The World’s Fastest-Growing Jobs in 2025
Quick, what do you think’s the fastest-growing job in the world? If you guessed it has something to do with AI, you’re right. But what’s surprising is how many quickly growing jobs are not tech-related at all. In fact, they’re downright human.
That’s what we learned from the Jobs on the Rise reports LinkedIn released earlier this month. These reports examined LinkedIn data from 21 countries to calculate the job titles experiencing the highest growth rates from January 1, 2022, to July 31, 2024, in countries across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Overall, we found that technology continues to be the fastest-growing industry, a trend that has remained consistent over the last few years. Every one of the countries we looked at included some kind of tech role among its top 10 fastest-growing roles. But post-Covid, people are also eager to step away from their computers and see the world again, which has resulted in a spike in both travel and hospitality jobs. And because the planet continues to grapple with climate change, there’s a growing demand for green jobs around the world.
To see the results for each country from our Jobs on the Rise reports, click on any of the links here (we’ve provided a peek at each country’s top three):
1. English as a second language teacher
2. Server
3. Travel Specialist
1. Chief revenue officer
2. Process safety engineer
3. Neuropsychologist
1. Flight attendant
2. Partnerships manager
3. Audio visual technician
1. Quality inspector
2. Admissions specialist
3. Accounting analyst
1. Energy specialist
2. Business process owner
3. Employer branding specialist
1. Aircraft maintenance engineer
2. Robotics technician
3. Closing manager
1. Travel consultant
2. Cyber security engineer
3. Security operations center analyst
1. Fundraiser
2. Learning specialist
3. General practitioner
1. Marketing manager
2. Field application engineer
3. Artificial intelligence researcher
1. Travel consultant
2. Artificial intelligence engineer
3. Human resources administrator
1. Key account sales manager
2. Sustainability manager
3. IT architecture specialist
1. Artificial intelligence engineer
2. Business director
3. Information security officer
1. Building information modeling coordinator
2. Media buyer
3. Human resources onboarding specialist
1. Food and beverage assistant
2. Artificial intelligence researcher
3. Electrical and instrumentation technician
1. Travel advisor
2. Software specialist
3. Aircraft maintenance technician
1. Treasury manager
2. Platform engineer
3. Data center technician
1. Treasury manager
2. Cyber security specialist
3. Accountant
1. Machinist
2. Contract specialist
3. Aircraft technician
1. Media buyer
2. Artificial intelligence engineer
3. Real estate consultant
1. Artificial intelligence engineer
2. Home health aide
3. Aircraft mechanic
1. Artificial intelligence engineer
2. Artificial intelligence consultant
3. Physical therapist
Engineer roles are growing quickly, with AI leading the way
It probably won’t come as a shock to anyone that the role that appeared on the most lists in our sampling is — drumroll, please — AI engineer. This role is so hot that 15 of the 21 countries listed it among its fastest-growing roles. And in the U.K., Singapore, the Netherlands, and the U.S., it topped the list. AI researcher was also a quickly growing role, appearing on three countries’ lists.
And it’s not just AI engineers that are in demand. Companies are looking for engineers, period. We found 26 different types of engineers on our lists, including cybersecurity engineer, platform engineer, machine learning engineer, and performance engineer.
Unfortunately, there continues to be a gender gap in engineering and technology roles. In the U.S. alone, only 20% of AI engineers are women, as are 26% of AI researchers and 17% of nuclear engineers. This presents a huge opportunity for both universities, who can encourage women to study engineering and STEM subjects, and companies, who can hire them.
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Up, up, and away: Travel roles rebound after Covid
Now that the pandemic is (mostly) in the rearview mirror, people want to roam the world again, resulting in a rebound for the travel and hospitality industry. If you need proof, consider this: Travel advisors (called travel consultants or agents in some countries) appeared on the lists of 12 countries. In Spain, Italy, and Indonesia, they topped the list.
Of course, as people roam, they need to eat, which is why food and beverage supervisors showed up on the lists of Canada, Indonesia, India, and Germany. They also need to fly, which has led the airline industry to take off. Aircraft mechanics showed up on the lists of fastest-growing jobs in eight countries; pilots in three; and flight attendants in another three. Bon voyage!
With the threat of climate change, demand for green talent continues to grow
In the past, Europe has been a hotbed for green jobs. And while that’s still true, the demand for green talent is spreading.
We found 10 different environmentally focused jobs among the fastest-growing roles. These included sustainability specialist, sustainability analyst, environmental officer, and energy consultant.
Among the countries we examined, the Netherlands leads the way, with three of its 15 fastest-growing roles being green. But the need for environmental talent has now scattered across the globe, from Saudi Arabia to Türkiye to Canada, India, and Brazil. The industry is growing so quickly that 15 of the 21 countries listed at least one green job among its fastest-growing roles.
These numbers echo what LinkedIn found in its Global Green Skills Report 2024: that demand for green talent grew twice as quickly as supply between 2023 and 2024. The report also found that the workplace will need to double the size of the green talent pool by 2050 to keep pace with projected demand.
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The surprising role that’s growing quickly around the world
In a sign of the times — and perhaps an indication that people could use more than a vacation — psychotherapist/psychologist was among the fastest-growing roles in five countries: Canada, Singapore, Ireland, Indonesia, and India. In Brazil, two mental health titles, neuropsychologist and pediatric psychologist, were the third- and sixth-fastest-growing roles respectively. Based on these findings, it seems that people are struggling, globally, and could use some help.
Or maybe they just need a trip to Australia, where (restaurant) server, travel specialist, and sommelier ranked as the second-, third-, and fourth-fastest-growing roles.The first? Teacher of English as a second language.
Judging by the Australian labor market, one might guess that all you need is a good meal, a glass of wine, and a plane ticket to someplace fun. Beyond that, it’s no worries, mate: There’s more to life, and the workplace, than AI.
