Emerging Sectors in the coming decade!

FROM design services to development, these 10 verticals (view table) do not employ too many people currently, but they have tremendous potential in the coming years. Take for example the energy sector. With the per capita power consumption expected to double in the coming decade, new and alternative forms of energy production would lead to a demand for a whole host of professionals from engineers to ecologists, comments Hitesh.
 

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Or for that matter, KPOs. With voice- based BPOs rapidly losing the competitive advantage to other offshore locations such as the Philippines, and with a steady supply of qualified professionals, KPOs/ LPOs (Legal Process Outsourcing) appear to grow at a substantial clip, says Barmar.

At times even change in consumer preferences could open up new job avenues. Commercial agriculture is one such example. Comments Prof. Dr. T Janakiram, faculty at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, “Thanks to western influence events like Valentine’s Day, Friendship Day, Mother and Father’s Day are celebrated here as well, and none is incomplete without flowers. On many occasions, the traditional exchange of sweets is being replaced or supplemented with flowers.

 This has resulted in an exponential rise in demand for cut flowers thereby opening up a new career avenue for students of agriculture.

The explosion of television channels is another domain where demand for good professionals has perked up. While journalists are on a high, technical skills like video editing, camera and production skills are also in demand.

What are the skills?
While specialised verticals like design and agriculture demand experts with professional qualifications in that domain, sectors like development, KPO, media are excellent avenues for good graduates to make their entry.


Even though professional qualifications like MSW in case of Development or Journalism degrees in terms of Media do exist, any good graduate with substantial verve and drive could easily get a job in the sector, says E Balaji. And for Mahi Puri it is commitment that matters.

Mahi Puri, 25 MSc. In Environmental Sciences TERI University, New Delhi AFTER graduating from St. Stephens College, in Maths (Hons.) in 2006, I worked at a corporate firm but left it after six months as I lost interest. I took a break for a year figuring out what I wanted to do while preparing for MBA entrance exam. During that period, I watched the documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. And that was the turning point in my career life. I went on to work with wildlife expert Mike Pandey for two years, researching, scripting, producing and directing documentaries studying the behaviour pattern of elephants. Then for a year, I worked with the WildLife Trust of India at Kaziranga, with focus on rescue and rehabilitation of wild animals among other aspects such as animal conflict with humans, their habits, ecological cycle etc. Rehabilitation of each animal is different and experts were there to guide us. I also worked on Tiger Census. Working in remote jungle areas is tough. As a woman, there is definitely a security risk and you have to rely on right people and instincts but so far, I haven’t encountered any negative experience. Working in Maoists-dominated Chattisgarh areas was daunting though. As an MSc Environmental Science student, I plan to major in Wildlife. For my second semester internship, I plan to work for Nature Conservation Foundation .So far I have worked with NGOs and my last drawn salary was Rs. 14,000. After the course, I might join an NGO instead of a corporate firm. The job scope is with WWF, Wild Life Trust of India, WildLife Conservation Trust, Nature Conservation Foundation and others. Environmental Science students can also join as consultants with energy firms, law firms, architect’s office, Planning Commission and apply to international organisations. They can also pursue MBA or Master’s, majoring in Climate Change, Natural Resources, geo-informatics and others.