The current generation of students could choose to take up a career in designing human bodies or taking tourists around our galactic neighbourhood, according to a new report.

Only a third of university students believe their chosen career will exist in 10 years' time, say Microsoft and The Future Laboratory, which produced 'Tomorrow's jobs'.

The report predicts virtual reality design, robotic engineering and visual communications will be among the jobs of the future.

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Jobs in virtual reality design, robotic engineering and visual communications will be among the jobs of the future, it was predicted

'While these jobs may seem like the realms of science fiction, in reality they are indicative of changes that we are already seeing today,' said Microsoft's Ryan Asdourian.

'At Microsoft, on a daily basis, our devices are being used by creatives at the forefront of their industries developing new ways to work, collaborate and create.'

The research predicts that almost two-thirds of school students today will end up working in jobs which do not yet exist, with the report forming part of efforts to prepare for the roles and what the skills needed.

Steve Tooze, of The Future Laboratory, said: 'Technological change, economic turbulence and societal transformation are disrupting old career certainties, making it increasingly difficult to judge which degrees and qualifications will remain a passport to a well-paid and fulfilling job in the decades ahead.

Among the jobs yet to be created include space tour guide. But companies such as Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin plan on taking passengers into suborbital space, and those intrepid explorers aboard the new wave of passenger craft will need a guide

The advent of virtual reality and augmented reality will mean the future workforce will have a new set of tools at their disposal and could work entirely within digital studio environments, using tools such as Google's Tilt brush.

Biohackers have already implanted themselves with microchips and even tried to give themselves night vision, but open source publishing, software and tools could enable anyone to participate.

Freelance biohackers and human body designers are likely to be among roles to be created in future, with increased open source publication of research papers, open source tools and tools such as gene editing and synthetic DNA becoming increasingly refined

While tools such as gene editing, synthetic DNA and culturing of stem cell are becoming increasingly refined, opening the door for human body designers.

Mr Tooze added: 'In the next decade, a technological revolution, essentially a second industrial revolution, will open up inspiring and exciting new career opportunities in sectors of the economy that are only in their infancy today.

'The trick for graduates is predicting what those new jobs will be.'

The full report is available online.