Jobs of the future: Virtual teacher, drone manager, space tourism guide, and more

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“When I grow up, I want to be…” As kids, most of us would have filled the blank with “a doctor”, “a lawyer”, “a teacher”, or “an engineer”. In the future, however, as the relationship between man and machine continues to evolve, today’s children may be aspiring towards professions such as drone managers, data detectives, and space tourism guide.

With that in mind, RS Components has collated a mix of the most exciting future job role predictions to reveal the incredible careers that up-and-coming generations can expect to see - and perhaps even have for themselves. 

In fact, with workplaces and schools going virtual over the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has already helped accelerate the creation of the virtual teacher profession.

Scroll through the infographic to see what other jobs we can expect in the future and what they involve:

 Infographic / RS Components

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