From space tourism operator to cyborg psychologist and child assistant programmer: Experts reveal the weird and wacky jobs of the future
- List of 100 occupations produced by experts, as they map out the future of work
- They include child assistant bot programmers, who design kid-friendly robots
- Or cyborg psychology, helping people adjust to life with synthetic organs
- Some jobs aren’t expected to change much, such as early childhood education
Being a cyborg psychologist, space tourism operator or child assistant bot programmer may seem far-fetched but they’ve been dubbed jobs of the future.
The list of 100 occupations has been produced by 11 experts, including from Google, eBay and car company Ford, as they try to map out the future of work.
‘Many of the jobs today’s younger generation will do don’t even exist yet,’ Deakin University’s Peta White, who helped produce the report released Tuesday, said.
Being a cyborg psychologist, space tourism operator or child assistant bot programmer may seem far-fetched but they’ve been dubbed jobs of the future (stock image)
These could include child assistant bot programmers, who design kid-friendly robots to read nursery rhymes and teach basic language and literacy skills.
There’s also cyborg psychology, helping people adjust to life with synthetic organs, robotic limbs and body implants.
Some jobs aren’t expected to change much, such as early childhood education.
However the report envisages teachers using robots in the form of sensors to help monitor children.
‘People will need to work with machines in new ways, rather than compete with them for jobs,’ Deakin’s Russell Tytler said.
‘This will be the way to keep pace with the changing economy.’
The list of 100 occupations has been produced by 11 experts, including from Google, eBay and car company Ford, as they try to map out the future of work (stock)