While the world is gearing up for a possible economic recession, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has claimed that the Indian job market is estimated to grow by over 22% in the coming five years. According to the report, recruitment in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), networking, and data segments will be higher compared to other sectors. 

This is exciting news for job seekers freshly out of college as well as experienced professionals transitioning to other sectors. With the right training, skills, and experience, they can build promising careers in these in-demand job domains. 

Learn about the 5 top career domains that assure excellent job security and proliferating growth both in the contemporary and future job market.

Top 5 Rising Career Domains
 

1. Cybersecurity:

Cyber security is one of the most in-demand career domains today with a near 0% unemployment rate. Globally, close to 3.5 million positions are likely to open up in the cybersecurity domain by the year 2025. The cybersecurity domain covers a wide range of job roles, ranging from Ethical Hacker to Cyber Security Engineer to Penetration Tester, and so on. The average salary of cybersecurity experts is around 25 lakhs INR on an average.

2. Cyber Forensics:

Cyber forensics is another in-demand field that offers a generous salary of ₹23.4 LPA on an average.  Cyber forensics experts are responsible for analysing digital evidence as well as investigating cyber security threats to address network vulnerability mitigation. There are different aspects of digital forensics, including but not limited to email forensics, network forensics, malware forensics, database forensics, and more. Cyber forensic experts are being increasingly recruited by Fortune 500 companies as well as by esteemed government departments like CBI, ED, and so on.
 

3. Data Science and Data Analytics:

Data scientists and Data Analysts are the professionals who hold expertise in managing, analysing, and processing unstructured data and gleaning out valuable insights from the mammoth database. As data sits at the crux of most of the business decisions today, companies are increasingly looking for professionals experienced in data analytics and management. 

The good thing is, a versatile range of industries are looking for data scientists and data analysts today and they are willing to pay a generous package as well. As per the market reports, a data scientist with 2 to 5 years of experience can earn up ₹ 17 to 19 LPA on an average.  
 

4. Networking:
As organisations gradually shift to cloud environments from on-premise servers, the need for network and cloud computing engineers has increased tremendously. Industries like telecom, manufacturing, healthcare, and retail are among the top recruiters. Corporations are offering professionals with the right skillset close to ₹8.2 LPA on an average.
 

5. AI and Machine Learning: 

2023 is all about AI and Machine Learning. With every organisation rapidly trying to incorporate AI and machine learning to make their job more accessible, faster, and smarter, the demand for machine learning engineers, BI  developers, and similar roles is growing now more than ever. These job designations are usually rewarded with a lucrative salary that can be somewhere around roles ₹12 LPA on an average.

Globally, 6 in 10 workers will need specialised training before 2027, to survive in the existing job market. But unfortunately, only half of the employees currently have access to adequate training opportunities. 
 

How is DataSpace Academy Helping Potential Job Seekers?

DataSpace Academy is a premier cybersecurity, data science, and networking training institute that empowers aspiring professionals in building a successful career in the most in-demand job domains, including cyber security, data science, and networking.  

 The Academy extends beginner-friendly job-ready, certification courses in all these promising career fields, starting from the basic to the advanced-level courses. Along with classroom knowledge, these courses also offer the opportunity to work on capstone projects for hands-on training and dedicated soft-skill training. After the completion of the course, students receive industry-recognised certificates, internship opportunities, and also placement assistance that help them to establish themselves in the in-demand career domains.

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