16 High Paying Skills To Learn In 2021

  1. Coding

There may be shortage of jobs in the future, but demand for coding is increasing day by day across all the industries. From education to finance to heathcare everywhere demand for talented coders is required.

 

Apart from top rated software companies, startups, small businesses and everyone else is looking for hiring quality coders and developers.

 

Also, the average salary of coders was around $63,903 per year in 2020. Newbie programmers earn about $50k and experienced coders earn around $85k or even more.

 

Here are the top ways to learn coding in 2022:

 

  • Read blogs.
  • Watch videos on YouTube.
  • Get a degree in engineering.
  • Refer to Khan Academy.
  • Read books.
  • Do intenrship.

 

  1. Blockchain

Next to coding, Blockchain is the next big thing and also one of the highest paying skill to learn in 2021. The blockchain indsutry is expetecd to grow at  USD 39.7 billion by 2025. This clearly shows the demand and potential on blockchain industry.

 

For those who are not familiar with blockchain let me explain you a bit.

 

Blockchain is a type of database that stores data and information in the blocks rather then storing it in the traditional form of database.

 

It is a sort of new technology that has increased by 2000% between 2017 to 2020.

 

So, if you are tech enthusiast and want to make reward-winning career in tech industry then you should surely explore more about blockchain.

 

  1. AI and ML

The global artificial intelligence (AI) software market is expected to reach around 126 billion U.S. dollars by 2025. Moreover, the machine learning market is expetecd to reach  $8.8 billion by 2022.

 

This clearly indicates that both ML and AI will be in huge demand in the comming years.

 

Learning AI and ML will not only bring you the better career but would get you high paying job. The average annual salary of AI and ML egineer is around  $100,000 per year.

 

If you 5+ years of experinces then you can even expect a salary package of $220,000 or more.

 

  1. Social media marketing

If you are looking for fun loving as well as a high paying job, then social media marketing should be  your cup of tea. As businesses have relized the importance of social media marketing, demand for social media experts have increased.

 

As a social media marketer, you would be resonsible for growing companies presecne on social media, creating content, increase page likes, social listning and much more.

 

In my opinion, this is a quite cushy and fun loving job as compared to others because you’ll be spending most of your time on Facebook, Instagram and other socai media sites.

 

The averate salary of social media marketer is around  $52616 per year.

  1. Copywriting

Eversince the growth of digital marketing and online advertising, demand for quality copywriters has increased. From creation stunning landing pages to online ads to blog headline, there is always a need for quality copywriters.

 

Today, most of the peple thinks copywriting is no more in demand and not a high paying skill.

 

However, this is not the case.

 

The demand for is and always be huge as it is the fundamental part of content and online marketing. One cannot think of having a content or online marketing strategy without copywriter.

 

So, if can play with words and letters, then copywring is your cup of tea.

 

  1. Video editing

Did you knwo?

 

Demand for video editors is projected to grow 22 percent from 2019 to 2029. Also the job for camera operators is expeted to grow at 14 percent from 2019 to 2029 which much faster as compared to other roles.

 

Moreover;

 

The increasing consumption and creation of video content has also positively impacted the job opportunities for video editors.

 

Today, the average salary of video editor is anywhere between  around $25.64 per hour and may  go up to $49.93 per depending upon your skill, experinces and knowledge.

  1. Investment

One of the highest paying skill in this entire list is investment and trading. Lot of people take trading and invement as a risky task and forget the fact that it can change their lives.

 

Trading and investment can help you in earning a passive income and creating immense amount of wealth for your future.

 

However, make sure to learn before investing in any stock or making any investment decision.

 

Here are the tips to learn about stock market and investment:

  • Opean your demant account.
  • Read books and articles.
  • Get a degree in finance.
  • Read financial news paper.
  • Enroll in any paid course.

 

  1. Typing

If you have decided to make a career in corporate sector then you have learn typing.  People  in every organization or company work on laptop or a computer. Hence, they need to have good typing in order to complete or get their work done at the correct time.

 

A good typing speed will also set you apart from other employees working in your organisation. Your promotion  will increase as the company will forward to invest more in productive employees, and good typing speed has 40% impact on your productivity.

 

In fact, for certain job in BPOs and call centers, typing speed is the primary factor of hiring employees.

 

Hence, if you are looking to work in corporate sector, start improving your typing speed.

  1. Cloud computing

Cloud computing has become critical and important part of IT and other day to day operations in most of the countries. This is also the reason for growing demand of jobs in the field of cloud computing.

 

With annount growth rate of 17.7%, the global cloud computing market share is expected to beocme USD 832.1 billion by 2025.

 

Hence, it makes sense to make a career in could computiing.

