The Most In Demand Jobs

Is there anybody at your organization who is aware of how successful the most recent employer branding campaign was? In such case, you may want to consider employing a marketing analyst, and you wouldn't be the only one to do so.

According to newly released statistics from LinkedIn about job postings, the demand for marketing analysts increased more quickly than that of any other function during the first three months of 2022. When compared to the last three months of 2021, the number of paid job openings for marketing analysts increased by over three times as much, or 2.9 times.

We are updating our rankings of the occupations that are in the highest demand as well as the positions that have the demand that is expanding at the quickest rate as spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere. Continue reading for the complete list of rankings.

This article is updated once every three months to assist human resource managers in managing expectations, providing information to guide recruiting choices, and gaining a better understanding of the dynamic nature of the labor market.

Blood drawers, bookkeepers, and cake designers are all in high demand in this booming and blossoming economy.

The first three months of 2022 saw a significant increase in demand for a variety of occupations, and marketing analyst was only one of them. In point of fact, this may very well be the most diverse grouping of employment that has ever made it into our quarterly top 10 list.

According to the most recent findings, businesses are finding that they need to recruit an increasingly diverse assortment of experts, ranging from blood bankers and book balancers to warehouse employees and wedding cake magicians.

Comparing the first quarter of 2022 with the fourth quarter of 2021 (October 1 through December 31) (Jan. 1 - Mar. 31)

Comparing the first quarter of 2022 to the fourth quarter of 2021, the number of job openings for the position of marketing analyst will increase by 2.9 times.

Phlebotomist 2.7x

Bookkeeper 2.5x

Professional in Project Management 2.4x

Veterinarian 2.0x

The 2.0 version of Warehouse Specialist

Specialist in Business Development, Plus One and a Half

SAP Consultant 1.7x

1.7 times Cake Decorator

Patient Care Assistant 1.7x

It's possible that businesses are increasing their expenditure on marketing analytics as a whole, which in turn might be driving up demand for marketing analysts. According to the most recent CMO Survey, which was conducted in February 2022, "investments in data analytics grew by nearly 40 percent over the last year to become the most common investment by marketers," writes Christine Moorman, survey director and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Marketing. This finding was based on the findings of the CMO Survey that was conducted in February 2022.

She makes the connection between this increased investment in analytics and the "digital [marketing] potential afforded by the epidemic." To put it another way, since organizations are engaging in a greater amount of digital marketing, they also have a greater quantity of marketing data that is ready to be analyzed and optimized.

As staffing shortages and burnout continue to be challenges for the healthcare business, healthcare personnel such as phlebotomists (technicians who take blood) and patient care assistants are also in more demand at the beginning of 2022.

Because of staffing shortages, warehouses and distribution centers have also been negatively impacted. This may explain why the demand for warehouse experts has increased by a factor of two in the last three months. It is possible that this specific labor market in the United States is expecting more from employers, as shown by the fact that employees at an Amazon warehouse recently chose to unionize for the first time.

As couples all over the globe get ready for the largest wedding season in decades — with pent-up demand following two years of postponed weddings, the demand for cake decorators has also increased. On a lighter note:

The majority of occupations that are in demand are stable overall.

The majority of the positions mentioned here, including those in sales and software engineering, were in great demand even before COVID was introduced. Nursing employment, on the other hand, did not begin to appear at the top of these lists until after the epidemic had already begun.

Jobs that are in highest demand all around

Positions that received the most LinkedIn job postings during the first three months of 2022 (January 1 through March 31)

Engineers Who Develop Software (no change in rank vs. previous quarter)

Developer skilled in JavaScript (no change)

Salesperson (no change)

Registered Nurse (no change)

Software Engineer Specializing in Java (no change)

The position of Project Manager moved up one spot from the previous quarter.

DevOps Engineer (-1)

Full Stack Engineer (no change)

Driver (no change)

Analyst of Business Operations (+4)

In point of fact, out of the top 10 positions that are in the highest demand this quarter, there is only one job that was not on the list in the previous quarter, and that is the position of business analyst.

The number of job postings rose by 26 percent, which contributed to the role's ascent to the tenth rank on the list. Business analyst replaced retail salesperson, which in turn had a 10 percent decline in demand and slid to No. 16 — maybe taking a rest following the hectic Christmas shopping season.

Conclusions and musings

Because the labor market's tight conditions have not showed any signs of easing, talent professionals should anticipate being busy throughout the whole year 2022, regardless of whether they are working to keep the personnel they already have or to entice new prospects to join their firms.