Preparing for the future.

[The Cryptovator]

Most people think they need a job after the end of the student life. This isn't bad at all if we have a fixed income source. But we shouldn't fix and limit our knowledge for that job. We can do more things out of the job if we need multiple income sources. And it's always will help you to improve your lifestyle.

Actually, I am interested in coding in Web development. I feel it's a very hard task to learn. I am not sure if I can learn it. Due to lack of time can't spend much time though but strat watching YouTube videos to learn. But sadly anything not entering my mind. Besides that, I am in cryptocurrency for a long time. Don't want to depend on only one job since I already left my job from abroad and trying to do something myself. Not sure I would succeed or lose.

[SirLancelot]

You know, right from time people who always hoped that they would graduate and get a job and start making money, they usually end up on the losing side. It’s always best to plan yourself ahead of time and always make sure you’re up to date with trends on the Internet, that way you will be able to tell what’s working and what’s not really going to work.

This time around is good that there are now lots of universities that you can attend online and be able to acquire new skills that can help you to land any job you would like to get.  Just like when blockchain became a trend in the industry, I know a few people who attended an online university and got a degree to be able to become blockchain engineers. So, that’s really the way to go and I really appreciate the suggestions that you have made. I’m also going to encourage people to lookout for opportunities like this.

[naira]

As far as I know, skills are something that is unique and can be honed by anyone. But to be able to compete and survive in the era of development in the future, we need these unique skills according to what we like. I can't force myself to master some of the lists you've written. I'm just trying to do what I can at the moment, even though it's not considered extraordinary for some people. In this sophisticated era, many people are competing to occupy vacant places, or some kind of financial-generating sector that is not touched by most people out there. What comes to my mind now is to be myself by taking advantage of the available resources.

[dbc23]

Most of the listed courses above are professions not just a skill and people earn up to doctorate degree in pursuit of those courses. But it can still be acquired outside the four walls of a learning environment which could be online majorly from most free academies that offer this courses free. The cycle of life is gradually changing and approach to problems is taking a new format, so acquiring a digital skills can actually come in handy

[BIT-BENDER]

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I am studying something I have passion for, I love you safe life and nurse people back to health, am not sure of how much am going to be paid for doing this and if I have enough I might be giving free services for this, some of us Don't see our professions for money although the money may encourage some but not me, I am passionate about it and if my profession gets technical and it saves life's I wouldn't mind that, I want to pursue my dreams and if crypto-currency gives me millions I will use some of it to make health care affordable, it's about the dreams you have in doing the profession you want.

[sana54210]

I would like to agree with this for sure. Human brain is a very complex processor which can probably reach 1 exaFLOP calculations per second but the fastest supercomputer Fugaku has just reached 400-500 petaFLOP calculations which when maximized can reach 1.42 exaFLOP per second. Although we are faster in terms of hardware and had successfully reached 1/2 of the human brain processing power, software hasn't reached the stage to make a completely self-dependent AI which can think on it's own. For the beta stage of a fully human equivalent AI to come out to the public, it might take another century or two but they might still not be able to challenge the human intelligence IMO.

Obviously the repetitive jobs will and should be replaced by AI and automated workforce like robots so that humans can work on the ways to improve these machines for performing even more complex tasks. If the current gen youngsters are still working on a manual job, they need to learn something new and move on to other jobs which won't be replaced by automations or AI anytime soon. For instance Manual QA job is a dying field and there would be absolutely no scope or future in working as one since automations are killing the respective field and might be replaced completely anytime soon within a few years.

I agree that there will always be need for people, but that need is growing smaller and smaller every single day. The problem is not that we will still have a job, it is about how many jobs will there be and how many people will there be? Right now we are getting quite closer to 8 billion I suppose, over 7 billion people in the world and I am pretty sure we do not have enough jobs for all of them.

Let's assume half of those numbers are people who are too old to work or too young to work, we still have 3-4 billion people that needs to work and unemployment globally shows that we are not there at all. All in all we will have a big problem when robots are taking some of that job, even if 1 billion jobs are taken by robots, and 2-3 billion is still left, we will not be able to find job enough to cover all the people who need a job and that is the root of the problem.

[BlackHatCoiner]

This couldn't be more cliché.

Specialized professions always paid more than simple 9-5 jobs, yeah I know it. But, you know what? I've bored watching a sudden rush of young people wanted to become rich by doing some easy, weird, savvy work they've seen from social media. Yes, if you make an account that'll reach 100k followers you may have a decent allowance, but have you any idea how many people fail on their way to do so? Besides, what do they gain from it besides this temporary recognition?

