Education has advanced beyond the four walls of a school. Today, anyone can learn anything from anywhere with a stable internet connection.
You can take many online courses and watch tutorial videos to become a professional in most fields. At the same time, some discipline combines both online and physical classes.
The inclusion of online classes makes it easier for students to schedule their learning time efficiently and also reduces the stress of rushing down to class for lectures.
This, however, does not make them less competitive in the job market.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary across all occupations is $58,260. Surprisingly, most of the highest-paying jobs can now be learned online.
Here are the top 10 highest-paying jobs that can be learned online in 2023.
Web development
Web development involves the use of coding and design to create websites.
Every top brand in the world has a website. Likewise, the building of websites is a top priority for many startups today.
This is why the service of web developers is in high demand. Many web designers are also skilled in technical search engine optimization (SEO), which helps a company’s website appear on the first page of search engine results.
The average salary for a web developer is $77,549. Senior web developer earns as much as $120,577.
User experience
User experience encompasses the design of a company’s products and services to create the best interaction for users. With many companies building websites and the popularity of applications and software as a product, the need for user experience professionals is only getting started.
People skilled in user experience use design and data to determine the best way to present a product to consumers.
The average salary of a UX designer is $97,465. Senior UX designer earns as much as $143,175.
Pilot
A pilot is trained to operate an aircraft and is responsible for inspecting its safety before and after a flight to ascertain its proper functioning.
Pilots analyze flight plans and weather conditions to anticipate and minimize flight risks.
Undoubtedly, becoming a licensed pilot without physical flight training is impossible. However, aviation schools now offer online courses, such as helicopter training, combined with on-site flight training for students.
The average salary of a pilot is $134,630.
Software development
Software development includes planning, designing, programming, documenting, testing, bug fixing and publishing computer programs that power mobile devices, personal computers, cars, and home appliances, among others.
There is accounting software that makes it easier to balance a company’s account. The automobile industry now deploys technology to deliver a luxury feel to customers and improve safety. The gaming industry is a lucrative one too. Indeed, technology is deployed in virtually all industries.
The average salary of a software developer is $95,252. A senior software developer earns as much as $149,858.
Project management
Project management involves using dedicated tools, skills and techniques to organize resources available to a team to achieve specific goals within a given timeframe.
Many companies have different departments, teams and echelons working on a product or project.
A person skilled in project management will be able to coordinate efforts across different departments and teams to ensure the completion of a project within the assigned budget.
Project management encompasses leadership, communication, planning, budgeting and organizational skills.
It is a job in high demand in every industry. The average salary of a project manager is $84,250. There are professionals in the field that earns as much as $131,213.
Content creation and management
Content creation and management involve writing, visual content creation and audio content recording.
Before the internet age, companies relied heavily on traditional media such as newspapers, television and radio to reach their targeted audience.
Now that most people spend a considerable time of their day on internet-enabled devices, advertisers have re-strategized.
Budgets for adverts targeted at digital media, such as social media and online forums, occupy a larger percentage of marketers’ yearly budgets.
This is due in no small part to the digitalization of traditional media.
People with content creation skills can work in any industry. Journalism, for instance, is not business as usual, as writers now need to be able to write attention-grabbing headlines, which requires content-creation skills.
Not only that, contents need to be Search Engine Optimized (SEO) to rank better in search results.
Companies will pay you to create contents that increase traffics to their website and also generates more leads.
A person skilled in content creation and management can efficiently strategize how to get an internet user interested in a product. This is followed by intentional content to convince the person to make a purchase.
Content is beyond text. Videos, podcasts and graphic designs are some of the ways content creators and managers help promote companies’ products and services. A social media manager earns as much as $76,325, a content marketing manager earns about $107,777, and a brand marketing manager can earn up to $109.952.
