| What education should you get to best position | | | | and they'll be constructing buildings far more rapidly and |
| yourself for the coming decades? What line of work | | | | much cheaper. |
| should you be in, and which professions have no | | | | 6. Soldier, fighter pilot: These professions will be |
| future? Many jobs performed by humans today will be | | | | obsolete for the same reasons as construction |
| performed by smart robots in the near future. Here is | | | | worker: Why risk human lives unnecessarily when |
| a list of 12 professions that will most likely be obsolete, | | | | robots are cheap and efficient? |
| or at the very least out-of-date, by 2040. | | | | 7. Many (but not all) jobs in oil related industries: For fuel |
| 1. Cashier: Many grocery stores already have | | | | purposes, oil is far too expensive to extract, it pollutes, |
| self-operated check stands, but that's just a tradeoff | | | | and we're running out of it. Many other fuel |
| between a cashier doing the job and you doing it | | | | technologies (hydrogen, solar, fuel cell, to mention a |
| yourself. In the future, check stands will be fully | | | | few) have far greater potential in terms of |
| automated. Just leave your groceries on the belt and | | | | cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability, and |
| let the robot tally it up - many times faster than a | | | | many new jobs will emerge in these sectors. |
| human could. As a consequence, lines will be much | | | | 8. Receptionist: Artificial intelligence and robotics |
| less of a nuisance, as they become increasingly | | | | sciences are approaching a point where the intelligent |
| non-existent. | | | | robots we can make will match humans. These robots |
| 2. Mailman: Who sends snail-mail these days? Mostly | | | | will be our faithful servants who perform the menial |
| nostalgic pen pals. While we may have a small | | | | tasks, so humans can focus on developing themselves. |
| segment left of the paper mail industry, most of the | | | | 9. Waiter: 25 years down the road, a robot will hand |
| things we use the mail for either is transitioning to or | | | | you the menu and ask if you'd like to start with |
| has already moved completely online: Bills, public | | | | something to drink. |
| notices, and business-letters. Although, we'll still need | | | | 10. Security guard: Buy a strong, obedient robot that |
| package delivery (at least until nanotechnology enables | | | | can see in the dark, never falls asleep on duty, and |
| us to send and download material objects like we | | | | won't accept bribes, to protect your home or your |
| send files today, in 30-40 years.) | | | | business. |
| 3. Film processor: If you're passionate about sitting | | | | 11. Maids: Wake up to eggs and bacon, ironed pants |
| behind the movie theater controlling the movie reel, | | | | and a clean house, all provided by your unbelievably |
| start blogging about it, because you'll never get a job | | | | cheap, efficient AI-maid. |
| as one. | | | | 12. Car mechanic: Cars will become too technically |
| 4. Librarian: Libraries will soon look very different. Why | | | | complex to repair for humans. It's also cheaper to let a |
| have a library containing 50,000 paper made books | | | | robot do it. Eventually, cars will fix themselves. They've |
| when you can have 2 million of them in virtual form, | | | | already started driving themselves. |
| which you can access with your library card and | | | | What other jobs do you think will be rendered obsolete |
| download to your kindle or iPad. There will not be any | | | | in the coming decades? You can leave a comment |
| need for humans to process the lending of books. | | | | below, and I'll add it to the list. The more we know |
| 5. Construction worker: Construction work can be a | | | | about this, the better. |
| hazardous job, so why should humans risk their lives | | | | Watch this captivating video below about the robot |
| doing it? Insurance companies certainly won't cover a | | | | Eva for an exhilarating view of the future of artificial |
| construction firm that that takes such unnecessary | | | | intelligence. |
| risks. Robotics are becoming increasingly sophisticated, | | | | |