Career (Con)Quest #25 The Futures Coming - Freesumes

Career (Con)Quest #25 The Future’s Coming Career (Con)Quest #25: The Future’s Coming Robots aren’t taking our jobs yet.The entire Internet is buzzing about how AI robotics are changing the realities of work cross-industry.Indeed, many corporations are heavily investing in digitization and strive to adopt cutting-edge tech like co-bots, IoT, predictive analytics and all that jazz. But most of such projects are in early pilot state: tested selectively at a smaller scale than most mainstream media makes us think.Yes, digital skills (those beyond the basic computer literacy) are growing in-demand. But no, not everyone should panic about losing a job to a robot or an AI algorithm.In fact, according to a joint Pearson Nesta study, the following professions in the US will see in increased demand between 2020-2030:Preschool, Primary, Secondary and Special Education School TeachersAnimal Care and Service WorkersLawyers, Judges and Related WorkersPost-secondary TeachersEngineersPersonal Appearance WorkersSocial Scientists and Related WorkersCounselors, Social Workers an d Other Community and Social Service SpecialistsLibrarians, Curators and ArchivistsEntertainers and Performers, Sports and Related WorkersOther Management OccupationsMedia and Communication WorkersNot quite the robo-jobs you’ve expected, eh? previous article