The Top 10 Jobs for 2013

 

Career Builder has released its list of the top ten jobs for next year.  They took stats from a bunch of state and federal reports, and looked for jobs that'll be in high demand AND pay well.

 

 

--All of them require at least a bachelor's degree, and they're all fairly tech-related.  Here's what they found.

 

 

#10.)  Industrial Engineer.  Over 12,000 new jobs have been added since 2010.

 

 

#9.)  Mechanical Engineer.  Almost 14,000 of them have been hired in the past two years.

 

 

#8.)  Information Security Analysts, Web Developers, and Computer Network Architects.  Almost 16,000 jobs have been added in the past two years.

 

 

#7.)  Sales Reps for Technical and Manufacturing Companies.  Over 17,000 more jobs have opened up since 2010, which accounts for about a 4% increase in total salespeople.

 

 

#6.)  Network and Computer Systems Administrators.  That means your I.T. guy.  Almost 19,000 new jobs have opened up, which equals about a 5% increase in the industry.

 

 

#5.)  Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists.  Just under 23,000 new jobs have been created.

 

 

#4.)  Computer Systems Analyst.  They're basically the people who SET UP a company's computer system.  27,000 jobs have opened up since 2010. 

 

 

#3.)  Jobs in Marketing.  Specifically marketing specialists and market research analysts.  Over 31,000 jobs have been added.

 

 

#2.)  Accountants and Auditors.  37,000 new jobs have been created.

 

 

#1.)  And this One Wins Out BY FAR . . . Software Developers.  Just under 71,000 of them have been hired since 2010, or about a 7% growth in the industry.

 

 

(Forbes)




Originally posted on December 10th, 2012