What career is best for the future and what well-paid jobs will remain in demand?

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When choosing a career that is future proof, it is essential to focus on the types of jobs that will remain in demand despite all the current changes in the job market, such as technological changes and the green transition, while earning a salary that will be high enough to match the rising cost of living.

This is a guide to choosing a career based on well-paid jobs that will remain in demand in the future, according to the latest World Economic Forum report on the Future of Jobs 2025.

1 - Ranking of Top 15 well-paid jobs that will remain in demand in the future:

1 – Big data specialists

2 – Fintech engineers

3 – AI & machine learning specialists

4 – Software and applications developers

5 – Security management specialists

6 – Data warehousing specialists

7 – Autonomous & electric vehicles specialists

8 – UI & UX designers

9 – Light truck and delivery services drivers

10 – Internet of things specialists

11 – Data analysts & scientists

12 – Environmental engineers

13 – Information & security analysts

14 – DevOps engineers

15 – Renewable energy engineers

2 - Ranking of the Top 15 jobs that will disappear in the future:

1 – Postal service clerks

2 – Bank tellers & clerks

3 – Data entry clerks

4 – Cashiers & ticket clerks

5 – Administrative assistants & executive secretaries

6 – Printing & related trades workers

7 – Accounting, bookkeeping & payroll clerks

8 – Material recording & stock keeping clerks

9 – Transportation attendants & conductors

10 – Door to door sales workers & street vendors

11 – Graphic designers

12 – Claims adjusters, examiners & investigators

13 – Legal officials

14 – Legal secretaries

15 – Telemarketers

3 - What sectors have the best wage policies?

The sectors that have the best wage policies are those who shape wage and compensation policies based on retaining talent, instead of based on productivity and performance.

Here are the Top 6 sectors that have the best wage policies:  

1 – Electronics

2 – Insurance and Pensions Management

3 - Professional Services

4 - Real Estate

5 - Medical and Healthcare Services

6 - Government and Public Sector  

4 - Will academic degrees be important in the future?

Future jobs will focus less on academic degree requirements and more on conducting skill-based hiring as a recognized approach to expanding talent availability. Work experience will continue to be the most common assessment mechanism in hiring processes, with 81% of businesses expecting to continue to rely on it over the 2025-2030 period.

In addition, candidates should expect psychometric tests since these are planned to be used by 34% of businesses, reflecting an increased focus on evaluating candidates’ behavioral traits, cognitive abilities and cultural fit.