13 new job categories in step with development

China has listed 13 new occupational classifications to keep pace with economic and technological development, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

The professions include technicians for artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data and cloud computing, as well as electronic sports specialists, unmanned aerial vehicle pilots, agricultural managers and industrial robot system operators.

The ministry said in a statement that with the massive utilization of AI, the IOT, big data and cloud computing, technicians in these fields are badly needed.