The New Zealand Herald

Five jobs that will prove the usefulness of humans

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Travel curator

A travel curator will be an integral part of travel planning.

Able to holographi­cally bring your destinatio­n to you and relate their own personal experience­s, these curators will be easily accessible and available 24/7.

Lawyers and accountant

Not everyone will have picked up a law or accounting degree by 2040 so access to these profession­als will remain crucial.

The only difference will be their availabili­ty and access, instant communicat­ion will be commonplac­e and there will be no “paperwork” with all digitised documents stored in your own personal cloud.

Craft brewers

Hipsters rejoice; craft brewing will not be a thing of the past.

More high tech than ever before, with the ability to grow your own grain and hops at rapid rates, craft brewing will be an experience everyone can enjoy.

It won’t be all modern though, delivered on a GoPro Karma drone (circa 2016), the brewing experience will still have that vintage feel.

Unreal estate agent

Want to purchase property in the south of France but don’t have the spare time to get there?

Never fear, a real estate agent will be there in a jiffy.

Not only will you be able to tap into their knowledge of the market, they will also be able to virtually “walk” you around potential abodes so you can “see” yourself living there.

Artists

Artists of varying shapes and forms from water-colourists to poets, authors and actors, musicians and designers, will be as prevalent as they are today.

Creativity isn’t going to disappear anytime soon and only so much can be done through the addition of apps.

People will still want to tap into skills that they themselves don’t possess (organicall­y, anyway).

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