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Applications software developer tops list of emerging careers

March 22, 2016

Software developers, applications, tops a list of in-demand careers with the highest growth potential, according to a new report by the University of California San Diego Extension.

“As Marc Andreessen recently opined, ‘Software is eating the world,’” said Mary Walshok, associate vice chancellor of public programs and dean of UC San Diego Extension. “That fact is true in almost every top emerging career whether it be healthcare or marketing or financial analysis. It’s not enough to just know the fundamentals; you have to use technology to provide new insights.”

The top 10 emerging careers in the US for college graduates in 2016 are:

  1. Software developers, applications
  2. Accountants and auditors
  3. Computer systems analysts
  4. Medical and health service managers
  5. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
  6. Management analysts
  7. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
  8. Financial analysts
  9. Information security analysts
  10. Civil engineers

To compile the list, UC San Diego Extension’s Center for Research on the Regional Economy identified the top 10 occupations that combined the highest projected growth rates and the most online job postings using data from labor data market firms Emsi and Burning Glass. Researchers focused on careers that required a bachelor’s degree with less than five years of work experience.