Automation and AI are steadily replacing human roles in manufacturing, service industries, and even creative fields. But what will be the very last job a human performs?

Some predict it will be a role requiring deep empathy, creativity, or complex moral judgment — areas machines struggle to replicate. Others believe it could be a new job yet to be imagined, born from emerging technologies.

The concept of a “last human job” invites us to rethink work’s value and purpose in a world where machines handle most tasks. It also challenges societies to prepare for a future where employment as we know it may vanish.