Work is an important part of human life, and may even be the most important thing in the lives of many of them. In addition to providing the basic requirements of life such as food, drink, clothing and shelter, it also gives meaning and value to life itself, and gives a person a sense of self-confidence, and the ability to choose the lifestyle he wants. We are reassured about the future, and that is why unemployment is one of the social and economic scourges that countries and peoples are working to get rid of and limit their effects as much as they are able to do so.

And work is something that changes with the change and development of life. Yesterday’s professions may not be suitable for the present, and the professions and jobs of the present may not exist in the future.

With the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the digitization that has taken over everything in our lives, there are many professions that have become extinct or are on the way to extinction, and there are professions and jobs that appear now that did not exist years ago, and others to come that do not exist yet.

According to a recently published World Economic Forum study, 65% of primary school students today will work in jobs that do not yet exist in the future.

There are many countries around the world that have canceled certain university majors due to a lack of demand, and some countries in our Arab world, such as Jordan, for example, have stopped receiving applications for employment in specific disciplines due to the lack of need in the labor market.

Among the jobs that have become extinct or are on the way to extinction in the near future: the work of printing press workers who used to print newspapers, as well as the work of postal distributors, loggers, petrol filling workers, librarians, travel agents and assembly workers in factories, as well as many jobs and professions that were popular until the time Close.

On the other hand, there are thousands of new professions and jobs that appear every day or will appear in the near future, including professions and jobs that may seem strange to readers, due to their modernity and lack of proliferation now, but they will have a major role in the future.

In this report, we review some of the most important of these jobs and professions that will flourish in the coming days.

Giant companies resort to hiring a remote work manager, and this percentage will increase significantly in the near future (Getty Images)

remote work manager

With the development of “remote work” and its great growth, as it became a way of life for a large number of people, after it began timidly as a temporary measure during the Corona pandemic, a new job is currently emerging in the ranks of companies and institutions, which is the director of remote work. .

Currently, 16% of companies in the world refuse to appoint any employee in the office, but rather require their new employees to work remotely, and there is a significant increase in the number of companies that provide remote jobs, as about 55% of companies around the world offer this type of service. This percentage is expected to increase significantly in the near future.

Technology giants such as GitLab, Facebook and Twitter are among the first and most famous companies that have begun hiring specialized employees to manage remote work, especially since a large number of their employees are among the This category, and this job is expected to flourish greatly in the future in various parts of the world, according to the Seattle Times platform in a recent report.

Cyber ​​security expert is a booming profession and will be in high demand in the future (Getty Images)

cyber security expert

This is one of the professions that has begun to flourish recently, and the demand for it will increase greatly in the future, as cybersecurity is one of the most important challenges facing humanity at the time of the Fourth Industrial Revolution;

To understand the seriousness of this challenge, it is sufficient to know that cybercrime of its various types has cost the global economy more than 6 trillion dollars last year only, and the cost of these crimes to the global economy is expected to reach about 10.5 trillion dollars annually by 2025, according to the “Cyber ​​Crime Journal.” (Cybercrime Magazine) in a recent report.

The number of vacancies in the field of cybersecurity has grown by 350%, from 1 million jobs in 2013 to 3.5 million in 2021, which is why countries, governments and companies are trying to address the problem by providing appropriate vocational training to encourage young people to choose this vital profession.

In 2025, labor is expected to be divided equally between humans and machines (Shutterstock)

Team Manager "anthropo-machine"

American writer Martin Ford says in his book "Rule of the Robots" that "robots will not change some things or many things in our lives, but will change everything in the literal sense of the word."

Perhaps one of the most important changes that has already started now and will expand in the future is the field of work. According to a study by the World Economic Forum, the rate of dependence on machines (Automation) in all types of jobs will rise to 52% by 2025.

The study found that robots will eliminate about 85 million jobs in medium and large-sized companies in the next five years, and that by 2025 employers will divide their work equally between humans and machines.

Hence, the profession of team managers consisting of a mixture of humans and machines will flourish to organize and divide work so that robots perform tasks that are better able to perform them than humans and vice versa as well, and the engineer who will organize all this is the human-machine teaming manager. Which will work at the moments of intersection and create smooth cooperation between the two parties, and will also find ways and means to enhance this cooperation and form a long-term partnership between humans and machines instead of competing between them.

The profession of trainer of electronic games will be in demand to 3.07 billion in 2023 (Getty Images)

Electronic games coach

Video games and electronic games have become a real part of most people's lives, especially after the pandemic, and in 2020, the number of people who play these games around the world reached 2.69 billion, and this number will rise to 3.07 billion in 2023, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.6%, as well. Finally, the Finance Online platform reported.

There are now international federations, competitions and world championships for these games whose prizes are estimated at tens of millions of dollars, with the total prizes for only one of these games, Fortnite, for example, but not limited to, 20 million dollars.

With the steady growth of this market, the increase in the number of international tournaments and competitions for these games and the entry of millions of new players every day, and their desire to become professional players who participate in international competitions, and win their attractive prizes, the need for coaches specialized in these games is increasing day by day. Institutes and academies that train those wishing to work in this new profession, and grant them scientific certificates that prove their competence and capabilities.

The market size of electronic game trainers in the world is now about one billion dollars, and some trainers of these games earn about 1350 dollars per week, according to what the Business Insider platform recently reported.

Tidal water engineer of the future professions due to the challenges posed by sea level rise (Getty Images)

tidal water engineer

According to the World Economic Forum, tidal water engineering will be one of the most in-demand professions in the future, due to the great climate changes that are occurring in the world, and the huge challenges that are accelerating, and one of its most prominent manifestations is the rise in sea level, where tidal water engineers will work with nature and not against it, in some of the largest civil engineering projects of the 21st century.

According to the CJOF index, job opportunities for these jobs grew by 37% in the first quarter of 2021, and the need for this profession will increase with time and the persistence of climate change problems, which is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity in the present and the future.

After the Corona pandemic, the need for scientists and epidemiologists is more urgent than ever (Getty Images)

Epidemiology experts

There will be many jobs in the life sciences in the future, and among these jobs is the job of an epidemiologist, where epidemiology researches the causes and effects of viruses and diseases in humanity and human societies and the means to combat them and limit their effects, and after the recent pandemic caused by the “Covid-19” virus. The need for epidemiologists is more urgent than ever.

Smart homes will be controlled by voice to wall screens and security devices (Deutsche Welle)

smart home design manager

During the Corona pandemic, most people in the world stayed at home for a long time due to the quarantine that covered large parts of the world, and people discovered that their homes are their castles, and therefore they must be equipped with the best means.

In the future, with the spread of the idea of ​​smart homes in various parts of the world, the profession of designer or smart home design manager will flourish greatly in the field of building or modifying homes in a smart way with the provision of customized home office spaces, filled with routers in the right place;

It has sound insulation, separate entrances controlled by voice, to wall screens, security devices and other innovative equipment and tools that make the home a real oasis that gives comfort, tranquility and safety to its residents, and the World Economic Forum has placed this profession on the list of professions that will flourish by 2030.