The 4 Families of Jobs in the AI Economy

In 2035, your children will need skills schools aren’t teaching today.

In the AI economy, four big families of jobs are emerging:

1. AI-augmented physical work - nurses, plumbers, physiotherapists. AI helps, but can’t replace hands-on care.

2. Managers of AI teams - entry-level hires won’t be "juniors." They’ll manage squads of bots, orchestrating, tuning, and aligning them.

3. Culture & fulfillment - as AI takes over efficiency, human value shifts upward: arts, creativity, identity, and community.

4. The expanded gig economy - professions are eroding; skills are the new currency. Many will stitch together mini-jobs - nail design in the morning, childcare in the afternoon, music at night. A mega-extension of Fiverr.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊-12?

Schools are still preparing kids for professions that will fade, when the real future is about skills and adaptability. Tomorrow’s graduates won’t climb a single career ladder. They’ll reinvent themselves constantly, and, at the same time, have new opportunities to fulfill themselves through work they love.

At NovoDia, we see both sides: as a curriculum partner to schools, shaping how districts prepare students, and as an AI-native employer, already running this way today. Our expertise lies in creating standards-aligned curricula that are evergreen. Evolving as fast as the world itself.

👉 Which of these four families is your school system preparing kids for?