The 25 most in-demand JOBS in India
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The 2023 LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise list reveals the 25 fastest-growing job titles over the past five years and the trends defining the future world of work.?
From the rise in?skills-based hiring?to the?acceptance of hybrid work, the employment landscape has been undergoing a wave of changes. And amidst a?volatile economic environment, many professionals are left wondering about their best next career move. To navigate the uncertainty and prepare for what lies ahead, turning to strategies like?upskilling?and?reskilling?may set you up on a path with resilience and staying power.
Our?2023 Jobs on the Rise list?uses unique LinkedIn data to uncover the 25 fastest-growing job titles over the past five years — providing insights into where long-term opportunity lies and where the workforce is headed. Whether you’re currently looking for a job or not, the ranking uncovers trends that can help you define your next move and prepare for the future world of work. (You can learn more about our methodology at the bottom of this article.)?
Beyond highlighting growing jobs, this list is full of actionable insights and resources. Here are some ways you can use it in your own career:?
Most importantly, this list is a glimpse into emerging trends in the workforce and a resource to navigating a career path with resilience. The workplace will continue to evolve, but we hope this provides some insight into what’s on the horizon.?
Check out the 25 fastest-growing job titles in India
1.Category Associate
Related title includes Associate Category Manager.
What they do:?Category associates assist managers with recommendation and creation of product categories, streamline orders with vendors, and execute the product plan based on sales budget and forecast.?| Most common skills:?Merchandising,?Market Research,?Vendor Management,?| Most common industries:?Technology and Media, Education, Retail?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru?| Average years of prior experience:?2.1?|?Current gender distribution:?47% female; 53% male
2. Healthcare Recruiter
Related titles include Clinical Recruiter and Medical Recruiter
What they do:?Healthcare recruiters schedule interviews, screen candidates and hire talent in the healthcare industry for roles including doctors, nurses, medical practitioners and interpreters.?| Most common skills:?Recruiting, Healthcare Staffing, Sourcing?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Administrative and Support Services, Hospitals and Healthcare?| Top locations hiring:?Noida, Hyderabad, Ghaziabad?| Average years of prior experience:?2.5?| Current gender distribution:?38% female; 62% male?| Remote job availability:?41.4%
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3. Customer Success Associate
Related titles include Customer Success Specialist and Customer Success Manager.
What they do:?Customer success associates provide support, product knowledge, and guidance to facilitate effective solutions for customers.?| Most common skills:?Customer Relationship Management (CRM),?Customer Retention, Customer Support?| Most common industries:?Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune?| Average years of prior experience:?2.3?|?Current gender distribution:?48% female; 52% male?| Remote job availability:?19.3%
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4.User Experience Writer
Related titles include UX Content Writer, Content Specialist, and Content Strategist.
What they do:?User experience writers craft creative materials for digital products like apps and websites that compliment the design as well as make it easier for users to navigate through the product.?| Most common skills:?User Experience (UX),?Content Strategy,?Copywriting?| Most common industries:?Technology and Media, Financial Services, Professional Services?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru?| Average years of prior experience:?4.2?| Current gender distribution:?66% female; 34% male?| Remote job availability:?16.1%
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5.Talent Acquisition Partner
Related titles include Talent Acquisition Lead and Talent Acquisition Specialist.
What they do:?Talent acquisition partners work on developing long-term strategies to identify, interview, hire, and onboard new talent within the company.?| Most common skills:?Sourcing,?Talent Management,?Recruiting?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Technology and Media, Financial Services?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai?| Average years of prior experience:?4.4?| Current gender distribution:?62% female; 38% male?| Remote job availability:?4.0%
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6.Data Annotator
What they do:?Data annotators review and label data in digital formats including videos, imagery and text to make it understandable for machines.?| Most common skills:?Data Analysis,?Accounting,?Data Visualization?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Technology and Media, Manufacturing?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru?| Average years of prior experience:?2.2?| Current gender distribution:?43% female; 57% male?
7. Closing Manager
What they do:?Closing managers working in real estate shuffle between catering to clients, managing documentations, attending customer calls and closing the deal.?| Most common skills:?Real Estate,?Sales & Marketing, Deal Closure?| Most common industries:?Real Estate and Equipment Rental Services, Financial Services, Construction?| Top locations hiring:?Mumbai?| Average years of prior experience:?2.9?| Current gender distribution:?45% female; 55% male?
8.Head of Growth
Related titles include Strategic Growth Specialist, Growth Lead, and Vice President - Growth.
