Top Careers In 2017: Which Jobs You Should Apply For?

Before you start studying it is vital to understand; what job opportunities and vacancies are out there, what the highest paid jobs are, what the employment prospects are like and if your career has the potential for growth.

One of the fastest growing job recruitment sites Glassdoor released a report ranking the 50 best jobs of 2017. These jobs were ranked on three combining factors; number of job openings, salary and overall job satisfaction.

The results found that the information and technology sector had continued to increase along with healthcare, accounting and human resources areas. This is important to know, as choosing to study is a major investment in your future and it picking the right degree is essential.

Below is a summary of 8 popular graduate careers that have the greatest opportunity for employment in 2017! Take a look and see what jobs you could apply for this year:

8. Early Childhood Educator

An early childhood educator helps and assists in the development of many things including; a child’s social, emotional and physical skills, personal well-being and growth, educational needs and learning. These talented individuals also work towards creating a supportive network and safe environment for young children and infants in day care centres across Australia.

A job in early childhood education and care is rewarding because you get to deliver quality learning resources and engaging activities to young children in preschools everyday to help nurture their educational development.

Job Score: 3.9

Job Satisfaction Rating: 5

Number of Job Openings: 3,600

Median Base Salary: $49,000

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7. Dental Assistant

A job as a dental assistant is more than just all smiles and piles of glossy dental floss!

A dental assistant is healthcare professional who offers assistance and support to dentists. They are responsible for many tasks including preparing patients for small operations, sterilising dental instruments, taking X-rays and record keeping.

A career opportunity with great employment prospects means being a dental assistant is a great way to gain a foot in the door in the health industry.

Job Score: 4.0

Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.1

Number of Job Openings: 1,050

Median Base Salary: $66,000

6. Information Security Specialist

Do you consider yourself as an Information Communications Technologies (ICT) genius?

An information security specialist is someone who focuses on understanding risks to the security of data. Each day they repair, strengthen or prevent security breaches from happening on classified information belonging to global organisations. A career in information security means you must manage company systems and networks and ensure information is secure.

Many employment opportunities in this field could see you working in the government, the military or in a bank. You can also apply for jobs that tackle cybercrime and work alongside police and other security enforcement agencies. As an information security specialist you would be in charge of recovering deleted files, analysing data records e.g: mobile phone records/GPS tracking systems and collecting data linked to crimes.

Job Score: 4.1

Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7

Number of Job Openings: 1,247

Median Base Salary: $100,000

4. Finance Manager

Finance managers, also known as insurance managers, credit managers or finance officers, are in charge of developing strategies and plans to help organisations reach long-term financial goals.

Responsible for the financial ‘health and wellbeing’ of an organisation, a career in financial managing will see you preparing financial statements and reports, monitoring budgets, analysing market trends, and developing strategies and plans for the long-term financial goals of a company. This role may also require you to review company reports and investigate alternative ways to reduce costs.

Job opportunities and employment vacancies for this career exist in banks and insurance companies.

Job Score: 4.3

Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.6

Number of Job Openings: 3,142

Median Base Salary: $116,000

4. Aged Care Worker

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is predicting at least 1 in every 5 people in Australia will be aged 65 or older in just a few decades, so a career in aged care has a lot of job opportunities and room for industry growth.

A career opportunity with great employment prospects for someone with a big heart and supportive attitude, aged care is quickly becoming one of the most popular areas of study across Australia.

An aged care worker is someone who provides professional health care and support to the disabled and elderly. Aged care workers make a valuable contribution to their daily lives those in need by offering constant personal, physical and emotional support and round-the-clock care. To be successful in this role you must be passionate about empowering the rights of those who feel powerless, providing unconditional support and facilitating the rights of others.

Job score: 4.3

Job Satisfaction Rating: 4

Number of job openings: 5,217

Median base salary: $38 599

Discover a rewarding career in Aged Care with our Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing).

3. Digital Marketing Manager

It is no surprise a career in digital marketing has been ranked so highly by Glassdoor. This is because a large amount of consumers have moved online to shop and buy. Companies are seeing this potential and investing large amounts in digital media marketing through online channels.

As a digital marketing manager, you would be responsible for running online campaigns across numerous digital channels including Google, social media platforms, email and websites. Some of the tactics you may use to promote your online campaign and drive traffic include search engine optimisation (SEO), content marketing, social media marketing and pay-per-click (PPP).

Job Score: 4.4

Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7

Number of Job Openings: 3,875

Median Base Salary: $80,000

2. Restaurant Manager

A respectable restaurant manager is someone who shows great leadership and communication skills.

The role of a restaurant manager is quite complex. In charge of overseeing food preparation, ordering stock, managing staff, rostering, restaurant maintenance and adhering to health and safety regulations, a restaurant manager must also handle regular health inspections and resolve any customer service issues.

Typically a restaurant manager’s role is vast that they are supported by up to several other assistant managers who help run “back of house” (made of up of chefs, cooks, dishwashers and extra staff) or “front of house” (consisting of waitstaff, hosts, baristas and bartenders). To become a restaurant manager requires a lot of up-to-date industry training and experience.

Job Score: 4.6

Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.8

Number of Job Openings: 4,339

Median Base Salary: $85,000

1. Tax Manager

A career in accounting isn’t just a sea of numbers and excel spreadsheets.

A tax manager is someone who takes care of several different taxes including corporate income, sales, property and payroll at many different levels like international, federal, state and local tax.

A career as a tax manager could see you working for either a public accounting firm, a private company or even for yourself! Preparing company tax, or even tax for individuals, businesses and real estate requires a lot of time crunching numbers to prepare and review tax returns, meeting with new clients, hitting production goals, and training staff members.

Job score: 4.7

Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.0

Number of Job Openings: 3,317

Median Base Salary: $110,000

Your pathway to become a Tax Manager begins with an Advanced Diploma of Accounting.

Job information sourced from Glassdoor and the information is specific to the general industry.

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