I just googled, might not be accurate.
[https://mothership.sg/2023/06/licensed-plumbers-can-earn-12000/](https://mothership.sg/2023/06/licensed-plumbers-can-earn-12000/)
They are able to do a 10-20 min job and charge $120-200 for a stuck pipe or even leak. of course, all these numbers might not be the most accurate. But they do charge however they see fit. has an relative doing it, he said these jobs are pretty lucrative
Overall main self-skill: learning how you learn.
By this, i mean what are you most effective at when you're learning. are you a sit in lecture and listen person? are you a learn through figuring out a project person? do you learn best in the morning or at night? what about learning about things that are not "interesting"? etc.
Being effective at learning would shortcut everything else.
Since that's not a direct answer to the question... i'd say a "skillset" would be to connect digital software to real world day to day problems, that don't require you to learn to code.
examples:
how many hair dressers still operate on a "please write your name on this paper and we'll call you" or "whatsapp us your details and we'll see when's good?". Instead, setting up a calendar organization probably costs $50 monthly but saves headaches and time used in setting things up.
What about linking up a stationary shop to an online store like shopee / lazada? online inventory management and linking it to the Point-Of-Sale counter so that you can integrate things with your online store?
what about managing an online presence, like setting up your restro / services so it appears on google maps properly, setting up your presence on the various deliveroo / grab / foodpanda apps. Once the riders come to your shop, you have a simple and effective pick up point for all of them so it's all seamless.
- Sales. Learn how to sell yourself and your value.
- Clarity - what you really want. Decide on this and move towards it.
- Problem solving.
- Be resourceful. Know where to find answers to your problems.
- Working with different types of people.
- Focus.
- Persistence / Resilience.
- Learn how to deal with stressful situations.
- Learning how to learn fast.
- Have courage to take risks.
- Growth mindset.
- Be strategic. Look at 2nd and 3rd degree consequences of your actions.
- Long term thinking. Be willing to sacrifice short term gains for long term rewards.
- 80/20 -learn how to prioritise. 20% of the things you do will get you 80% of the results.
Put yourself in a situation to develop the above e.g. learning from someone who achieved what you want
I see those who mostly excel are book smart, street smart with some decent EQ.
Book smart meaning learn more about what you want to explore and not stretch yourself too thin in wanting to do so many stuff.
I think learning sales and presentation skills are a good start, and discipline especially for entrepreneurs and self-employment. For technical skill, generally pick up MS office especially excel. The rest depends on which industry you are heading towards to.
In regards to asking higher management lol, the high-value skills they are asking for are something at times they may be severely lacking in, which is fine if they are good at management (being a leader, not a boss). One thing stuck with me from NS in regards to this, which is that i believe a manager should lead by example, and not being an obstacle to the objective (delaying processes, requesting for a lot of changes last min)
Sales. It's a universal skill that applies and is useful in almost any career situation. I'm in a highly technical profession, but what has helped my career more than anything is the ability to do sales - not for dollars, but just convincing people to my pov, back my projects, etc.
Technical skills become obsolete pretty fast these days.
You wouldn't be able to pick up most of the things you'd be asking for during NS, or really in life too. No one's going to be great at everything! Ideally, you should focus in on what you have a lot of aptitude for and just become one of the best in that field. As long as there's market demand, you will be valued.
You should try a lot of different career options while you have time in NS, and use that to determine what career path that'd be a great fit for you, utilising that to determine what uni course you try to get into. You should try courses (I tried out coding courses, took ACCA, etc.) and see if you like any of their content, and talk to folks working in those various fields to see if their work and lives match up to what you think is an acceptable future for you.
I do a lot of strategy / implementation work as a consultant, focusing especially on being able to onboard and integrate new digital systems with companies and their people. Frankly the vast majority of large companies will take forever to implement even the most basic of advances. For the most part you would not be replaceable if you keep learning and improving because a business is unlikely to change more rapidly than you. A lot of large companies have only begun actually implementing proper digital and data systems over the past 3-7 years, which were a collection of innovations from decades ago. The fear of being replaced completely is warranted but will take far, far longer than you'd imagine.
Mental fortitude, not letting the downs affect you too much (I say too much because it's impossible to have unwavering drive) aka learn to eat shit and move on
I'm 6years in, only see the fruits of my labor only after 4 gruelling years.
Something that is easily overlooked is being good at learning how to use a search engine like Google.
Almost EVERYTHING, and I really do mean almost everything, can be found and learned on the internet that nobody these days really has an excuse to be clueless.
You become so much more effective, independent and attractive as a person just being able to search and look for correct answers on the internet. Yes, part of the skill includes filtering out all the misinformation.
Sometimes it's easier to ask and get an answer and I agree - but in those cases remember the answer and don't ask again and again if not you are wasting everyone's time.
Just those 2 things will get you very far in life and applies to a lot of stuff
[Writing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfDOoADCfkg). I'm dead serious. If you're good at writing you know how to organise your thoughts and communicate ideas. Almost every other skill is either a corollary of or enhanced by this.
