Top Business Careers and Skills in 2022 + 14 Programs to Match

With roughly 4 million Americans quitting their jobs every month and 50% of workers wanting to switch careers, more workers are looking to upskill in or find jobs that are more flexible and lucrative. And due to the after effects of the pandemic, many of today’s best jobs are in supply chain, finance, business management, and analytics.

If you’re interested in any of these fields, keep reading to explore top edX programs and courses that can help you advance in or transition into any one of these highly in-demand careers.

Make Strategic Supply Chain Decisions

Thinking about transitioning into a career in supply chain? Now is the time. One of the biggest impacts in 2021 was the disruption of global supply chains. According to a report from the White House, businesses across many sectors such as manufacturing and construction greatly suffered from supplier delays.

As a result, supply chain programs and MBAs have quickly become one of the hottest business programs, and the demand for supply chain professionals will likely continue throughout 2022 and beyond.

Program Highlights:

• If you’re looking to build foundational supply chain management and logistics skills, explore MITx’s MicroMasters® program in Supply Chain Management, where you’ll learn about supply chain analytics, design, technology, dynamics, and end-to-end management.

• Identify weaknesses in business processes and learn how to analyze and improve business performance with a TUM Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate.

Solve Business Problems With Analytics

As more companies look for ways to lower costs and drive efficiency, the need for business and management analysts is expected to grow. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that demand for business and management analysts will increase by 11% from 2019 to 2029.

Additionally, the expectation for analytics skills will continue to expand in other key business functions such as marketing.

"Professionals in the digital marketing space must be comfortable with data, period,” said Wendy Moe, PhD, Associate Dean of Master's Programs and Co-Director of the Smith Analytics Consortium at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. “They must know how to manipulate data, understand how it is collected, and analyze and interpret it.”

Program Highlights:

• Gain knowledge of scripting languages such as Python to automate tasks and apply statistical methods to solve problems with SNHU’s MicroBachelors® program in Business Analytics Foundations.

• Learn about key marketing analytics tools that drive company value in the Digital Marketing Professional Certificate program from UMD and USMx.

• Equip yourself with key concepts and skills to learn how to build a career in marketing in the digital age with the Marketing in a Digital World MicroMasters® program from CurtinX.

Develop Core Business and Management Skills

Whether you’re a mid-level manager or business executive, working professionals need to have a broad range of leadership and management skills to effectively communicate and implement business strategy and vision.

Communicate Like a Leader:

• Learn about the fundamentals of business communication and techniques from DoaneX’s Business and Professional Communications for Success MicroBachelors® program.

• Examine how to improve your leadership communication style, improve decision making, and develop as a leader in HarvardX’s Leadership and Communication Professional Certificate.

• Work remotely? Learn how to navigate the challenges of leading and managing a team remotely in the Professional Certificate in Leading in a Remote Environment by HarvardX.

Program Highlights:

• For mid-career professionals interested in learning core business knowledge such as strategic management, project management, and financial management, consider Boston University’s Online MBA degree.

• Enhance your leadership abilities, develop and deploy business strategies, and optimize customer interactions in Wharton’s Strategic Management Professional Certificate program.

• Understand the managerial context of decision making from the MicroMasters® program in Management from the IIMBx.

Gain In-Demand Finance and Accounting Skills

Job prospects for those with a background in finance and accounting have been steadily rising. According to the BLS, one of today’s highest-paying jobs is financial managers, who earn a median of $129,890 annually. Fast-track your finance and accounting career with courses and programs like the ones below.

Program Highlights:

• Apply financial decision making, identify the basic structure of financial reports, and understand the basics of corporate finance, capital budgeting, and more in the MITx MicroMasters® program in Finance.

Last updated: December 2021