The 19 most in-demand jobs for 2016
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If you’re hoping to land a new job in the new year, you’ve come to the right place.
CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) have compiled a list of the hottest, most in-demand jobs for 2016, based on supply and demand (the number of job ads companies post each month outpace the number of people they actually hire), growth, and salary data. This analysis uses EMSI’s extensive labor-market database, which pulls from over 90 national and state employment resources.
“For over 100 occupations in the US, there is far more job posting activity than hiring month to month,” said Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder and coauthor of “The Talent Equation,” in a press release.
He continued: “While many of these jobs are in the technology and health care sectors, there are also plenty of opportunities in areas such as marketing, sales, and transportation. The availability of jobs across industries underscores the need for companies to evaluate where their talent deficits are and become more strategic about how they fill these needs — whether that means reskilling their current workers, offering higher salaries to attract workers, or using data analytics to target talent with the right skills.”
Here are the occupations that have the largest gap between job openings and hires. All of the following typically require a college degree:
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 45,790
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 22,282
Median hourly earnings: $30.52
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 27,900
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 133,042
Median hourly earnings: $31.70
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 199,082
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 171,097
Median hourly earnings: $32.04
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 22,410
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 9,641
Median hourly earnings: $34.40
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 51,068
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 36,640
Median hourly earnings: $36.44
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 26,072
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 11,952
Median hourly earnings: $37.89
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 47,279
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 25,426
Median hourly earnings: $39.18
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 39,711
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 27,473
Median hourly earnings: $39.61
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 46,852
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 87,023
Median hourly earnings: $39.76
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 18,113
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 28,646
Median hourly earnings: $39.93
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 27,512
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 15,180
Median hourly earnings: $42.74
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 51,833
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 26,080
Median hourly earnings: $44.62
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 83,649
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 126,277
Median hourly earnings: $45.92
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 17,315
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 14,218
Median hourly earnings: $49.41
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 52,808
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 35,399
Median hourly earnings: $53.20
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 39,906
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 37,458
Median hourly earnings: $55.44
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 31,536
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 14,591
Median hourly earnings: $58.15
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 83,183
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 23,692
Median hourly earnings: $61.12
Computer and information systems manager
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 21,758
Job growth (2010 to 2015): 42,942
Median hourly earnings: $61.37
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Author: Jacquelyn Smith joined Business Insider as the careers editor in 2014.
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