Government Focuses on Fostering New Jobs: Childcare Specialist and Commerce Creator...

Discovery of New Jobs Such as 'Smart Construction Experts' and 'Convergent Content Creators'

Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, is delivering opening remarks at the "13th Emergency Economic Central Countermeasures Headquarters Meeting" held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 13th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The government has selected 14 promising new jobs to respond to future job and occupational structure changes caused by the acceleration of the 4th Industrial Revolution and demographic changes, and plans to promote their activation.

According to government ministries on the 15th, the government plans to support private sector activation by selecting 14 promising new jobs. It also intends to play a pioneering role by creating initial market demand through legal and institutional improvements.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Hong Nam-ki announced the finalized "New Job Activation Plan" containing these details at the Emergency Economic Central Countermeasures Headquarters meeting on the 13th. Deputy Prime Minister Hong stated, "We have discovered 14 new jobs emerging due to changes in future industries and demographic structures, such as smart construction experts and childcare management specialists, and we plan to review introduction plans for 37+a promising potential jobs."

Accordingly, the government plans to create over 50+a jobs through ▲ supplementing 3 previously announced tasks ▲ discovering additional promising new jobs ▲ reviewing potential new jobs.

It will also focus on supporting key new jobs emerging from the 4th Industrial Revolution and digital and green innovations, such as smart construction experts, convergence content creators, data visualization experts, future car maintenance technicians, green finance experts, and commerce creators.

With increasing care demand due to demographic changes, support will also be provided for childcare management specialists, refugee professional interpreters/translators, forest leisure instructors, and wood education experts. Additionally, safety-related jobs such as private lifeguards and mechanical equipment maintenance technicians will be discovered.

However, tasks with significant conflicts among stakeholders, such as certified detectives, digital funeral directors, and personal information protection managers, will be reviewed mid- to long-term through research projects and meetings.

The government will also review the discovery of potential new jobs. Examples include personal memory curators related to aging and life extension, and trend watchers who capture the latest trends and consumer tendencies to provide information to companies.

Meanwhile, after review, if deemed appropriate for development and support, the government plans to prepare a government-level new job introduction plan in the second half of next year.

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