The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other departments have recently updated the occupational list, released 11 new occupations such as ship and shore management engineering technicians, and 23 new job types such as community workers, and simultaneously adjusted and changed the information of 6 occupations (job types) such as agricultural product brokers. A number of emerging professions have stepped out of the small circles of the industry and entered the public eye, which not only sends a clear signal of industrial upgrading, but also provides new options for job selection.
This round of updated occupational lists clearly outlines the three major directions of current industrial development: digital empowerment, green transformation, and service quality improvement. Today, the digital economy has become an important driving force for economic growth. Among the 11 new occupations released this time, five digital occupations, including digital twin engineering technicians and embodied intelligent robot application technicians, were selected, accounting for nearly half. At present, the total number of digital occupations in my country reaches 113. The continuously expanding digital occupation system allows the public to truly feel that digital transformation is bringing specific jobs, clear types of work, and stable employment channels.
Based on the overall situation of green and low-carbon development, a number of new green occupations have emerged. This time, three new green occupations have been added: microgrid administrator, hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer, and water electrolysis hydrogen producer, accounting for about a quarter of the total new occupations. Among them, microgrid administrators have both digital and green attributes, achieving an organic integration of technological empowerment and ecological protection. At present, there are 142 green occupations in my country. Occupational categories continue to be subdivided and employment scenarios continue to expand, confirming that the "dual carbon" strategy has been deeply integrated into industrial development and the employment market.
Career iteration also reflects the dual upgrade of people's livelihood needs and quality of life. The social division of labor continues to extend in the direction of specialization, refinement, and quality, which has not only given rise to positions such as sustainable development planners and sports data analysts that improve the quality and efficiency of the real economy, but also spawned jobs such as age-appropriate renovation designers and fragrance makers that meet the people's high-quality life needs. These new occupations make industrial upgrading more powerful and people's livelihood services more warm.
For some time, many people have preferred stability and stuck to traditional tracks when choosing careers, and have underestimated the development potential of emerging industries. New occupations are emerging one after another, which to a certain extent has broken the solid professional prejudice and refreshed the employment perception of diversity and inclusiveness. Compared with traditional positions, new careers have ample space for growth and flexible development models. Whether they are fresh graduates, career changers, or people with flexible employment, they can rely on their own strengths to stand in the new employment trend, making interests, skills, and creativity become competitive in the workplace.
The release of new occupations and new types of work also solves the long-term development pain points faced by new business types. In the past, a large number of emerging positions lacked unified professional standards, normative systems and promotion channels, leaving practitioners with ambiguous identities and unprotected rights and interests. The official naming and standardization will allow various emerging professions to bid farewell to the embarrassment of being "nameless and without distinction" and achieve standardized and institutionalized development.
The wave of new occupations is not only adding new positions, but also a true manifestation of industrial upgrading, green transformation, and improvement of people's livelihood. As new occupational standards continue to be improved and talent cultivation continues to follow up, more emerging jobs that adapt to the development of the times will continue to emerge, providing workers with more diverse employment options and accumulating sufficient talent for high-quality economic and social development. (Source of this article: Economic Daily Author: Ao Rong)
