If one is in a non-routine job that requires creativity, the human touch, synthesizing (currently) difficult concepts together, etc. then the job market is goin

If one is in a non-routine job that requires creativity, the human touch, synthesizing (currently) difficult concepts together, etc. then the job market is going to be great for a while. Software developers (particularly, as several recent papers indicate) with great communication skills and high emotional intelligence, "designers" (used very broadly - could be anything from art design to system design), marketers, artists of various kinds (though this will be subject to the superstar effect), politicians, certain kinds of teachers (I'm including everything from the creators of tutorials to Sal Khan-types) and various types of business owners/managers will be in good shape for a while. Anyone in these categories willing to become non-stop learn-for-lifers (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/22/business/to-stay-relevant-in-a-career-workers-train-nonstop.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/22/business/to-stay-relevant-...) will likely be OK. So yes, your negotiating position may actually improve a great deal. If one is in an a "routine" job (as defined by Autor), one should be thinking very carefully about the next few decades. Upskilling, becoming autodidacts, and most importantly agitating for political change will be things that this group needs to engage in (the former two to stay relevant; the latter to keep eating.)