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Bioethicist

The profession appears after 2020

Specialist providing regulatory and ethical framework for medical, diagnostic and bioengineering centers engaged in transplantology and genetic modeling. No advanced laboratory will manage without advice from a bioethicist, especially in dealing with organ cloning and serious interference in embryo genes. It is not accidental that Yale University, a leading American school, has already launched a curriculum in bioethics at the faculty of medicine.

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Production coordinator in distributed communities

The profession appears after 2020

Professional who consolidates an order and manages the activities of independent teams working within an industry community, to design, manufacture, and assemble a product to the client’s requirements.

Professional skills and abilities

Direct talent investment fund manager

The profession appears after 2020

Specialist engaged in building “portfolios” of talented professionals, supporting their educational and career pathways to maximize their income and, consequently, the income of the fund (taking after the agents of movie stars and young athletes).

Professional skills and abilities

Multicurrency translator

The profession appears after 2020

Professional who organizes traditional, merit and alternative currency exchange systems. Online services exist already, where you can exchange bitcoins for Webmoney or transfer them to a common bank account in your own currency (e.g. 24change.com or alfacashier.com). Governments are still wary of these types of financial transactions, as unconventional money flows are harder to control. The process, however, is in full swing now: according to 2014 data, global bitcoin turnover was evaluated at roughly $11 billion, with the first virtual currency ATMs having appeared already.

Professional skills and abilities

Neural interface designer

The profession appears after 2020

Professional who designs interfaces compatible with the human nervous system, for controlling computers and household and industrial robots, taking into account the psychological and physiological traits of the user. Today, neural interfaces are used mostly for entertainment. For example, the Australian company Emotiv Epoc produces neural helmets for controlling characters in MMORPGs. In the future, however, neural interfaces will be used to control various sophisticated devices, or even to communicate nonverbally with other people (as in the DARPA Silent Talk system now in development).

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Advanced metals engineer

The profession appears after 2020

Specialist engaged in designing alloys with preset or variable properties (changing based on operating conditions).

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Space geologist

The profession appears after 2020

Specialist engaged in exploring and mining mineral resources on the Moon and asteroids.

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Space biologist

The profession appears after 2020

This specialist studies the behaviour of various biological systems (from viruses to animals and humans) in space (structures, spacecraft, planet bases); studies the physiology and genetic changes of organisms; develops stable space ecosystems for orbital stations, Moon bases and lengthy journeys.

Professional skills and abilities

Space travel manager

The profession appears after 2020

Professional developing visiting programmes for near-Earth space (and beyond), orbital complexes, and other space structures (including Moon bases).

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Weather expert in power industry

The profession appears after 2020

Specialist in generation facility operation management based on weather conditions, predicting power generation levels depending on long-term forecasts. Steps are already being taken to prepare the ground for the new job. For example, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) bases its predictions regarding loads on generation facilities on long-term weather forecasts.

Professional skills and abilities

Agricultural ecologist

The profession appears after 2020

Expert in waste disposal, i.e. in developing the principles of agricultural waste disposal and soil restoration.

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Gmo farmer

The profession appears after 2020

Specialist in the application of genetically modified products in agriculture; engaging in the implementation of biotechnological achievements and creating products with preset properties, In spite of the public debate around the subject, most scientists believe GMOs to be harmless, which is why the use of GMOs keeps growing: in 2013, over 11% of the world’s cultivated land is sown with genetically modified crops, while 91% of soybeans, 88% of cotton, and 85% of corn in the USA are genetically modified. In Russia, GM seeds have been subject to registration since 1 July 2014. The first harvest of genetically modified soybeans is scheduled for 2016 and 2017, and the profession is sure to be in demand at the time.

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Tissue engineer

The profession appears after 2020

Professional developing the technological process and selecting materials and conditions for the formation of a particular tissue or organ. The results of his work will be used by the transplantology surgeon.

Professional skills and abilities

3D printing designer in construction

The profession appears after 2020

Designs structure models and selects the best sets of components for their printing; supports the house printing process.

Professional skills and abilities