 

According to a job porta cloud engineers can expect a salary of $159k a year, while Cloud Developers earn an average of $180k a year.

 

This is quite a handsome salary as compared to other jobs and skills mentioned in this list.

 

  1. Finance planning

Approximately 18 million people invest in equaty markets. But the harsh reality is most of the people don’t know about invement and quality. This is where the role of financial planner comes into play.

 

As a fiancial planner you can guide people about investment and you can also invest on their behalf.

 

Apart from this, you can start your blog or YouTub channel and spread the knowledge that you have. Once, you can decent amount traction comming to your blog or YouTube, then you can think of monetizing it.

 

Apart from this, you can also look for a job in any finace comapny or a bank.

  1. SEO

Now here comes my personal favorite skill, SEO. In fact, I am personally a SEO expert with more than two years of experiences in SEO, content writing and blogging.

 

All I can say about SEO is that it is one of the best career option espeically for those who loves content, website and of course Google.

 

As and SEO expert who primarly role will to rank a website for any set of keywords. Apart from this, you’ll also be responsible for managing the content of website.

 

Now coming to the salary part.

 

As an SEO expert you can expect a salary of $3000 to $4000 or even more if you have good skills and relevant years of experiences.

 

  1. CA

CA or chartered accountancy is not only a good professional degree but also a high paying one. In India, the average salary of a qualified CA is around 4-5 lakhs per annum. If you are working for a big 4 accounting firm then salary may go upto 7-8 lakhs per annum as well.

 

Being said that: The weightage of CA degree is only valued in India and not elsewhere in the world (exceptions to the people with MBAs).

 

After completing your CA, you can either work for any accounting or finance company. You can also start your own firm and offer consultancy services to clients.

  1. Online Marketing

Online or so called digital marketing has taken the internet world by storm. It is one the highest paying skill in 2021, provided that you have good knowledge and skill.

 

In the online marketing domain, you get a plethora of career opportunities to explore. Social media marketing, SEO, email marketing, content, analytics and blogging are few to name.

 

Apart from this, you can also try your hands on freelancing if you have good business development and sales skills.

 

Starting a digital marketing agency is also a great option.

 

  1. Data science

The market share of data science is expected to reach USD 140.9 billion by 2024. This proves the fact that data science is one of the best skill and career options in the world right now.

 

Some stats show that in the USA there would be 240,000+ jobs available in the field of data science by the end of 2024. Hence, a lot of companies would be hiring data scientists in the coming year.

 

As a data scientist, you could earn anywhere between $122435 to $200,000 per year.

 

Your earnings and salary package depending on your knowledge, skill set, experience and other factors.

  1. Affiliate marketing

Do you want to make money online?

 

If yes, then start learning affiliate marketing. This is one of the most in-demand skills to learn in 2022.

 

Affiliate marketing is a billion-dollar industry, and if you got the right skills then no one can stop you from earning huge commissions via affiliate marketing.

 

In fact, many people and bloggers across the globe are minting huge money through affiliate marketing. Even I started an affiliate site on touring paddle board that make a good amount today.

 

  1. Blogging

Next to affiliate marketing, blogging is another skill that can help you in earning money online. In fact, many bloggers are making millions of money every year through blogging.

 

Blogging gives you a number of ways by which you can make money online.

 

Following are the few ways by which you can make money via blogging:

 

  • Affiliate marketing.
  • Google adsense.
  • Selling online courses.
  • Offering services.
  • Sponsor post.
  • Paid links and more.

Web development:

Web development refers in general to the tasks associated with developing websites for hosting via intranet or internet. The web development process includes web design, web content development, client-side/server-side scripting and network security configuration, among other tasks.

In a broader sense, web development encompasses all the actions, updates, and operations required to build, maintain and manage a website to ensure its performance, user experience, and speed are optimal.

It might also, but not necessarily, include all those strategic actions needed to ensure its proper ranking on search engine results. Usually, those tasks pertain to a different specialization, namely search engine optimization (SEO)

Most web devs use Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and JavaScript to develop websites.

HTML defines the basic framework of a website – the foundation upon which everything else is built upon. It forms the blocks that define a page’s layout, format, and critical components. Although it is theoretically possible to code a website on HTML only, it will be just a barebone site with no functions unless it’s enriched with CSS and JavaScript. Also, even simple style modifications such as changing the color of a button require a lot of coding to be executed using HTML only.

CSS is used to style the content of a website using a small set of files that are kept across the entire site. This way, whenever a change must be applied to say, consistently change the color of all the buttons found in every page of the website, a web dev needs to edit only a single file in CSS.

The JavaScript programming language is used to take care of the interactivity of many unique website elements. It can be used to create effects that alter the appearance of icons and drop-down menus, add animations, games, and other interactive elements.

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