'Sales will be the last high-paying tech job': X thread debates AI-proof careers
JHochderffer · x · 2026-11-01
Responding to the bold take that "sales will be the last high-paying tech job left," a user argues sales and many other roles will remain human-dominated or human-controlled, listing investors, doctors/nurses, massage therapists, code managers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, comedians, actors, politicians, law enforcement, high-end lawyers, teachers, and skilled craftsmen. He believes there will be plenty of work for anyone willing to do it — a typical opinion piece in the AI-and-jobs debate, without data backing.
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