Ahead of the fresh admissions to colleges and universities beginning this summer, an Assocham Business Barometer study has identified that disciplines like retail, aviation, hospitality and brokerages offer high growth potential for students aiming for a rewarding career.The study on "Job Opportunities in Emerging Sectors," revealed that there is lack of information about career opportunities that exist not only in IT and management sectors but also in numerous emerging areas.High consumer spending has spawned a huge interest in the retail sector, 97% of which is still unorganised. It is estimated that the sector will add up to $14 billion in terms of market size by 2010 to cross $21.5 billion. "The retail sector will churn out significant job opportunities. The forecast is of 20,00,000 jobs by 2010 directly through retail operations, the study said. The hotel sector would need a fresh workforce of at least 94,000 by 2010-11 from streams like home science, commerce, physics, and engineering, etc. The aviation space in India is growing at 25% per annum, creating numerous job opportunities, the Assocham statement said.
