Jobs last 10 years

1. YouTube user

In 2011, YouTube was dominated by Smosh, Lilly Singh, and Jenna Marbles. And, although some of these individuals had made video-making a career—Marbles was earning six figures by the early 2010s—those who could say "being a YouTuber" was their full-time job were few and far between. PewDiePie, for example, was still in school in case his channel didn't work out. It was another epoch.

2. Influential

Why? YouTubers, on the other hand, depend mostly on—say it with us—YouTube to gain their audience, while influencers may flourish on almost any platform. (In fact, you can create a modern job title by appending "-er" to the end of any social network's name. TikToker, Instagrammer, Snapchatter...)

Despite their small distinctions, YouTubers and influencers have one thing in common: they've become more popular careers in the previous decade.

And, although you might argue that some kind of what we now call "influencers" has always existed—just look at bygone socialites like Paris Hilton—it was nothing like it is now. People were virtually "born into" the job of influencer back then, similar to how monarchy operates. You belonged to or married into a powerful family, so it became your job to look good, attend to parties, and make everyone want to be you (which, to be honest, doesn't seem like a horrible job).

Social media—platforms designed for developing influencers—have just been more widely accessible in the past decade or two.

3. Uber chauffeur

We realize we seem young and inexperienced, but it's really simpler to imagine a world before dentists than a time before Uber and Lyft drivers.

The reason these popular occupations didn't exist before is simple: Uber didn't emerge in Canada until 2012, and Lyft didn't arrive until 2017.

4. podcaster

Radio was the major medium of in-home entertainment prior to the invention of television. People would assemble in their living rooms to watch soap operas, comedies, and variety programs that were transmitted through sound waves.

Then a number of things occurred that we could describe, but it's better to simply show you:

Fast forward to the early 2010s, when podcast popularity had almost peaked. That is, until This American Life aired Serial in 2014, a podcast about a guy who may have been wrongfully imprisoned for a 1999 murder. Podcasts no longer have to be merely frank talks; they might also be tales, investigations, or interviews. People may earn a life off of them.

"There was podcasting before 2014, and there was podcasting after 2014," podcast reviewer Nicholas Quah wrote for Vulture.

5. Esports trainer

Video games have been available since the mid-20th century—there were even tournaments for them in the later part of the century—but they were primarily simply for pleasure until the early 2010s.

However, in 2011, a little website named Twitch began to gain traction. The Justin Kan company enabled individuals to participate in and watch esports competitions from all over the globe, propelling the industry ahead at breakneck pace.

As a consequence, in 2021, individuals may — and do — earn a livelihood by playing esports or teaching those who do.

6.Manager of social media

We all know that many of the popular careers on this list are internet and social media-related. But can you think of a more substantial change in the recent decade?

Of course, social media has been around for almost a decade. However, it wasn't until lately that it consumed enough of a company's time and resources to necessitate specialized employment. Social media management was formerly considered a component of public relations and/or marketing roles, rather than a separate entity.

7. Drone pilot

Imagine being paid to fly remote-control helicopters when you were a child. Consider your remote-control helicopter delivering groceries to people's doors.

Drones are being used by an increasing number of businesses these days, with over one million flying since 2016. As a result, there is a whole new employment market for persons who know how to fly them.

8.Expert in the Millennial Generation

The oldest Millennials were in their late twenties in 2011, while the youngest were still in high school. They now account for more than half of the labor force.

As a result, businesses are increasingly recruiting strategists who are intimately familiar with this demographic in order to better tailor their goods and services to it.

Here's our audition for this well-known position: Side parts, skinny pants, musical comedy, doggo, wine mom, and rose gold everything. How did we fare?