Top 20 Job Titles in High Demand in Canada According to LinkedIn - 2023

Growth marketing managers, cannabis dispensary technicians, and various roles in cyber security are among the 20 fastest-growing job titles, says LinkedIn citing data from its website.

The company published 2023 Jobs on the Rise using data on jobs shared by LinkedIn members from January 1, 2018, to July 31, 2022, to calculate a growth rate for each job title.

LinkedIn says their list of fastest-growing job titles over the past five years will help job seekers to plan their next move:

Growth marketing manager
- Related titles include Growth Manager or Growth Marketer.
- Most common skills: B2B Marketing, Email Marketing, Google Analytics, Lead Generation, Digital Marketing | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Product operations managers
- Related titles include Director of Operations or Vice President of Operations.
- Skills: Product Management, Operations Management, Product Development, Agile Methodologies, Strategy
Dispensary technicians
- Related titles include Budtender.
- Skills: Medical Marijuana, Sales, Retail, Cannabis Cultivation, Product Knowledg
Technical program managers
- Related titles include Program Manager and Technical Project Manager.
- Skills: Program Management, Agile Methodologies, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile Project Management, Scrum
Sustainability managers
- Related titles include Director of Sustainability, Environmental Policy Manager or Director of Environment, Energy, and Safety.
- Skills: Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Climate Change
Heads of growth
- Related titles include Director of Growth or Growth Marketing Manager.
- Skills: Growth Strategies, Go-to-Market Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Digital Marketing, Product Marketing
User experience writers
- Related titles include User Experience Copywriter.
- Skills: User Experience (UX), Content Strategy, Content Design, Copywriting, Usability Testing
Information technology associates
- Related titles include Information Technology Specialist or Information Technology Analyst.
- Skills: Technical Support, Active Directory, Windows Server, Troubleshooting, Network Administration
Site reliability engineers
- Related titles include Customer Reliability Engineer.
- Skills: Terraform, Site Reliability Engineering, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ansible
Customer success associates
- Related titles include Customer Success Specialist or Customer Advocate.
- Skills: Customer Experience, Account Management, Salesforce.com, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Time Management
Valuation analysts
- Skills: Valuation, Financial Modeling, Real Estate, Real Estate Appraisal, Financial Analysis
Sales development representatives
- Related titles include Business Development Representative.
- Skills: Cold Calling, Lead Generation, Salesforce.com, Business-to-Business (B2B), Sales
Security engineers
- Related titles include Network Information Security Engineer or Information Security Engineer.
- Skills: Cybersecurity, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Network Security, Information Security, Vulnerability Assessment
Data Engineers
- Skills: Data Engineering, Apache Spark, Extract, Transform, Load (ETL), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python (Programming Language)
Ecommerce coordinators
- Related titles include E-commerce Director or Online Store Manager.
- Skills: E-Commerce, Shopify, Google Analytics, Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Technical product managers
- Skills: Product Management, Agile Methodologies, Technical Product Management, Product Road Mapping, Scrum
Cyber security specialists
- Skills: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Network Security, Penetration Testing
Crew schedulers
- Related titles include Transportation Route and Crew Scheduler.
- Skills: Commercial Aviation, Airlines, Aviation, Crew Scheduling, Flight Safety
Medical writers
- Related titles include Medical Communicator or Biomedical Writer.
- Skills: Medical Writing, Scientific Writing, Life Sciences, Medical Communications, Clinical Trials
Media planners
- Related titles include Brand Strategist or Media Buyer.
- Skills: Media Planning, Media Buying, Media Strategy, Digital Media, Digital Strategy | Most common industries: Professional Services