Toronto 
Randstad Canada, an HR services company, has published its annual career forecast for 2022, detailing the most in-demand skills, the top 10 remote roles and the highest paying roles for this year taking into account the impacts of COVID-19 on the Canadian economy.
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Randstad says companies have been forced to become more efficient and reevaluate their business models due to COVID-19 making skills such as budgeting, accounting and quality control paramount to successfully running an organization.
The most in-demands skills for 2022
According to Randstad, customer service is paramount in a highly competitive e-commerce marketplace fueled by COVID-19. Randstad has added Scheduling to this year’s list as companies are turning to intelligent scheduling software and other solutions to ensure an even, distanced flow of people while also serving everyone due to the need to adhere to health regulations.
- Customer service
- Scheduling
- Sales
- Cleaning
- Repair
- Budgeting
- Project management
- Quality control
- Administrative support
- Accounting
“Initially, organizations were focused on making sure their workforce had the technology and security they needed to remain operational, now the focus is on the long-term need to push sales, provide best in class customer service, provide a safe environment for their employees and customers and effectively manage their budgets. As a result, customer service representatives, salespeople, scheduling and budgeting specialists and accounting positions will be among the most sought-after professionals in the years ahead,” said Patrick Poulin, Group President of Randstad Canada. “From an employee perspective, this provides Canadians with the opportunity to level up, refine and repurpose skills that they may have used in previous roles.”
The top 10 remote work roles for 2022
For jobseekers who want to continue working from the comfort and safety of home, the top 10 remote work roles to look for in 2022 demand a range of different skill sets, from sales and marketing to software development, call centre representatives, IT and administrative support, project management and accounting.
- Call centre representative
- Senior software developer
- Accountant
- Bookkeeper
- Digital marketer
- Social media manager
- Data analyst
- Project manager
- Administrative assistant
- IT support
The highest paying jobs in Canada in 2022:
Randstad Canada says pressures on the housing market and a need for different types of business structures mean high demand for construction project managers. Canada is facing a general STEM shortage which often drives higher compensation for technical jobs like electrical engineering and management-focused jobs like plant manager.
- Software developers and engineers
- Financial controller
- Plant manager
- Applications programming manager
- Marketing director
- Business development
- Cloud architect
- IT operations manager
- Electrical engineer
- Construction project manager
“With so many organizations relying on cloud computing systems software and seamless IT integrations to help run their businesses remotely, it’s no surprise that there is a great need for technology-based roles like cloud architects, IT operations managers, application program managers and software developers and software engineers,” says Poulin. “This demand will only continue to grow in the future, my advice to young Canadians searching for a meaningful and profitable career path would be to pursue technology focused jobs”.
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