Insights · May 11th, 2018
This archive futurist.com article was written by Glen Hiemstra, Futurist Emeritus.
Glen Hiemstra founded Futurist.com in the 1990’s and is now Futurist Emeritus in the Think Tank. An internationally respected expert on creating preferred futures, long-range planning and assessing future trends, Glen has advised professional, business, community, and government organizations for three decades. He is available to work with incredible clients on futurist keynotes and foresight consulting projects.
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What are some possible jobs of the future? This week Entrepreneur.com interviewed me for story on the future of work and jobs. The writer, Hayden Field wanted ideas about jobs that do not exist yet, but will likely be work options for the future. Of course one cannot know for sure, but I suggested these, all of them featured and explained in the Entrepreneur.com article.
- Autonomous vehicle pilot – control room pilots who monitor many vehicles, take over when needed
- AI Ethicist – AI devices and machines will face ethical decisions which have to be designed in
- Human trait designer – advances in genetic engineering bring us to brink of designing people
- Space habitat designer – as thousands then millions move into space, they need places to live
- Space community planner – becoming multi-planetary means actual communities on the moon, Mars, and others.
- Car companion for autonomous vehicles
- Cultural preservationist
- Rotating elderly companions
