- LinkedIn has released the 2020 edition of its annual report of the 15 top emerging jobs.
- These jobs have seen high annual growth over the last five years, according to LinkedIn.
- Many jobs — including full stack engineer and back end developer — are in engineering.
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Artificial intelligence experts could have some options in 2020.
LinkedIn released the 2020 edition of its list of top emerging jobs, showing jobs that have grown substantially in the last five years and that LinkedIn predicts will continue to show rising demand this year.
Demand for artificial intelligence specialists grew 74% over the last five years. The job requires fluency in deep learning and machine learning. Cities hiring the most for artificial intelligence specialists include Boston and San Francisco.
Engineering roles overwhelmingly made up the top 15 jobs, but roles like customer success specialists and chief revenue officers are also in demand, according to LinkedIn.
Here are the 15 top emerging jobs of 2020, according to LinkedIn.
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15. Product owners have seen 25% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Agile methodologies, scrum, product management, software development, JIRA
Top industries hiring this talent: Information technology and services, financial services, computer software, insurance, hospital and healthcare
Top hiring cities: New York, Boston, San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Atlanta
14. JavaScript developers have seen 25% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: React.js, Node.js, AngularJS, JavaScript, cascading style sheets
Top industries hiring this talent: Computer software, information technology and services, internet, financial services, marketing and advertising
Top hiring cities: New York, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, DC
13. Cloud engineers have seen 27% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Amazon Web Services, cloud computing, Docker products, Ansible, Jenkins
Top industries hiring this talent: Information technology and services, computer software, financial services, internet, telecommunications
Top hiring cities: San Francisco Bay Area, Washington, DC, New York, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago
12. Chief revenue officers have seen 28% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Strategic partnerships, startups, software as a service (SaaS), go-to-market strategy, executive management
Top industries hiring this talent: Computer software, information technology and services, marketing and advertising, internet, financial services
Where the jobs are: New York, San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago
11. Back end developers have seen 30% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Node.js, JavaScript, Amazon Web Services, Git, MongoDB
Top industries hiring this talent: Computer software, internet, information technology and services, marketing and advertising, financial services
Top hiring cites: San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle
10. Cybersecurity specialists have seen 30% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Cybersecurity, information security, network security, vulnerability assessment
Top industries hiring this talent: Information technology and services, defense and space, computer network and security, management consulting, financial services
Top hiring cities: Washington, DC, New York, San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Denver
9. Behavioral health technicians have seen 32% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Applied behavior analysis, autism spectrum disorders, behavioral health, mental health
Top industries hiring this talent: Mental healthcare, hospital and healthcare, individual and family services, education management, health, wellness and fitness
Top hiring cities: Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, Seattle
8. Data engineers have seen 33% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Python, Extract/Transform/Load (ETL), Amazon Web Services
Top industries hiring this talent: Information technology and services, internet, computer software, financial services, hospital and healthcare
Top hiring cities: San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Seattle, Boston, Chicago
7. Sales development representatives have seen 34% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Salesforce, cold calling, software as a service (SaaS), lead generation, sales
Top industries hiring this talent: Computer software, internet, information technology and services, marketing and advertising, computer and network security
Top hiring cities: San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Boston, Chicago, Austin
6. Customer success specialists have seen 34% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Software as a Service (SaaS), Salesforce, customer relationship management, account management, customer retention
Top industries hiring this talent: Computer software, internet, information technology and services, marketing and advertising, financial services
Top hiring cities: San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, DC
5. Site reliability engineers have seen 34% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Amazon Web Services, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker products, Terraform
Top industries hiring this talent: Internet, computer software, information technology and services, financial services, consumer electronics
Top hiring cities: San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Seattle, Boston, Washington, DC
4. Full stack engineers have seen 35% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: React.js, Node.js, JavaScript, AngularJS, cascading style sheets
Top industries hiring this talent: Computer software, information technology and services, internet, financial services, higher education
Top hiring cities: San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, DC
3. Data scientists have seen 37% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Machine learning, data science, Python, R, Apache Spark
Top industries hiring this talent: Information technology and services, computer software, internet, financial services, higher education
Top hiring cities: San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Washington, DC, Seattle, Boston
2. Robotics engineers have seen 40% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Robotic process automation, UiPath, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, Robotics
Top industries hiring this talent: Information technology and services, industrial automation, computer software, financial services, automotive
Top cities hiring: San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta, New York, Washington, DC, Boston
1. Artificial intelligence specialists have seen 74% annual growth in demand in the past five years.
Skills unique to the job: Machine learning, deep learning, TensorFlow, Python, natural language processing
Top industries hiring this talent: Computer software, internet, information technology and services, higher education, consumer electronics
Top cities hiring: San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles