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Top career options to consider after engineering

Some of the top career options to choose from post an engineering degree are web development and digital marketing among others

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Choosing a career path after graduation is crucial for young professionals, and aligning interests with skills and knowledge can be a conundrum sometimes. Understanding a job role includes assessing the roles and responsibilities, qualifications, and skill requirements which helps a professional make an uninformed decision. With new tech and an influx of innovative solutions, there are a plethora of opportunities for fresh graduates to leverage for their careers from the get-go. It is necessary to understand and know whether the domain will be relevant in the industry over the next couple of years, whether the domain allows enough leeway for an individual to learn and grow, and whether it will help in learning new skills.  

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Some of the most popular career options to choose from post an engineering degree are:

Web Development

Web Development is the process of designing, programming, and structuring operations and websites for the Internet. From social media platforms to commercial websites, every activity that we do on the Internet is created by web developers. The reason behind the immense popularity for web developers is due to an increasing number of Internet users.

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Web development can be broken down into three distinct types: 

  • Front-end development (Client-side coding)
  • Back-end development (Server-side coding)
  • Full-stack development (Both front-end and back-end)

Full-stack developers can perform the job of both front and back end developers, hence it is amongst the most in-demand and high paying job roles. Industry reports indicate that the annual average salary of a full-stack developer is $106,132.

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Big Data

Millions of data is generated online on a daily basis. With the help of this data, organizations can cut down on their operational costs, increase productivity, develop better products and improve their overall business strategies. The annual average salary of a data science professional is $74,196.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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In the present tech industry, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are among the top career picks by tech graduates. Be it Netflix recommendations or using products like Amazon’s Alexa, AI and ML are behind the smooth functioning of these modern technologies. According to industry reports, the annual average salary of AI and ML professionals is $131,062.

Some of the most in-demand roles in the AI and ML domain include: 

  • Machine Learning Engineer 
  • AI Engineer 
  • Data Analyst 
  • Data Scientist 
  • Business Intelligence (BI) Developer
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Cloud Computing

With an increasing number of organizations utilizing the cloud for data storage and security reasons, Cloud Computing has emerged as one of the top job roles seeking highly qualified tech professionals. Reports indicate that the global cloud computing market size is expected to reach $832.1 billion by 2025. 

Some popular job roles in cloud computing include:

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  • Cloud Architect
  • Cloud Developer
  • Cloud Engineer

Digital Marketing

Digital marketing has evolved to be the backbone for many tech companies. Companies are constantly looking at increasing their digital marketing efforts, thus attracting a lot of young talent in this domain. The flexible and versatile job nature of digital marketing makes it one of the most popular career choices among millennials. The annual average salary of a digital marketing professional is $110,230.

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Some of the most in-demand job roles in digital marketing include:

  • SEO Specialist
  • Social Media Marketing Manager
  • SEM/PPC Expert
  • Email Marketing Manager

The article has been written by Krishna Kumar, Founder & CEO, Simplilearn

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