Which jobs will bloom and which disappear in the next five years?
The world is located in the midst of tectonic shifts in the labor market, where artificial intelligence and digitization create a new reality. While some professions are facing a uncertain future, they are opening up for others. The World Economic Forum (WEF) announces in its report that 170 million new jobs will be created by 2030, with 92 million are expected to disappear, which means a net growth of 78 million jobs.
Euronews It reports that demand for physical work is likely to remain the highest, but digital jobs are expected to grow the fastest. « The future without human workers seems, at least for now, excluded, » adds Euronews. Despite the growth of digital technologies, manual work will probably be the most sought after in the next five years, according to a World Economic Forum survey.
Most new jobs, more than 35 million worldwide, are expected to be created for agricultural workers and other agriculture employees, adds the same medium. In addition, nearly ten million additional truck drivers, including deliverers, and more than five million new applicants and software and construction installers could be created.
By 2030, people and technology will share 34 percent of their tasks, and 32 percent will complete technology completely. Photo: Shutterstock
But when we talk about the fastest growing sectors, everything is marked by technology. Experts for large databases at the top of the rankings are announced nearly 120 % of the number of jobs, followed by engineers for financial technologies (Fintech) with almost 100 % growth and artificial intelligence experts and 80 % machine learning.
Chris Westno after Forbes Based on the World Economic Forum report, the leading staff expect an increase in areas such as software and applications developers (57 percent), security management experts (53 percent) and databases (49 percent) in the next five years.
Which professions are bad?
Among the most endangered are official and administrative jobs of all kinds, reports Euronews. In absolute numbers, the biggest blow is expected to be treasurer and ticket vendors, where the forecasts indicate a loss of 15 million jobs. Administrative assistants could also lose five million positions, followed by building cleaners, housewives and storage workers. Similarly, the fastest disappearing jobs are officially: nearly 40 percent less service for postal and banking staff and about 20 percent for data entry and cashier. The World Economic Forum in its report between professions with the highest decline in absolute numbers also mentions secretaries, including cashier and administrative assistants and business secretaries.
According to these changes, the World Economic Forum estimates in its report that 59 percent of World Work Force will require retraining by 2030. Photo: Simon Kadula/Shutterstock
However, this does not mean that all jobs in the store will decline, he points out Euronews. Sellers and assistants are fifth after a common growth, with almost five million additional jobs expected.
The impact of artificial intelligence and the need for retraining
Artificial intelligence is already affecting the labor market. Report Bloomberg Intelligence It seems that World banks are expected to abolish up to 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years, as artificial intelligence is invading the areas currently performed by people, says Westnefall. In the technology sector of a company such as Meta, they are actively restructuring their workforce in response to the progress of artificial intelligence. Executive Director Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to dismiss about five percent of employees in the company and said that the company is looking for ways to replace medium -rank engineers with artificial intelligence technology.
When we talk about the fastest growing sectors, everything is marked by technology. Photo: Dado Ruvic/Reuters
According to these changes, the World Economic Forum estimates in its report that 59 percent of World Work Force will require retraining by 2030. Currently, people do about 48 percent of tasks, 32 percent include a combination of people and technology, and 20 percent do the technology exclusively, reports Euronews.
By 2030, this balance could change significantly: only 34 percent of the tasks are expected to remain « human », another 34 percent will be shared by people and technology, and 32 percent will complete technology. European employers are willing to recruit new staff as well as retrain for existing workforce, with retraining (79 percent) priority over the employment of new people (65 percent), according to Euronews.
Regional views and future challenges
European economies are preparing for growing challenges in employment, as 54 percent of employers in Europe believe that the lack of talents will deteriorate, which is well above the global average, points out Euronews.
In Spain, the knowledge gaps are perceived as a key obstacle to adapting to changes. Most Spanish employers (60 percent) believe that the solution in public policy reforms is for easier employment and dismissal practices, while 49 percent would want more flexibility in determining wages. In France, 46 percent believe that pensions and retirement adjustments could help increase talent availability, writes Euronews.
Despite the growth of digital technologies, manual work will probably still be the most sought after in the next five years. Photo: Tyrone Siu/Reuters
Digitization, climate change damping and increasing cost of living are the main factors that are expected to transform the European labor market by 2030. However, geopolitical uncertainty is also reflected, especially in the UK, where 56 percent cite geopolitical tension as a potential key factor in change.
They think similarly in Germany (52 percent). In contrast, most Italian employers are more focused on climate change, as 70 percent see green investments as the main driving force of transformation, far above the global average of 43 percent, concludes Euronews.
