Emerging professions mirror new demands of the people

CHANGSHA: Since early autumn, livestreamer Yan Wan has been trying on thick winter coats for online shoppers. Her viewers on the Internet platform Taobao Live can be as many as 50,000 a day.

“I can introduce all the selling points of a piece of clothing in less than a minute,” she said.

The 20-year-old working in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, is a popular online marketer, a new profession capitalising on the interactivity of the internet in promoting products.

In a bid to upgrade the traditional wholesale markets, Hunan Tianze Huali E-Commerce Co Ltd started to train livestreamers last Decem–ber. Yan was among the first batch of applicants.

In recent years, new professions like online marketers have sprouted up in China, bolstered by the continuous development of new modes of the economy.

Since April last year, the Human Resources and Social Security Ministry has released three batches of 38 new occupations.

Among them, ability appraisers for the elderly have filled a gap in the market for elderly care.

Tan Hui, who has more than 10 years of experience as a geriatric doctor, is now an ability appraiser of the elderly in Zhicheng Yinxin Nursing Home in Zhuzhou.

By evaluating residents’ cognitive ability, mental state, perception and communication ability, and social participation ability, Tan issues assessment reports to help determine how much care they require.

“As a new profession, ability appraisers for the elderly could pave the way for the improvement of senior care services,” Tan said. — Xinhua