Before electric street lights, a lamplighter would go around town extinguishing and lighting gas-burning street lamps. When cities replaced gas lamps with electric light bulbs, lamplighters became jobless.
1. Wood patternmaker. What they do: Being a wood patternmaker is the rarest job in the world. Wood patternmakers create wooden molds that are used by metalworkers to cast molten metal.
All military roles have their difficulties, but challenging roles such as a Marine and mercenary are among the hardest in the world. These positions require soldiers to put their lives at risk on a daily basis.
As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change, sustainable energy engineers will be in high demand in 2050. These professionals will design, develop, and implement renewable energy solutions, focusing on areas such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power.
What jobs do we expect to lose in the next 20 years?
Warehouse jobs will be among the first to go as robots take over. At least 70% of job roles in warehouses could be lost through automation, according to management consulting firm Bain & Co. The Brookings Institution projects that 92% of forklift operator jobs and 80% of package-handler jobs could disappear.
In the year 2050, technology will dominate the workplace with artificial intelligence and smart assistants being commonplace, while the use of augmented and virtual reality continues to increase. Everything will be 'smart' – connected and data-driven.
In 2055, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example: Share of global car sales taken by autonomous vehicles equals 95 per cent link. World sales of electric vehicles reaches 29,666,667 link. Average number of connected devices, per person, is 28 link.
The jobs with the highest average pay in the United States are all in medicine. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the jobs that receive wages equal to or greater than $208,000 per year on average in alphabetical order. It's important to note that these are average wages.
Among the economic sectors worst affected will be the wine industry, tourism sector, agricultural sector, the fishing sector, food & beverage sector, and the energy sector among others.
The Aruba Tourism Authority is on the hunt for someone to fill the role of the island's weather person, which it bills as the “world's easiest job.” Why is it so easy? The tourism authority explained that Aruba experiences more sunny days than any other Caribbean island.
Being a parent comes with more responsibility and stress than any occupation, but there's no paycheck, no seasonal bonuses, no monetary compensation of any kind. And generally speaking, the more time you spend parenting, the less money you make. There's also no paid leave from parenting.
