Find out the 15 professions that are on the rise in 2023 and how much companies pay for these professionals

The ability to work remotely post-pandemic – and the resistance of many employers to this model – has revolutionized countless careers.

With that observation, LinkedIn built a new 2023 Jobs Growth survey, including positions with the most opportunities available with remote work, for those looking to enter the job market, get a replacement, or make a career transition.

The survey gathered data from the networking platform between January 2018 and July 2022, based on the pooling of the best jobs over the past five years. It’s worth noting that internships and volunteer positions are not part of the survey.

Also, the list of emerging professions is not related to job postings.

Check out the top 25 professions below, according to LinkedIn, and their average salary, according to Glassdoor:

1. Trending Professions: Privacy Analyst

The privacy analyst is responsible for the ongoing risk assessment of sensitive data, in order to help the company treat this information appropriately.

Therefore, the position is mainly held by women (63%).

• Most common business sectors: technology, media and financial sector.
• City hiring the most: San Paolo (SP).
• Average salary: BRL 5,315 per month.

2. Cyber ​​security specialist

Among the growing professions for 2023, the cybersecurity specialist is the professional who acts in cases of computer threats. assesses digital vulnerabilities and collaborates in the elaboration process of company policies on data processing.

Approximately 93% of actual professionals in the position are men; only 7% are women. Additionally, it is one of the positions with the highest availability of remote jobs (66.7%), according to LinkedIn research.

• Most common business sectors: technology, media and financial sector.
• Cities hiring the most: São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasilia (DF).
• Average salary: BRL 5,220 thousand per month.

3. Sales Training Specialist

The Sales Enablement Specialist is primarily responsible for training and supporting the sales team to engage customers.

Positions have a higher female representation, with 55% of positions filled by women. Furthermore, nearly half of the opportunities, around 45%, are for remote work.

• Most common business sectors: technology, media and education.
• Average salary: BRL 3,474 per month

4. Trending professions: Product manager leaders

The product manager leader is the professional who takes action and oversees all stages of the journey of a product or service.

In general, the positions are filled more by men (58%). Also, it is one of the growing professions in 2022 with 45% remote vacancies.

• Most common business sectors: finance, technology and media.
• City hiring the most: San Paolo (SP).
• Average salary: R$ 12 thousand per month

5. Business Development Representative

The Business Development Representative is, among other responsibilities, the professional who actively prospects potential clients and new business opportunities for companies.

• Most common business sectors: finance, technology and media.
• The cities that hire the most: São Paulo (SP), Florianópolis (SC) and Curitiba (PR).
• Average salary: BRL 2,486 per month

6. Cyber ​​security engineer

Among the growing professions for 2023, there is one position that brings together two areas that have the most employment and promise: technology and engineering.

Well, the cybersecurity engineer is the professional who evaluates and identifies the security risks in company systems, with the aim of countering the threats of cybercrime.

• Most common business sectors: finance, technology and media.
• City hiring the most: San Paolo (SP).
• Average salary: BRL 5,189 per month.

7. Growing Professions: Chief Revenue Officer

Also known as a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) is a professional who serves as a director of revenue and oversees all revenue generation processes in a company, as well as defines planning, marketing and operational strategies.

The office is mainly held by men (82%).

• Most common business sectors: technology and media and manufacturing.
• City hiring the most: São Paulo (SP)
• Average salary: BRL 14,535 per month

8. Trending professions: Data engineer

The Data Engineer is responsible for ensuring the correct flow of information. In general, it is the professional who has the task of managing, organizing data and solving problems, i.e. develops and maintains the architecture and infrastructure of a platform.

• Most common business sectors: financial services, technology and media.
• Cities hiring the most: São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Curitiba (PR).
• Average salary: BRL 7,959 per month

9. Systems Development Analyst

The systems development analyst position is filled predominantly by men, approximately 84%, but women have gained traction in the area.

According to the survey, the position mainly requires knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server database tool.

• Most common business sectors: finance, technology and media.
• The cities hiring the most: São Paulo (SP), Belo Horizonte (MG) and Recife (PE).
• Average salary: BRL 5,250 per month

10. User experience (UX) researcher.

If you search for the location in Portuguese, you will surely find it difficult to find. Being one of the promising professions “born” in big technologies, it is more common to find positions such as “UX researcher”.

Around here, employability for this position is largely dominated by the financial market. Nubank, PicPay and Banco Bradesco are the companies that offer salaries above the national average.

It is also the position with the majority of women: approximately 70% of professionals in the sector are women.

• Most common business sectors: financial services, technology and media.
• City hiring the most: São Paulo (SP)
• Average salary: BRL 6,800 per month

11. Trending Professions: Content Designer

Position occupied by women (71%), the content designer is one of the top professions in 2023. The professional is responsible for creating a content strategy for a company’s products and services.

• Most common business sectors: financial services, technology and media.
• City hiring the most: San Paolo (SP).
• Average salary: BRL 5,359 per month

12. Software Quality Engineer

Also known as a Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer, the professional is responsible for monitoring phases of the software development process to ensure that it is performing adequately, according to pre-established standards.

• Most common business sectors: technology, media and financial sector.
• City hiring the most: San Paolo (SP).
• Average salary: BRL 7,224 per month

13. Chatbot developer

The position, also known as Chatbot Developer, has small female occupancy (21%), albeit with more remote vacancies available – around 61.3% of opportunities are for remote work.

In general, the Chatbot developer develops, implements and monitors applications used to automate communication processes through artificial intelligence.

• Most common business sectors: Technology and Media.
• Average salary: BRL 3,959 per month.