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Specific skills, more than a particular college major or prior experience, are quickly becoming the key to success in the job market. To identify the most important skills for job seekers looking to distinguish themselves, we analyzed the fastest-growing and highest-paying skills across five job domains that increasingly value a hybrid skill set of both domain-specific skills and computer science skills: data analysis; engineering and manufacturing; arts and design; marketing; science and programming. Overall, 62 per cent of the fastest-growing and highest-paying skills in these fields are computer science related. While computer science skills are important across a range of jobs, the same is not true for computer science degrees. Relatively few of the opportunities in these job categories specifically request a computer science degree-only 18 per cent overall. Therefore, students and job seekers looking to get ahead should seek opportunities to develop computer science skills though individual courses, online training, or real-world projects.

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