The United States Labor Department\u2019s \u201cOccupational Outlook Handbook\u201d has some cool insights as to what the world\u2019s fastest-growing expectations are. The times they are a changing, and if there were ever a time to rethink your career, it would be now. Although these job trends are focused on the American market, they are sure to translate to the South African job market as well. Let\u2019s take a look at some of the most promising jobs of the future\u2026<\/p>\n
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Average salary \u2013 R684,937 per year<\/strong><\/p>\n To land a job an engineering job<\/a>, you\u2019ll need a degree in engineering. As an environmental engineer, you will be tasked with creating systems and solutions that help prevent future problems, instead of focusing on those that are already in play. Due to the rising number of issues caused by population growth across the world, the global job market will soon be in need of qualified and experienced environmental engineers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Average salary \u2013 R577,681 per year<\/strong><\/p>\n Since we\u2019re seeing a rise in the demand for computer networking skills, and more companies needing upgrades to their systems, this is yet another profession that is expected to grow in 2018 and beyond.\u00a0 To be on top of your game as a software and systems engineer<\/a>, you\u2019ll need to keep up with the ever-changing tech in your industry. To get your foot in the door here, you need a bachelor\u2019s degree with relevant experience in the industry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Average salary \u2013 R393,277 per year<\/strong><\/p>\n Over the past few decades, there has been a considerable increase in the demand for skilled and experienced biochemists and biophysicists, which is mostly due to the growth of the biotechnology industry. To get into applied research, products developments, management, or inspection, you will need a bachelor\u2019s or master\u2019s degree. Keep in mind that you will most likely need a PhD in order to qualify as a candidate for an independent researcher or to advance in your career in this field.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Average salary \u2013R519,600 per year<\/strong><\/p>\n Since businesses are always implementing more and newer tech, the industry continuously needs skilled professionals<\/a> to monitor efficiency or networks and to set up new ones. The demand for this profession will undoubtedly grow in 2018 and beyond. Although most companies do require their analysts to hold a degree in the field, they also place a high value on relevant work experience.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Average salary \u2013 R132,865 per year<\/strong><\/p>\n As the baby boomers of yesteryear become more and more concerned with being physically fit and healthy, the demand for skilled trainers<\/a> will steadily increase. You are much more likely to land a rewarding job as a professional, certified trainer than you would be without any certification.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you\u2019re on your way towards graduating in one of these fields, you can almost rest assured that you\u2019ve made a solid investment in the future of your career. And even if you don\u2019t have a degree or experience in one of these areas, they still make a career change seem super tempting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The United States Labor Department\u2019s \u201cOccupational Outlook Handbook\u201d has some cool insights as to what the world\u2019s fastest-growing expectations are. The times they are a changing, and if there were ever a time to rethink your career, it would be now. Although these job trends are focused on the American market, they are sure to Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":2977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[540,492],"class_list":["post-1737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-best-jobs-2018","tag-featured-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1737"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2980,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737\/revisions\/2980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2. Software and systems engineers<\/h4>\n
3. Biochemists and biophysicists<\/h4>\n
4. Network systems and data communications analysts<\/h4>\n
5. Certified trainers<\/h4>\n