The 10 most desirable careers of the future revealed
Dream jobs revealed in new Samsung UK report showing goal-oriented roles inspire Gen Z
• Virologist, sustainable fashion designer and accessible architects top list of jobs that today’s young people are excited about, according to new research
• Purpose-driven careers rise to the top as the world of work evolves, with majority of Gen Z turning their backs on high-paying jobs
• 81% of Gen Zers want to dedicate their future profession to solving environmental and societal issues, and 95% admit they are concerned about the future world
• Two-thirds (67%) of young Britons say they would choose a goal over salary in their career and more than a third would never work for a company that doesn’t have a goal at its heart
• Results revealed in a new study to launch Samsung UK’s Solve for Tomorrow competition for 2023 with an event at Samsung KX on Wednesday 19 October 2022
• The Solve for Tomorrow UK competition aims to inspire young people aged 16-25 to use technology creatively to help improve social issues
LONDON, UK – 6e October 2022 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd today revealed research showing that young UK adults are increasingly turning to purpose-driven professions that aim to solve the world’s biggest societal and environmental problems.
Research reveals that new and emerging roles such as virologist (48%), sustainable fashion designer (40%) and accessible architect (35%) are among the roles that turn Gen-Z people on when they turn away from the roles that their parents aimed in favor of jobs that help improve the world.
The research study of 2,000 young people aged 16-25 was commissioned by Samsung UK to mark the relaunch of its Solve for Tomorrow initiative for 2023. The program aims to champion young people and their ideas about using technology to solve society’s problems. questions around four pillars: sustainability, education, diversity, equality and inclusion, and social isolation.
Top 10 careers of the future:
Virologist/Immunologist – 48%
Researches global disease outbreaks by assessing their impact and developing treatments
Sustainable fashion designer – 40%
Develops sustainable textiles and materials to reduce the use of plastics and consumables
Accessible Design/Architecture – 36%
Develops technologies and software systems to support people with physical and mental disabilities in education, daily life and work
Wave producers – 35%
Wavemakers are engineers who create technologies to harness the energy generated by the tides.
Cyber Threat Hunter – 28%
Experts in using threat intelligence to identify attackers who may have evaded broader detection mechanisms
Body Parts Engineer – 27%
Will create living body parts for wounded soldiers and civilians in torn conflicts
Cultivated Meat Engineer – 27%
Research and develop new ways to create lab meat with the goal of reducing animal meat consumption
Vaccine developer – 26%
Develops vaccines against new and emerging disease threats
Nanotechnologist – 21%
A nanotechnologist designs, creates and manipulates materials on a small scale
Forest firefighter and prevention specialist – 20%
Forest firefighting is the prevention, control and suppression of fires in the forest
The results shed new light on the changing outlook of today’s young people towards their future career goals. The consequences of the pandemic have been considered in job choices with careers such as virologist and vaccine developer appearing on the list.
Eight in 10 respondents (81%) were keen to work in a profession that could help solve environmental and societal problems. Indeed, environmentally-focused jobs top the list as young people worry about the future of the planet, with 95% admitting to being concerned about global warming and sustainability.
The research comes as Samsung UK continues to raise awareness of key issues facing our world through its Solve for Tomorrow competition, a global initiative that celebrates young people who have unique and extraordinary ideas on how to use technology to solve problems. society’s biggest problems.
More than a third (38%) of participants surveyed said they would not consider working for a company that had no purpose, with 88% revealing that they would quit their job if the company did not match their values.
Additionally, eight in 10 (81%) young people aged 16-25 spend some of their free time researching societal and environmental issues, with 86% looking into technology that could solve these problems. .
The pandemic and recent global events have highlighted the need to address societal issues, which is why 94% of young Britons believe UK businesses should do more to address global issues, and 91% would like to be actively involved to try to help through a lens. -motivated careers.
The majority (97%) of respondents also felt they wanted to become an individual inspiration to future generations along their future career path.
Speaking about the survey results, Sophie Edgerley Harris, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Samsung UK, said: “Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow initiative aims to champion the voices of our younger generation and highlight how, by as a society, we can use technology for good. solve social problems. We’re excited to see what’s to come with the 2023 competition and the innovative ideas shared by entrants.
The research results foreshadow Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow 2023 launch event, which is expected to inspire the next generation of contestants.
The event, which will take place at Samsung KX on Wednesday 19e October will see inspirational talks from Reggie Yates, Harnaam Kaur and Jordan Stephens who join former Solve for Tomorrow winner Ramneek Kaur Ahluwalia. Ramneek’s MyVision invention aims to help the visually impaired with a state-of-the-art mobility aid.
For more information on Solve for Tomorrow visit: https://www.samsung.com/uk/solvefortomorrow/competition/
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The 10 most wanted jobs of the future:
- Virologist/ Immunologist – 48%
- Researches global disease outbreaks by assessing their impact and developing treatments
- Sustainable fashion designer – 40%
- Develops sustainable textiles and materials to reduce the use of plastics and consumables
- Accessible design + architecture – 36%
- Develops technologies and software systems to support people with physical and mental disabilities in education, daily life and work
- Wave producers – 35%
- Wavemakers are engineers who create technologies to harness the energy generated by the tides.
- Cyber Threat Hunter – 28%
- Experts in using threat intelligence to identify attackers who may have evaded broader detection mechanisms
- Body Parts Engineer – 27%
- Will create living body parts for wounded soldiers and civilians in torn conflicts
- Cultivated Meat Engineer – 27%
- Research and develop new ways to create lab meat with the goal of reducing animal meat consumption
- Vaccine developer – 26%
- Develops vaccines against new and emerging disease threats
- Nanotechnologist – 21%
- A nanotechnologist designs, creates and manipulates materials on a small scale
- Forest firefighter and prevention specialist – 20%
- Forest firefighting is the prevention, control and suppression of fires in the forest
