Jobs of the Future10 Stories

Meet the people working in the jobs of tomorrow.

  1. Meet the astronaut trainer getting billionaire space tourists ready for liftoff

    The coming rise in private spaceflight is prompting growth in space companies that give citizen astronauts the know-how they need to fly.
    December 5, 2018
    Man in floating aircraft

  2. You can now hire a video game coach to turn you into a Fortnite expert

    With the growth in e-sports, more gamers are investing in some personal tutoring to help them progress. We paid a Fortnite coach to teach us his top tips.
    November 1, 2018

  3. How acting as Carrie Fisher’s puppet made a career for Rogue One’s Princess Leia

    “Ghost acting” is helping young actors build careers beyond their 15 minutes of fame
    October 16, 2018
    Photo of Ingvild Deila as Princess Leia

  4. Life as a bug bounty hunter: a struggle every day, just to get paid

    Independent cybersleuthing is a realistic career path, if you can live cheaply.
    August 23, 2018

  5. Job of the future: Embalming your online persona

    The woman organizing our messy digital lives to survive us.
    May 18, 2018

  6. This article was written by a human (the next one may not be)

    Job of the future: blending human journalists and robo-reporters.
    May 3, 2018

  7. The digital athletes of the future: Earning $1.6 million behind a keyboard

    Clement Ivanov is one of the top Dota 2 players in the world.
    March 22, 2018

  8. How to grow four tons of food a year in a metal box without sunlight

    Jaime Silverstein is helping plants find a home in urban environments.
    March 8, 2018

  9. Kindred AI is using human pilots to do what robots can’t

    Meet the man controlling warehouse bots from thousands of miles away.
    February 13, 2018

  10. Job of the future: Wind farmer

    Wind energy is booming, making maintenance work on turbines one of the fastest-growing jobs in the US.
    January 23, 2018