Jobs of Tomorrow

The report identifies seven emerging professional clusters—Care Economy, Data and AI, Green Economy, Engineering and Cloud Computing, People and Culture, Product Development, and Sales, Marketing and Content—which are expected to generate 6.1 million job opportunities globally between 2020 and 2022. While technical 'disruptive' skills are critical for AI and cloud roles, the Care Economy represents the largest volume of new opportunities, highlighting a dual demand for both digital and human-centric capabilities. The analysis emphasizes that the scale of these opportunities, particularly in the green and care sectors, will be heavily influenced by government policy and investment.

• The report identifies seven emerging professional clusters consisting of 96 'jobs of tomorrow'. These clusters are driven by a combination of technological adoption (Green Economy, Data and AI, Engineering, Cloud Computing, and Product Development) and the continued necessity of human interaction (Care Economy, People and Culture, and Sales, Marketing and Content).
• Between 2020 and 2022, these emerging professions are projected to account for 6.1 million job opportunities globally. The number of new jobs is expected to grow from 1.7 million in 2020 to 2.4 million by 2022, representing a 51% increase.
• The Care Economy is the largest source of new opportunities, projected to represent 37% of job openings in emerging professions over three years. In contrast, Green Economy professions have the lowest projected volume, accounting for only 1.6% of emerging openings (approximately 117,200 roles) for the 2020–2022 period.
• High-growth roles vary by volume: high-volume growth is seen in Artificial Intelligence Specialists, Data Scientists, and Full Stack Engineers, while lower-volume but high-growth roles include Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Landfill Biogas Generation System Technicians, and Green Marketers.
• Demand for skills is categorized into five clusters: Business Skills, Specialized Industry Skills, General and Soft Skills, Tech Baseline Skills, and Tech Disruptive Skills. Tech Disruptive Skills are most critical for Data and AI (45% of top skills) and Cloud Computing (41%), while the Care and Green economies rely more heavily on Specialized Industry Skills.
• The actual scale of employment in certain sectors is highly dependent on government action. Specifically, investments in renewable energy infrastructure can dramatically increase Green Economy roles, and policies addressing gender gaps in the workforce can drive demand for Care Economy jobs.

APA

World Economic Forum (2020). Jobs of Tomorrow. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Jobs_of_Tomorrow_2020.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Jobs of Tomorrow. 2020. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Jobs_of_Tomorrow_2020.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2020jobs, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Jobs of Tomorrow}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2020}, month = jan, url = {http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Jobs_of_Tomorrow_2020.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }