These 10 professions will be most sought-after by 2025

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According to WEF's (World Economic Forum) Future of Jobs Survey 2020, employers expect that by 2025, increasingly redundant roles will decline from being 15.4 per cent of the workforce to 9 per cent (6.4 per cent decline), and that emerging professions will grow from 7.8 per cent to 13.5 per cent (5.7 per cent growth) of the total employee base of company respondents. Based on these figures, it is estimated that by 2025, 85 million jobs may be displaced by a shift in the division of labour between humans and machines, while 97 million new roles may emerge that are more adapted to the new division of labour between humans, machines and algorithms, across the 15 industries and 26 economies covered by the report. Here we get you the top 10 job roles which will be increasing in demand across industries.

Data Analysts and Scientists

The role of data analysts and scientists is picking up steam currently. If you love decoding data and have an analytical mindset, then you may consider this as a career option. Data science and analytics is high in demand and also not the easiest positions to be filled. But you might as well not want to be confused between the two. Data analyst and data scientist are two different roles altogether. A data analyst analyses trends. They create charts and graphs to help understand what data reveals. They also help businesses understand what decisions to make according to the well-researched data and numbers. Data scientists mostly hold advance degree and tend to have expertise in coding and mathematical modelling.

AI and Machine Learning Specialists

Jobs of AI and Machine Learning Specialists are also gaining traction lately due to groundbreaking innovations happening every now and then. This is a sound career choice for technology enthusiasts. Given the widespread benefits, job opportunities and increasing demand in this area, one can easily choose to develop expertise in the domain.

Big Data Specialists

The role of a Big Data Specialist usually involves analysing insights based on which better business decisions and strategic moves are made.

Digital Marketing and Strategy Specialists

This space is also gaining a lot of traction. Since traditional advertising ways are no more of much use, the role of a digital marketer is to help consumers with meaningful content which will in return help them to be found easily and quickly on the internet.

Process Automation Specialists

The increasing demand for the role of Process Automation Specialists is at number five on the list. The automation specialist helps improve an organisation's system via testing, repair and maintenance of these systems.

Business Development Professionals

Business development professionals are at number six. Key responsibility areas of a Business development professional include identifying new business opportunities, setting aims and objectives to develop and improve the business.

Digital Transformation Specialists

Digital Transformation Specialists help organisations expand their capabilities and provide vision for what the future may hold for them and their businesses.

Information Security Analysts

Information Security Analysts helps grow the IT security team. Their key responsibilities includes monitoring computer networks for security issues and investigating security breaches and cybersecurity issues among others.

Software and Applications Developers

Software and Applications Developers design computer applications , such as word processors and games for consumers.

Internet of Things Specialists

Here come the Internet of Things Specialists. Internet of Things refers to numbers of physical devices that are connected to the internet and collecting/ sharing data.

SOURCE : WEF