--- title: 5 Hot Jobs That Could Be Right for You description: Some of the hottest jobs in the nation this year aren’t your typical “job of the future.” canonical: https://time.com/2894244/5-hot-jobs-right-for-you/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-18T14:44:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T08:28:51.143Z article:section: World og:title: 5 Hot Jobs That Could Be Right for You og:description: Ever thought about becoming a machinist? og:url: https://time.com/2894244/5-hot-jobs-right-for-you/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 5 Hot Jobs That Could Be Right for You twitter:description: Ever thought about becoming a machinist? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 5 Hot Jobs That Could Be Right for You Right Now by [Marine Cole](/author/the-fiscal-times/) ## Marine Cole Jun 18, 2014 2:44 PM CUT by [Marine Cole](/author/the-fiscal-times/) ## Marine Cole Jun 18, 2014 2:44 PM CUT _This post is in partnership with_ [_The Fiscal Times_](http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/ "undefined")_._ _The article below was originally published on_ [_The Fiscal Times_](http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/06/17/5-Hot-Jobs-Could-be-Right-You "undefined")_._ Sure, there’s a high demand for nurses [as baby boomers age](http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Blogs/Age-Reason/2014/05/27/Fed-Needs-Get-Educated-About-Aging "undefined") and increasingly require medical assistance, as well as for software developers as the tech boom continues. [**Related: Jobs Report Confirms Economy Is on the Mend**](http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/06/06/Jobs-Report-Confirms-Economy-Mend "undefined") But in some major local markets, jobs that are in high demand are more surprising, according to a report from ZipRecruiter released Monday. Here are a few: * **Accountant/Financial Analyst:** Although the accounting industry went through a significant round of layoffs after the financial crisis, accounting firms are hiring again. In Chicago and in Dallas, the hottest job for the first part of the year was accountant/financial analyst, a job that has a 2.8 percent projected growth rate in the Windy City and 4.3 percent in Dallas for the next six months. Demand for accountants is also expected to rise in Atlanta (5.2 percent), Baltimore (2.7 percent), St. Louis (2.5 percent), Houston (1.3 percent), Washington, D.C. (0.7 percent) and Philadelphia (0.2 percent). * **Restaurant Manager:** [The Department of Labor](http://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/food-service-managers.htm "undefined") barely sees growth in this field for the next eight years – but in Miami, at least, restaurant manager is the hottest job so far this year, with a projected growth rate of 7.8 percent for the rest of 2014\. Restaurant manager also has high growth potential in New York (5.7 percent), Boston (3.6 percent) and Dallas (3.2 percent). * **Machinist:** Although the importance of manufacturing to the economy is declining in the U.S., machinist is the top job in the Minneapolis market; demand for machinists is projected to grow 3 percent there. Other markets where this demand will supposedly grow include Seattle (6.5 percent) and Tampa (1.5 percent). * **Customer Service Representative:** If you think customer service is now handled by computers or workers in India – think again. While it isn’t yet the top job in any major U.S. market, demand for customer service rep is expected to rise throughout the country: in New York (4.2 percent), Chicago (3.8 percent), Los Angeles (1.9 percent), Houston (1.9 percent), Miami (1.7 percent), Detroit (0.6 percent) and Philadelphia (0.3 percent). * **Account Executive:** This hot job also has growth prospects across the country for the next six months: Chicago (4.2 percent), Baltimore (3.4 percent), Boston (3.2 percent), Miami (2.2 percent), St. Louis (2.2 percent), Houston (0.8 percent) and Philadelphia (0.3 percent). [**Related: Jobs Market Reaches Another Meaningless Milestone**](http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/06/06/Jobs-Market-Reaches-Another-Meaningless-Milestone "undefined") ZipRecruiter studied job postings at more than 50 job networks to find the hottest jobs so far this year and their rate of growth for the rest of the year. **Read more from The Fiscal Times:** [**Top 10 Cities for Singles: Best Rents and Nightlife**](http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/06/13/Top-10-Cities-Singles-Best-Rents-and-Nightlife "undefined") [**Dems Keep Unemployment Insurance in Spotlight**](http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/06/12/Dems-Keep-Unemployment-Insurance-Spotlight "undefined") [**12 Weird Uses for Drones**](http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/06/03/12-Weird-Uses-Drones "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2894244/5-hot-jobs-right-for-you/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2894244/5-hot-jobs-right-for-you/"},"headline":"5 Hot Jobs That Could Be Right for You Right Now","datePublished":"2014-06-18T14:44:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:28:51.143Z","description":"Some of the hottest jobs in the nation this year aren’t your typical “job of the future.”","url":"https://time.com/2894244/5-hot-jobs-right-for-you/","keywords":["Jobs","Business topic","Careers","finance"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Marine Cole"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2894244/5-hot-jobs-right-for-you/","name":"5 Hot Jobs That Could Be Right for You Right Now"}}]}] ```