8 jobs that will disappear in the future 7
Andrew McAfee, co-founder of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, in a talk at TED made some observations about the future of jobs in developed countries.
Civil engineer
Thomas Frey, senior futurist at the DaVinci Institute, believes the energy industry will undergo significant changes in response to health and environmental concerns.
The good news is that the growth of the energy industry will initially require a series of new professions to emerge, such as installation workers, engineers with new expertise, etc.
Delivery people and taxi drivers
Deliveries may soon be made by plane or driverless car.
Frey believes that driverless cars will gradually replace limo and taxi drivers.
Online teaching is creating a revolution in teaching methods, so in the future, the number of teachers and professors will decrease, while coaches will increase.
Some teachers
Teaching is not a profession that will disappear in the next 20 years.
According to Frey, in the future, the number of teachers and professors will decrease but the number of coaches, course designers and learning camps will increase.
Travel agency
Savvy – a website that allows you to book your own vacation, such as Kayak or Airbnb, mainly caters to mobile phone users who prefer speed over personal service from operators.
A computer can handle a traveler’s needs, answer questions through a website, and provide the cheapest or most suitable options faster than a travel agent, along with that.
Air traffic controllers and pilots
Futurist, strategist and pilot John L. Petersen said unmanned aircraft and aircraft carriers will become part of the global air fleet.
Bookkeepers and accountants
Rawson also predicts that bookkeepers and accountants may disappear by 2028. Chris Thompson of Wellers Accounting, says the numbers bookkeepers report are key to making informed decisions.
Translator
The nuances of language make it difficult for computers to interpret accurately.
However, according to The Economist, citing consulting firm Common Sense Advisory, the translation industry’s revenue is approaching 37 billion USD per year.
Newspaper reporter
This profession is on the list of jobs at risk of disappearing published in 2014. Citing a report by NewspaperDeathWatch.com, Careercast predicts that the demand for journalists will decrease by 13% in the coming years due to
Layoffs and furloughs will be the inevitable result of reduced investment from the advertising industry.
Ngoc Anh
