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There is a huge literature and tremendous public discourse about the future of work. Here’s a few resources that can help you get a sense of what is out there. As social workers – we have two dual tracks of inquiry: 1) How will this future of work impact vulnerable communities, and 2) How will the future of work change the actual practice of social work? Here’s a bunch of interesting “jobs of the future” that I’ve collected – several might directly, and a few others, indirectly – be places where social workers might find themselves. Collecting these stretches my thinking about how much has changed and how quickly. Just to get your brain warmed up…here’s a few jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago…
Popular jobs today that didn’t exist 10 years ago:
- App developer
- Social media director
- Uber driver
- Drone operator
- User experience designers
- Airbnb host
- Cryptocurrency manager
- Influencers/evangelist
- Genetic counselors
- Big data scientist
- Cloud services specialist
- Chief listening officer
- Digital marketing specialist
- Podcast producer
- Search engine optimization analysts
- Content moderator
- Virtual assistant
- Telemedicine health specialist
- Sustainability director
Jobs of the Future…!
Nuclear Fusion Energy Sales
Robot Paramedic
Quantum Computer Programmer
Virtual Reality Spotter
Ultra-Exotic Destination Travel Agent
Professional Luddite/Digital Detox Services
Chief Productivity Officer
Excess Capacity Broker
Drone Manager
Private Industry Air Traffic Control
Medical Mentor
Self-Driving Car Mechanic
Autonomous Transportation Specialist
Personal Medical Interpreter
Human-Technology Integration Specialist
Wholeness Mentor (think life coach but more so)
End of Life Coach
Commercial Space Pilot
AI Lawyer
3-D Food Printer Engineer
Augmented Reality Architect
Dismantlers (talent that relates to ending industries at the end of their life cycle/or in profound disruption) – mentioned in this list: prison system, hospital and healthcare, income tax system, government agency, education system, college and university, airport security, airport customs
Atmospheric Water Harvesters (and other technological approaches to weather management)
Global Data Integration Specialist
Sharing Economists
Future Sports Specialists
Sensor Anthropologists
3-D Printing Specialists (body parts, houses, and much more)
Personal and Global Internet of Things Integration Specialists
Energy Transition Specialists (as the national electric grid breaks down)
Bio-factory Doctors, Strategists and Developers
Micro-College Specialists
Bio-meat Factory Engineers
Extinction Revivalists (people who revive extinct animals)
Robotic Earthworm Drivers
Avatar Designers
Social Work Futures 
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