Pending the annual report of new jobs created in the United States during 2023, Payscale analyzed which jobs were most in-demand and had the highest salary growth compared to 2022. In this ranking, independent jobs, service provision and customer service stood out.
Payscale, a data and software company, was started in January 2001 by Joe Giordano and John Gaffney. It specializes in the labor market, specifically in advising in terms of hiring and data analysis.
The company published a report that classifies which jobs were most in-demand and experienced the greatest salary growth in 2023.
"Most of the positions on this list represent jobs that are highly flexible and where professionals may be self-employed people who are working for themselves rather than a corporation. The appeal of self-employment has been on the rise since COVID-19 and the Great Resignation, when many employees quit stressful jobs to run their own businesses," Payscale explained in the report.
The 10 jobs with the highest demand and growth during 2023
- Assistant manager, customer service (22%)
- Hairdresser / hair stylist (22%)
- Master plumber (21%)
- Automotive body repairer (21%)
- Job coach (21%)
- Audio/visual technician (20%)
- Animator (19%)
- Fitness coach (19%)
- Roofer (19%)
- General manager (18%)
The company highlighted that the first two positions in the ranking are also those that currently receive the lowest salary, at $44,000 and $34,000, respectively. Regarding the first job, they analyzed that "customer service centers can be stressful work environments, often leading people to seek better positions with higher incomes as soon as they gain the prerequisite skills."
In turn, they found that master plumbers are the ones with the highest salary among the jobs in the ranking, with an average of $82,000, although they clarified that this and all salaries depend on geographic locations.
For this last fact, the Payscale report cited a report from Rooter, which found that Americans rely more on experienced plumbers than DIY methods to solve their plumbing problems.
