China on Wednesday released its eighth batch of new occupations, formally recognizing 11 new occupations and 23 new job types.
The new occupations include digital twin engineering technicians, embodied-intelligence robot application technicians, industrial product digital modeling specialists, sports data analysts, microgrid managers, hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing workers, water-electrolysis hydrogen production workers, incense-making artisans, shore-based ship management engineering technicians, satellite navigation equipment installers and adjusters, and corporate sustainability planners.
Of the 11, five are digital occupations and three are green occupations, underscoring how new quality productive forces, the green transition and higher-quality services are reshaping China's labor market.
The 23 new job types range from low-altitude logistics operators and low-altitude intelligent connected system administrators to AI agent developers, new-energy vehicle inspectors, airport obstacle-clearance inspectors, age-friendly renovation designers, fresh-cut flower processors, ice-and-snow sculptors and community workers.
"The continuous expansion of digital occupations clearly outlines the broad trend of industrial digitalization and digital industrialization. We expect a sizable shortage of digital technology and skills talent in the period ahead. At the same time, green and environmental protection requirements keep expanding and enriching green occupations, showing that the national dual-carbon strategy is taking root in the employment field," said Zhang Wei, director of Division of Occupational Classification and Standards Development under China Employment Training Technical Instruction Center.
Chinese authorities said a role can be designated a new occupation only when its workforce reaches a certain scale and the position shows strong future employment potential.
Since 2019, China has released eight batches totaling 121 new occupations.
China adds 11 new occupations, 23 new job types as digital, green, service sectors reshape employment
Armed police officers and soldiers, in coordination with multiple professional rescue forces, are conducting in-depth search and rescue operations for missing people in the core disaster zone in Mingkeng Village of east China's Jiangxi Province.
At around 07:00 on Tuesday, the rescue headquarters integrated 12 professional teams, including the armed police, public security, and the fire department, to launch a search-and-rescue operation for missing persons in the hardest-hit area of the Shixia group of Mingkeng Village.
As of 18:00 on Tuesday, the mudslide that occurred in the early hours of Saturday has killed 12 people, including one newly identified missing person found in subsequent searches. At present, one person remains unaccounted for, and rescue forces are intensifying their search and rescue efforts.
Meanwhile, the Ji'an Detachment of the Jiangxi Armed Police Force deployed officers and soldiers to extend rescue efforts to surrounding disaster-affected townships.
On Tuesday morning, rescuers split into multiple teams and rushed to several villages in Zuo'an Township and Tanghu Township of Suichuan County to urgently evacuate the trapped residents.
Trapped in mountainous areas, villagers faced destroyed access roads and mountain paths that became slippery and impassable after days of heavy rainfall; most stranded residents were elderly people with limited mobility. The armed police officers and soldiers conducted door-to-door checks and carried the trapped residents on their backs, successfully evacuating all of them to safe zones.
"All village roads are completely impassable. The local residents here are all left-behind elderly people and children, and it is extremely difficult to complete the evacuation relying solely on the strength of the town government officials. This time, we are deeply indebted to the armed police officers and soldiers for their assistance in evacuating all these elderly residents," said Wang Yuli, deputy mayor of Tanghu Township in Suichuan County.
"The mountain slopes are covered in thick mud, making the ground extremely slippery. In some sections, stretchers cannot pass through at all, so rescuers have to carry the stranded people on their backs. As long as the people are safe, it is worthwhile to endure all the hardship and exhaustion," said Jiang Jiang, a soldier of the Ji'an Detachment of the Jiangxi Armed Police Force.
Rescuers intensify search efforts in mudslide-hit village in east China's Jiangxi
