Careers in Others Countries

Mexico:

Major areas for employment mirror the country’s significant economic areas. Generally speaking, the foreign owned companies in the large industrial sectors are most likely to offer careers to non-nationals. The next lists are careers that are in Mexico:

Tourism: Constitutes 16% of foreign earnings. It is sited mainly in Acapulco, along the Bayar California and around the Yucatan Peninsula. Historically rich areas, such as former Mayan and Aztec communities, are also tourism sites. The sector employs 2.6 million people, about 10% of the native workforce.

Mining: Activity reflects the country’s natural resource. The country has the fifth largest oil reserves around the Gulf of Mexico and is the world's leading exporter of silver.

Manufacturing: In the form of mineral refineries, textile factories, food processing plants and car factories, is to be found in and around Mexico City. Close to the US border is an area of industrial development, where foreign-owned companies pursue tax benefits and low employment costs by importing raw materials and exporting finished products.

Agriculture: Employs about 25-30% of the workforce, most of who are working on a small scale basis. Export crops such as maize, fruit, vegetables, coffee, cotton, tobacco and the tequila plant are usually farmed by large companies.

Other industries: Include banking, telecommunications / IT, chemicals, iron and steel, clothing, petroleum, motor vehicles, food and beverages, textiles and tobacco.

Education: Is a smaller business area, with many private schools and language centers based in Mexico. Most private establishments teach at least half of their lessons in English, including mathematics and science subjects.

Reflection: I would like to get a career outside of the United States, for example I would like to go to Mexico because there are more opportunities of lifestyle, and you can develop more with new languages. Also I would like to study over there, because all my family lives in Mexico.