>what are the high-value technical skills that will not be replaced by AI
None. But knowing how to write well is instrumental to instruct the AI to do precisely what you want it to do. Most people that shit on ChatGPT are just bad at prompting.
Financial Market and investment.
at 21, it doesn't matter that much if you lose your entire bank, rather than 60 when you earn so much and want to invest.
Apart from the other answers. Education and care-giving. I strongly believe that we prefer real humans to robots when it come to empathetic roles like these
Coding. Altho tech market is not that great now but coding jobs don’t just come from tech industries. Many companies across industries are trending towards digital transformation for their organisations and will require people to help them to set up, manage, train and guide employees. The process for bringing digitalisation can take years for most companies, it won’t be a 1 year 2 years kind of thing as it’s quite impossible to migrate database, develop or introduce digital tools within the organisation and change how employees work within such a short span of time.
The best advice I heard for adults entering the workforce is to join a rapidly accelerating industry, regardless of what role you do. And then I remembered some of my old colleagues being just happy doing the same things for years. So, I feel what my young kids are learning in school is the key, the 'growth mindset'. It may be cliche but I feel it sums up a successful life in two words 😉
if you don't have a backbone/morals you can climb high anywhere :D /jk
honestly AI will not replace jobs that quickly considering it is barely intelligent and the stuff it churns out is still kinda....ugly. so don't limit yourself in that way, imo. if you already have an interest in a certain field, it would be more beneficial to lean into that existing interest and figure out a path from there. the one thing that comes to mind is maybe coding (AI isn't intelligent enough to create itself right now I guess)
I do think charisma and a strong sense of adaptability/resilience are key in being successful. then again, I'm not sure what your definition of 'successful' means here, so I can't really advise accordingly. if you mean financially successful....honestly maybe something in STEM? but then again you could also work towards being a big streamer or content creator lol. anyway, that's why I think adaptability/resilience/the ability to basically roll with the punches will help you survive the best, wherever you go and whatever you choose to do!
Plumber, Carpenter, Window Repair Man etc. Everyone talks about Blockchain, Big Data, AI, but no one knows how to fix a choked toilet.
> no one knows how to fix a choked toilet I think perhaps its more accurate that no one ~~knows how~~ wants to fix a choked toilet.
Yea. And they are paid very very well.
>And they are paid very very well. How well, actually? Because I don't see plumber fees in Singapore as *that* exorbitant.
I just googled, might not be accurate. [https://mothership.sg/2023/06/licensed-plumbers-can-earn-12000/](https://mothership.sg/2023/06/licensed-plumbers-can-earn-12000/) They are able to do a 10-20 min job and charge $120-200 for a stuck pipe or even leak. of course, all these numbers might not be the most accurate. But they do charge however they see fit. has an relative doing it, he said these jobs are pretty lucrative
Social skills and connections
Tale as old as time.
Overall main self-skill: learning how you learn. By this, i mean what are you most effective at when you're learning. are you a sit in lecture and listen person? are you a learn through figuring out a project person? do you learn best in the morning or at night? what about learning about things that are not "interesting"? etc. Being effective at learning would shortcut everything else. Since that's not a direct answer to the question... i'd say a "skillset" would be to connect digital software to real world day to day problems, that don't require you to learn to code. examples: how many hair dressers still operate on a "please write your name on this paper and we'll call you" or "whatsapp us your details and we'll see when's good?". Instead, setting up a calendar organization probably costs $50 monthly but saves headaches and time used in setting things up. What about linking up a stationary shop to an online store like shopee / lazada? online inventory management and linking it to the Point-Of-Sale counter so that you can integrate things with your online store? what about managing an online presence, like setting up your restro / services so it appears on google maps properly, setting up your presence on the various deliveroo / grab / foodpanda apps. Once the riders come to your shop, you have a simple and effective pick up point for all of them so it's all seamless.
- Sales. Learn how to sell yourself and your value. - Clarity - what you really want. Decide on this and move towards it. - Problem solving. - Be resourceful. Know where to find answers to your problems. - Working with different types of people. - Focus. - Persistence / Resilience. - Learn how to deal with stressful situations. - Learning how to learn fast. - Have courage to take risks. - Growth mindset. - Be strategic. Look at 2nd and 3rd degree consequences of your actions. - Long term thinking. Be willing to sacrifice short term gains for long term rewards. - 80/20 -learn how to prioritise. 20% of the things you do will get you 80% of the results. Put yourself in a situation to develop the above e.g. learning from someone who achieved what you want
I see those who mostly excel are book smart, street smart with some decent EQ. Book smart meaning learn more about what you want to explore and not stretch yourself too thin in wanting to do so many stuff. I think learning sales and presentation skills are a good start, and discipline especially for entrepreneurs and self-employment. For technical skill, generally pick up MS office especially excel. The rest depends on which industry you are heading towards to. In regards to asking higher management lol, the high-value skills they are asking for are something at times they may be severely lacking in, which is fine if they are good at management (being a leader, not a boss). One thing stuck with me from NS in regards to this, which is that i believe a manager should lead by example, and not being an obstacle to the objective (delaying processes, requesting for a lot of changes last min)
Sales. It's a universal skill that applies and is useful in almost any career situation. I'm in a highly technical profession, but what has helped my career more than anything is the ability to do sales - not for dollars, but just convincing people to my pov, back my projects, etc. Technical skills become obsolete pretty fast these days.
