• Question: I would like to ask if you would recommend a career in science? what jobs related to science will be in high demand in the future, and why?

    Asked by scienceboff12345678910987654321 to Daniel, Derek, Ian, Phil, Upul on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Derek Mann answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      I would certainly recommend a career in science and I there will always be a great deal of demand in key areas such as engineering, medicine and computer sciences.

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      Ian Sillett answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      I would recommend a science career to everyone that would listen because that’s what I love to do. However, it isn’t suited to everyone. If you enjoy science, then pursue it but if you don’t enjoy it then there are plenty of other things to do that are just as important to society. What I would say is that it’s hard to think of many jobs that aren’t related to science. It’s such a broad subject with so many related jobs! Think, engineering, teaching (science), medicine, finance etc…

      I can’t predict the future, but hard skills like analysis, logic and problem solving that come with science qualifications will always be in demand.

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      Daniel Mietchen answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      If you have a passion for science and can imagine to achieve self-fulfillment with something related to it, then it is worth considering. If your passion for money is higher, then science is probably not a long-term option but may well be a good starting point, since the analytical skills that get trained in scientific careers from early on are in high demand elsewhere too.

      Given the current developmental path our global society is on, the range of scientific fields with good job prospects may well have passed its peek, despite continuing diversification. In other words, anything related to natural resource management, conflict resolution, ageing, computing and diseases affecting social behaviour will certainly be in high demand in the future, while the case is much less clear for less applied fields.

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