Leveling Up

By Betty Bassett

Will your job be done by a robot 10 years from now?  

Here are some jobs that won’t be around in 2030.

1. Travel agent

2. Cashier

3. Fast food cook

4. Mail carrier

5. Bank teller

6. Textile worker

7. Printing press operator

8. Sports referee/Umpire

9. Retail jeweler

10. Dispatcher

11. Lumberjack

12. Telemarketer

13. Fisher

14. Legal secretary

15. Assembler/Fabricator

What can you do to prepare for the changing job market? What skills will be in demand in the future?

Technology and artificial intelligence are changing the workplace. There are things you need to learn to protect yourself from online threat and position yourself for the new job market? Cybersecurity risk is increasing as we are becoming more globally connected. Cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats to business, government and  individuals. Simple firewalls and antivirus software are insufficient to protect sensitive information. 

Cyber threats can come from any level of the company that you work for. It is important to be educated about attacks from possible ransomware or malware designed to steal your data.

Here are some free and low cost elearning sites that will give you an insider's perspective on cyber security:

1. Department of Defense (DoD) and National Industrial Security Program (NISP)

https://www.cdse.edu/index.html

2. Microsoft

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security/ciso-workshop/ciso-workshop

3. CyberVista

https://certify.cybervista.net/products/critical-knowledge-explorer/

4. Cyber Range.

https://go.cyberbit.com/100k-worth-of-free-remote-cyber-range-training/?utm_source=nist_website&utm_medium=list&utm_campaign=free-remote-soc-team-training-nam

5. Cyber Training

https://www.cybertraining365.com/cybertraining/FreeClasses

6. Cyber Skyline

https://cyberskyline.com/professional/purchase

7. Cybrary

https://www.cybrary.it/

8. Eccouncil

https://www.eccouncil.org/free-cybersecurity-resources/

9. Elastic

https://www.elastic.co/training/free

10. Federal Virtual Training Environment

https://fedvte.usalearning.gov/

Data scientist has been named the number one job in the U.S. by Glassdoor for the past four years. Almost every online interaction you have include information that businesses are interested in from your Google searches, to your Amazon purchases and even your Facebook feed. Data Scientists use this information to predict what you will spend your money on.

Here are the best free online Data Science courses that you might want to look into:

1. Data Science Crash Course, John Hopkins University (Coursera)

https://www.classcentral.com/course/data-science-crash-course-4392

2. Introduction to Data Science (Revised) - Alison

https://alison.com/course/introduction-to-data-science-revised

3. Data Science and Machine Learning Essentials – Microsoft (EdX)

https://www.classcentral.com/course/edx-data-science-and-mac/

4. Learn Data Science - Dataquest

https://www.dataquest.io/?utm_source=learndatasci

5. Data Science - Harvard

http://cs109.github.io/2015/pages/videos.html

5. Introduction to Data Science in Python – University of Michigan (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/python-data-analysis?ranMID=40328&ranEAID=SAyYsTvLiGQ&ranSiteID=SAyYsTvLiGQ-Bfo4LFjaYn4mTYUpc2eISQ&siteID=SAyYsTvLiGQ-Bfo4LFjaYn4mTYUpc2eISQ&utm_content=10&utm_medium=partners&utm_source=linkshare&utm_campaign=SAyYsTvLiGQ

7. Learn Data Science with R – Ram Reddy (Coursera)

https://www.udemy.com/course/datascience_with_r/

8. Introduction to Data Science Using Python - Rakesh Gopalakrishnan (Udemy)

https://www.udemy.com/course/introduction-to-data-science-using-python/

9. I Heart Stats: Learning to Love Statistics – University of Notre Dame (EdX)

https://www.classcentral.com/course/edx-i-heart-stats-learning-to-love-statistics-3048

10. Class Central

https://www.classcentral.com/subject/data-science

11. Harvard

https://online-learning.harvard.edu/subject/data-science

12. Coursera

https://www.coursera.org/coursesquery=free%20courses%20data%20science

Now is the time to learn new skills to adapt to a changing workplace.  One the other hand there are humanistic skills that won't be taken over by a robots.  

Non-robotic skills:

1. Flexibility

2. Adaptability 

3. Technical knowledge 

4. Coding

5. Web development 

6. SEO

7. Data analysis 

8. Innovation

9. Critical thinking 

10. Emotional intelligence

The best way for you to remain relevant is to adapt. There are a huge number of free online courses to position yourself in a changing job market.