As the job market changes and fears of automation replacing positions persist, many are looking toward the fields of the future. This “fastest growing job” could be one to keep an eye on.

Data scientist is the fastest growing job in the United States, according to LinkedIn. The profession has grown 6.5 times since 2012 and there are more than 6,000 data scientists jobs currently listed on LinkedIn. Among other fast-growing career paths, it’s also one of the best paid with a median salary of $113,000. Other growing professions, according to LinkedIn, include sales development representative, customer success manager, full stack developer and marketing content manager — with median salaries ranging from $58,000 to $82,000.

In addition to the job market growth, demand for data scientists also comes from a shortage of workers. A shortage of up to 250,000 data scientists could be looming, according to a report from McKinsey. The job allows company to make decisions fueled by data. It’s also a fairly new career, intersecting with social science, statistics, computer science and design fields.

就业市场日新月异，而对自动化技术取代人类的担忧仍挥之不去，因此许多人正在为未来的就业领域做准备。这份“增长最快的职业”或许值得关注。

据领英（LinkedIn）统计，数据科学家是美国增长最快的职业，自2012年以来增长了6.5倍，目前在领英上的数据科学家招聘信息超过6,000多条。在所有快速增长的职业当中，数据科学家的中位数工资为113,000美元，同样名列前茅。领英上统计的其他保持增长的职业，如销售开发代表、客户成功经理、全堆栈开发人员和市场营销内容经理等，中位数工资在58,000至82,000美元之间。

除了就业市场的增长以外，对数据科学家的需求还来自于人才的短缺。据麦肯锡（McKinsey）统计，美国数据科学家在短期内的人才缺口可能高达250,000人。数据科学家是一份新兴职业，可协助公司基于数据做出商业决策，涉及到了社会学、统计学、计算机科学和设计等诸多领域。（财富中文网）

译者：刘进龙/汪皓