Due to the enormous tightness in the labor market, there are more promising occupations than ever. Randstad Netherlands expects a "dynamic year" with increasing labor mobility but also an even greater labor market mismatch. This is evident from the 2022 list of most promising jobs, which the company compiles annually.
Labor mobility up
Whatever skills someone has, there is a good chance that they match one or more occupations. In addition, Randstad expects job mobility to increase significantly this year. Personnel shortages in various fields make 2022 a year when many people will consider moving. According to recent research by Randstad people are searching for their ideal job on a larger scale, both in terms of content and conditions. This has major implications for employers who must pull out all the stops to find and retain people. Whether and how supply and demand relate to each other also depends on the development of the corona pandemic.
Engineering, ICT, healthcare and education
Analysis by Randstad shows that almost every field is promising in 2022. However, it is also clear to see that the most vacancies are structurally open in particular in engineering, ICT, healthcare and education. Due to the pandemic, there is also a strong (temporary) growth in demand for specific personnel such as testers, customer service employees and delivery drivers.
Most requested occupations
The rapidly growing economy and aging certainly contribute to the many job opportunities. But developments in the areas of technology, climate and politics can also have a major impact on job opportunities. Think of the growing importance of cyber security, the energy transition and the agreements in the new coalition agreement.
These are the most in-demand occupations in 2022:
- HR specialists: finding and keeping the right people are the current challenges for organizations
- ICT & Security specialists: how do we work safely digitally and keep out hackers?
- Gardeners: more new construction and greening of public and private outdoor spaces contributes to high demand
- Installers and mechanics: energy transition and new construction are accelerating, with even more demand for these scarce technicians
- Educators: child care becoming more affordable while there are already shortages
- GZ psychologist: promising for years, likely to rise due to pandemic-related demand
- Delivery drivers and customer service agents: we are ordering online en masse this year as well.
Rapidly growing mismatch
Jeroen Tiel, general manager Randstad Netherlands, expects us to face a "dynamic year" but also that the already growing mismatch between supply and demand on the labor market into gear: "We need to work together even more this year to make the right matches. Good data and analysis help tremendously in this regard. We know better than anyone else what people are looking for in a job and what they bring with them in terms of skills and talents. This is more valuable in making sustainable matches than just weighing the experience on someone's resume. Personal coaching, training and development can make all the difference. Together, we can ensure that demand better matches supply.
Randstad has compiled a list of the top three most promising jobs in 15 fields.
administrative, secretarial and HR
- recruiter
- HR consultant / HR business partner
- intercedent
agricultural & green
- landscaper/medical green worker
- agricultural employee
- agricultural machinist
analysis, research & development
- business analyst & consultant
- data analyst
- lab technician
construction
- installation technician
- carpenter/woman
- painter
financial
- financial controller
- compliance officer
- financial administrative assistant
hospitality & recreation
- cook
- employee service
- hospitality manager
ICT
- security officer
- data engineer
- functional manager
customer advice
- customer service representative (including in financial services, telecom and e-commerce)
- support employee ICT
- commercial administrative assistant
education
- Dutch teacher (secondary education)
- teacher of mathematics and other science subjects (secondary education)
- group teacher (primary education)
public administration, justice & security
- security guard (objects)
- Lawyer (administrative law, business law)
- policy advisor (including housing, youth, WMO)
engineering
- machine mechanic (mechatronics)
- work planner engineering
- electrician
transport & logistics
- truck driver
- package delivery driver (driver's license B)
- logistics/warehouse employee
sales, marketing & communications
- seller
- product owner
- online marketer
welfare
- supervisor
- childcare pedagogical officer
- gz-psychologist
care
- Specialist nurse (including emergency room, ambulance, dialysis)
- caring IG (individual health care)
- home help / adl assistant (general daily living activities)
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