By 2020, a staggering number of boomers over 65 a generation more active and healthier than their parents will effect both the health care and leisure industries. Technology has revolutionized the labor force and the marketplace since the age of television in the 1950s. But in the coming years, the revolution will be in warped speed mode. The better jobs will go to those best able to adapt to the technological landscape. Technology has left its mark on almost every industry.
Janitorial services rely on computer programs to create work schedules.
Nurses and doctors use computers to dish out medications and monitor vital signs. Casinos do likewise to create individualized customer profiles, trigger winning jackpots in slot machines and provide change. Waiters send orders to the kitchen by punching a computer. Consumers shop on the Internet from the comfort of their own home. Lawyers depend on databases to research cases and modems to file briefs.