A century ago, workers needed to develop the manual, industrial skills required for making things; today, workers in the postindustrial economy must develop the
A)intellectual skills required to manipulate symbols.
B)scientific skills required to work with the natural environment.
C)technical skills required to operate heavy machinery.
D)personal skills required to carry out lonely jobs in forests or at sea.

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In the postindustrial economy, jobs increasingly require workers to manipulate information and use intellectual skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving, rather than manual labor or technical skills. This is due to the shift towards technology and automation, which has made many traditional manual jobs obsolete.

A Century Ago, Workers Needed to Develop the Manual, Industrial