In a volatile economy, it pays to have a high-demand job.
While interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve have managed to cool inflation without causing widespread unemployment so far, there’s still no guarantee that we’ll avoid a recession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes data on the most in-demand jobs in terms of employment numbers and projected growth rates. In this study, we examined employment and job openings trends from BLS to find the most in-demand jobs in 2023 for long-term job security \u2014 even in a tough economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BLS maintains a database of over 800 jobs in its Occupation Finder<\/a>. We consulted its Employment Projections database<\/a> to find the projected growth rate and projected number of new positions between 2022 and 2032 in each occupation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, we filtered for jobs projected to have a much faster than average growth rate (defined at 10.5% or above) and to add 50,000 or more new jobs between 2022 and 2032. We ended up with a list of 18 high-demand jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most in-demand jobs \u2014 defined as the jobs with the highest employment in 2022 that are projected to grow the most by 2032 \u2014 are a mix of high-paying health care, tech, and finance jobs, as well as lower-paying service jobs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n
\n \n Computer and information systems managers<\/td>\n 557,400<\/td>\n 164,070.00<\/td>\n 15.40<\/td>\n 1.63<\/td>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Financial managers<\/td>\n 792,600<\/td>\n 139,790.00<\/td>\n 16.00<\/td>\n 1.81<\/td>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Software developers<\/td>\n 1,594,500<\/td>\n 127,260.00<\/td>\n 25.70<\/td>\n 1.97<\/td>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Nurse practitioners<\/td>\n 266,300<\/td>\n 121,610.00<\/td>\n 44.50<\/td>\n None<\/td>\n Master\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Information security analysts<\/td>\n 168,900<\/td>\n 112,000.00<\/td>\n 31.50<\/td>\n None<\/td>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Medical and health services managers<\/td>\n 509,500<\/td>\n 104,830.00<\/td>\n 28.40<\/td>\n 1.59<\/td>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Data scientists<\/td>\n 168,900<\/td>\n 103,500.00<\/td>\n 35.20<\/td>\n None<\/td>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Computer systems analysts<\/td>\n 531,400<\/td>\n 102,240.00<\/td>\n 9.60<\/td>\n 1.91<\/td>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Health specialties teachers, postsecondary<\/td>\n 262,800<\/td>\n 100,300.00<\/td>\n 19.10<\/td>\n None<\/td>\n Doctoral or professional degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Management analysts<\/td>\n 987,600<\/td>\n 95,290.00<\/td>\n 9.70<\/td>\n 1.51<\/td>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Market research analysts and marketing specialists<\/td>\n 868,600<\/td>\n 68,230.00<\/td>\n 13.40<\/td>\n None<\/td>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Industrial machinery mechanics<\/td>\n 402,200<\/td>\n 59,830.00<\/td>\n 14.90<\/td>\n 2.3<\/td>\n High school diploma or equivalent<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors<\/td>\n 388,200<\/td>\n 49,710.00<\/td>\n 18.40<\/td>\n None<\/td>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Light truck drivers<\/td>\n 1,164,600<\/td>\n 40,410.00<\/td>\n 11.50<\/td>\n 1.85<\/td>\n High school diploma or equivalent<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Medical assistants<\/td>\n 764,400<\/td>\n 38,270.00<\/td>\n 13.90<\/td>\n 1.64<\/td>\n Postsecondary nondegree award<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Cooks, restaurant<\/td>\n 1,361,200<\/td>\n 34,110.00<\/td>\n 20.40<\/td>\n 1.71<\/td>\n No formal educational credential<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Home health and personal care aides<\/td>\n 3,715,500<\/td>\n 30,180.00<\/td>\n 21.70<\/td>\n 1.76<\/td>\n High school diploma or equivalent<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n Animal caretakers<\/td>\n 339,000<\/td>\n 29,530.00<\/td>\n 15.50<\/td>\n 1.45<\/td>\n High school diploma or equivalent<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody> \n\n \n \n \n <\/table>\n\n<\/div>