Little by little, advances in technology and science are setting the scene for the next industrial revolution, which will change our world and lives in unimaginable ways.

While living in the future might seem great, some prospects are worrying. According to the Oxford Economics report, around 20 million people will lose their jobs due to automation by 2030.

However, many experts admit that the development of technology will create entirely new industries and hence new jobs. Predictions are a risky business, given the pace of technological development. However, we still may anticipate certain changes to take place based on today’s trends.

This article presents five jobs that do not yet exist and are a product of imagination inspired by modern technology. The good news is no one is limiting you from turning imagination into reality. Who knows, maybe you will become the first person to have some of the jobs described below?

Without further ado, here are the five jobs we may see coming by 2030.

Sleep Designer

Photo by Fluid Interfaces group, MIT Media Lab

Job description

Design narrated sleep sessions to help users become better versions of themselves.

Why this job?

We sleep for a third of our lives. While we know that sleep is essential for our wellbeing, one-third still sounds terrifying, given that we spend this time unconscious.

However, the sleep research offers a consolation: it turns out that the transition state from wakefulness to sleep — also known as hypnagogia — can be a key to meaningful sleep and may increase creativity, combat stress, heighten self-awareness, and improve work performance.

Several research teams worldwide already work on prototyping the devices that detect and sustain a person in a half-asleep state_._ The device should pair with a smart speaker that, once a person is in hypnagogia, starts a voiced-over session created and tailored by a sleep designer for a person’s needs. The themes can be anything and will be limited only by the designer’s imagination and client expectations: some will search for inspiration and creativity, some will seek trauma or phobia healing, others will continue learning even in their dreams.

The first sleep designers will probably be the members of the R & D teams behind the sleeping devices. However, when the technology becomes widespread and affordable, there will be a demand for sleep designers offering their sleep solutions (every device could even come with a preinstalled “sleep store” offering a wide range of smart sleep options).

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