Posted on 09/26/2025 9:19:23 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
In light of the rapid advancements that AI tools have made since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, people have been pondering the potential of artificial intelligence to replace certain occupations, trying to figure out if and how the nascent technology will change the way people work.
And while the focus of discussions like this is often on the risk of certain jobs being replaced by emerging technologies, these shifts, as well as societal changes, usually offer new employment opportunities as well.
Think of the rise of e-commerce for example: while it has led to a decline in retail jobs and is projected to continue to do so, it has supported strong job growth in transportation and warehousing and still does. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment Projections, transportation and material moving will be among the faster-growing occupational groups for the coming decade as well, projected to add 580,000 jobs by 2034, with warehouse workers and truck drivers particularly in demand.
But as Statista's Felix Richter shows in the chart below, by far the biggest increase in employment is expected in the healthcare and social assistance sector, which is driven less by technological changes and more by demographic shifts.
You will find more infographics at Statista
Due to the ageing population and the growing prevalence of chronic conditions, the wider healthcare sector is projected to account for 1.7 million new jobs by 2034, making up one third of all new jobs expected by the end of the projection period.
Looking at individual occupations, this trend is also evident, with home health and personal care aids projected to be by far the fastest-growing occupation over the next decade, adding 740,000 jobs by 2034. With registered nurses, medical and health service managers as well as nurse practitioners also in the top 10, it’s clear that the health sector as a whole is going to be a major driver of employment growth in the near future.
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Great...nobody makes anything but we all provide health care to each other. Sounds like a real robust economy.
If I were just starting out, I’d go for the trades.
I see we no longer have a need for engineers.
We are turning into Cuba.
Hahaha.
All the above will be replaced by robots.
My son is a plumber. He cant find young people eanting to get in the trade.
6 figures. Try having a roboy unplug you toilet.
Software Developers - Someone has to untangle and repair all the AI generated code.
Not ONE actual trade or physically involved job listed.
What machine is going to install your plumbing? What is going to ensure the HVAC in your hospital is operating? What will ensure the backup systems are operable?
I can guarantee it ain’t gonna be AI.
-PJ
‘Great...nobody makes anything but we all provide health care to each other. Sounds like a real robust economy.”
And fast food
Yep, pretty sickening.
It took me a long time to figure out the A style logo problem.
OMGosh
There all hilarious. Yep people will be needed to carefully check anything made by AI.
With the $100K price of H1B visas now, software developers can make some bank. Except of course the programmers who do little more than copy/paste from the internet. AI can do those jobs.
Trades are a hard life.
Until the make a special visa for imported blue collar workers.
The average wage for plumbers is mid 60s. Google it.
An imported alien plumber on a work visa. Paco can fix it.
What got me into my first plumbing job after being in sales, was that the job was based on commission.
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