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A glimpse into the future based on current trends. The outlook is mostly gloomy. Estimates range from one extreme to the other--a renewed democracy or total chaos. The short article touches a lot of the factors that will likley influence the future, but it's hard to say exactly.

The job scope for materials engineers are not in decline which can bring more inovation to prevent corrosion. .The median annual wage for materials engineers was $95,640 in May 2020. Numbers of current jobs:25,100. The projected percent change in employment from 2020 to 2030. The average growth rate for all occupations is 8 percent.The projected numeric change in employment from 2020 to 2030 is 2,100. There is no additional training needed (postemployment) to attain competency in the skills needed in this occupation.The wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. Median wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey. In May 2020, the median annual wage for all workers was $41,950.

Outlines progress of the 2011-2020 plan--mostly indicating UN and Aichi Biodiversity Targets have not been met.