Bill Gates said on Friday that those who understand engineering, sciences and economics will be in high demand in the upcoming years.

The Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist told LinkedIn Executive Editor Daniel Roth that according to the data he has collected, the people with sciences, engineering and economics backgrounds will be demanded the most in the near future.

“I do think of basic knowledge of the sciences, math skills, economics, a lot of careers in the future will be very demanding on those things.” Gates said.

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