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Which jobs are growing? What official forecasts say.

From NITI Aayog, India's Economic Survey, the World Economic Forum, the ILO and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics — each statement checked on the official page. Global and US lists are signals about where work is heading, not forecasts for India.

In India

Fastest-growing jobs

WEF India: named projected fastest-growing job roles (examples only; WEF does not publish a full India ranking in the web edition)

  1. Big Data Specialists
  2. AI and Machine Learning Specialists → AI / Machine Learning Engineer
  3. Security Management Specialists → Cybersecurity Analyst

World Economic Forum(official source, opens in a new tab)Checked on the official site: Our independent check re-opened the official page and found this there.checked 19 Oct 2026

BLS Table 1.3: fastest-growing occupations, 2025-35 (percent employment change), top 20

  1. Nurse practitioners · +41.0% → Registered Nurse
  2. Solar photovoltaic installers · +36.5%
  3. Data scientists · +34.6% → Data Scientist
  4. Wind turbine service technicians · +29.5%
  5. Medical and health services managers · +24.2%
  6. Physical therapist assistants · +23.0% → Physiotherapist
  7. Psychiatric technicians · +22.3%
  8. Computer and information research scientists · +21.8% → AI / Machine Learning Engineer
  9. Occupational therapy assistants · +21.5%
  10. Ophthalmic medical technicians · +21.4%
  11. Physician assistants · +21.1%
  12. Information security analysts · +21.0% → Cybersecurity Analyst
  13. Occupational health and safety technicians · +19.4%
  14. Hearing aid specialists · +19.4%
  15. Epidemiologists · +18.7%
  16. Occupational health and safety specialists · +18.5%
  17. Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors · +18.4% → Psychologist
  18. Home health and personal care aides · +18.1%
  19. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary · +17.9% → Teacher / Educator
  20. Industrial machinery mechanics · +17.8%

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics(official source, opens in a new tab)Checked on the official site: Our independent check re-opened the official page and found this there.checked 19 Oct 2026

BLS Table 1.4: occupations with the most job growth (numeric change, thousands), 2025-35, top 20

BLS Table 1.4: occupations with the most job growth (numeric change, thousands), 2025-35, top 20

  1. Home health and personal care aides · +847.3k
  2. Stockers and order fillers · +250.7k
  3. Fast food and counter workers · +223.3k
  4. Registered nurses · +194.7k → Registered Nurse
  5. General and operations managers · +181.3k
  6. Software developers · +174.7k → Software Engineer
  7. Cooks, restaurant · +171.4k
  8. Medical and health services managers · +155.1k
  9. Nurse practitioners · +137.8k → Registered Nurse
  10. Construction laborers · +109.3k
  11. Management analysts · +109.2k → Management Consultant
  12. Computer and information systems managers · +108.1k
  13. Medical assistants · +107.6k
  14. Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors · +98.0k → Psychologist
  15. Data scientists · +95.4k → Data Scientist
  16. Financial managers · +84.9k
  17. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers · +83.8k
  18. Industrial machinery mechanics · +79.7k
  19. Accountants and auditors · +79.4k → Chartered Accountant
  20. Electricians · +75.9k

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics(official source, opens in a new tab)Checked on the official site: Our independent check re-opened the official page and found this there.checked 19 Oct 2026

Jobs under pressure

Exposure to AI or automation changes which tasks people do; it doesn't always mean fewer jobs. Read each source's note.

WEF: GenAI-linked decline in knowledge-work roles

WEF: GenAI-linked decline in knowledge-work roles

  1. Graphic Designers
  2. Legal Secretaries

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BLS Table 1.5: fastest-declining occupations, 2025-35 (percent change), top 20

BLS Table 1.5: fastest-declining occupations, 2025-35 (percent change), top 20

  1. Word processors and typists (-34.4%)
  2. Telephone operators (-27.6%)
  3. Switchboard operators, including answering service (-26.0%)
  4. Data entry keyers (-25.5%)
  5. Foundry mold and coremakers (-23.0%)
  6. Patternmakers, metal and plastic (-22.8%)
  7. Telemarketers (-21.4%)
  8. Grinding and polishing workers, hand (-19.2%)
  9. Roof bolters, mining (-18.9%)
  10. Cutters and trimmers, hand (-18.9%)
  11. Print binding and finishing workers (-17.5%)
  12. Order clerks (-17.5%)
  13. Model makers, metal and plastic (-17.3%)
  14. Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (-17.2%)
  15. Engine and other machine assemblers (-17.0%)
  16. Carpet installers (-16.4%)
  17. Payroll and timekeeping clerks (-15.9%)
  18. File clerks (-15.8%)
  19. Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining (-15.8%)
  20. Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials (-15.7%)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics(official source, opens in a new tab)Checked on the official site: Our independent check re-opened the official page and found this there.checked 19 Oct 2026

BLS: office and administrative support major group, the fastest-declining major group (-4.0%), with AI-powered automation cited

BLS: office and administrative support major group, the fastest-declining major group (-4.0%), with AI-powered automation cited

  1. Office and administrative support occupations (major group)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics(official source, opens in a new tab)Checked on the official site: Our independent check re-opened the official page and found this there.checked 19 Oct 2026

ILO: highest GenAI exposure. Exposure is NOT the same as decline; the ILO expects most jobs to be transformed rather than made redundant

ILO: highest GenAI exposure. Exposure is NOT the same as decline; the ILO expects most jobs to be transformed rather than made redundant

  1. Clerical occupations

International Labour Organization(official source, opens in a new tab)Checked on the official site: Our independent check re-opened the official page and found this there.checked 19 Oct 2026

Around the world

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