When they see how hard it is, they feel blue, because they believe they're incapable. This is why I sometimes hate the cryptocurrency industry. It has make the youth think that there's an easy way to enrich themselves if they buy the proper shitcoin, instead of spending their time doing something practical and useful for the society.

Also, Pharmacist, great writeup!

[hatshepsut93]

Unfortunately with the current projection of things, the pay from that job that you have spent most years in school preparing for and trying to get may soon not be able to sustain you economically in the near future.

Can you elaborate? What is the source of this claim? Because there's a lot of professions like lawyers, doctors, engineers and so on that will still be relevant and high-paying in the future. And getting into trendy profession simply because it's trendy is actually not the greatest idea, those fields quickly become saturated, and employers aren't looking for just anyone to do the job, they are looking for people will talent and passion.

[dark1234]

Unfortunately with the current projection of things, the pay from that job that you have spent most years in school preparing for and trying to get may soon not be able to sustain you economically in the near future.

Can you elaborate? What is the source of this claim? Because there's a lot of professions like lawyers, doctors, engineers and so on that will still be relevant and high-paying in the future. And getting into trendy profession simply because it's trendy is actually not the greatest idea, those fields quickly become saturated, and employers aren't looking for just anyone to do the job, they are looking for people will talent and passion.

maybe .... in the future competition and the number of graduates are no longer in need so they can't guarantee a job for them
but the most basic thing is opportunity and opportunity, sometimes it is not in line with what we have learned in school, not this is very irrelevant with what they have prepared ....

[Vaskiy]

It's not about the places that pay well, it's about enjoying what you're doing 10 years ago, none of the jobs were at their highest value, but they're now with excellent returns and that may change in the future. What I'm trying to say here is that everything changes so continue with education otherwise these current jobs may not have value in the future

Years back someone with the passion for these have turned their passion as profession. This is what success is all about. Right now we're thinking of the high pay and moving towards it, leaving our passion. As mentioned it is all about education that matters, because with time development changes its direction. Only education can keep us on the track. For now it is BlockChain and associated development. For the future which is gonna take control of the world is under study.

[Haunebu]

Interesting topic. Majority of us basically do whatever it takes to try and reach the top despite our personal preferences and this is a fact. However, the minority including me care more about finding a job that we love primarily.

The best way to prepare for the future in my opinion is to focus on the profession that you love and acquire skills related to that profession. Don't focus on what others think of your preferences.

[Poker Player]

Source- https://startuptalky.com/future-top-skills/

Hmm, a website with the name "startuptalky" recommending mostly tech-based jobs--shocker there.

I quite agreee with The Pharmacist here.

Moreover, it is not only biased in this. Those of us who are middle aged have a harder time acquiring new high-paying skills as cited. I'm not going to become an Algorithm Designer or work in Coding and Software Enhancement.

But the way I have been preparing for the future, and have been doing for years, has been saving and investing. If I were to become unemployed now, I wouldn't be able to live on rents for the rest of my life but I could hold on for a while, and in the meantime I would get income from poker, signature campaigns, dividends and I could even sell small amounts of Bitcoin.

So I think The Pharmacist has hit the nail on the head in that the article is too biased about tech jobs.

[habebe]

all i can say is your bitcoin and invest until you accumulate a large amount soo it's time for yourself even if you don't finish school also study while,even you still in bitcoin because one day we can't say how long it will end or after  a year bitcoin has no value I'm not saying lose bitcoin but its you prefer what we are now atleast when the right time comes you are ready for yourself not only to be a bitcoiner but to be a professional someday.

[molsewid]

Most people think they need a job after the end of the student life. This isn't bad at all if we have a fixed income source. But we shouldn't fix and limit our knowledge for that job. We can do more things out of the job if we need multiple income sources. And it's always will help you to improve your lifestyle.

Actually, I am interested in coding in Web development. I feel it's a very hard task to learn. I am not sure if I can learn it. Due to lack of time can't spend much time though but strat watching YouTube videos to learn. But sadly anything not entering my mind. Besides that, I am in cryptocurrency for a long time. Don't want to depend on only one job since I already left my job from abroad and trying to do something myself. Not sure I would succeed or lose.

I feel that we're on the same page mate well aside that I'm not really interested in Web Development, I am currently continue acquiring skills and knowledge and planning to apply for a job within the month but those high paying jobs that OP have had listed some are requiring a degree and certificates, can't afford the degree so I am only enrolling in many online educational platforms related to the field that I wanted to pursue and gain certificates. While I am improving my skills in trading crypto and stocks I am also upscaling my knowledge more in technology, I wanted to become a tech savvy crypto traders and investors and earning fixed income too at the same but aiming to do it on my own pace.

