Predictions for the jobs of the future | Central Telegraph
Trend forecaster Michael McQueen predicts emerging roles will include 3D organ printer technicians, who specialise in printing organ tissue; neural augmentation specialists, who deal with the ways brains and technology interact; bio-identity managers, who ensure private data is secure; neuromarketing managers, who apply the sciences of the brain and nervous system in marketing contexts; telepresence events managers, who run virtual reality work spaces or meetings; and virtual worlds entertainment producers, who create immersive new films and games.
He also predicts chief experience officers – responsible for ensuring customers are delighted at every point of their consumer journey – will break into the mainstream.
“This type of role is being driven by ever-increasing customer expectations and the fact that data means we can now quantify and measure key customer metrics in a way we couldn’t in the past,” he says.
McQueen, author of How to Prepare Now for What’s Next, says the future will require workers to constantly upskill and look for new ways to add value to their organisation.
Simply developing technical skills will not be enough and workers’ focus should be on soft skills.