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8 futuristic jobs employers are already hiring for

8 futuristic jobs employers are already hiring for

When you imagine the jobs of the future, you might imagine working as a mechanic on a space station, directing a team full of robots, or working as a scientist with exciting new chemicals.

And while we aren’t quite at that stage where you can happily hop in your personal rocket and commute to Mars, a new generation of jobs is already arriving on UK jobsites.

Research from jobs search engine Adzuna has found British employers are increasingly creating new job titles, roles and departments to equip their organisations for the changing demands of customers and the increasing role of technology in society.

The study analysed 1 million+ open and historical roles featured on Adzuna in 2017-2018,  and highlighted some of the more unusual roles featuring on the site.

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