1® Robot counselor
With the robot revolution in full ‘swing, many future homes will have service robots providing
about anything from housework to companionship. People looking to purchase such
its will work closely with robot counsellors to determine which model is best suited
their needs. This job requires the skills of a traditional counsellor: observing and
standing their clients, but it also requires extensive knowledge of the robots they are
senting. Like computer salesmen with psychology degrees, counsellors will work to
ur each customer with their perfect machine by observing how they interact and will
around to troubleshoot should a conflict arise. Counsellors must be skilled at
ling the various needs of the client and matching them with the characteristics of the
it to reach a harmonious relationship.
Garbage Designer
‘ing with rubbish in the past may not have been the ideal job
most people but in the future jobs dealing with waste will take
@ new appeal. Garbage designers will work towards the
ate goal of waste-free production. They will work under the
spt of jupeyelngis the practice of turning waste into better
quality products. Old toothbrushes
could be made into bracelets or old
magazines into woven placemats to
name a few examples of what these
designers will be creating. With an
extensive background in materials
and engineering, people in this field
will have to reconsider the way
materials are used and come up with
innovative solutions.@® prone specialists
In the very near future the
skies will be populated
with drones, more drones 7
and even more drones. Soon — =4
we can expect to see
employment ads like the following: ‘Help
Wanted: Full-time aerial drone drivers needed
for our growing fleet of surveillance, delivery and
communication drones. We are also looking for drone
repair techs, drone dispatchers, and drone salesmen’.
The possibilities are endless as drones proliferate in
business and industry, serving a variety of complex
purposes. Those interested in this rapidly advancing
field will need to develop an area of expertise and be
prepared to react quickly to unforeseen events.
Rewilder
eatural landscapes continue to disappear across the planet as the result of overdevelopment, it will
‘crucial in the future to enlist the agricultural and wildlife knowhow of rewilders. These experts will
seg back nature to destroyed areas. They will fundamentally work to undo environmental damage
revitalise the land. Removing fences to restore flight paths for birds, tearing up roads and replacing
with forests and reintroducing native species are just some of the tasks rewilders will engage in.
need to have a long-term vision for a project and anticipate what will be needed in order to re-
natural landscapes. This job is not to be underestimated and will have a critical impact on
future of the planet.