15 Jobs No One Knew About in 2010 Become Most in Demand Jobs 2024
LinkedIn, the top professional and career social platform, released its most in-demand jobs in 2021. These jobs have seen consistent growth in the past five years, and predictably they will continue to grow in demand.
While A.I. specialist demand has grown by 74% over the last five years, the engineering tasks were ranked among the top 15 jobs. Here we cite the 15 top emerging jobs of 2020, according to LinkedIn, to help you choose the best careers for 2020 and beyond.
Most in Demand Jobs: Product Owners
Product owners have seen a 25% annual growth in demand in the past five years and become one of the most in-demand jobs in 2021.
Top hiring cities: New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta
Skills unique to the job
- Scrum,
- Agile methodologies
- software product management
- JIRA
Top industries hiring this talent: Information technology, computer software, financial services, health care, insurance
JavaScript Developers
JavaScript developers – 25% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Washington DC, Boston, Washington, D.C.
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Information technology
- Computer software
- financial sector
- internet services
- marketing and advertising
Skills unique to the job: Javascript, React.js, AngularJS, Node.js, cascading style sheets
Cloud Engineers
Cloud engineers have seen a 27% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring cities: New York, San Francisco Bay Area, Washington, D.C., Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Computer software
- Information technology and services
- Internet
- financial services
- telecommunications
Skills unique to the job: cloud computing, Amazon Web Services, Ansible, Docker products, Jenkins
Chief Revenue Officers
Chief revenue officers have seen a 28% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Cities hiring these jobs are: San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago.
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Information Technology
- Computer software
- marketing and advertising
- financial services
- internet
Skills unique to the job: startups, software services, Strategic partnerships, go-to-market strategy, executive management
Back End Developers
Back-end developers – a 30% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring Areas: San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Boston
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Internet
- Computer software
- Information technology and services
- Financial services
- marketing and advertising
Skills unique to the job: Git, MongoDB, Node.js, JavaScript, and Amazon Web Services.
Cybersecurity Specialists
Cybersecurity specialists have seen a 30% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring cities: Ney York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco Bay Area, Denver
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Defense and space
- Information technology and services
- Financial services
- Computer network and security
- Management consulting
Skills unique to the job: Network security, Cybersecurity, information security, vulnerability assessment
Behavioral Health Technicians
Behavioral health technicians have seen a 32% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring cities: Orlando, Phoenix, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Hospital and healthcare
- Mental healthcare
- Individual and family services
- Health and wellness
- Education management
Skills unique to the job: Autism spectrum disorder, applied behavior analysis, mental and behavioral health
Data Engineers
Data engineers have seen a 33% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring cities: New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco Bay Area
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Internet computer software
- Information technology and services
- Internet
- Computer software
- Financial services
- Hospital and healthcare
Skills unique to the job: Extract/Transform/Load (ETL), Apache Spark, Hadoop, Amazon Web services, Python
Sales Development Representatives
Sales development representatives have seen a 34% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring cities: Chicago, Boston, San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Austin
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Internet
- Computer software
- Network security
- Computer and network
- Information technology and services
- Marketing and advertising
Skills unique to the job: Salesforce, software as a service, cold calling, lead generation, sales
Customer Success Specialists
Customer success specialists have seen a 34% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring cities: New York, Chicago, San Francisco Bay Area, Washington, D.C.
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Internet
- Customer retention
- Computer software
- Information technology and services
- Financial services
- Marketing and advertising
Skills unique to the job: Software as a Service (SaaS), Salesforce, account management, customer management, and customer retention
Site Reliability Engineers
Site reliability engineers have seen a 34% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring cities: Washing ton D.C., San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, New York, Boston,
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Internet
- consumer electronics
- Computer software
- Financial services
- information technology and services
Skills unique to the job: Ansible, Kubernetes, Terraform, Amazon Web Services, Docker products,
Full-Stack Engineers
Full-stack engineers – a 35% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C.
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Information technology
- Computer software
- Internet
- Financial services
- Higher education
Skills unique to the job: JavaScript, React.js, cascading style sheets, Node.js, AngularJS
Data Scientists
Data scientists have seen a 37% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top hiring cities: Boston, Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Washington, D.C.
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Financial services
- Information technology and services
- Higher education
- Computer software
- Internet
Skills unique to the job: Data science, Machine learning, Python, R, Apache Spark. Look how a typical data scientist job description looks like.
Robotics Engineers
Robotics engineers have seen a 40% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Top cities hiring: Atlanta, San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Washington, D.C., Boston
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Industrial Automation,
- Information technology and services,
- Computer software,
- Automotive and financial services
Skills unique to the job: UiPath, Robotic process automation, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, Robotic
Artificial Intelligence Specialists
Artificial intelligence specialists have seen a 74% annual growth in demand in the past five years and are among the most in-demand jobs in 2021.
Top cities hiring: San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, Boston, Seattle
Top industries hiring this talent:
- Higher education
- Consumer electronics
- Computer software
- Internet
- Information technology and services
Skills unique to the job: Deep learning, Machine learning, TensorFlow, natural language processing, Python
