This trend could help maintain the economic productivity needed to pay pensions and fund healthcare, but the rapid spread of automation may eliminate 20-25% of current jobs and depress wage growth for many more workers, Bain notes. As the report notes, the emerging economy will favor highly-skilled workers. “It’s less of an age or generational phenomenon and more of a mindset,” says Rich Pearson, senior vice president of marketing for Upwork. “That will get easier.”Fortunately, there is a lot of emerging data available on which skills will be in demand. Recently, for instance, Upwork shared with me a list of “Top 20 Lucrative Skills for Freelancers,” based on the hourly rates freelancers are charging.

Source: Forbes February 25, 2018 22:52 UTC