Career Evolve: Best job categories for a new career in 2017

Tuesday, 3 January 2017

Best job categories for a new career in 2017

THINKING ABOUT A CHANGING JOBS NEXT YEAR? CAREERBUILDER AND EMSI REVEAL THE BEST PLACES TO LOOK.

Sometimes you just need a break from your day-to-day, or a change of scenery or you simply want to try something new. We all consider changing careers from time to time. If you feel that 2017 is right to gain new experience in a different industry, then this is a good place to start.

CareerBuilder and Emsi, a labor market data provider, have compiled a new study of job categories and occupations that will provide the best opportunity for job seekers in the New Year. Three distinct factors were taken into account such as: jobs must pay around $20 or more per hour, occupations must have grown faster than the market over the last 4 years and the job categories must have a large number of workers already employed across the nation.

Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder and co-author of The Talent Equation, says, "Our research shows that employers are very invested in expanding headcount in areas such as analytics and data science, product development and sales as they strive to stay competitive in B2B and B2C markets. Skilled laborers will also see high employment demand in the year ahead as will workers in clinical roles."

While the average earnings listed below are for the job category as a whole, the occupations listed to the right can earn significantly higher than the average.

Occupation Category	2012 Jobs	2016 Jobs	2012-2016 Increase in Jobs	Average Hourly Earnings	Examples of In Demand Job Titles
Business and Financial Operations	7,358,038	7,938,303	585,265 8%	$35.09	Operations Manager Business Process Analyst Product Development Specialist Financial Analyst *Office Manager
Information Technology	3,926,758	4,398,862	472,104 12%	$40.82	Data Scientist User Interface / Front End Developer Product Manager Mobile Software Engineer *Information Security Manager
Health Care	8,035,052	8,641,939	606,887 8%	$37.77	Family Practitioner Medical Director ICU Nurse Cardiologist Physical Therapist Rehabilitation Nurse
Sales	15,143,749	16,057,815	914,066 6%	$19.06	Account Executive Account Manager Business Development Manager Client Services Coordinator
Skill Trades	12,049,958	13,067,497	1,017,539 8%	$21.38	Electrician Plumber *HVAC Technician

Start your job search now.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Featured

	Starting a Consulting Practice Find out how you can earn income by sharing your training or knowledge with others.
	PMP ® Certification Prep 1 Begin a well-paying career as a project manager by preparing to take--and pass--the PMP® certification exam.
	How to Get Started in Game Development Take steps toward a new career in game development by building a foundation to design games in a wide variety of genres for different audiences and platforms.
	Accounting Fundamentals Gain a marketable new skill by learning the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, financial reporting, and more.
	Conversational Japanese Whether you want to learn conversational Japanese for travel or just for fun, you'll find this course makes it easy and enjoyable for beginners to master the essentials of the Japanese language.
	Introduction to QuickBooks 2015 Learn how to quickly and efficiently gain control over the financial aspects of your business using this powerful software program.