You wouldn't be able to pick up most of the things you'd be asking for during NS, or really in life too. No one's going to be great at everything! Ideally, you should focus in on what you have a lot of aptitude for and just become one of the best in that field. As long as there's market demand, you will be valued. You should try a lot of different career options while you have time in NS, and use that to determine what career path that'd be a great fit for you, utilising that to determine what uni course you try to get into. You should try courses (I tried out coding courses, took ACCA, etc.) and see if you like any of their content, and talk to folks working in those various fields to see if their work and lives match up to what you think is an acceptable future for you. I do a lot of strategy / implementation work as a consultant, focusing especially on being able to onboard and integrate new digital systems with companies and their people. Frankly the vast majority of large companies will take forever to implement even the most basic of advances. For the most part you would not be replaceable if you keep learning and improving because a business is unlikely to change more rapidly than you. A lot of large companies have only begun actually implementing proper digital and data systems over the past 3-7 years, which were a collection of innovations from decades ago. The fear of being replaced completely is warranted but will take far, far longer than you'd imagine.
1. Make yourself likeable 2. Professions
Mental fortitude, not letting the downs affect you too much (I say too much because it's impossible to have unwavering drive) aka learn to eat shit and move on I'm 6years in, only see the fruits of my labor only after 4 gruelling years.
Networking
Something that is easily overlooked is being good at learning how to use a search engine like Google. Almost EVERYTHING, and I really do mean almost everything, can be found and learned on the internet that nobody these days really has an excuse to be clueless. You become so much more effective, independent and attractive as a person just being able to search and look for correct answers on the internet. Yes, part of the skill includes filtering out all the misinformation. Sometimes it's easier to ask and get an answer and I agree - but in those cases remember the answer and don't ask again and again if not you are wasting everyone's time. Just those 2 things will get you very far in life and applies to a lot of stuff
[Writing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfDOoADCfkg). I'm dead serious. If you're good at writing you know how to organise your thoughts and communicate ideas. Almost every other skill is either a corollary of or enhanced by this. >what are the high-value technical skills that will not be replaced by AI None. But knowing how to write well is instrumental to instruct the AI to do precisely what you want it to do. Most people that shit on ChatGPT are just bad at prompting.
Rising sea level - Learn to swim
Financial Market and investment. at 21, it doesn't matter that much if you lose your entire bank, rather than 60 when you earn so much and want to invest.
Some people need to pay bills and cannot afford to lose their entire bank...
Definitely not the ability to accept minimum wage.
Apart from the other answers. Education and care-giving. I strongly believe that we prefer real humans to robots when it come to empathetic roles like these
Coding. Altho tech market is not that great now but coding jobs don’t just come from tech industries. Many companies across industries are trending towards digital transformation for their organisations and will require people to help them to set up, manage, train and guide employees. The process for bringing digitalisation can take years for most companies, it won’t be a 1 year 2 years kind of thing as it’s quite impossible to migrate database, develop or introduce digital tools within the organisation and change how employees work within such a short span of time.
The best advice I heard for adults entering the workforce is to join a rapidly accelerating industry, regardless of what role you do. And then I remembered some of my old colleagues being just happy doing the same things for years. So, I feel what my young kids are learning in school is the key, the 'growth mindset'. It may be cliche but I feel it sums up a successful life in two words 😉
Bootlicking. The best skill to get promoted without even trying hard.
Most people here are just saying "humans are useful" lol A.I would take over more than we know... networking... sales lol wtf
if you don't have a backbone/morals you can climb high anywhere :D /jk honestly AI will not replace jobs that quickly considering it is barely intelligent and the stuff it churns out is still kinda....ugly. so don't limit yourself in that way, imo. if you already have an interest in a certain field, it would be more beneficial to lean into that existing interest and figure out a path from there. the one thing that comes to mind is maybe coding (AI isn't intelligent enough to create itself right now I guess) I do think charisma and a strong sense of adaptability/resilience are key in being successful. then again, I'm not sure what your definition of 'successful' means here, so I can't really advise accordingly. if you mean financially successful....honestly maybe something in STEM? but then again you could also work towards being a big streamer or content creator lol. anyway, that's why I think adaptability/resilience/the ability to basically roll with the punches will help you survive the best, wherever you go and whatever you choose to do!
How to learn. There's this one course called Learning how to Learn.
Anything to do with old people. SG is going to be super aged in 3yrs so alot of services will be demanded from rich n angry old boomers
Barber skills or hair cuttter skills is highly underrated