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LinkedIn CEO: These 3 Jobs Will Explode in the Next 5 Years | Ryan Roslansky

Omnisend handles the entire migration for any brand moving to our platform, in just 5 days. https://your.omnisend.com/SVGirl Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn and EVP at Microsoft, has access to labor market data that tells a very different story about AI and jobs than what you're seeing in the headlines. In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Ryan to break down which jobs AI is actually coming for, the 5 human skills that matter more than any certification, and the 3 roles that will dominate the next 5 years. They also get into his new book "Open to Work," why LinkedIn beats a resume every time, and the simple test to find out if your career is future-proof and what to do if it's not. Follow newsletter and grab FREE 300+ post ideas to stand out on Linkedin . https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/300-post-ideas-for-linkedin Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:14 The Real Data 3:33 What's Actually Happening with entry-level jobs 5:18 Career Paths Are Dead (Here's What's Next) 6:54 Top Skills for 2026 8:44 How to Use LinkedIn to Get Hired 13:12 Is College Still Worth It? 14:04 "Open to Work": New Book on AI Careers 16:13 The 5 Cs That AI Can't Replace 17:47 Top 3 Jobs for the Next 5 Years 20:24 Jobs That Will Disappear Links: 📩 Follow my Newsletter: https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/ 🔗 My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ 📌 My Companies & Products: https://Marinamogilko.co 📹 Video brainstorming, research, and project planning - all in one place - https://partner.spotterstudio.com/ideas-with-marina 💻 Resources that helps my team and me grow the business: - Email & SMS Marketing Automation - https://your.omnisend.com/marina - AI app to work with docs and PDFs - https://www.chatpdf.com/?via=marina 📱Develop your YouTube with AI apps: - AI tool to edit videos in a minutes https://get.descript.com/fa2pjk0ylj0d - Boost your view and subscribers on YouTube - https://vidiq.com/marina - #1 AI video clipping tool - https://www.opus.pro/?via=7925d2 💰 Investment Apps: - Top credit cards for free flights, hotels, and cash-back - https://www.cardonomics.com/i/marina - Intuitive platform for stocks, options, and ETFs - https://a.webull.com/Tfjov8wp37ijU849f8 ⭐ Download my English language workbook - https://bit.ly/3hH7xFm I use affiliate links whenever possible (if you purchase items listed above using my affiliate links, I will get a bonus).

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At a glance

WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

LinkedIn CEO explains AI’s labor impact, skills, and booming roles

  1. LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky argues today’s hiring slowdown is primarily driven by macroeconomic conditions (e.g., interest rates), not AI, while AI-related roles are growing rapidly on LinkedIn.
  2. He describes entry-level hiring as down ~12% globally but not uniquely worse than other segments, and points to rising micro-entrepreneurship/creators and renewed interest in trade roles as alternative paths.
  3. Roslansky emphasizes that linear career ladders are largely a myth and that success increasingly comes from frequent skill-building, combining AI literacy with durable human capabilities.
  4. He shares practical guidance for using LinkedIn content to demonstrate expertise, discusses why college still matters (especially for social/human-skill development), and names three roles poised to surge: data annotators, data-center jobs, and forward-deployed engineers.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Hiring is sluggish, but LinkedIn attributes it mainly to macroeconomics—not AI.

Roslansky cites interest rates and reduced corporate investment as key drivers of slower hiring, while simultaneously seeing net-new AI jobs appear on the platform.

Entry-level hiring is down ~12% globally, but not disproportionately versus other roles.

He frames entry-level pain as part of a broader market slowdown rather than an “AI-only” displacement story, implying early-career candidates need strategy shifts beyond fearing automation.

AI is currently a net job creator in LinkedIn’s data.

He points to ~1.3M net-new AI jobs (including data annotators) and ~600K new data-center jobs, suggesting AI adoption is producing new categories of work and infrastructure demand.

Stop expecting a linear career path; focus on short-cycle skill building.

Roslansky says LinkedIn data doesn’t show a standard path to roles like CFO/CEO and predicts skill requirements will change dramatically (north of 25% recently; ~70% by 2030).

The winning skill stack is AI literacy plus “human skills,” not one or the other.

He recommends learning AI tools while doubling down on curiosity, creativity, courage, communication, and compassion—capabilities that differentiate professionals when tools commoditize execution.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

At least in the US, 50% of college graduates this year will graduate either unemployed or underemployed.

— Ryan Roslansky

While we see that hiring is sluggish across most markets, the reason that it's sluggish... doesn't have anything to do with AI.

— Ryan Roslansky

In the data, there is no such thing as a linear career path. Like, it's all over the place.

— Ryan Roslansky

We expect [skills]’ll change by 70% by 2030, largely influenced by AI and new tools.

— Ryan Roslansky

We think [the] 5 Cs... will make you stand out in the future: curiosity, courage, creativity, compassion, and communication.

— Ryan Roslansky

Hiring slowdown vs. AI narrativeEntry-level job contraction dataCreators and micro-entrepreneurship growthTrade roles as AI-resilient workNon-linear careers and horizontal skill expansionTop skills: AI literacy + human “5 Cs”LinkedIn strategy: content as proof-of-skillCollege ROI, underemployment, and debt trendsFast-growing roles: annotators, data centers, forward-deployed engineersFramework for jobs at risk: automatable tasks

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