[Leviathan.007]

You mentioned some high paying skills but more than all of them I'm thinking about ai and machine learning in my own idea time after time and by doing more research in this field we can see more intreating ai systems and devices, so I would mention and ai and machine learning at least between 3 top items. After that, blockchain can and blockchain programming of curse can be a very good paying job because there are many companies entering in the field and the will hire people with a good salary, also there are not many professional people in this field yet and there is still empty space for the people who are interested.

[Koro-Sensei]

Unfortunately with the current projection of things, the pay from that job that you have spent most years in school preparing for and trying to get may soon not be able to sustain you economically in the near future.

I disagree with this. I graduated in College and living a life that I always dreamed of. I don't think that by not studying specially that these days competition is really hard where companies are hiring the top students having good credentials than those whos at the back of the classroom. I am in a construction field and this is one of the most in demand job out there specially that in my country, we are still developing. Lots of projects are out there are waiting with high income return. However, in the near future where less infrastructure are built upon, and digitalisation is already a global standard, I still don't think that those computer based work are much supreme than being a supervisor in a mall nor selling products.

[Heisenberg_Hunter]

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Some jobs which demand human workforce in the 20th century like in the army or a space mission where human life will be in greater risked if anything goes wrong demands to be replaced by non-living machines whereas humans should move onto areas like research or finding out ways to make the repetitive work simpler etc. I think areas where repetitive work force is needed should be replaced by automations/AI in general for better well being and thereby trying to improve the world we live in to pave a better way for future generation. Moreover, entrepreneurs are decreasing at an enormous rate in the developing countries which can decrease the number of jobs as well.

For example, in a populated poor country like Congo where people used to live under $1 per day should be taught the basics of schooling so that the children over there can help the GDP of the country to rise to an extent thereby supporting the needy.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) education system is plagued by low coverage and poor quality. 3.5 million children of primary school age are not in school, and of those who do attend, 44 percent start school late, after the age of six.

Should the government be blamed for this or the people who live there? If we are able to correct the roots, we would be able to offer jobs for the 2-3 billion you have been pointing out in the post above  

[JohnBitCo]

Most of the listed courses above are professions not just a skill and people earn up to doctorate degree in pursuit of those courses. But it can still be acquired outside the four walls of a learning environment which could be online majorly from most free academies that offer this courses free. The cycle of life is gradually changing and approach to problems is taking a new format, so acquiring a digital skills can actually come in handy

There are many people who are not in the student life anymore and they don't have interest and time in learning the blockchain and all these concepts. For them the best thing is to invest in the crypto currencies and hold them for good returns. Of course this can only be done by those have money to invest.

[Hamphser]

Most of the listed courses above are professions not just a skill and people earn up to doctorate degree in pursuit of those courses. But it can still be acquired outside the four walls of a learning environment which could be online majorly from most free academies that offer this courses free. The cycle of life is gradually changing and approach to problems is taking a new format, so acquiring a digital skills can actually come in handy

There are many people who are not in the student life anymore and they don't have interest and time in learning the blockchain and all these concepts. For them the best thing is to invest in the crypto currencies and hold them for good returns. Of course this can only be done by those have money to invest.

Things could be only if you are really that capable which is normal but if you dont have those things needed for you to engage on then thats unfortunate.

On situations like these then you would really be mainly be wise on what are the things you should do which you do seem to be that potential
which could give out profits which would really help out on your financial.

Preparing for future is something we do aim for and we do all sorts of things for that particular matter.

[tulusikhlas]

Unfortunately with the current projection of things, the pay from that job that you have spent most years in school preparing for and trying to get may soon not be able to sustain you economically in the near future.

I disagree with this. I graduated in College and living a life that I always dreamed of. I don't think that by not studying specially that these days competition is really hard where companies are hiring the top students having good credentials than those whos at the back of the classroom. I am in a construction field and this is one of the most in demand job out there specially that in my country, we are still developing. Lots of projects are out there are waiting with high income return. However, in the near future where less infrastructure are built upon, and digitalisation is already a global standard, I still don't think that those computer based work are much supreme than being a supervisor in a mall nor selling products.

Diplomas never guarantee anything, nowadays skills are superior. Because not a few of those who graduate from college, if in the end they are not really serious in learning, they will only spend money in vain. Skills are not measured by how high a person's position is, because it can be bought if the person does have skills that can be learned by self-taught.
Nowadays people always have a negative stigma towards those who can't afford college. Though not necessarily college can be successful.