The changing nature of work and skills in the digital age

Social media manager, Airbnb host, influencer, SEO specialist, app developer, Uber driver, driverless car engineer, podcast producer and drone operator: these are just some of the jobs that did not exist 10 years ago. What will happen in the future? What will today's 10-year-olds do when they are 25? What kind of jobs will disappear, what will be created and why? Which new skills will be valuable in the job market? What new forms of work are emerging? In the European Union (EU), the technological revolution is causing significant changes in the world of work. Some jobs are at risk of being lost to machines. Others are being transformed and new ones are being created. As a result, the skills we need are also changing. At the same time, new forms of employment are on the rise. Occupational structures are shifting, often leading to polarisation in employment and wages which in turn, can increase inequalities.

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Year of publication:	2019
Other Persons:	Gonzalez Vazquez, I. (contributor) ; Milasi, S. (contributor) ; Carretero Gomez, S. (contributor) ; Napierala, J. (contributor) ; Robledo Bottcher, N. (contributor) ; Jonkers, K. (contributor) ; Goenaga, X. (contributor) ; Arregui Pabollet, E. (contributor) ; Bacigalupo, M. (contributor) ; Biagi, F. (contributor) ; Cabrera Giraldez, M. (contributor) ; Caena, F. (contributor) ; Castano Munoz, J. (contributor) ; Centeno Mediavilla, C. (contributor) ; Edwards, J. (contributor) ; Fernández-Macías, Enrique (contributor) ; Gomez Gutierrez, E. (contributor) ; Gomez Herrera, E. (contributor) ; Inamorato dos Santos, A. (contributor) ; Kampylis, P. (contributor) ; Klenert, D. (contributor) ; López-Cobo, Montserrat (contributor) ; Marschinski, R. (contributor) ; Pesole, A. (contributor) ; Punie, Y. (contributor) ; Tolan, S. (contributor) ; Torrejon Perez, S. (contributor) ; Urzi Brancati, C. (contributor) ; Vuorikari, R. (contributor)
Institutions:	European Commission / Joint Research Centre (issuing body)
Publisher:	Luxembourg : Publications Office
Subject:	Qualifikation \| Occupational qualification \| Digitalisierung \| Digitization \| Arbeitsmarkt \| Labour market \| EU-Staaten \| EU countries \| Berufsgruppe \| Occupational group \| Automatisierte Produktion \| Automated manufacturing \| Arbeitswelt \| World of work