10 Years from NOW! This is a Probability!
Being a social media expert might be one of the coolest gigs going right now, but getting paid to post content on Twitter and Facebook is a dead-end career choice, according to a new study. Job-hunting site Workopolis says social media experts won’t exist in 10 years time, alongside other careers such as taxi dispatcher, postal workers, retail cashiers and, perhaps of little surprise to many, video store clerks and print journalists. Today, social media experts are in demand because older workers that didn’t graduate from college or university with a smartphone stuck to their palm aren’t as comfortable with the technology, or its impact. That’s why they hire “experts” to do the work for them.
Workopolis says the career has limited shelf life because it will soon become part of everyone’s job.
“With this glut of savvy young online communicators looking for work, social media skills will just become expected communication competencies, like reading and writing, rather than unique areas of expertise,” Workopolis says in a new report. “This will end the need for social media experts.” Taxi dispatchers are also predicted to become obsolete, as more people use their smartphone to call a cab directly, while the growing popularity of self-checkout services will also make retail cashiers less necessary.
The 10 jobs that won’t exist in 10 years include:
- Social Media Expert
- Taxi Dispatcher
- Toll Booth Operator
- Retail Cashier
- Word Processor / Typist
- Switchboard Operator
- Photo Finisher
- Postal Worker
- Video Store Clerk
- Print Journalist
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