As data breaches become more common, cybersecurity positions are in high demand. Cybersecurity specialists are among the emerging jobs that have the most growth potential for 2020, according to a Ladders report.
Cybersecurity experts, however, need to know more than just how to prevent a malware attack. These positions require individuals to be experienced in network security, vulnerability assessment and information security, among other skills.
For the year, the role of cybersecurity specialists will have a 30 percent annual growth rate.
Here is a list of 15 jobs that have the highest percentage of annual growth rate:
1. Artificial intelligence specialist: 74 percent annual growth
2. Robotics engineer: 40 percent
3. Data scientist: 37 percent
4. Full stack engineer: 35 percent
5. Site reliability engineer: 34 percent
6. Customer success specialist: 34 percent
7. Sales development representative: 34 percent
8. Data engineer: 33 percent
9. Behavioral health technician: 32 percent
10. Cybersecurity specialist: 30 percent
11. Back end developer: 30 percent
12. Chief revenue officer: 28 percent
13. Cloud engineer: 27 percent
14. JavaScript developer: 25 percent
15. Product owner: 24 percent