Looking Into The Future

Futurecasting

Do you need to predict the future of your career field?Looking Into The FutureFuturecastingInvestigating your career and making predictions based on trendsMaking predictions of how the world might change

Will this career be there when I am ready to start working?Will there be a need for this career throughout my lifetime?How will this career change in the next couple of decades?1. What year were you born?List 3 inventions that have been created since you were born.2. What is the average number of jobs a person has in their lifetime after the age of 25?3. What is the average number of careers a person has in their lifetime after the age of 25?4. In the next ten years, what career area will have the most job openings?5. In the next ten years, what will be the fastest growing career cluster?6. How many of the top ten careers of the future exist today?7. What type of elective courses should you take in high school to prepare for the careers of the future?8. What percentage of careers in the future will require a bachelors degree?9. What percentage of careers in the future will generally need little or no training or education?10. Which of the following age groups includes the largest number of people?The Digital or Millennial Generation born in 1982 or later

Generation X born 1961-1981

Baby Boomers born 1943-1960

Silent Generation born 1925-194211. In the next ten years, which racial group will be the largest percentage of the labor force?12. In what year was the cellular phone introduced to the public?13. In what year was the Internet available to the general public?14. Who makes more computers, IBM or General Motors?15. What invention has made the most impact on your generation?Trend watching is vital to futurecastingbecause the employment outlook is changing rapidly.

Changes that occur all over the world.

Some trends affect us now and others in the future.

Understanding the trends and thinking about how they may influence your career, you can plan how to adapt as times change.Technological Changes1981 IBM first introduced its desktop computerLaptopsIpads

1983 Cell PhonesNo home phonesEveryone has one

Don Norman CTO of Apple and Hewlett Packard predicts that by 2020 100% of US will have digital technologyHow will technology affect your career?Increasing numbers of high tech jobsMany of these positions did not exist even 5 years ago

Positions replaced by technologyDemographic ChangesInformation about populationEthnic backgroundAgeEducation

Labor ForceAll persons 16 and older who are working or actively seeking employment

Age- Related ChangesOlder Workforce

Older populationPotential for jobs working with senior citizenTravel planningElder careHome healthcareWellness centersMedical researchWays to keep you looking youngerChanges in FamiliesDecrease single wage earning families51% of couples both parents have careers59% of women with infants are in the workforce

Increase in single parent households

Careers AffectedOutside services such as yard maintenance & cleaning servicesChildcare servicesEthnic DiversityIncrease in minorities

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