In the past decades, the ability to work became the ability to make money, people were able to earn a very good income by working for or creating a factory. The Industrial age was a very good time for a lot of people and so many people started learning skills related to craft as it became the needed. Time has changed and people now are now in the internet age.
The internet has hanged a lot of things and it has made a lot of people become really employed even in this period of downtime in the economy. A lot of people have become internet oriented and now must deal with skills related to computers, even physical businesses now need the help of the computer to make activities and tasks easier.
Skills have changed currently and the jobs that pay well currently are jobs that people can do remotely or from the comfort of their homes, others are jobs that will be done without stress but rather a proof of brain.
Possible Skills going into Extinction
Most of the jobs that were available during the industrial revolution are likely going to go into extinction, craft skills learnt in the past are going into extinction. Jobs like factory workers, foreman, servers, plumbers, builders, and many more would possibly become a thing of the past. Key makers, drivers, and many more are going to be losing their jobs anytime soon.
It is no doubt that almost half of the current jobs will be gone in a few years from now. The driving industry will be gone soon as there a lot of automation coming into that industry and with the introduction of 5G, there is surely going to be a time when cars will be able to drive themselves fully and not need a driver behind its wheels. Farmers are also going to be having a hard time soon as automation has gone into the farming industry and farmers are not needed with software, AI, and robots doing the job. Newspapers came in and then they are gone, the same thing applies to magazines, the internet is now a home for news and information. Cashiers are also going home gradually.
Skills we will be Needing
Programming is no doubt one skill that will be needed in the nearest future. Almost everyone I know is going into programming and this seems to be a skill that will be productive. Job positions like Business development manager, strategy manager, Translator, speech language pathologist, blogging, other content creators, copywriter, software engineer, Data engineers, product manager and many more.
Conclusion
On a concluding note, it is no news that a lot of displacement will take place but it is advisable to learn skills that will be needed for the nearest future.