40% of all projected job opportunities will be created in this sector. And it’s not technology

May 28, 2021

image of doctor Pina Tomaselli prepares a syringe containing a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a care home in Naples, Italy

A significant number of new jobs are being created in the care sector. Image: REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

Emma Charlton

Writer, Forum Agenda

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tables showing the emergence of clusters of professions in the future, 2020-2022

Almost 40% of all projected job opportunities in emerging professions will be created in the care sector between 2020 and 2023. Image: Jobs of Tomorrow: Mapping Opportunity in the New Economy

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The digital skills that the new care economy demands. Image: Jobs of Tomorrow: Mapping Opportunity in the New Economy

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