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A recent report by tech giant Dell claims that 85 per cent of the jobs that will be available in 2030 have not even been invented yet, with the technological landscape set to become unrecognisable over the next decade or so.
Many of the jobs will also become redefined as opposed to totally eradicated, with skills that can be transferable to other roles. Flexibility and a willingness to change career will be an important attribute in the future job market.
Of course, it’s a matter of conjecture as to when India will be affected. But it pays to know the world is progressing.
If you want to be totally bulletproof from the claws of progression though, author Martin Ford recommends pursuing a career in one of the 3 following groups:
Creative Jobs: Jobs that require genuine creativity, such as an artist, a scientist or a business strategist. By their definition, computers cannot and will never be able to replicate true human inspiration.
Relationship Based Jobs: These are roles that require the building and nurturing of complex relationships with other people, such as doctors and other medical professionals, coaching or business professionals that might need to cultivate close relationships with clients.
Unpredictable Jobs: These are jobs that are likely to throw up unpredictable scenarios, such as those faced by the emergency services, or trades that could be called out to emergencies in random locations such as plumbers or gas engineers.
Jobs that may not exist in 2030
- All jobs that are moving towards self-automation are in danger of disappearing like travel agents, retail cashiers, bank cashiers, sports referees and umpires, pilots, telemarketers, and taxi drivers, to name a few.
- The digitalization of processes will affect the print industry such as journalists and printing press workers, librarians, et al.
- The mechanization of work will affect unskilled workers in industries such as textile, automobiles, construction, agriculture, etc.
Some careers of the future
Experts feel in future, the job industry will be in the hour-glass shape – the domain experts at the top and the rest pushed to the bottom. Some new-age careers that could come up include:
1. Digital currency planner
As a digital currency planner, you’d be advising clients about the complexities of cryptocurrencies to help them manage their virtual financial portfolio. Digital currency advisors will have backgrounds in accounting, financial management, and data security.
2. Garbage designer
Garbage designers . . . will be charged with coming up with clever methods to upcycle trash on a large scale. A background in materials science and industrial design will be needed for those who dream of nothing less than cleaning up the world.
3. Digital detox therapist
People will periodically need to “unload their digital baggage” to help them achieve more balance in their everyday life; so digital rehabs would most likely be their place to go and a new type of therapist will be required.
4. Urban shepherd
Going green is a growing trend in urban development industries. Thus, urban shepherds will be in demand as well. They will be taking care of modern infrastructures such as vertical gardens or open spaces.
5. End-of-life planner
If everything in life today is taking a major turn, so will end-of-life. Critically ill patients may turn to euthanasia advisers to help them exit life as gracefully as possible.
6. Organ Creator
The New Zealand–based website Crimson Education speculates that the shortage of transplantable organs will, eventually, lead scientists to create organs and body parts from stem cells and other materials, including some that may not even exist yet. Recruiters will be searching for candidates with a background in molecular biology, tissue engineering, or biomedical engineering.
7. Makeshift structure engineer
In the future, makeshift structure engineers will deploy 3D printing to construct temporary buildings for those in need after natural disasters or armed conflict. Makeshift structure engineers will have a background in industrial design and structural engineering.
8. Human-machine teaming manager
You will define roles and responsibilities and set the rules for how machines and workers should coordinate to accomplish a task.” Requirements? Recruiters will be searching for candidates with a background in experimental psychology or neuroscience paired with work in computer science, engineering, or HR.
9. Drone traffic optimizer
Once a novelty, drones today are filming our movies and fighting our wars, policing our neighborhoods and delivering our packages (well, that’s the plan anyway). In another decade or so, they will be everywhere. And someone will need to oversee their flight paths so they don’t begin to wreak complete havoc.
10. Agile supply chain worker
In a global and online economy, businesses will increasingly need to respond in real-time to fluctuations in both supply and demand. Recruiters will look for candidates who’ve studied supply chain management and logistics at business school. Military veterans with experience in SCM will also be high in demand.
Other bulletproof job options in the future will include flexible app developers, next-gen engineers, data specialists, Care providers, Wellness service providers, smart home engineers, consultants, leisure and hospitality workers, generalist entrepreneurs, and salespersons.
