As society evolves, the jobs we have to do evolve along with it. We used to have a plethora of lamplighters and milkmen, but nowadays, we have folks like drone operators and online content creators. It’s no surprise that many jobs that didn’t exist 20 years around revolve around technology. As we become more dependent on it, we also need people to usher it into new eras. Let’s take a look at 20 jobs that we didn’t have just a few decades ago — or even ten years ago in some cases.
#1: Social Media Manager
When social media was on the rise in the mid to late 2000s, companies needed people to manage their brand identity online. A big piece of that puzzle was the creation of social media managers. The folks coordinate content for the brands or companies on social media sites like Facebook or Instagram, creating a whole new career field.