Left IT for a career in wellness; Recruiting data shows why this move may have paid off
A few years ago, quitting a software job to become a fitness trainer, wellness coach or beauty entrepreneur would have sounded like a risky move.In many Indian households, a steady IT job is still considered the surest path to success. Moving away from this safety would likely invite questions from family, concern from friends, and warnings about an uncertain future.But new hiring data suggests that some people who made that leap may have spotted a change before everyone else.According to an Indeed report cited by BizzBuzz News, India’s fastest-growing hiring sectors are no longer the traditional tech roles that dominated the job market for years. Instead, employers are increasingly looking for workers in wellness, sports, personal care and home health services.Job openings in the beauty and wellness industry increased by more than 36 percent over the past three months. Hiring in sports-related roles increased by more than 41 percent, making it one of the fastest-growing categories. Personal care and home health jobs increased by more than 34%, while cleaning and sanitation jobs saw growth of more than 27%.At the same time, demand for some tech jobs has weakened. Software development postings fell 12.3%, IT infrastructure and support roles declined 10.2%, and data and analytics positions fell 6.7%.The numbers do not suggest that India’s IT industry is in trouble. According to Callam Pickering, Senior Economist at Indeed APAC, overall employer demand in India remains strong. What seems to be changing is where the strongest growth is occurring.The rise of organized businesses in fitness, beauty, home health care and personal services is creating more opportunities for formal employment. Gym chains, wellness brands, home care platforms and beauty services companies are expanding and hiring at scale, turning sectors once dominated by casual work into structured career options.According to the report, India’s overall job openings were 3.4 percent higher year-on-year in May. Jobs are still being created. Increasingly, however, they are emerging in sectors that many people previously overlooked.That’s why the software engineer who left coding behind for a career in wellness may no longer seem like an outlier. The market is starting to move in the same direction.
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