Employers are in a race for IQ points. The companies that accumulate the most IQ points will win. In a race for IQ points, the kinds of jobs we produce will be different:
Jobs are declining in the following industries:
Timber: – 32%
Farm workers: – 20%
Sewing: – 50%
Typesetters: – 62%
Jobs will be created in the following positions:
Electrical Engineers: +28%
Medical Sciences: +33%
Architects: + 44%
Legal Assistants: + 66%
Financial Services: + 78%
Source: Todd Buchholz, Bringing the Jobs Home
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