New skills for new jobs - the Nordic way

Even though unemployment is still high in the Nordic region, completely new careers are also emerging. Technology and the demand for new services fuel the growth of new jobs. Universities and colleges of higher education carve out their niches by inventing new educations. Sweden has played a key role in the ESCO taxonomy project. The aim is to link all occupational classification systems in the European Union so that they can operate together. The Nordic Labour Journal takes a closer look at a few completely new jobs: meet the Office Nomad, the DNA-interpreter and some Living Statues.