Education will receive the funding it deserves at the expense of military spending, attracting the brightest and best into teaching. Graying populations and increasing affluence will make the healthcare industry one of the biggest profit makers of the early millennium. It's not just doctors and nurses. Nutritionists, home-helpers, vitamin suppliers, masseurs and acupuncturists will flourish as health competes with travel and entertainment for disposable income. Expect India to leverage its vibrant computer-education and software industries to become a Tiger economy.
Day traders are just the beginning.
Soon all sorts of people will be paid to spend their working week on the Net. Fossil fuels will eventually be replaced by alternative energy sources that can deliver more in terms of performance, efficiency and friendliness to the environment. A whole new industry will be created, affecting workers from power plants to the local garage. - Biotechnologist. The completion of the human genome project to map the genetic code of humans will transform medicine. Career titles like gene therapist and genetic engineer will no longer be the preserve of a few pioneers.