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The future is ahead!

Working is part of the human experience and has been for quite some time now! Although some professions have stayed almost unchanged, there is always room for improvement and opportunities for new ideas. Let’s check out some new professions or jobs that have grown a lot over the years!

Ilustração de um esquema com ícones. No centro, há o texto em inglês: professions of the future. Ao redor do texto, há quatro ícones, que representam, da esquerda para a direita: um trator; um laptop com uma engrenagem na tela; peças de quebra-cabeça; e uma mão aberta com duas folhas acima dela.
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Lots of new professions are related to computers, Artificial Intelligence and whatnot, but this one is linked to a necessity all people have: eating. Without farms and agriculture, there’s no food for people to consume. This profession already exists but is in high demand due to the fact that farms are getting more and more modern and need specialized people to operate the technological machinery.

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To integrate more technology into the process of a company you must hire a digital transformation specialist! These professionals help businesses upgrade already existing or upcoming technologies into their company’s processes in order to stay ahead of the market. This specialist needs to keep up with what new technologies have to offer, to improve production and provide a vision for what the future of the company might look like.

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The educational system is evolving, integrating more and more students with disabilities into public, regular education. In order to ensure an appropriate learning experience for these individuals, laws are being implemented worldwide to make sure that these students are accompanied by special education teachers in the classrooms –making this profession sought after.

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This profession encompasses an important and very current aspect of modern life: sustainability. As more and more machines become part of every process of production, sustainability is always aimed at, since we must try to use renewable, clean energy and cut down our carbon footprint as much as possible. So, this profession comes in handy, as these workers are specialized in maintaining a more sustainable workflow and means of production.

An infographic containing four banners for future or newly ascending professions.

Crédito da imagem: Rogério Casagrande. Fotos: chocolat-10/Shutterstock.com; kinder my/Shutterstock.com; jamandesign360/Shutterstock.com e Wide Sky Studio/Shutterstock.com

Fonte de pesquisa: Future of jobs report. World Economic Forum, May 2023. Available at: https://s.livro.pro/zrd1eu. Accessed on: Sept. 28th, 2024.

Predicting the future as a science is a hard task, as we only have the ability to imagine something based on our present or past experience. Keeping an eye out for new professions is key to staying in touch with what the market expects from people willing to work. What about you? Are you interested in any of the professions shown in this infographic? Share with your classmates.