Which jobs are future-proofed?

哪些职业具有未来保障?

The Indicator from Planet Money

2026-09-07

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With AI disrupting the workplace, is your job going to exist in ten years? The Bureau of Labor Statistics has just the handbook for that.  Today on the show, we flip through the Occupational Outlook Handbook and answer your questions about the future of work. This episode originally aired on May 8th, 2026 Fact checking by Sierra Juarez. Your Next Listen — How AI is shrinking the job market for teensConnect with The Indicator — Sign up for The Indicator’s weekly newsletter! — Buy the Planet Money book— Find our socials, YouTube and more! — For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+  Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • NPR.

  • This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

  • I'm Waylon Wong.

  • On this Labor Day Monday, we're naturally thinking about the American workforce.

  • With so much economic uncertainty in the air, from AI to tariffs,

  • it can be hard to know just what the future holds for our careers or the broader labor market.

  • Luckily, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is something

  • of a crystal ball in what's called the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

  • Today on the show, we're re-airing one of our favorite episodes all about this obscure government report.

  • The break, Darren Woods and I get to the bottom of whether we can actually predict what jobs are future-proofed.

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