Looking for work can be exhausting, especially when you feel like you are coming up empty handed or being offered low paying jobs.

Economic experts in Central Florida say more high paying jobs are headed our way. But right now there are many struggling to find a job that can support their family.

Paul Scherffius is unemployed and applying for jobs.

“I’m just an honest guy looking for work,” he said.

Scherffius and other people searching say many of the jobs they’re finding are low paying jobs: either minimum wage or a few dollars higher.

“The main part of the market is entry level,” said Jhoan Zambrano.

Leisure and hospitality jobs dominate Central Florida’s job market.  

The latest numbers show the unemployment rate at 5.7 percent for Central Florida, which down 1.2 percent from a year ago.

“We’ve seen growth in the hospitality sector and frequently these jobs are entry level and lower wage jobs," said UCF Professor and economics expert Sean Snaith. "Not everyone is a busboy in leisure and hospitality. There are management jobs, engineering jobs, so there is really is a mix and often times we focus a little too much on these entry level jobs, but at the same time they are important too.”

Snaith said the job forecast is looking up.

"The fastest growing sector we are predicting is the construction sector,” Snaith said.

Right now there is also a push to bring higher paying jobs to the area.

Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission Representative Christine Dellert said:

"Three notable efforts are (1) growing a new industry base for advanced manufacturing through the Florida Advanced Manufacturing Research Center in Osceola County, dedicated to the research and development of smart sensors and poised to create thousands of new jobs; (2) retain our defense-related simulation industry - Orlando is the world capital for modeling, simulation and training with the largest cluster of simulation companies in the Central Florida Research Park by UCF; and (3) foster our film and digital media community through state funding to incentivize local projects and jobs."

Medical City at Lake Nona, Creative Village, and a new advanced manufacturing research center are also efforts that will bring more higher paying jobs.

"We’ve got these strong backbone in hospitality and tourism and now we want to strengthen some of those sectors of the economy,” Snaith said.

As growth continues, Scherffius said he’ll just continue his search and hopes for the best.

Scherffius said, “It’s tough out there," Scherffius said. "You have to have an education and if you don’t have the education skills or knowledge, it’s really hard to get specific jobs.”