According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the upcoming years the latest growing job sectors will be coming from the IT, healthcare and financial services industries. Jobs in manufacturing and farming, according to a recent BLS report, have been making a rapid decline, while new jobs are emerging to fit around the consistently changing market.
New lines of work are being created to fit consumers’ lifestyles. By the year 2018, economists anticipate that over 1 million jobs will be added into the workforce. We are already seeing changes in hiring as technology advances. The title of a social media specialist, something that was previously non-existent, now plays a major role in running a successful business. Massage therapist and other jobs in areas that help to fulfill a healthier lifestyle rank among the top job fields with a wide variety of job opportunities in the medical field.
This shows positive signs for the recent graduates who will have an advantage with the latest knowledge in these emerging areas as they start their career. It’s also good news for anyone else looking to make a career change. Most of these new jobs will require only unique training for the position, as opposed to having to go back to school to work towards a particular degree.
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