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Table 2: Top 10 in Demand Skills in South Korea for 2026
Top Skills Fields Values by 2030
10
Artificial Finance, healthcare 65 trillion won will be spent by using
Intelligence
1 and automotive AI by 2027.
and Machine industries. US$8.82 billion by the year 2030
Learning Skills
Information
2 Technology Education, training, 6,374 workers short or 4.2 % of the
Skills digital infrastructure total number of workers.
Digital SEO, content
3 Marketing marketing, and social US$17.44 billion by 2025.
Skills media management
Renewable Solar, wind, and Renewable power generation by
Energy
4 energy storage 2030 and a long-term vision to
Technology systems be 100% renewable by 2050.
Skills
Semiconductor
Manufacturin manufacturing, chip 44% of workers’ core skills are
5
g Skills design, fabrication, expected to be disrupted by 2027
etc.
Many opportunities for teachers
6 Teaching Skills English and STEM
with the right qualifications
Cybersecurity In all sectors of the
7 US$10.18 billion by 2030.
Skills economy
Robotics & Manufacturing US$ 913.90 million in 2025
8
Automation industry and US$ 1,874.65 million by 2033
Financial sphere, the
Blockchain logistics services a shortage of professionals with skills
in smart contracts, decentralized
9 Technology sphere, and applications, and blockchain
Skills the healthcare
sphere architecture.
notable shortage of data
Industrial,
Data Analytics professionals, 14.1% for data
10 engineering, and
Skills analysts and 13.7% for data
innovation sectors.
scientists.
Source: Harpreet Kaur (2025), 10 Most in Demand Skills in South Korea for 2026;
https://www.edstellar.com/; updated on December 18, 2025

Table 3: South Korea's Economic Growth after Covid-19 (2020-2026)
Year GDP growth (%) Impacted factors
2020 -1,1 Exports declined sharply due to Covid-19.
Recovery thanks to government support
2021 4,1
policies and the digital economy.
2022 2,6 Sustain growth, focusing on AI and 5G.

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