The World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs survey 2024, reveals how employers expect various kinds of jobs to grow and decline globally.

This survey which captures the perspectives of over 1,000 employers – representing more than 14 million workers across 22 industry clusters and 55 economies, was carried out in response to macrotrends as well as their role in contributing to labour-market transformation. As a result, the data provides clear insights into the emerging jobs landscape for the 2025-2030 period.

The chart titled "Top Fastest Growing Jobs, 2025-2030" offers a visual representation of the projected net growth in various job roles based on the World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2024. It highlights the top professions expected to experience significant expansion over the period.

Big Data Specialists are forecasted to have the highest growth, surpassing 120%. FinTech Engineers follow closely behind, with an estimated growth of around 100%. AI and Machine Learning Specialists are projected to grow by approximately 90%. Software and Applications Developers and Security Management Specialists are expected to see an increase of nearly 80%.

Data Warehousing Specialists and Autonomous & Electric Vehicle Specialists will experience growth close to 70%. UI and UX Designers are projected to expand by about 65%. Light Truck or Delivery Service Drivers and Internet of Things (IoT) Specialists anticipate growth of 60%.

Other roles such as Data Analysts and Scientists, Environmental Engineers, Information Security Analysts, DevOps Engineers, and Renewable Energy Engineers are also set to grow, ranging between 40% to 55%. On the other hand, the report reveals that roles such as postal service clerks are expected to decline by 34%, bank tellers by 31%, and data entry clerks by 26%.

According to the report, by combining respondents’ job growth and decline expectations with data on global employment collected by the International Labour Organization (ILO), by the year 2030, new jobs are expected to amount to 170 million, a number that is equivalent to 14% of today’s total employment. This growth is, however, expected to be offset by the displacement of 92 million current jobs, or 8% of total employment, resulting in a net growth of 78 million jobs which is a net positive of 7% of today’s total employment.

Although the number is in single digits, the future of jobs over the next few years appears positive, especially with the added innovation that is AI-augmented work.

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