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Top 5 Careers that will rock 2020

When it comes to careers in India there are three darlings who have captured the hearts of Indians completely and will always be the apples of their eyes. They are Doctors, Engineers and Lawyers, but, just like in every family there is an underdog who proves himself and becomes as worthy the darlings. He does something unconventional and gets a career that pays and is exceptionally well.

In today’s Indian world, it is not just Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers who are proving to be lucrative career options. Due to the many technological and scientific advancements, many fields opened up giving other important skills the Center stage to shine.

As we inch closer to 2020 here is a list of some career options that will prove to be lucrative, if all goes well:

1. DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

India has more than 450 Million Internet users and the number is still growing. Among many devices, Mobile Phones are the most frequently used devices for internet consumption and because of how much people are becoming dependent on the internet for news, entertainment, shopping etc.

Digital Marketing has become a sustainable and profitable career field with a starting salary around Rs. 2,00,000 to Rs. 3,00,000, Per Annum whereas a Head of Digital Marketing in a large company or Digital Marketing Agency can earn up to Rs 3,000,000 Per Annum.

Brick and Mortar is very smartly being replaced by Click and Mortar, e-commerce companies are flourishing (and will continue to do so for a long time) and so is the need for Digital Marketing. The best part is that it’s not restricted to only a few positions.

Digital Marketing is a vast ocean with many viable tributaries like:

1. Internet Marketing Specialists 2. SEO Executives 3. Digital Marketing Manager 4. Content Marketing Manager 5. Content Writers 6. Inbound Marketing Manager 7. Social Media Marketing Experts 8. Search Engine Marketers 9. Conversion Rate Optimizer 10. Copy Writers 11. Social Media Marketing

You may get your hands on a good digital marketing course as early as you can.

2. FOOD FLAVORING/ FLAVOR CHEMIST

Food Flavoring may seem like an easy job to do, just trying out different foods and see whether it’s tasty or not, but it’s not anything like that. In fact, what the work of a food flavourist entails is to create entirely new flavors for food items, beverages, nutritional supplements, toothpastes and other items like cosmetics, medicines, perfumes etc. To create something new frequently for millions of people is an art as well as a science and requires strong analytical skills, proficiency with computers, and most importantly expert sense of taste. When you possess all those skills then this field showers you with a salary of Rs. 1, 80,000 Per Annum for starters which keeps on increasing as you gain experience.

3. CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST

Cybersecurity is a very important aspect of today’s world or should I say e-world. Where everything is digitally handled, from buying a t-shirt to managing your banking and investments, everything today is done online. And while you are “logged in” there is a potential risk of getting hacked and losing your vital information to cyber thieves. It’s more of a risk for corporations than for individuals.

In order to safeguard company data from hackers large corporations need cybersecurity specialists who find loopholes in their IT system and not just fix them but also make it much stronger making it impossible for hackers to break in.

The demand for Cybersecurity Specialists is estimated to be around six million by 2020. In India, the average salary of a fresher in the industry is around Rs 4-5 lakh per annum. You can check out a cyber security course now.

4. DATA SCIENTIST

Data Scientist is regarded as the “Sexiest Job of the Century” by Harvard Business School. It is the best job in the IT sector and involves a comprehensive mix of statistics, math and programming to organize company data to understand patterns and find valuable information from it which can be used by organizations to form strategies and plans.

Data Scientists are in full demand and their demand is expected to rise even more by 50% by 2020. The average annual salary of a data scientist in India Rs 3.25 lakh to Rs 18.48 lakh per annum. You can check a data science course and see if it interests you.

4. CLINICAL/FAMILY THERAPIST

India has evolved a lot over a period of 70 years, it has developed financially, technologically, economically and socially. Advancing socially saw many changes like women empowerment, change in family and lifestyles. These changes also brought some problems along with them which proved to be a heavy challenge for individuals and families, for example, financial situations, infidelity, jealousy, less compatibility, child planning and care, household responsibilities, career ambitions etc. giving way to stress, depression, domestic violence, mental illness, teenage rebellion and more.

To tackle these issues people will need professional help and hence makes Marriage Counseling, Family Therapy and Psychologists a very lucrative career choice. A counsellor or a therapist makes around Rs. 2, 00,000 to Rs. 15, 00,000 per year.

CONCLUSION

It is important to understand that every skill has its field and if not today than in the future there will come a time when that skill will be recognized and find its place in the world. So never take your skills for granted, specialize in it and wait for your time to shine.