Click ahead to see LinkedIn's most promising jobs of 2018.
Click ahead to see LinkedIn's most promising jobs of 2018.
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Financial analyst
Median base salary: $65,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 4,000+ (25%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 10
Top skills: Microsoft Excel, financial analysis, Microsoft Office, management, accounting
Job description: Financial analysts analyze financial status' by collecting, monitoring, and studying data. They also recommend actions, Monster.com wrote.
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Median base salary: $65,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 4,000+ (25%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 10
Top skills: Microsoft Excel, financial analysis, Microsoft Office, management,
... moreCustomer success manager
Median total salary: $82,300
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,000+ (91%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 10
Top skills: management, sales, customer service, leadership, customer relationship management
Job description: Customer success managers are responsible for building customer relationships that promote retention and loyalty, according to JOBHERO.com. They also work with customers to make sure they're satisfied with services they receive.
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Median total salary: $82,300
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,000+ (91%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 10
Top skills: management, sales, customer service, leadership, customer
... moreEngagement lead
Median base salary: $93,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,200+ (425%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 10
Top Skills: management, leadership, project management, strategy, communication
Job description: An engagement lead works for a vendor company and is responsible for a client's experience with the vendor, the Houston Chronicle wrote. "They have a portfolio of clients and are accountable for the revenue, profitability and success of those customer relationships."
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Median base salary: $93,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,200+ (425%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 10
Top Skills: management, leadership, project management, strategy, communication
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... moreProgram manager
Median base salary: $100,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 4,500+ (25%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: management, project management, program management, leadership, training
Job description: Accomplishes strategic goals by overseeing multiple project activities, according to Monster.com.
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Median base salary: $100,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 4,500+ (25%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: management, project management, program management, leadership, training
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... moreFront-end engineer
Median base salary: $104,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,000+ (82%)
career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: Javascript, CSS, jQuery, HTML, frontend development
Job description: Front-end engineers craft and code the user experience with websites, apps and more, upwork.com wrote.
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Median base salary: $104,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,000+ (82%)
career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: Javascript, CSS, jQuery, HTML, frontend development
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... moreProduct manager
Median base salary: $105,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 3,600+ (30%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top Skills: management, product management, program management, marketing, product development
Job description: Product managers develops products, do market research, generate product requirements, determine specifications, production timetables, pricing, create time-integrated plans for product introduction, and develop marketing strategies. Resource: Monster.com
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Median base salary: $105,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 3,600+ (30%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top Skills: management, product management, program management, marketing, product
... moreData engineer
Median base salary: $107,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,400+ (35%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: SQL, Java, Python, big data, data analysis
Job description: Data engineers transform data into a format that can be analyzed by developing, maintaining, and testing infrastructures for data generation, Glassdoor.com wrote.
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Median base salary: $107,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,400+ (35%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: SQL, Java, Python, big data, data analysis
Job description: Data engineers
... moreData scientist
Median base salary: $113,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 2,100+ (45%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: Python, data analysis, machine learning, SQL, statistics
Job description: A data scientist collects, analyzes, and interprets large data sets in order to develop data-driven solutions for difficult business challenges, Glassdoor.com wrote.
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Median base salary: $113,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 2,100+ (45%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: Python, data analysis, machine learning, SQL, statistics
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... morePharmacist
Median base salary: $124,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 4,000+ (28%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 4
Top skills: pharmacy, healthcare, Microsoft Office, customer service, medication therapy management
Job description: Some of the roles a pharmacist takes are to ensure that the medication prescribed to patients is suitable, advise patients about their medications and oversee quality of medicines. Resource: General Pharmaceutical Council
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Median base salary: $124,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 4,000+ (28%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 4
Top skills: pharmacy, healthcare, Microsoft Office, customer service, medication therapy
... moreStrategic account manager
Median base salary: $125,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 500+ (31%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: sales, management, account management, business development, leadership
Job description: A strategic account manager is responsible for being the primary point of contact between a company and its customer base, in addition to providing official communication in both directions, PayScale.com wrote.
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Median base salary: $125,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 500+ (31%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: sales, management, account management, business development,
... moreEngineering manager
Median base salary: $130,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,400+ (42%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 6
Top skills: engineering, project management, management, manufacturing, design
Job description: An engineering manager is responsible for managing all engineering activities in a department including design, development, production and testing, Salary.com wrote.
