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These are India’s top 15 Emerging Jobs for 2020, according to LinkedIn

Updated : December 10, 2019 01:01 PM IST

Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Tuesday unveiled the top 15 emerging jobs in India for 2020.

Blockchain Developer, Artificial Intelligence Specialist and JavaScript Developer take the Top 3 spots on list this year.

Among the non-technical profiles are Digital Marketing Specialist and Lead Generation Specialist.

Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Tuesday unveiled the top 15 emerging jobs in India for 2020.

According to the report titled ‘The LinkedIn Emerging Jobs 2020’, Blockchain Developer, Artificial Intelligence Specialist and JavaScript Developer take the Top 3 spots on list this year.

While tech jobs lead the list, non-tech jobs such as Customer Success Specialist, Digital Marketing Specialist and Lead Generation Specialist have also seen significant rise on this year’s list, the report added.

“This year’s Emerging Jobs report is a window into the changing landscape of the Indian economy. The country is seeing a rise in digital transactions, and therefore industries are ramping up investments in Blockchain. This strong demand for Blockchain tech talent has put ‘Blockchain Developer’ on top of the list. As automation becomes a reality across industries, the ‘AI Specialist’ is the second emerging job on this year’s list,” said Ruchee Anand, Head of Talent Solutions and Learning Solutions - India, LinkedIn.

Here are the Top 15 Emerging Jobs in India in 2020:

1. Blockchain Developer 2. Artificial Intelligence Specialist 3. JavaScript Developer 4. Robotic Process Automation Consultant 5. Back-end Developer 6. Growth Manager 7. Site Reliability Engineer 8. Customer Success Specialist 9. Full Stack Engineer 10. Robotics Engineer (Software) 11. Cybersecurity Specialist 12. Python Developer 13. Digital Marketing Specialist 14. Front-end Engineer

15. Lead Generation Specialist

“While tech jobs rule the list, it is also interesting to see soft skills such as account management and customer retention become critical, which underscores the importance of human intervention at every level of digitization,” Anand added.

These are India’s top 15 Emerging Jobs for 2020, according to LinkedIn

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