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Intellect/ Embrace of Formal Education

Category of “hard to outsource” jobs(1)

Can’t be done over wire

(physical product)

Personal Service

(hands on, face-to-face)

Hard to turn into an algorithm

High (PhD)

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  Veterinarian

  
  


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  Engineer - mechanical, civil, structural -- especially when working with physical constraints

  
  

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  Classroom professor

  
  


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  Doctor, psychologist who touches, observes patient

  
  

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  High level software development

  
  


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  Professor/ Thinker/ original writer

  
  


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  Scientist - at very high level/ creative

  
  


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  Analyst - at very high level/ creative (finance, economic, policy, social sciences, etc.)

  
  


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  Diplomats (corp, government, conflict resolution)

  
  


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  Business leader (Senior management)

  
  

Mid (BA/BS)

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  General contractor/ builder

  
  


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  Property manager (who visits property)

  
  


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  Quality Control Engineer

  
  

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  Custom space designer (interior decorator, landscape designer)

  
  


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  Nurse, home/elderly health care worker

  
  


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  Passenger airplane pilots

  
  


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  Manager of labor intensive business (farm, construction, food)

  
  


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  Physical therapist

  
  


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  Religious/ spiritual leader

  
  


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  Teacher pre-K - 12th

  
  

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  Creative (Complex)- original (film, theater, music, physical art)(2)

  
  

Low (Certificate)

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  Trades (elec, plumbing, landscaping, maintenance, etc.)

  
  


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  Soldier (on the ground)

  
  


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  Animal, pet care

  
  


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  Heavy equipment operators

  
  


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  Culinary arts, chefs (3)

  
  


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  Beauty workers (hair stylist, make-up, )

  
  


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  Small farmer (self sufficient), agricultural worker

  
  


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  Quality Control Technician

  
  

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  Driver (for now)

  
  


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  Food service (waiter, hostess,

  
  


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  Sex workers

  
  


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  Hotel front office (3)

  
  


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  Physical trainer

  
  

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  Technical troubleshooting/ repair/ modification of existing equipment (custom systems, old systems, valuable systems)

  
  


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  Creative (Individual) - arts + crafts … will need to be high end