Does the weather fascinate you? Have you ever wished you could control the weather? Well, that wish might not be all that far-fetched. Weather Control Engineers or Geo-Engineers will work for the government to monitor and maintain the planet’s ideal climate, ensuring ecological diversity. 

Weather Control Engineers will cool the planet using carbon capture and storage technologies. They’ll also release chemical filters into the atmosphere to deflect sunlight. They’ll use drones to seed clouds and create rain and control lightning using lasers. Weather Control Engineers will even be able to drain the energy out of hurricanes and cyclones to reuse elsewhere. 

This job will require a good sense of restraint as manipulating the weather too much could end in catastrophe. We wouldn’t want to end up in a Snowpiercer situation, now would we? To avoid over-correcting, weather control will not only be tightly regulated, but weather control engineers will need to run in-depth simulations prior to taking any real-world weather manipulation actions. 

Weather Control Engineers will need advanced qualifications in climate science and meteorology.

Career Pathways and Study Options

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• Master of Science in Atmospheric Science
• Master of Science (Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science)
• Bachelor of Science (Physical Oceanography, Major)
• Bachelor of Science (Climate Dynamics, Major)
• Bachelor of Science (Physics, Major)
• Bachelor of Science (Mathematics and Statistics Major, Applied mathematics and complex systems)

Science Fiction such as Mad Max and Dune often depict future societies where drinking water is so scarce that it’s become a form of currency. While these examples might seem extreme, there is a grain of truth to them. Despite climate change bringing increases in extreme weather and contributing to rising sea-levels, the global supply of drinkable water is getting smaller. Fresh water is essential not only for human survival but for food production, manufacturing, and the preservation of wilderness. As the water supply diminishes, Water Management Specialists will become an even more essential member of future communities. 

As the name suggests, Water Management Specialists will help communities manage water sources and will work to recycle, recondition, and distribute water. Not only will Water Management Specialists be responsible for developing solutions for wastewater reclamation, water recycling, targeted watering, and groundwater management, they’ll also have to make sure they work using smart solutions such as advanced sensors. These experts will work with specialists in ecological and urban engineering and design to create technological water management solutions. 

Water Management Specialists will need advanced qualifications in Water Management.

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• Master of Hydrogeology
• Soil Science and Hydrology (Major)
• Master of Environmental Science (Catchments and Water)
• Graduate Diploma in Integrated Water Management

Are you passionate about the environment, enjoy working with plants and animals, and hope to find work undoing environmental damage and restoring ecosystems to health? An Integrated Ecology Restoration Worker or “Rewilders” are government employees who do just that. 

Pesticides, plastic pollution, and single crop farming have done a great deal of environmental harm over a relatively short period of time. Rewilders will work to reverse that harm using direct interventions by restoring habitats, repairing wilderness regions, and rebalancing ecosystems. It’s possible that Rewilders could work with de-extinction geneticists in an attempt to revive extinct species through cloning or genome editing. 

Integrated Ecology Restoration Workers will have advance qualifications in ecological sciences, giving them practical and theoretical knowledge of how organisms interact with their environments and vice versa.

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• Environmental Science
• Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management)
• Masters of Environmental Science (Environmental Rehabilitation)
• Master of Science (Ecosystems Science)

Are you concerned about the effects of climate change? Do you want a career that will work to help communities combat the changes in their environment? As sea levels rise and extreme weather produces excessive rain and flooding, it will be important for communities to develop more effective water management strategies. Flood Control Engineers will play an ever more important role in their communities. 

In the future, variations in water volume due to extreme storms and flooding will be mitigated through a combination of smart technology and green infrastructure. These strategies will better manage rainwater, create living shorelines of re-established coastal wildlife (including wetlands, mangroves, reefs, and oyster beds), create movable flood barriers that will be monitored and managed by AI sensors, and establish rain gardens and green roofs for channeling rainwater. It will be the job of a Flood Control Engineer to work with their communities to educate them about these systems and strategies. 

Flood Control Engineers will need to be highly qualified in hydrology and water flow management as well as knowledgeable in the technologies used in their field. It’s recommended that Flood Control Engineers achieve at least a master’s degree in Hydrology or Water Management.

