Australian workers are likely to change occupations twice in the next 20 years. How do we help them do this?
- Written by Catherine de Fontenay, Honorary Fellow, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
Over the next two decades, the average Australian worker is likely to change occupations at least twice.
Rapid technological change and longer working lives mean the days of having “one job for life” are long gone. New occupations will also appear and some older ones will shrink or vanish. And our preferences change.
So...