While currently "jobs of the future" represent 506 out of every 10,000 job opportunities, by 2022, this share will have risen to 611 out of every 10,000 job opportunities.
It's not just digital skills that will be needed for the professions of the future: uniquely human "soft skills" will also be in demand, according to the World Economic Forum's report, "Jobs of Tomorrow: Mapping Opportunity in the New Economy."
The WEF identified seven emerging professional clusters and 96 "jobs of tomorrow" within them. While currently these clusters represent 506 out of every 10,000 job opportunities, by 2022, this share will have risen to 611 out of every 10,000 job opportunities, the WEF estimates.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