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Median base salary: $130,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,400+ (42%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 6
Top skills: engineering, project management, management, manufacturing, design
... moreSolutions architect
Median total salary: $134,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 2,000+ (28%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 6
Top skills: management, integration, solution architecture, design, project management
Job description: "A solution architect handles suites of large applications or software at a business to make sure they are working together properly," according to Monster.com.
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Median total salary: $134,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 2,000+ (28%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 6
Top skills: management, integration, solution architecture, design, project
... moreFinance director
Median base salary: $135,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 800+ (51%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 6
Top skills: management, finance, financial analysis, accounting, budgeting
Job description: Finance directors are responsible for the company's "financial health" and combine operational and strategic roles, manage accounting and financial control functions, and establish a financial strategy for the profitable long-term growth of the business, the Houston Chronicle wrote.
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Median base salary: $135,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 800+ (51%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 6
Top skills: management, finance, financial analysis, accounting, budgeting
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... moreTechnical program manager
Median base salary: $140,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 500+ (37%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 10
Top skills: management, project management, program management, leadership, testing
Job description: Technical program managers are responsible for handling all technical projects. They initiate programs, follow their progress, and coordinate efforts between workers and outside vendors, according to PayScale.com.
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Median base salary: $140,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 500+ (37%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 10
Top skills: management, project management, program management, leadership,
... moreSales director
Median base salary: $145,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 2,000+ (31%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 6
Top skills: sales, management, business development, account management, marketing
Job description: According to Monster.com, the role of a sales director is to sell products by implementing national sales and supervising regional sales managers.
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Median base salary: $145,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 2,000+ (31%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 6
Top skills: sales, management, business development, account management, marketing
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... moreSoftware engineering manager
Median total salary: $148,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,100+ (38%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: software development, agile methodologies, management, Java, SQL
Job description: Software engineering managers manage and oversee the design and development of software applications, according to Salary.com.
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Median total salary: $148,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,100+ (38%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: software development, agile methodologies, management, Java,
... moreSite reliability engineer
Median base salary: $155,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 600+ (112%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: Linux, Python, SQL, management, automation
Job description: Site reliability engineers focus on the reliability of systems by eliminating human interaction through automation, hackernoon.com wrote.
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Median base salary: $155,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 600+ (112%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: Linux, Python, SQL, management, automation
Job description: Site
... moreEnterprise account manager
Median base salary: $180,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 800+ (74%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: sales, management, account management, solution selling, business development
Job description: "Enterprise account executives are responsible for managing the business relationships with an organization’s larger customers, known as enterprise accounts or key accounts," the Houston Chronicle wrote.
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Median base salary: $180,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 800+ (74%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 8
Top skills: sales, management, account management, solution selling, business
... moreHospitalist
Median base salary: $232,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,900+ (19%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 4
Top skills: healthcare, hospitals, medicine, clinical research, healthcare management
Job description: A hospitalist is a dedicated in-patient doctor who works exclusively in a hospital.
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Median base salary: $232,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,900+ (19%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 4
Top skills: healthcare, hospitals, medicine, clinical research, healthcare management
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... moreMedical director
Median base salary: $250,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,800+ (43%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 4
Top skills: medicine, healthcare, clinical research, hospitals, healthcare management
Job description: A medical director is responsible for activities related to the delivery of medical care and clinical services, including cost management, utilization review, quality assurance, and medical protocol development. He/she also reports to the physician CEO or governing body of the organization, according to MGMA.com.
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Median base salary: $250,000
Job openings (YoY growth): 1,800+ (43%)
Career advancement score (out of 10): 4
Top skills: medicine, healthcare, clinical research, hospitals, healthcare management
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... moreLooking for a career change in 2018, but don’t know where to start? LinkedIn might have some ideas for you.
Recently, the professional networking website ranked the most promising jobs of 2018 and listed the 20 top jobs in the market. As you may have guessed, the bulk of jobs were in the tech industry, but the list also included a few jobs in the medical field.
Oh, and they all pay pretty well too.
The median base salaries ranged from $65,000 on the low side end to upwards of $250,000.
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LinkedIn created the list based on a weighted score across five areas that included salary, career advancement, number of job openings in the U.S., year-over-year growth in job openings, and widespread regional availability.
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Last year, we wrote about the best jobs for 2017 and saw some crossover in the 2018 list. Data scientist, data engineer, solutions architect were all mentioned again, and each career saw an increase in median base salaries.
Solutions architects had the biggest increase in median base salary; it rose from $125,000 last year to $134,000 by 2018.
Take a look at the slideshow above to see LinkedIn’s the most promising jobs of 2018.
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