In 2000 Time magazine offered a look at the top ten jobs of the future. So far we haven't seen any of these positions but a few of them sound interesting. Time definitely wasn't hip to the "Chief Blogging Officer" type of positions that have emerged in 2005.
Tissue Engineers
Gene Programmers
Pharmers
Frankenfood Monitors
Data Miners
Hot-Line Handymen
Virtual Reality Actors
Narrowcasters
Turing Testers
Knowledge Engineers
Time describes each of these position here. For less far off job growth trends The Futuristpoints to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' list of fastest growing careers.