Global Scans · Design · Weekly Summary

• Of the more than 100,000 new industry jobs in manufacturing and design expected by 2030 67,000 are at risk of going unfilled. VentureBeat
• Roles will become hybrid by design McKinsey estimates that 30% of work activities could be automated by 2030, prompting jobs to evolve into multidisciplinary hybrids. Workday,Inc
• A study released earlier in 2024 estimated 62,000 entertainment jobs could be lost to AI within the next three years, including roles in 3-D modeling and character and environment design. Los Angeles Times
• Relatively uncomplicated software design jobs will be a thing of the past by 2026 or sooner. New York Post
• Talent pool: India has an exceptional semiconductor design talent pool, making up 20% of the world's semiconductor design engineers, and could generate another 6 lakh jobs. PMF IAS
• The Ministry of Planning and Investment estimated that Vietnam would need 15,000 chip design engineers by 2030, and 35,000 engineers working in microchip plants, generating 154,000 indirect jobs and contributing VND360 trillion to GDP, cited VNN. Vietnam Times
• Affiliate marketing, content creation, graphic and web design, and programming were among the jobs identified by Morgan Stanley that could see a boost from generative AI. Insider
• The BIL is expected to add more than 82,000 full - and part-time jobs in engineering, public works, and design services over the next five years. American Society of Civil Engineers
• Provided skill development in domains such as design and testing, battery manufacturing and management, sales, services and infrastructure keeps pace, India's e-mobility industry could generate as many as 1 crore jobs in the future. ola-institute
• Projected to add $500 billion to GDP by 2030 The Semiconductor Mission with $10 billion investment to make India self-reliant in chip design - A 2024 report by American software company, ServiceNow, predicts that India would have created close to 3 million new tech jobs by 2028. The Star
• Over a longer timeframe, the UKADS could design routes that support flight paths for new and emerging technologies such as drones and flying taxis, spurring British innovation and delivering highly skilled jobs in the tech space. GOV.UK
• There is a growing demand for jobs in AI tool design and roles that require collaboration with AI, as indicated by the World Economic Forum's prediction that while automation may reduce traditional roles, it will simultaneously generate new positions that necessitate advanced skills and knowledge. OpenTools
• Letting civil planes fly at very high speeds could bring more jobs and help the United States keep its lead in airplane design. VisaVerge
• Renewable energy projects will create 6,400 full-time equivalent jobs across Australia by 2030, primarily in the construction, engineering and professional design industries. Squadron Energy
• Vigil will sustain more than 150 highly skilled jobs in the UK and reinforces Airbus UK's position as a space prime, covering complete missions from spacecraft design and build to comprehensive verification and final delivery. GOV.UK

Last updated: 14 September 2025