Jobs of the Future

[Kerry]

Did anyone see the recent BIS study on potential jobs today's school kids could have in 20 years time?

 

http://www.labnews.co.uk/laboratory_article.php/5211/2/2/science-jobs-of-the-future

 

Some of them sound pretty interesting - avatar, memory augmentation surgeon, weather modification police

 

I think I'd give the vertical farming a go - I know the BBC reported recently on a vertical farming trial at a British zoo (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8503498.stm) and it looks quite interesting.

 

What would you choose?

Edited February 16, 2010 by Kerry@LabNews

[CharonY]

A realistic one?

[Sisyphus]

"Memory augmentation surgeon" i.e. brain surgeon.

"Pharmer-armer" i.e. farmer.

"Space pilot"... what? Sooo.... astronaut?

"Flying car designer." i.e. aerospace engineer. (Also, we can build flying cars now.)

 

I would be interested in a list of jobs that won't exist in 20 years.

[Moontanman]

How about witfitzic shiner? Making sure the new generation of nitwits has shiney witfitzics has to be important.

[SH3RL0CK]

I notice the screen name (kerry@LabNews) is similar to the address for the link and for the signature;http://www.labnews.co.uk...is this spam? Or is this legitimate considering it could be considered a valid question?

[Kerry]

I meant to include a link to the original press releases - there's a bit more info at the end on what each job would entail http://fastfuture.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/FastFuture_Shapeofjobstocome_PR_V11.pdf

 

Be interested to know of any past research which suggests other jobs of the future eg what they thought we'd be doing in 2010.

 

(PS I am not a spammer )

[SH3RL0CK]

 

(PS I am not a spammer )

 

Glad to hear it. Spammers are getting sneakier, I don't like to waste my time with them.

[williamthegreat]

i'd give the vertical farming a go too!

[npts2020]

How about Artificial Intelligence Psychoanalysis?