Best career paths of the future
Career paths that are currently in demand or will be trending in the future have changed for the better. With online learning and degree programs, all of us can take advantage of the opportunity to make a lateral move on the job front or explore new and exciting options to achieve financial and personal freedom. There are no boring careers!
Career paths that are currently in demand or will be trending in the future have changed for the better. With online learning and degree programs, all of us can take advantage of the opportunity to make a lateral move on the job front or explore new and exciting options to achieve financial and personal freedom. There are no boring careers!
Even solid but traditionally unexciting accounting careers have become trendy and in demand, thanks to big data. Every hour, companies are collecting an incredible amount of information that needs to be quickly processed, analyzed and communicated to marketing and customer service managers. The people who were gently called “bean-counters” and “pencil-pushers” in the past are emerging as the rock stars of today’s organizations!
Career opportunities 101
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts 18.4% growth in occupations requiring a master’s degree through 2022. This rising percentage is due, in part, to growing healthcare and social assistance industries.
Here are some of the best career paths for 2017 and beyond:
Medical careers
According to USA Today, “Hospitals have bemoaned the difficulty of recruiting registered nurses. And [nursing] is the profession with the single-most openings currently in CareerCast.com’s jobs database. The profession will have about 1.1 million vacancies by 2024.”
Online degrees that can ensure your future in a dynamic, changing and increasingly in-demand healthcare profession include:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Master of Science, Nurse Practitioner
- Master of Science in Nursing Education
- Master of Science in Nursing Systems Management
- RN to BSN
National security
The war against terrorism is fought on land, in the air, at sea and behind desks. If you’ve ever considered a career in intelligence or homeland security, available national security jobs include logistics, project management, intelligence/security and more, and many require a Master of Defense and Strategic Studies degree. Online courses include:
- Cyberwarfare
- Future Warfare
- Information Operations
- Low-Intensity Conflict
- Strategic Theory/Modern Warfare
- U.S. National/Global Security
Chicano studies
The U.S. Latino population is expected to grow to 119 million by 2060, and the foreign-born Chicano population numbered 35.9 million as of 2014. The online Bachelor of Arts in Chicano Studies degree can lead to careers in:
- Advocacy
- Bi-national public and private sectors
- Cultural heritage/preservation
- Diversity management
- Education
- Federal, state, local government
- Health
- Law enforcement
- Minority affairs leadership
- Museums
- Nonprofit social services
- Social work
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