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Where to Look for Los Angeles Hotel Jobs

As tourist season approaches, more people will be looking for Los Angeles hotel jobs, but do you know where you can find work this season?

The hotel industry is a great one to get into, especially if you like working with people and are looking for a job that will most likely offer a lot of flexibility. In most places throughout the nation, hotel jobs are becoming more available as the economic recession comes to a close and tourism picks up.

Los Angeles is no exception, as the local hospitality industry continues to fare well. And given that Los Angeles is the second-largest city in America and attracts plenty of tourists every year, there are plenty of places to find hotel jobs.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area's leisure and hospitality industry employed 388,900 workers during December, which is up from 387,300 workers during November and a 3 percent increase from last year.

According to LA Inc., a number of hotels in the area have either opened recently, are scheduled to open soon, or are being renovated. Some hotels may want to conduct California background checks before hiring you.

Some of the hotels you may want to apply to include:

• Downtown - JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE; The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles; Luxe City Center Hotel; Kyoto Grand Hotel & Gardens; O Hotel Los Angeles
• Hollywood - W Hollywood Hotel & Residences; Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Hollywood Walk of Fame; Hollywood Heights Hotel; London West Hollywood
• Westside - Hotel Palomar Los Angeles-Westwood; SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills
• San Gabriel Valley - The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa
• San Fernando Valley - Hotel Amarano Burbank; Four Seasons Westlake Village
• Beach cities - Hotel Erwin; Custom Hotel; Terranea Resort; Ocean Avenue Hotel

Los Angeles Engineer Jobs for Chemical Engineers

Although positions for chemical engineers throughout the nation are expected to decline in the coming years, there will be plenty of Los Angeles engineer jobs for these workers. Visit http://losangeles.jobing.com/jobs/engineering for more information.

Chemical engineers use their knowledge of chemistry to solve problems with the production or use of chemicals and other products. They may design equipment and processes for large-scale chemical manufacturing, plan and test methods of manufacturing, and supervise production.

Chemical engineers work in a variety of manufacturing industries other than chemical manufacturing, including those that produce energy, electronics, food, clothing, and paper. They also may work in healthcare, biotechnology, and business services.

Most employers prefer to hire applicants who have a bachelor's degree in engineering from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Any engineer who works directly with the public also must obtain the proper license. You also may have to undergo a California public records check. Visit http://www.easybackgroundchecks.com/ca-california-background-check.htm to learn more.

There were about 31,700 chemical engineers throughout the nation during 2008, and that number is expected to decrease by 2 percent by 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Employment of chemical engineers in Los Angeles County is anticipated to increase by 3.7 percent to 280 workers by 2018, while employment throughout California should grow by 5 percent to 2,100 workers by that time, according to the California Employment Development Department.

About 36 percent of all engineers work in manufacturing; while 30 percent work in professional, scientific, and technical services; 12 percent work for governments; and many work in construction, telecommunications, and wholesale trade.

The median wage for chemical engineers in Los Angeles County was $92,572 per year during 2010. Employees in the 25th percentile earned $76,292 per year and employees in the 75th percentile earned $111,105 per year.

Los Angeles Hotel Jobs Supported by Local Convention

One local convention is helping to support and create Los Angeles hotel jobs.

Anime Expo recently announced that it will hold the annual four-day convention in Los Angeles through 2013. The event is expected to create and support many jobs and generate more than $100 million throughout the city during the next three years.

"Los Angeles is the perfect host city for this event thanks to our many local companies specializing in cutting-edge technology, our irrefutable standing as the epicenter of the entertainment industry, and Downtown LA's immaculately planned infrastructure," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.

"In addition to hotel rooms in every price range, we have a state of the art venue to support a convention of this magnitude," he added. "We are thrilled that the Anime Expo has already pledged to return for the next three years.  It is a true testament to LA's status as a world-class destination for conventions."

The Anime Expo, which is organized by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation, already took place in Los Angeles this year. The event brought in 50,000 attendees and was expected to generate $24 million for Los Angeles and fill up 7,200 hotel rooms.

The hotels expected to benefit from the expo include: JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE, Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles, Hilton Checkers Los Angeles, Kawada Hotel, Los Angeles Athletic Club, Hotel Figueroa, Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles Marriott Downtown, Wilshire Grand Los Angeles, Millennium Biltmore, and Omni Los Angeles Hotel.

"What makes this event unique is that it isn’t limited to industry-only professionals," Mark Liberman, president and CEO of LA INC., the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau, said. "The public is also invited, which has the potential to generate additional revenue in extended stays, especially at the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. It's an opportunity for LA to showcase its many restaurants, attractions, unique neighborhoods and cultural venues as one of the nation’s most desirable tourist destinations."

Los Angeles Education Jobs in Question

Several Los Angeles education jobs could soon be in danger.

The Los Angeles Unified School District recently instituted a policy meant to aggressively weed out poor-performing teachers and administrators.

"This district can rightly be criticized for the promotion of ineffective teachers over the years," Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines said. "That is about to change. We do not owe poor performers a job."

The policy encourages district supervisors to consider firing some of the 404 probationary teachers who were found to need improvement in their last performance evaluation. It also calls for greater scrutiny of the 339 administrators who have not yet become permanent and 175 tenured teachers who received negative evaluations last year.

The policy was implemented only days after the Los Angeles Times presented the district with conclusions of its own investigation. That investigation found the district has often failed to evaluate new teachers before granting them tenure, a status that makes it nearly impossible to fire teachers for performance reasons alone.

District officials have reported that the new policy is in response to 2,000 teachers who were laid off last year and expectations of future layoffs that must target teachers by seniority alone, according to state law.

Officials noted that, because of those measures, "some excellent teachers were let go while some who did not meet district standards were retained."

Teacher eliminations could end up affecting the Los Angeles area's thriving education industry, which has continued to see a monthly and yearly increase in employment, despite the current economic recession.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area's education and health services industry employed 520,000 workers during November, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 519,300 workers during October and a 1.5 percent increase from last year.