Amid the rise in prolonged unemployment and mass layoffs due to artificial intelligence, many professionals are seeking ways to protect their careers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report offers specific recommendations and predicts the fastest-growing professions for the next decade (2024-2034). This is reported by 'Glavcom' referencing qz.com.
According to forecasts, the healthcare sector and green technologies will become key drivers of job growth. The BLS expects the healthcare sector to experience the greatest expansion due to an aging population and the growing prevalence of chronic diseases.
Medical Professions with the Highest Expected Growth
- Practicing Physicians: projected growth of 40%, leading to 128,400 new jobs. The median salary in 2024 was $129,210.
- Medical and Health Services Managers: Growth of 23% (142,900 new positions).
- Physician Assistants: growth of 20% (33,200 new positions).
Despite a wave of layoffs due to AI, the demand for technological solutions is also increasing the need for highly skilled workers in professional, scientific, and technical accounting fields. The clean energy and cybersecurity sectors are expected to show the fastest growth.
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians: the fastest-growing profession according to BLS – projected growth of 50%. Median salary $62,580.
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers: growth of 42%.
- Information Security Specialists: growth of 29%.
- Data Scientists: growth of 34% (82,500 new jobs). Median salary $112,590.
- Operations Research Analysts: growth of 21%.
This data confirms that the future of the labor market will focus on individual human assistance, as well as the implementation of environmental and digital technologies. By the way, the European Union has initiated an antitrust investigation against Google regarding suspicions of using online media content and YouTube to train its AI models.
As a result of the rapid development of technologies and changes in society, professional fields related to medicine, healthcare, as well as renewable energy and cybersecurity technologies, are expected to see the largest growth over the next decade.