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• Master of Professional Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
• Master of Hydrogeology
• Soil Science and Hydrology (Major)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
• Master of Environmental Science (Catchments and Water)

Are you good with numbers and interested in marketing but with a desire to work in an ethical field? Then perhaps you will find work as a Community Farm Finance Broker. 

In the future, more and more small farms will move to a crowd-funded production model. Individuals and/or families will invest in a farm and receive either produce or money in return for their investment. Instead of the farmers finding investors on their own, a Community Farm Finance Broker will act as a go-between between the farmer and their investors, leaving the farmer to focus on the day-to-day running of their farm. 

It’s likely that local vegetable farms, cricket farms, or aquaponic fish farms will be owned by local residents and community organisations, allowing everyone to not only be involved in their food production but to have a vested interest in the process. This will strengthen not only community members’ connection to their food production but also increase food security. 

The Community Farm Finance Broker will not only be good at finance but will use their strong ethics to persuade members of their community to make more community-minded choices. 

While not necessarily requiring a formal education a Community Farm Finance Broker will need a good understanding of finance and agroecological farming practices, as well as an ability to market and promote ethical, community-minded farming.

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• Finance Major (BCom)
• Master of Agricultural Business Management
• Bachelor of Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
• Diploma of Agriculture

Do you value creativity and people’s right to take ownership of the products of their creativity? Then perhaps you’ll be an AI Intellectual Property Negotiator. 

AI Intellectual Property Negotiators will be legal professionals who work on behalf of clients to secure ownership of the products of their creativity, including new technologies, products, and software. As innovation continues to blossom, so too will the need to protect the rights of innovators. With an increase in innovation will come an increase in the demand for patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright and other forms of intellectual property titles. In the future such processes will only grow more complex. 

AI Intellectual Property Negotiators will not only work on behalf of those developing AI software and algorithms but will also negotiate on behalf of artificially intelligent entities that have developed intellectual property of their own. Additionally, these legal professionals will represent clients in intellectual property suits when AIs have used their ideas without permission. 

AI Intellectual Property Negotiators will need a law degree with expertise in intellectual property law pertaining to their jurisdiction. They will also need to keep up to date on the latest AI developments.

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• Master of Data Science
• Master of Artificial Intelligence
• Juris Doctor
• Bachelor of Laws
• Master of Intellectual Property Law

With more and more of life being lived online and through technologies, more and more of our legacies will be left behind in the digital space. Families will not only have to sort through their loved ones’ physical possessions, but will also have to make decisions regarding a digital inheritance. With people leaving behind yobibytes of data, this could be quite daunting. Enter the Digital Memorialist and Archivist. 

These specialists will work with families to curate a digital memorial and identity for their deceased loved one. Their job will be to collect, curate, manage and archive all the data left behind to decide what aspects of a digital identity should remain public, what should be accessible only to family, and what should be archived.  

Digital Memorialists and Archivists might work with the dying to preserve data according to their wishes. The largest aspect of their work will be to craft a respectful digital image of a person to live on in memorium. They will also repurpose useful data and work with digital archiving AI tools to process, sort, and store all the data that makes up their clients’ lives. 

Digital Memorialists and Archivists will need to be excellent researchers and analysts and will need strong digital literacy. While these skills can be self-taught, a qualification in Library or Information Sciences would be helpful.

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• Master of Commerce
• Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
• Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Data Science)
• Bachelor of Communication/ Bachelor of Creative Media
• Bachelor of Information Technology

Are you interested in the impact of technology on mental health? Then, you might consider becoming a Cyborg Psychologist.  

Not all cyborgs will be like Robocop or Inspector Gadget. As medical technology advances, more and more people will be able to have synthetic organs, robotic limbs, and cybernetic implants and they’ll need help to adjust to their new cyborg status. That’s where you’ll come in as a Cyborg Psychologist. 

As Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and other technologies become more integrated with our daily lives, there are bound to be individuals who will struggle to cope. Cyborg Psychologist will also help people adapt to new and changing technologies by counseling people with digital addictions and helping those who have difficulty differentiating between reality and the virtual world. These counseling sessions could take place in the real world or in a VR or AR setting, depending on the client’s unique circumstances. 

To become a Cyborg Psychology you will need advanced qualifications in psychology or counseling such as a Masters Degree or PHD.

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• International Cybersecurity
• Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Psychology
• Master of Information Systems and Technology
• Bachelor of Science (Psychology) and Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing)
• Bachelor of Information Technology