What they do:?The head of growth focuses on retaining and growing the customer base by setting growth targets through strategies and planning.?| Most common skills:?Growth Strategies,?Growth Hacking,?Digital Marketing?| Most common industries:?Technology and Media, Professional Services, Entertainment Providers?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru, Mumbai?| Average years of prior experience:?6?| Current gender distribution:?25% female; 75% male?| Remote job availability:?19.58%
9.Business Development Representative
Related titles include Business Development Officer, Business Development Manager, and Business Development Executive.
What they do:?Business development representatives pursue potential clients through various modes of communication to generate leads and initiate sales.?| Most common skills:?Lead Generation,?Market Research,?Customer Relationship Management (CRM)?| Most common industries:?Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune?| Average years of prior experience:?2.6?| Current gender distribution:?45% female; 55% male?| Remote job availability:?12.1%
10.Actuarial Associate
Related title includes Actuarial Consultant.
What they do:?Actuarial associates calculate financial risks, forecast potential growth hazards,?and create analysis and strategies to minimise costs, increase profits, and monetise opportunities.?| Most common skills:?Actuarial Science,?Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Insurance?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Financial Services?| Top locations hiring:?Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai?| Average years of prior experience:?2?| Current gender distribution:?49% female; 51% male?| Remote job availability:?7.3%
11.Sales Development Representative
Related titles include Sales Development Officer, Sales Development Manager, and Sales Development Executive.
What they do:?Sales development representatives are responsible for contacting new leads and qualifying potential customers for sales executives to work with.?| Most common skills:?Lead Generation,?Cold Calling,?Sales?| Most common industries:?Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad?| Average years of prior experience:?2.9?| Current gender distribution:?40% female; 60% male?| Remote job availability:?39.3%
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12. Acquisition Associate
What they do:?Acquisition associates undertake research to assess and back decisions, opportunities, and acquisitions.?| Most common skills:?Customer Relationship Management (CRM),?Business Strategy,?Data Analysis?| Most common industries:?Technology and Media, Financial Services, Professional Services?| Top locations hiring:?Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad?| Average years of prior experience:?2?| Current gender distribution:?48% female; 52% male?| Remote job availability:?31.3%
13.Demand Generation Associate
Related titles include Demand Generation Specialist and Associate - Demand??Generation.
What they do:?Demand generation associates focus around using marketing channels to drive demand and leads for the business and work with the sales team to convert them to customers.?| Most common skills:?Demand Generation,?Lead Generation,?Email Marketing?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Manufacturing, Technology and Media?| Top locations hiring:?Pune?| Average years of prior experience:?2.3?| Current gender distribution:?32% female; 68% male?| Remote job availability:?15.4%
14. Drone Pilot
What they do:?Drone pilots operate unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and oversee the flight equipment, vehicular performance, safety protocols, and flight paths.?| Most common skills:?Drone Piloting,?Drone Photography,?Drone Mapping?| Most common industries:?Manufacturing, Transportation, Logistics |?Top locations hiring:?Chennai?| Average years of prior experience:?2.2?Current gender distribution:?6% female; 94% male?| Remote job availability:?10.5%
15. Sustainability Manager
Related titles include Corporate Responsibility Manager and Chief Sustainability Officer.
What they do:?Sustainability managers conduct research and analysis to assess the company’s impact on the environment, and develop long-term practices and strategies in compliance with established rules and regulations.?| Most common skills:?Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Manufacturing, Retail?| Top locations hiring:?Mumbai, Bengaluru?| Average years of prior experience:?4.8?| Current gender distribution:?33% female; 67% male
16. Customer Success Engineer
Related title includes Customer Engineer.
What they do:?Customer success engineers offer technical support to customers by troubleshooting hardware and software issues.?| Most common skills:?Linux,?Amazon Web Services (AWS), Customer Support?| Most common industries:?Technology and Media, Professional Services, Transportation?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru, Hyderabad?| Average years of prior experience:?3.9?| Current gender distribution:?30% female; 70% male?| Remote job availability:?18.2%
17. Technical Program Manager
Related title includes Technical Product Specialist.
What they do:?Technical program managers contribute towards technology-based product development by working on multiple stages of the undertaken projects.?| Most common skills:?Agile Methodologies,?Agile Project Management,?Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?| Most common industries:?Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai?| Average years of prior experience:?7.2?| Current gender distribution:?28% female; 72% male?| Remote job availability:?5.7%
18. Credentialing Specialist
What they do:?Credential specialists monitor licenses and credentials of employees in keeping with the established standards and guidelines of the company.?| Most common skills:?Provider Enrollment, Medical Billing,?Accounts Receivable (AR)?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Hospitals and Health Care, Administrative and Support Services?| Top locations hiring:?Chennai, Hyderabad, Noida?| Average years of prior experience:?2.7?| Current gender distribution:?34% female; 66% male?| Remote job availability:?42.9%
19. Human Resource Specialist
Related titles include Recruitment Manager, Human Resource Manager, and Recruitment Specialist.
