The Fastest-Growing Jobs Around the World

Life significantly altered after COVID. Also, career opportunities increased.

Now that the market is changing, we have the chance to advance in other aspects of our careers.

According to a LinkedIn report, classic professions that have moved into new channels, such as e-commerce employees, digital marketers, and content creators, were in high demand.

Physical jobs are another area that changes quickly. The majority of applicants nowadays are more interested in remote work or at least hybrid roles, which allowed them the freedom to work from home on some days of the week.

According to LinkedIn's research, "the data are examined to compute the job titles enjoying the fastest growth rates from January 2017 through July 2021 in nations throughout the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa."

Interesting results:

Because of the importance of the report's findings, we will outline the key findings here so that you can better understand how the labor market is changing.

1. Talent acquisition was among the top 10 fastest-growing roles in 12 countries we looked at, including France, India, and Australia.

2. Artificial intelligence, which controls everything from our cars to our cellphones to even our refrigerators, is becoming more and more prevalent in our daily lives. It should therefore come as no surprise that machine learning engineers had the fastest global job growth. For 15 nations, including Sweden, India, and the United States this job was among the top 10. It was the role with the quickest growth in Singapore. It was also the No. 2 fastest-growing role across eight nations, including the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Poland.

3. On the technical front, there is also a great need for site reliability engineers, who use software engineering and automation to manage production systems in large-scale businesses and fix issues. These engineers are in high demand worldwide, with over 176,000 job advertisements for them on LinkedIn as of mid-January in nations including Brazil, Poland, and Australia. It was the one occupation with the fastest growth in Spain.

4. The position of a business development representative is the second-fastest-growing worldwide. To help the sales professionals close the sale, these people conduct market research, send out cold calls and emails, raise brand awareness, and create new client leads.

5. Finally, a few geographical developments are important to note because of the potential benefits they could have for commerce and the global community.

6. Diversity and inclusion managers had the second-fastest job growth in the United States and Canada. Data from LinkedIn shows that between 2015 and 2020, the number of persons holding the title of head of diversity increased by 107% internationally. The number of people with the position of chief diversity officer and director of diversity both increased. The number of DEI roles increased globally by 71% as well.

"As organizations show increasing concern for all people, they're also turning their focus to the planet, particularly after the devastating wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and other climate change-related events the world has experienced in the last few years," the report concludes with a statement full of hope. This is especially true in Europe, where jobs for sustainability managers are rising at a very rapid rate. It was ranked among the top 10 in Singapore, Germany, Sweden, and Italy. Additionally, it is in the top 15 careers in Spain and the Netherlands, the only nation to list ecologists among their fastest-growing occupations.

Having a formal professional path will undoubtedly open doors for you. Those with greater qualifications keep their jobs through tough times and advance to new roles and possibilities. Don't pass up the chance to find the new route you need to take to reach your objectives.