AI, machine learning and data
Employers place big-data and AI/ML specialists among the fastest-growing occupations by percentage.
- Scope
- Global employer survey; 55 economies
- Period
- 2025–2030 projection, report published January 2025
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Networks and cybersecurity
Networks and cybersecurity rank among the skills employers expect to grow fastest in importance.
- Scope
- Global employer survey; 55 economies
- Period
- 2025–2030 projection, report published January 2025
Software and application development
Software and application developers feature among the fastest-growing occupations and largest net job-growth categories.
- Scope
- Global employer survey; 55 economies
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- 2025–2030 projection, report published January 2025
Renewable energy and environmental engineering
Renewable-energy and environmental engineers appear among the 15 occupations with fastest projected percentage growth.
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- Global employer survey; 55 economies
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- 2025–2030 projection, report published January 2025
Nursing and care professions
Nursing, counselling and care occupations are projected to grow, partly because populations are ageing.
- Scope
- Global employer survey; 55 economies
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- 2025–2030 projection, report published January 2025
Education and teaching
Secondary and tertiary teachers feature among occupations expected to add substantial numbers of jobs globally.
- Scope
- Global employer survey; 55 economies
- Period
- 2025–2030 projection, report published January 2025
Financial technology
Fintech engineers feature among the fastest-growing occupations in employers’ percentage-growth expectations.
- Scope
- Global employer survey; 55 economies
- Period
- 2025–2030 projection, report published January 2025
Analytical thinking across disciplines
Seven in ten surveyed employers identify analytical thinking as an essential core skill in 2025.
- Scope
- Global employer survey; 55 economies
- Period
- 2025 employer assessment, report published January 2025