The future of work is at the heart of all of the major socio-economic
political debates you can see raging around the world today, whether about border
walls or Brexit or immigration or surveillance policies or the
concentration of wealth amongst the 1%. All of them are really at their roots
about the nature and distribution of work and the reason these arguments are
so fierce at the moment? Precisely because people understand that works
changing more quickly than ever before and the robots aren't coming, they're
here! The angst that many people are feeling in a world where machines can do
everything can only be calmed by creating new, better work for people to
do. That's why last year we came up with a list of 21 jobs of the future and
why we've now come up with a list of 21 more jobs. Here's some of the work we
think you and your kids will be doing before not too long. The way we interact
to objects and services all around us is a communication tool. We need Haptic
Planners to identify which wearables and touch surface platforms combined to
market our brands and products. Question is, do you know when something
instinctively feels right? Could you help up our product teams to turn a cheap device
into a luxury item with the right weight and texture? Could you lead a team
building sensory experiences across a range of haptic media platforms? Do you
want to work at the cutting edge of technology, marketing and materiality?
Then apply today! Now.Here.
Our vertical farms bring fresh food to tables faster than ever and with a
fraction of the water used by traditional farms. The technology
powering this operation calls for a specifically skilled individual. The
techie with a green thumb and the knack for community organizing. You'll maintain
the facility, analyze crop yields and educate our customers on best practices
for preparing the produce their community eats most. With the job this
important, we need the cream of the crop. Are you the needle in the haystack that
we've been looking for?
We're looking for the new breed of Special Forces agents.
The battlefields of tomorrow will exist in the Technium and we need digital
warriors to keep our nation secure in this new battle arena. Cyber offense
agents will be these new soldiers protecting our nation's interests
through offensive cyber attacks against our enemies. You won't work alone but
form part of a core unit within our National Cybersecurity Center. Do you
think you've got what it takes to be the best?
Once again we've orientated the jobs our report around two key axes:
tech-centricity and time. Some of the jobs of the future will be highly technical but
some won't. Some are already observable in the marketplace today or some are years
away from coming to fruition. Some will propel a career for 60 years: the length
of time most of us will soon be working, while others will be gigs that come and go.
We're looking for someone to unpick what makes our workers tick.
We've already scrapped the nine-to-five the 5-day working week and we're
unshackling the concepts of limited holiday allowance and sick leave. Why?
Because they're creativity killers. How did we prove it? With people data. Now we're
looking for a new head of business behavior who will oversee the ethical
collection and analysis of our employee behavioral data, unlocking even more
insights to transform our employees' potential. In this role you will directly
influence our people strategy, from employee experience to the collaboration
culture. Think you're up to the job?
We need a Machine Risk Officer to manage unprecedented exposure and new
responsibilities related to machines. Can you proactively address machine ethics
issues and help people overcome fears by building human-machine trust and can we
depend on you to protect company's brand, reputation and finances from the unknown
consequences of machines' failures? If you answered yes to either of these
questions, then the role of Machine Risk Officer is calling your name.
Videogames have jumped off the TV console and into the big leagues of the
sports industry. And just like regular sports fans want to share a match
together so to with esports aficionados. We need esports Arena builders to
define, design and build all aspects related to the esports industry. Tell me
about your experience in cage gaming or AR/VR displays with haptic feedback.
And can you curate multi day long fan experiences? What about sourcing
scores of multilingual shoutcasters? Like a good game of Fortnight, the scope is
huge. Are you ready to drop in? At a time in which some of the downsides of
technology are more visible than ever, the types of jobs featured in this
year's report which relate to ethics, security and the hope that our better
angels prevail, stemmed from our desire to continue to believe in the positive
power of technological-driven progress. However work changes in the future, our
foundational belief is that our human imagination and ingenuity will be the
source of human work ad infinitum. Human work that is better than the often
inhuman work which many people currently do and which will soon be automated away.