Everyone knows the popular tech roles and how hot they are right now. However, very few people understand that behind the coders, there is someone whose job is to design the user interface and experience, manage the entire project, or study the marketing data to ensure the smooth adoption of the product/service. With the rapid growth of tech comes an increase in the demand for new roles known as emerging tech roles.
These emerging tech roles work hand in hand with popular tech roles to deliver a good and valuable product and have a good relationship with the customers. Some of these roles have been reviewed in this article, and we hope that people who are not cut out for coding but have a desire or passion for working in tech can find a career in which they will excel. Here are some of the emerging tech roles in 2022
Cyber Security Analyst
The advancement of technology has invariably led to an increase in security threats online. Many organizations spend a lot of money to hire experts to guard against these threats. These experts’ job is to keep data secure by protecting computer and networking systems from hackers and cyber-attacks. Most countries have less than the required security expertise than needed.
This has led to high demand for cybersecurity professionals and a rapid increase in their average yearly wages from $117,000 to $239,000.
AI/Machine Learning Engineer
When you see autonomous cars and digital voice assistants, do you ask yourself whose job it is to create these pieces of technology? If you do wonder, then you should know the machine learning engineers are in charge of that department. Machine learning engineers are tech enthusiasts who are passionate about computers and creating algorithms that can mimic human abilities like natural language processing, image recognition, or economic forecasting.
This niche and role is one of the fastest roles in tech and is estimated to create over 2.3 million jobs by 2022. A typical machine learning engineer earns an average of $140,007 per annum.
Cloud Engineer
Due to the remote work trend, every organization has found a need for a cloud engineer. This is because cloud engineers have the knowledge and skills to perform cloud-related tasks like migrating processes and implementing the necessary infrastructures. It’s common for cloud engineers to go by different titles like sysops engineers, cloud developers, or solution architects. However, the roles and responsibilities may vary a bit.
A cloud engineer plans, monitors, and manages the cloud system of a company. These cloud systems include Microsoft 365, Google Cloud, and Slack. Cloud engineers are among the top ten most sought-after roles, considering many companies are moving their processes to the cloud. This demand is responsible for a cloud engineer’s $111,165 average annual salary.
Computer Vision Engineer
Computer vision engineers share similar job descriptions with AR (augmented reality) and VR(virtual reality) engineers. Building and improving machine learning and computer vision algorithms to detect, classify, and track objects is the core responsibility of the computer vision engineer. Computer vision engineers typically find work with security missile systems and autonomous cars. Computer vision engineers earn an average yearly wage of $120,367.
IT Manager
The growth in technology has also spurred the increase in demand for IT managers. Its managers have the core mandate of ensuring a smooth relationship between business development and technical expertise. An IT manager’s job is to forecast and understand what a business needs for growth. They also have to develop strategies to use technology to meet these needs.
IT managers are better when they have knowledge of business operations and IT. An average IT manager earns a yearly salary of $73,700.
Developer Advocate
A developer advocate is someone who speaks and writes on behalf of developers. They act as a bridge between a company and its developers while representing the company to the global developer community. Developer advocates must have a solid technical background and should most likely have shipped applications. A developer advocate helps developers be successful with a platform, technology, or company.
The average developer advocate earns $102,120 per year.
Robotics Engineer
Similar to machine learning engineers is a robotic engineer. Robotic engineers are highly technical professionals with a lot of patience and the ability to reason. A typical day for a robotics engineer is spent analyzing, reevaluating, configuring, testing, and maintaining the embedded software, robotic components, prototypes, and machines they create for the automotive, mining, and manufacturing industries.
The years ahead will reveal innovative ways modern technologies will improve businesses in all sectors. The average annual salary for a robotics engineer is $100,098, and qualified candidates are high in demand.
UX Designer
Most developers and engineers only care about how a product or service works, mostly referred to as the backend. Left to these engineers and coders, we would have less beautiful, interactive apps and products. That is why it is always essential to have a UX (User Experience) designer. UX designers ensure that our websites, applications, software, and products are compatible with the consumers’ behaviors, needs, motivations, habits, convenience, desires, and level of interaction.
The demand for UX designers has been projected to grow by 18% between 2015 and 2025. The average UX designer earns between $80,928 and $114,368, depending on experience and ability.
Marketing Analyst
A marketing analyst’s job is to help companies understand their market and customers better. A marketing analyst typically analyses data sets related to the organization’s target demographic. These data sets include customer surveys, purchasing behavior, and market research. The marketing analyst then uses their analysis to craft strategies to encourage and improve the relationship and effective communication between old and new customers.
A marketing analyst earns an average of $56,436 and usually requires a bachelor’s degree in psychology, business, marketing economics, and related fields.
Product Marketer
No matter how good your product is, it can’t sell itself, and that is why product marketers are employed and needed. Product marketers develop strategies to introduce a product to market and promote and sell it to the target customers. To be a product marketer, you need an in-depth understanding and love for the product and its target market. You also need to be able to deploy strategic messaging to improve the company’s revenue and product demand.
Product marketers develop and tailor marketing campaigns that are relevant to potential buyers. Product marketers earn an average annual wage of $85,400.
Project Manager
Product managers are professionals who understand how users engage with a product. They then work with the developers to draw a roadmap and other user experience-related challenges. Product marketers usually put themselves in the seat of the product owner and help plan and coordinate product enhancements. A product manager could earn an average of $76,800 per year.
Conclusion
Venturing into tech has been made a lot simpler, and with the many career options available, it should be everyone’s goal to at least acquire one tech skill. For people interested in data and analytics, here is an article that explains the different career options available.
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