Your guide to the jobs of the future

Due to technology’s fast advances, a shift in the sectors seeing highest growth, and economic/environmental factors such as the government’s focus on creating jobs to help tackle climate change*, the labour market is changing at pace. This means that it’s particularly important for young people to understand the range of opportunities and career pathways available and the skills required for these key jobs. 

The resources explores the top jobs of the future, the core transferable skills and how they transfer between different roles and industries, as well as being able to use these skills for jobs which are ‘going green’ as companies look to find ways they can function in a more sustainable way.  They also look at average starting salaries.  

Teaching resources:

• Guide: Your guide to the jobs of the future – to share with the class so students can explore the top jobs of the future and the core transferable skills needed to get into them
• Quick-fire activity: How all jobs can be more green – to discuss as a class how the other jobs in the guide have the potential to go green
• Quick-fire activity: Jobs of the future – to explore as a class how far a young adult’s salary in the construction industry will stretch each month to cover spending

You may wish to encourage classroom discussion around the following questions:

The following questions might be a good starting point:

• Were there any jobs that would be considered ‘green’ that surprised your learners?
• What skills do they already have that could be useful in some of the featured jobs?
• How do they think these skills will need to adapt in the evolving landscape?

To help your learners start thinking about what the idea of ‘green jobs’ means to them, you can begin with our Green jobs animations for primary and secondary audiences. You can also visit our Core transferable skills page for lesson plans on how your students can develop skills across a range of jobs and industries.

Your students can also hear from Ian Wright a television and radio personality and former professional footballer, who highlights communication as one of his most important core transferable skills.

*Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-launches-taskforce-to-support-drive-for-2-million-green-jobs-by-2030