Many of the jobs that will provide employment in Australia for years to come are yet to be invented. Picture: NASA
ROBOT repairman and flying-car mechanic still may be far-fetched but medical roboticist and transhumanist designer are already among emerging careers of the future.
Many of the jobs that will provide sustainable employment in Australia for years to come are yet to be invented.
But experts say information communication and technology will pave the way in employment.
Roles in some fields are already declining - likely to be redundant by 2016.
Employment projections from the Federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations show that by 2015-16, the industries to experience the greatest growth are healthcare and social assistance (323,300 jobs), construction (195,800 jobs) and professional, scientific and technical services (149,800 jobs).
The three sectors combined represent 50 per cent of the total jobs growth expected for the period to 2015-16.
Healthcare and social assistance is led by people living to an older age, ensuring aged care continues to be a big employer.
Growth in technical services in part is driven by the surge of technology use in the Australian community.
The industries with the highest percentage of new-job growth in the next five years are mining (6.1 per cent), healthcare and social assistance (4.5 per cent), electricity, gas, water and waste services (3.9 per cent), construction (3.6 per cent) and professional, scientific and technical services (3.3 per cent).
To further improve chances of future proofing a career, recruitment company Peoplebank chief executive Peter Acheson says to aim for IT.
"(There's) a creeping amount of technological proficiency required in mainstream jobs in the future,'' he says.
"There's also an increasing trend towards mobility, and the globalisation of markets means that we could have virtual teams from across the world working together.
Technology also will resign other jobs to the scrap heap. Business futurist Morris Miselowski predicts the end is nigh for job types such as:
- Machinist: Robotics will render this career obsolete.
- Desktop publishers: Advances in software will mean people do this role themselves.
- Fabric and apparel patternmakers: New software programs will mean this job is a career of the past.
- Supermarket cashiers: Shops will be only self-serve.
- Film processors: There will be so few film cameras will no longer exist in the volume needed to it won't justify film processing.
- DVD storeperson: People will buy more movies online.
But Mr Miselowski believes some of the jobs that will be around for years to come include:
- Transhumanist designer/technician: They will work with people who have suffered disabilities such as amputation, loss of hearing or eyesight or lack of physical mobility.
- Retirement consultant: They will help people get the best out of their retirement such as finances, lifestyle and living arrangements.
- Cyber security: As the community increasingly lives life online, people will need more security specialists able to keep their information safe.
- Genetic counsellor: Now that people can find out their genetic make-up, there is a growing need for genetic counsellors to help address such questions as "I have a gene that says I'm at increased risk for breast cancer and many of my family members have breast cancer, should I have a mastectomy?''.
- Custom implant organ designer: They will build specific organs from scratch for people who need them.
- Medical roboticist: The six-million-dollar man may one day be a reality, as medical roboticists take prosthetics far beyond what we see today.
Stuart Atkins, of HRnet, says staff in the following 10 fields have a sustainable career, for the foreseeable future: aged care, education, web development and IT, emergency services, veterinary services, financial planning, accounting, employment services, hairdressing, funeral directors.
Dr Raymond Choo, who has worked in cyber security for eight years, says there is "absolutely'' a shortage of cyber security-savvy individuals.
"Cyber security is an interdisciplinary profession and not only restricted to technical positions in computer science and engineering disciplines,'' he says.
"There is a wide range of career options ranging from national security, legal and policy advisers in governments to security consultants, penetration testers (also known as white hats) and digital forensic specialists in both public and private sectors to cyber security researchers in academia and think tanks.''
Growth industries
- 4.5 per cent: Jobs growth inhealth to 2016
- 6.1 per cent: Jobs growth in mining to 2016
- 3.6 per cent: Jobs growth in construction to 2016
- 3.9 per cent: Jobs growth in energy and water to 2016
- 50 per cent: of total jobs growth to 2016 in health, construction and
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