If it's your childs dream to become an astronaut or a sportswriter, you may need to advise them to pick a different career.  According to this article by Judith Aquino there are 9 jobs that could be done by robots rather than humans in the future....check it out:

Are humans becoming obsolete in the workforce? All signs point to "yes."

As IBM's Watson proved on Jeopardy, robots are becoming smarter than people. They also make fewer mistakes and they don't get bored.

By 2013 there will be 1.2 million industrial robots working worldwide — that's one robot for every 5,000 people, according to Marshall Brain, founder of How Stuff Works and author of Robotic Nation.

Robots are currently analyzing documents, filling prescriptions, and handling other tasks that were once exclusively done by humans.

The next time you drop off a prescription order, you might see a robot behind the counter.

Pharmacists

Lawyers and paralegals

Drivers

Astronauts  

Store clerks

Soldiers

Babysitters

Rescuers

Sportswriters and other reporters

By Judith Aquino

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