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Featured Futurist: The Jobs of 2040, Telegraph
Technology has always automated away human jobs but it has also led to a fantastic growth in new jobs, in this feature article with the Telegraph Matthew Griffin explore what those future jobs could be.
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Griffin, M. (2022) 'Featured Futurist: The Jobs of 2040, Telegraph', 311 Institute, 3 May. Available at: https://www.311institute.com/featured-futurist-the-jobs-of-2040-telegraph/ (Accessed: 1 October 2026).
Firstly, thanks to Marianne and the Telegraph for interviewing me and inviting me again to collaborate with them on their Jobs of 2040 article which went live the other day after a couple of weeks of discussions, proofing, and formatting.
THE JOBS OF 2040
We are all too often told that the majority of our jobs will be automated by the year 2030, up to 50% of all jobs in fact, by technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and many others. And, as exponential technologies become increasingly sophisticated and advanced not only are we continuing to see manual work automated in new ways but we are also seeing more cognitive work, such as coding, cyber security, data science, equities trading, and many others also being automated with increasing voracity and speed, speeds which thanks to the negative news networks are having an increasingly serious impact on people’s mental health and outlook on life.
While there is a reason to worry, especially if your employer doesn’t have HR and training programs that help you move between different jobs and career tracks, not all is lost, after all technology has always automated jobs, but it’s also created many more, and this is what we looked into for the article.
The result was a fascinating dive into the future of work and you can read more about the jobs that will exist in the future below.
Source: Telegraph
What this means for your organisation
Automation now reaches thinking work.
Coding, cyber security, data science and equities trading are being automated, not just manual tasks. Claims of up to 50% of jobs automated by 2030 are common. Leaders should test which of their own roles are exposed.
Past automation created more jobs.
Technology has always removed jobs, but it has also created many more. The worry is real, yet the pattern gives grounds for planning rather than panic. Job automation is a trend to act on now.
Career moves need employer support.
The risk is greatest where HR and training programmes do not help people move between jobs and career tracks. Coaching and retraining are the practical answer. Fast, grim news about automation also affects how staff feel about their work, so say what the plan is.
Three questions for your next leadership meeting
- Which of our roles are most exposed to cognitive automation?
- Do our HR and training programmes help people move between career tracks?
- What new roles could our own technology create over the next decade?
The trends and technologies behind this story
From the 311 Starburst, the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit’s map of the technologies and trends shaping the next 50 years.
Analysis by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit, from Matthew Griffin’s article and 311 data. First published on Fanatical Futurist.
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Technology has always automated away human jobs but it has also led to a fantastic growth in new jobs, in this feature article with the Telegraph Matthew Griffin explore what those future jobs could be.
About the author
Matthew Griffin Founder, President and Futurist, 311 Institute
Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath."
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Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath." 17-time best selling author of the "Codex of the Future" series, Matthew is the Founder, President and Futurist of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working with royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77 governments, NGOs, and multi-national mid and mega cap firms to help them explore, shape, and lead the next 50 years of business and society.
An award-winning YouTube creator with over a million followers, with an unrivalled global reach and impact, Matthew is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor who collaborates with global leaders through the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to shape pivotal initiatives such as the UN’s AI for Humanity program, the United Nations Conference of the Parties (UN COP), and the World Economic Forum in Davos.
As the former Global Head of Cloud, National Security, and Enterprise Sales for companies including Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, Matthew has a proven track record of building multi-billion dollar business units and turning failing divisions into market leaders. His ability to identify, analyse, and communicate the implications of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends is unparalleled, and his insights are trusted by many of the world’s most respected organisations, including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Dow Jones, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, Siemens AG and Siemens Energy, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, Walmart, Workday, Worldpay and many others.
Regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthews mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
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Sources and further reading
- Jobs will pay highest salaries 2040 telegraph.co.uk
Source: first published by the 311 Institute on 3 May 2022. Cite as: Griffin, M. (2022). Featured Futurist: The Jobs of 2040, Telegraph. 311 Institute. https://www.311institute.com/featured-futurist-the-jobs-of-2040-telegraph/
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