They are already looking for: 8 promising areas for those who want to become a sought-after specialist

1. Web development

The process of building a website can be compared to building a house. Often not one programmer is working on this, but a whole team of developers. So, the back-end specialist is responsible for the foundation and the supporting beams: he writes the code on which, in general, everything rests. By the way, it is the backend that is the most popular.2020 Developer Survey / Stack Overflow specialization with programmers. Next, you need to build walls, insert windows and doors, connect water and light. This is what the front-end developers do. They are responsible for the appearance of sites, make sure that all buttons work, banners do not crawl, navigation does not crash, and the mobile version looks decent. Sometimes both the foundation and the walls are built by one person - such a specialist is called a full-stack developer.

The main language of the front-end developer is JavaScript, but the back-end specialist will have to become a polyglot and master other languages programming: for example Python, Ruby, Java and Go. It is difficult to become a full-stack developer right away, most often they go to this level from the backend.

2. AR / VR

Virtual and augmented reality technologies developed at military training grounds, and are now used in many areas. So, using AR and VR, they train not only the military, but also employees of service stations, oil engineers, installers and even fast food employees - frying a newbie's wings in a VR helmet is safer than experimenting with boiling oil. Augmented and virtual reality is actively used in cinema, gaming and sales. Digital merch and the ability to try on new sneakers at home through the app is not the future, but the present.

Virtual and augmented reality technologies have an unlimited field of application, and there are also a lot of professions related to this area. These are not only helmet design engineers, but also scriptwriters, game designers and producers.

3. Development of mobile applications

You sit in a taxi, order flowers, send your friend the meeting address, drive up to the place of the holiday and hug the birthday man. To complete this quest, you need at least four mobile applications: a taxi, a navigator for the driver, a messenger, and a delivery service. And in order to wake up on time and not miss anything, most likely, you will also need an alarm clock. It is not surprising that mobile development is a very popular area in the modern world, where many cannot imagine their life without smartphones, tablets, smart watches and headphones.

The developer of a mobile application is often the very master who has learned everything. He needs to know programming languages, ideally for both Android and iOS, know the basics of layout and UX / UI design, understand how app stores work. A mobile developer can also benefit from testing skills and working with special tools for creating applications - in a word, this is a universal IT fighter. It sounds complicated, but such a profession is perfect for enthusiasts and those who love visual results. If you are passionate about your idea, you can create applications that can make the life of other people easier and better.

4. Cybersecurity

In 2017, the NotPetya virus inflictedCyberattacks are worse than nuclear weapons: how the world media reacted to the Petya virus / TASS large companies and governments around the world in billions of dollars in damage. In 2016, the cyberattack becameHackers hacked computers of Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters / BBC News one of the reasons for the defeat of Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. World stars and athletes sufferCNN: hacker hacked Jennifer Lawrence's account was sentenced to nine months in prison / TASS from personal data leaks. In 2020, cyber attackers leakedBritish company reported data breach of more than 267 million Facebook users / TASS to the Network information about Facebook users and stoleHackers hijack and publish mental health data of hundreds of people / The Nomad Today recordings of therapy sessions for clients of a Finnish clinic. Data can now cost more than oil, so cybersecurity experts are becoming modern knights, who are ready to pay everything: from monarchs and presidents to ordinary people.

However, the tasks of those who work in this industry are not limited to the fight against hackers. The development of NFC chips, thanks to which we began to forget about plastic cards, is also a matter of data security and finance. Contactless payment technology allows you to make purchases without giving the merchant the real card number, which means that even if the terminal is hacked, attackers will not receive information about your accounts. Blockchain can also be responsible for information security. The distributed database is now seen as a tool to improve biometric identification and protect against identity theft and hacker blocking of sites.

5. Robotics

Robots have long ceased to be heroes of fantastic plots and have moved from the pages of books and movie screens to the real world. Moreover, they were born to crawl, and fly, and run. Vacuum cleaners, drones, police dogs and plush animal robots develop faster and more actively than their creators. Therefore, people who are able to design and "train" techno assistants will be in demand in the market.

Robotics is a broad industry, so not only electrical engineers, materials scientists, coders and engineers will find themselves in it. Computer linguists are needed to program smart speakers, voice assistants, and other AI robots. Here is the answer to ridicule in the spirit of "What do linguists and philologists do?" - they help develop artificial intelligence. Robotics is especially in demand in medicine. Prostheses, exoskeletons, robotic wheelchairs - all these can save lives and make the world a little fairer and happier.

6. 3D modeling

Interior design, visualization in architecture, game design, 3D printing, mechanical engineering, preparation of models of specific products for various sites, creating animation for advertising and cartoons or visual effects in film production - modelers are needed, it seems, almost everywhere. If you loved to sculpt in childhood and draw at school, are ready to sit for hours at the computer and work on one project for months, or even years, modeling can become a dream profession.

It is important that a good modeller not only understands specialized programs and draws well. If you have to work with animation and motion, knowledge of anatomy will be useful, and those who want to try themselves in mechanical engineering will have to master engineering skills.

7. Machine learning and big data

In this direction, as in web development, there are specializations: data analysts, data engineers and data scientists - they all work in a team. For example, they are faced with the task of creating a model of a mechanism for determining the cost of an OSAGO policy. The data analyst determines which indicators can be used to calculate the optimal cost of the policy. He checks the information on previous policies and looks in which cases there were more calls to the insurance company. When the data analyst found out that the cost of the policy would depend on the number of accidents and, say, on if car owners have children and animals, a data engineer enters the work and comes up with how these data receive. Then a data scientist, who is engaged in machine learning, develops an algorithm on the basis of which the computer will calculate the final cost of the policy, taking into account the database of certain data.

Data specialists are in demand not only in Russia, but also abroad, because data analytics is becoming an increasingly powerful means of sales and risk foresight in any industry. A good Big Data professional will need programming experience and knowledge of Python or Scala languages, as well as a willingness to learn and experiment every day. With big data, you won't be able to choose one tool and platform, master them perfectly and work according to a proven algorithm - for each case, the portfolio of necessary funds will be individual.

8. Entrepreneurship

Astronauts, ballerinas and tank crews are a thing of the past - now schoolchildren dream of something completely different. Entrepreneur - thirdZoomer's career: expectation and reality / TASS the most popular profession of dreams among modern children. Above, only programmers and designers - schoolchildren definitely take a sober view of life and understand who makes good money in this world.

To be successful, an entrepreneur needs more than just a startup idea and a financial and legal background. Flexible skills also come in handy.

In addition, everyone who dreams of their own business needs to learn how to lead a team and delegate, master the rules of time management, and do not forget about empathy, resistance to stress and self-development. However, these qualities will be needed not only by businessmen and big bosses - they will help to achieve success in any profession.