What they do:?Human resource specialists interview and recruit potential employees while overseeing the onboarding, training and hiring processes.?| Most common skills:?HR Operations,?Recruiting,?Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Manufacturing, Financial Services?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru?| Average years of prior experience:?3.3| Current gender distribution:?51% female; 49% male?| Remote job availability:?1.3%
20. Insights Analyst
What they do:?Insight Analysts monitor and filter data, provide key analytical insights to help the company make informed decisions and achieve targets.?| Most common skills:?Data Visualization,?Tableau,?Data Analytics?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Financial Services, Technology and Media?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru?| Average years of prior experience:?2.9?| Current gender distribution:?44% female; 56% male?| Remote job availability:?5.1%
21. Campaign Associate
What they do:?Campaign associates assist in creating and managing campaigns by monitoring performance and paid ad budgets, analyzing traffic, and keeping a track of trends.?| Most common skills:?Campaign Strategies,?Email Marketing,?Digital Marketing?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Technology and Media, Consumer Services?| Top locations hiring:?Bangalore, Chennai?| Average years of prior experience:?2.4?| Current gender distribution:?36% female; 64% male?| Remote job availability:?15.9%
22. Chief of Staff
Related title includes Chief Business Officer.
What they do:?Chief of staff overlooks everyday operations and functions between the top executives and other employees to address issues, plan processes and support key responsibilities to meet company goals.?| Most common skills:?Strategy,?Program Management,?Team Management?| Most common industries:?Technology and Media, Professional Services, Manufacturing?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru, Mumbai, Gurugram?| Average years of prior experience:?4.5?| Current gender distribution:?33% female; 67% male?| Remote job availability:?17.3%
23. Graphic Design Manager
Related titles include Head Graphic Designer and Design Manager.
What they do:?Graphic design managers supervise the team for quality assurance of design production and timely deliverables.?| Most common skills:?Logo Design,?Adobe Illustrator,?Branding & Identity?| Most common industries:?Retail, Technology and Media, Professional Services?| Top locations hiring:?Mumbai?| Average years of prior experience:?4.8?| Current gender distribution:?28% female; 72% male?| Remote job availability:?3.2%
24. Medical Scribe
Related title includes Medical Transcriptionist.
What they do:?Medical scribes manage paperwork, patient records, laboratory updates and clerical documentation to support operations of the clinic.?| Most common skills:?Scribe, Medical Terminology, Medical Transcription?| Most common industries:?Hospitals and Health Care, Professional Services, Technology and Media?| Top locations hiring:?Hyderabad?| Average years of prior experience:?5.0?| Current gender distribution:?41% female; 59% male?| Remote job availability:?75.7%
25. Tax Associate
Related titles include Tax Consultant, Tax Specialist, and Tax Analyst.?
What they do:?Tax associates carry out an organisation’s tax filing duties by reviewing and maintaining relevant financial records, and addressing tax-related issues.?| Most common skills:?Income Tax, Tax Preparation,?Accounting?| Most common industries:?Professional Services, Financial Services, Technology and Media?| Top locations hiring:?Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai?| Average years of prior experience:?2.5?| Current gender distribution:?49% female; 51% male?| Remote job availability:?2.6%
List Methodology?
LinkedIn Economic Graph researchers examined millions of jobs started by LinkedIn members from January 1, 2018 to July 31, 2022 to calculate a growth rate for each job title. To be ranked, a job title needed to see consistent growth across our membership base, as well as have grown to a meaningful size by 2022. Identical job titles across different seniority levels were grouped and ranked together. Internships, volunteer positions, interim roles and student roles were excluded, and jobs where hiring was dominated by a small handful of companies in each country were also excluded.?
Job Insights
Additional data points for each of the job titles are based on LinkedIn profiles of members holding the title and/or open jobs for that title in the country.
Remote job availability?is based on jobs posted from October 2021 to October 2022 flagged as “remote” by the poster or containing similar keywords.?Most common skills?were derived from the top skills most unique to each title among members who have ever held that title on LinkedIn.?Average years of prior experience?was calculated using the average years of work experience held prior to starting in the featured title for members hired within the methodology time frame.?Most common industries?are based on the industry of the companies that hired the highest number of members for each job from January 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022.?Current gender distribution?was calculated by measuring the number of members by identified gender currently in each job (provided there was meaningful gender data) as a percentage of the total members with known gender per job.?Top locations hiring?were categorised as the regions or cities that employed the largest percentage of each job title from January 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022.
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