This is fascinating – CNNMoney.com has a short slide show presentation in their article 5 Dream jobs of the future. They are:
Disease Mapper
Robot Programmer
Information Engineer
Radiosurgeon
Second Life Lawyer
Yes, that last one is correct. Here is part of the description:
Count Stevan Lieberman among the virtual world’s earning elite. Instead of trying to practice purely virtual law–which few if any lawyers have turned into real money–Lieberman has taken a hybrid approach, using Second Life as a meet-and-greet area for new clients, who then take their real-world legal needs offline. And since he took in $7,000 in fees in the first two weeks after hanging up his virtual shingle, he’s optimistic: “I fully expect to keep getting more business this way.”