thte tredn for careers is people working from home and multiple positions

Those seem like very 'giving back to humanity' type of careers. I think I would be most interested in becoming a teacher. I don't think I am skilled enough to be a aerospace ;)

i'd like to see all builders become green and LEED certified. Building for a greener environment should be the standard. In Remodeling San Diego, we are seeing happen a lot, but not quickly enough.

I also work with a Toner San Diego company that gives extra incentive for customers to recycle their toner cartridges. Would like to see much more of that.

Interesting list of careers but I believe with the power of social media increasing and with the likes of Facebook becoming more powerful there will be plenty of opportunity for careers in this market and many that will have an opportunity to have a big influence on opinion.

Collin Davies
Swansea Photographer

I'm surprised there is no mention of energy professions - renewables, grid, IT. Materials Scientist, Computation and Mathematics is way more important than "cyber activist." They are people behind the scenes that really change the way we look at the world. Fundamentals, not flashy fronts of environmental and social change. I'm also surprised that the entire heading of "Economics" is missing, I think changing the way we think about the economy and finance will be a huge factor in improving our world.

Green IT is next hot career choice. IT is still booming but concern towards the impact of IT against environmental is increasing.

I think the trend is largely towards home based businesses and also service professions so that we will continue to see people work for themselves from home.
As a community it is obviously important that we become more socially responsible so renewable energies, recycling and research and development will be vital professions for the future.

I have to agree with the previous comments-- there is a distinct lack of the basics here-- what good is a seed bank technician without farmers to grow the crops? What good is a water purification expert without hydrogeologists to find potable water in the first place? --Or any of the tech. and IT fields without basic resource people (i.e., geologists and scientists) to find the metals to actually build the IT you're using without fueling civil war in the Congo? Green Engineers to design new technology to adapt to a future where cheap energy may be much less abundant? Mediators / Conflict specialists to handle negotiations of sparse resources? Social workers to handle all of the trauma (for instance, that is currently happening in the deep south as oil washes up upoon its shores). Machinists... tool and dye makers, plumbers?

Idealism is great. Optism is great... but they need to be mixed in with reality a little bit more. None of the jobs mentioned above can function without an infrastructure in place to support them... and that infrastructure is built and maintained by blue-collar and technical jobs that already exist that aren't "hip".

I'd like to hear more about how a beekeeper will help contribute to humanity's future?

Well, Nice list, but I think you missed some interesting jobs.
I was between jobs few months ago, I'm a programmer, I developed applications for the last 12 years and I decided, I want to do something else, something that will be better for me and will cause some joy and happiness to my kids as well as others.
So I came with the online games site idea, a site that kids and family can spend time together, play and have fun.
I think it is important at least as some of the other careers you mentioned, we have to make our present good at least as we want our future to be...

This is quite triggering news and I would love to see its result when time permits. But I guess other jobs should be placed in there and have them categorized too.

I agree with Joe - where's the basics?
I definitely think gardener and botanist should be there, there is an ever increasing lack of interest or more importantly knowledge about the natural world.

Grand list of interesting careers you have listed. But where is there any on energy or new technologies in that area? It seems to me that we are faced with the need for new energies brought and made here at home. Let's get rid of our dependecy which is a MUST.

I think your right. having a wider career option for young generation, is of high priority.

Architects should be on the list. The world needs them for a better future.