What Will the World of Work Be Like in 2050?
No-one really knows the answer to this question. However, based on current trends in business and demographics, the futurologists have been busy making predictions. Some interesting articles on your working future are collected below, but the one which is on the tip of the most tongues (will my job be taken by a robot?) is answered here. Another report, issued by the Foundation for Young Australians (read it here) identifies the skills you'll need to have to survive in the employment market of the future.
Want to see the industries predicted to grow (and by how much) between now and 2022? Click here!
Five Ways Work Will Change in the FutureFrom The Guardian: a short article about changes to how we will work. Useful to read when thinking about your long-term plans.
Detailed Statistics on the Short-term Labour MarketSome excellent 'at a glance' information in graphs and tables which tells you, very simply, where the labour market (that's the employment market to us non-economists) is heading. This is fairly short-term stuff, but quite useful if you want to know which industries are likely to be in good health in a few years - when you finish uni, for example.
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The 25 Best Sectors to be in for the Next 20 YearsNot sure what you want to do but place job security high on your must-haves list? Management consultants Deloitte have prepared a report which tells you which industries are tipped to grow in the medium term. Here's a link to a short article which gives you the best bits of the report.
The Full ReportTo get the full picture, it's best to go to the original source. You can download the full report here.
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But wait.....there's more!
It's a much scarier world of work than the last generation faced: the threat of robots taking over many jobs, rising youth unemployment and the 'casualisation' of the workforce are all things that mum and dad didn't have to think about when they finished school. The basic messages from all of these articles is that change will be a constant, the ability to adapt and innovate is what employers will want from their employees in the future, and - as it was in mum and dad's day - the willingness to work hard will get you far. Read the CEDA report for more details.