Career in 2024: get to know 28 professions of the future already recommended for next year

The strong digital transformations of 2023 will continue to dictate the market and the economy. A Robert Half, global recruitment company, carried out a mapping of the predominant professions in the future of work. The study list includes 28 prominent functions in 7 main market segments. Nonetheless, what is evident is the strong need and requirement for the use of data and the mastery of strategies.

The survey confirms that the vast majority of professions are associated with technology and its solutions, emerging in the digital era and prioritizing specialization. In addition to the IT area itself, are among the segments of the future: engineering, legal, financial market, human resources, insurance and sales and marketing.

“These careers not only anticipate emerging needs but also reflect current demands”, says Lucas Nogueira, regional director at Robert Half. Specialization in areas such as Business Intelligence will continue to be valued by recruiters. Professionals who want to grow, If you relocate in the market or make a career transition, you should analyze the following areas and professions:

Engineering

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Uses advanced algorithms to drive processes and create intelligent systems.

Data engineer

Management, optimizes and monitors capture, data storage and distribution.

Legal

Venture capital

Structures investment transactions and provides legal advice for startups.

Intellectual property, innovation or technology

Specialist focused on protection and management of intellectual assets.

Life Scicurses

Provides legal advice focusing on legal issues related to life sciences.

Privacy and data protection

Responsible for ensuring compliance with privacy standards and implementation of information protection policies.

General infrastructure, aeronautical or maritime

Works with legal processes applied in regulatory projects in the areas.

Financial market

Business Intelligence

Using data analysis with application in the financial market to generate valuable insights.

ESG

Specialist in investments aligned with environmental criteria, social and governance.

Private banking

Responsible for offering personalized financial services to high-income clients.

regulatory arias

Maintains compliant financial standards by preventing money laundering and other risks.

M&A

Mergers and acquisitions specialist to ensure successful transactions.

Human resources

DEI specialist

Carry out planning, implementing and monitoring strategies to include employees from underrepresented groups.

People Analytics

Performs the data collection and analysis process for people management.

Corporate happiness specialist

Responsible for mapping the organizational climate and devising strategies for a positive and well-being work environment.

Insurance

Actuary

Risk analyst who uses statistical models to generate future forecasts and price insurance.

Commercial/sales

Responsible for capturing and converting leads with a focus on the insurance sector.

UX/UI

Improves user experience to optimize customer interaction in the insurance industry.

Technology

Data scientist

Analyzes large volumes of data to extract valuable insights.

IOT specialist

Creates innovative solutions with Internet of Things applications to efficiently integrate devices and systems.

Machine Learning Specialist

Responsible for developing advanced calculations, evaluate the results of intelligent systems and simulate decision scenarios.

Salesforce specialist

Implement solutions to improve sales processes, marketing and customer service.

Information security specialist

Responsible for protecting data systems against cyber threats.

Sales and marketing

Data Analyst

Responsible for collecting, analyze and monitor data to identify market trends.

BI Specialist

Analyst responsible for creating optimized strategies for actions and campaigns based on commercial and marketing data.

Digital transformation specialist

Leads initiatives to promote the modernization of commercial and marketing processes.

AI-Driven Market

Many of these careers are already extremely popular. Although, Another part of this list is being fueled by advances in AI. Furthermore, The professions of the future are crucial due to the need for employees to adapt to the new realities imposed by technology. Recent research proves how much the market could change in a few years.

According to a study by the World Economic Forum, estimate-I know that 23% of occupations undergo changes until 2027. Furthermore, experts believe that almost half (49%) of workforce skills today will no longer be as relevant in two years. The data was released in a survey by edX, Harvard and Mit education platform.