Dallas was named a top region in a new special report from LinkedIn that used exclusive data insights to analyze the “seismic shift” in employment trends that has occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jobs on the Rise in 2021 is meant to be a resource for better understanding the skills and trends related to fast-growing jobs in the U.S. And, how to hire for them.
The business and employment-oriented social network looked at three key areas that have most experienced a change in talent demand: medical, digital transformation, and remote work. Because of the pandemic, the need for medical professionals has been elevated (as is to be expected). But with the subsequent stay-at-home orders and national social distancing mandate, so has a shift to more remote work.
But, according to LinkedIn, “equally powerful” is the digital transformation of the global economy.
As most of us know, digital platforms are more important than ever—we communicate in front of screens, and the need for digital skills is only continuing to grow. LinkedIn predicts that 150 million more technology-related jobs will be added globally over the next five years. “Demands for talent have changed dramatically, and a clear picture has emerged,” the report notes.
In that category, Dallas-Fort Worth emerged as a top region for user experience professionals, along with the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Chicago area. LinkedIn said that the total number of UX designer hires in 2020 increased from 2,535 in 2019 to 15,664; five times higher. Of the designers, 57 percent were female.
The top titles held by UX professionals, per LinkedIn, are UX Consultant, UX Design Specialist, UX Researcher, and Product Design Consultant. They’re talented in user-centered design, usability testing, and InVision.
Dallas-Forth Worth has a plethora of area associations, events, organizations, and educational institutions to help designers brainstorm, commiserate, learn, and hone their skills. Perhaps the strongest testament to Dallas-Fort Worth’s UX/UI community is the proliferation of creative groups and institutions that include user experience and user interface designers.
For instance, we rounded up a number of them here.
Notable is Design With a Big ‘D,’ a three-day conference that shines a light on the Dallas design community. When we reported on it in 2018, four out of 10 Texas-based UX professionals worked in Dallas-Fort Worth.
At the time, EMSI labor market analytics labeled Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington as a hotspot for UX designer talent. Its report estimated that there were more than 27,000 user experience designer positions in the Dallas region—nearly a third more than the average metro of similar size. That number’s only grown since.
On the LinkedIn jobs report in the remote work category, Dallas-Fort Worth also ranked as a top two region for loan and mortgage experts with the Washington, DC–Baltimore area. That’s a job trend that has increased significantly with the pandemic, with 58.6 percent year-over-year growth, per LinkedIn.
Get on the list.
Dallas Innovates, every day.
Sign up to keep your eye on what’s new and next in Dallas-Fort Worth, every day.
R E A D N E X T
-
The DFW Alliance of Technology and Women held its 19th annual Executive Forum last week, urging attendees to "crack the courage code" and empower women in business. Afterward, DFW*ATW's president, Shanthi Rajaram, spoke with Dallas Innovates about her takeaways from the event—and how being "comfortable with the unknown" helped her start her own entrepreneurship journey.
-
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
-
At DFW*ATW's annual Executive Leadership Forum last week, women shared stories of how they cracked the courage code to become top leaders in business. From Danyel Surrency Jones, co-founder and CEO of Dallas-based POWERHANDZ, to Indra Nooyi, former CEO and chairman of PepsiCo, the leaders urged the audience to "push innovations," "eliminate inequalities," and advance talented women forward.
-
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, My Possibilities and Capital One are creating a more vibrant future for North Texas’ most vulnerable.
-
Capital One wants to make travel an even more rewarding experience with unexpected amenities in a new 10,000-square-foot space in Terminal D. A second lounge is planned for D.C.'s Dulles airport.
