2023-06-27 18:11:59
The world of work has undergone several transformations in recent years, as virtuality and digitization came to change work as we knew it.
Being able to migrate from the physical and face-to-face to the digital and virtual has made it possible to increase efficiency and productivity when performing a task, but above all it has changed the behaviors and behaviors of workers.
In fact, these recent dynamics have forged a new type of worker known as the digital nomad. We tell you what it is to be a digital nomad and what jobs allow you to be one.
What is it to be a digital nomad?
According to Hays Colombia, a recruitment company, digital nomads are professionals who have the ease and ability to work remotely, without the need to be in a physical office.
Therefore, they can carry out their work anywhere in the world that has an Internet connection and a computer.
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Digital nomads tend to be people who love freedom (especially geographic) and time flexibility. Likewise, they are characterized by having self-management and productivity skills.
Geographical freedom is one of the benefits of being a digital nomad. (Archive)
According to the Fragomen Global Report on Migration Trends 2022, there are more than 35 million people around the world who are digital nomads.
By 2023, this same report stated that hybrid and remote jobs have increased 81 percent since the start of the covid-19 pandemic.
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Consequently, countries have sought to innovate immigration policies, creating new pathways and visa programs for job seekers, in an attempt to attract skilled workers.
“Countries will continue to adopt digital nomad visa programs, skillfully adapting to a changing legal and regulatory environment, while seeking programs that appeal to both employer and employee,” the report states.
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Virtuality and governments are favoring digital nomads, but what types of jobs make it easy to choose this lifestyle?
Digital nomad professions
Despite the fact that more and more jobs are virtualizing their operations, there are some professions whose development areas are better suited to digital nomadism.
Starting your own business or going freelance can allow you to be a digital nomad.
For example, entrepreneurs and freelancers have the freedom to work on their own businesses and proposals online, without having to keep hours or go to the same physical location.
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Similarly, technology professionals such as software developers, UX/UI designers, data analysts, among others, have skills and functions that are performed in the online environment.
Being a photographer is a good alternative to becoming a digital nomad.
Creativity is also part of the constant professions of digital nomads, be it photography, writing, graphic design, content creation, etc. These services can be offered remotely and, in fact, are in strong demand locally and globally.
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Finally, there are digital marketing professionals, including community managers, who offer services directly related to the digital world.
Technology will continue to evolve and with it, the increase in digital migration of more jobs.
Would you dare to be a digital nomad?
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