In the next five years, artificial intelligence (AI), big data and security management specialists will be the fastest-growing jobs, showed the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Future of Jobs Report 2025.
The report, released days before the WEF annual meeting in Davos from January 20 to 25, said that the job disruption will equate to 22 per cent of jobs by 2030.
The study also showed that by 2030, 170 million new jobs will also be created.
“Technological change, geoeconomics fragmentation, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts and the green transition, individually and in combination, are among the major drivers expected to shape and transform the global labour market by 2030,” the report said.
The information presented by the Future of Jobs Report 2025 is a result of data gathered from more than 1,000 leading global companies, collectively representing over 14 million workers across 22 industry sectors and 55 economies from across the world.
It said that 60 per cent of employers expect that the growing digital access will have the most transformative trend on businesses.
AI and machine learning, software and application developers, and FinTech engineers figured among the fastest growing jobs in percentage terms, the report said.
Meanwhile, frontline job roles are predicted to witness the largest growth in absolute terms of volume. These include farmworkers, delivery drivers, construction workers, salesperson, food processing workers, care economy jobs like nursing professionals, social work, etc.
Top 10 Fastest Growing Jobs By 2030
As per the WEF’s Future of Jobs report 2025, here are the top 10 fastest growing jobs by 2030:
– Big data specialists
– FinTech engineers
– Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning specialists
– Software and applications developers
– Security management specialists
– Data warehousing specialists
– Autonomous and electric vehicle specialists
– UI and UX designers
– Light truck or delivery services drivers
– Internet of things specialists
Notably, artificial intelligence is transforming industries across the globe, with half of the employees planning to use it to tap into new opportunities. Of these, 41 per cent are planning to reduce their workforce due to automation and 77 per cent to upskill their workers.