The Top 10 Careers of 2018

A new year inspires change and fresh opportunities. If you’re looking for some career inspiration this year, understanding your options is the best place to start. With an increase in demand for sought-after skills across industries such as technology and healthcare, there is a massive boost in job opportunities worldwide.

To help you achieve your career aspirations, here are the top 10 most in-demand careers of 2018

1.Customer Service

Are you a people’s person? Do you like finding solutions to customers’ problems? If you answered yes, then Customer Service is the career for you!

Customer Service
Understanding Consumers
Communication Skills

2.Data Science

Starting from finding valuable insights hidden in your company’s data, to optimising business processes, Data Scientists have a multidisciplinary role.

Data Science
Data Analytics
Statistics

3.Teaching

A rewarding, demanding and consistently popular career path – Teaching is considered to be one of the evergreen career choices expected to grow 8% by 2026.

Teaching Skills
English for Teaching
Teaching Professionals

4.Nursing

A career in Nursing is not only fulfilling, but also deemed to be one of the highest paying. Demand for nurses is expected to grow 16% by 2026.

Nursing
Health and Fitness
Cardiovascular Health

5.Digital Marketing

With an increase in more targeted, precise and economical online promotional trends, Digital Marketing expertise once again leads the pack for one of the most desired skill sets.

Digital Marketing
E-Business
Inbound Marketing

6.Caregiving

If you are a warm and compassionate person looking for a rewarding job but also looking to make a difference in someone’s life, then Caregiving is the career for you.

Care Provision
Childcare
Healthcare

7.Software Engineering

Development, research, design, programming, and testing of computer software – a career in Software Engineering is based on the complete life cycle of a new/modified software product.

Software Development
Operating Systems
Mathematics

8.Operations Management

Listed as the second most in-demand professional field for 2024 by Business Insider, one of the perks of this field is that there are jobs available in almost every industry.

Operations
Quality
Supply Chain

9.Financial Advice

Be it preparing the organisation on acquisitions, or helping financially distressed firms through liquidations, Financial Advisory remains one of the top in-demand careers in the long run.

Finance
Accounting
Banking

10. Management in Healthcare

Healthcare – an essential service, a wealth of opportunity! The management and leadership expertise needed in this industry are currently among the most sought-after skills.

Leadership
Supervision
Healthcare Workplace Safety