7 High-Paying Careers with Most Job Openings

By siliconindia  |   Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 00:44 IST
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#3: Applications Software Developer
Median Annual Salary: 2.25 lakh—10.50 lakh
Projected Job Growth Rate by 2022: 23 Percent
Are you constantly glued to your Smartphone or computer? If so, the online world is the perfect platform to exhibit your skills as an Applications Software Developer, and good news is that the job pays well too.
As Applications Software Developers are the brains behind the development process, these individuals spend most of their time in designing computer applications for consumers, such as games or word processors that run devices and networks.
While the immediate future of technology lies in these devices, Chris Mader, vice president at Randstad Technologies said, "Companies are investing in mobile-enabled websites and applications because they will be left behind if they don't." 
#4: Market Research Analyst
Median Annual Salary: 1.63 lakh—6.84 lakh
Projected Job Growth Rate by 2022: 32 Percent
Interested in the world of marketing but don't necessarily want to be in the public eye? Consider being a market research analyst. In this job, individuals are solely responsible for monitoring, forecasting marketing and sales trends, and gathering data about consumers, competitors and also market conditions.
In terms hiring boom, Beth Walker, professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business said, "Given the exponential growth in the availability of micro-level data, marketing research analysts are needed, more than ever, to understand the new data, identify what data is most important, and translate the data into information that can be used by a business to drive effective marketing strategies."
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