

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There is one high-tech occupation that currently accounts for a high number of Boston jobs, and is only expected to grow.

Network systems and data communications analysts are one of the fastest growing occupations nationwide. Network systems and data communications analysts design, test, and evaluate systems such as local area networks, wide area networks, the Internet, Intranets and other data communication systems. Systems can range from a connection between two offices in the same building to globally distributed networks.

In Boston, according to an article by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, there are currently 8,230 positions for network systems and data communications analysts. There are expected to be 3,540 new jobs and 970 replacement jobs available by 2014, an increase of 43 percent.

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Interested in an education career? Boston teaching jobs are on the rise.

According to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy area employed 464,800 people in the education and health services industry in June 2008, an increase of 2.4 percent over the previous year. In 2002, Forbes Magazine ranked the Boston Public Schools system the best large city school system in the country, with an 82 percent graduation rate.

According to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, the health and educational services industry is projected to be among the two fastest growing industries in Boston through 2014, increasing by 16.2 percent and adding 94,450 jobs. Colleges and universities are expected to add 11,900 jobs, and postsecondary teachers should add 8,550 jobs. Those employed in educational services make an average annual wage of $54,590.

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Some positions will always need to be filled, and those dealing with health care are no exception. Particularly, Boston health care jobs are on the rise, and aren’t expected to slow down anytime soon.

According to city-data.com, Boston has more than 500 doctors per 100,000 people, and there are more than 20 inpatient hospitals located within the city.

The Longwood Medical Area is a region of Boston that houses several medical and research facilities, including: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

The Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Spaulding Rehabilitation Center are located near Beacon Hill. There also are many cardiac rehabilitation centers and hospices, and VA centers are located in the Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury areas.

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If you’re looking for a great place to live and work that makes you feel younger every day, then looking for jobs in Boston might just be the place to go! The median age for Boston residents is 31.1 years old - which is younger than the average age in the United States.

Boston is well known for its educational institutions and cultural diversity. Boston University, Tufts University, Northeastern University, and Emerson College are just a few of the major educational players in the region. Boston is a city filled with history and character, and it has been a major player in the high-tech sector of business for years. Being the state capital makes Boston a tourist attraction for many and it offers employment in many areas of government.

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