TOP TRENDING JOBS 2021
Here are the top 15 in-demand jobs in 2021 along with the education levels and skills needed to land them.
Hiring growth: 73% year-over-year.
Over 400,000 jobs are available.
Top Job Titles: Driver, Supply Chain Associate, Package Handler, Personal Shopper
Skills: Time Management, Customer Service, Leadership
Education: 75% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: nearly 59% from 2019
Top job titles: Underwriter, Mortgage Loan Officer, Escrow Officer, Loan Closer
Skills: Risk Management, Customer Service, Credit Analysis
Education: 86% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: 34% since 2019
Top job titles: Health Care Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Dental Assistant, Home Health Aide
Skills: Patient Education, Data Entry, Physician Relations
Education: 83% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: 45% between 2020 and 2019.
Top job titles: Sales Consultant, Sales Operations Assistant, Inbound Sales Specialist, Strategic Advisor
Skills: Customer Retention, Sales Process, Team Building
Education: 92% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: more than 90% since 2019
Top job titles: Diversity Manager, Diversity Officer, Head of Diversity, Diversity Coordinator
Skills: Community Outreach, Teaching, Organizational Development
Education: 99% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: nearly 33% year-over-year
Top job titles: Digital Marketing Specialist, Social Media Manager, Marketing Representative, Search Engine Optimization Specialist
Skills: Product Marketing, Digital Strategy, Brand Management
Education: 94% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: nearly 30% year-over-year in 2020
Top job titles: Registered Nurse, Certified Nursing Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Intensive Care Nurse
Skills: Patient Advocacy, Clinical Research, Time Management
Education: 89% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: more than 20% between 2019 and 2020
Top job titles: Teaching Assistant, Elementary School Teacher, Mathematics Tutor, Curriculum Developer
Skills: Lesson Planning, Time Management, Differentiated Instruction
Education: 97% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: grew 49% year-over-year
Top job titles: Content Coordinator, Writing Consultant, Podcaster, Blogger
Skills: Video Editing, Creative Writing, Public Speaking
Education: 92% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: grew 49% year-over-year
Top job titles: Content Coordinator, Writing Consultant, Podcaster, Blogger
Skills: Video Editing, Creative Writing, Public Speaking
Education: 92% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: more than 51% since 2019
Top job titles: Career Coordinator, Life Coach, Fitness Coach, Business Coach
Skills: Mentoring, Social Media, Entrepreneurship
Education: 92% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: nearly 25% between 2019 and 2020
Top job titles: Web Developer, Full Stack Engineer, Frontend Developer, Game Developer
Skills: Program Management, Web Development, Distributed Systems
Education: 93% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: nearly 24% year-over-year
Top job titles: Behavior Therapist, Mental Health Specialist, Psychotherapist, Mental Health Technician
Skills: Play Therapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Education: 97% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: nearly 24% year-over-year
Top job titles: Behavior Therapist, Mental Health Specialist, Psychotherapist, Mental Health Technician
Skills: Play Therapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Education: 97% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: 20% between 2019 and 2020
Top job titles: User Experience Designer, Product Design Consultant, User Interface Designer, User Experience Researcher
Skills: Web Design, Design Thinking, User Experience Testing
Education: 97% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: nearly 46% since 2019
Top job titles: Data Scientist, Data Science Specialist, Data Management Analyst
Skills: TensorFlow, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization
Education: 98% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
Hiring growth: 32% between 2019 and 2020
Top job title: Machine Learning Engineer, Artificial Intelligence Specialist, Machine Learning Researcher
Skills: C++, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python (Programming Language)
Education: 99% of hires have a bachelor’s degree or higher
