What jobs are we hoping to see in the next expansion?

[Lauront]

These are purely predictions but they're based on what I think they can add without cannibalising existing job abilities and on what has yet to be thematically touched upon:

5.0:

-Blue Mage; possibly as a tank with shapeshifting capabilities.
-Dancer; some people think it might be a melee healer, I think there's enough scope to add it as a distinct melee job either way, but healer is a logical assumption at this point. I echo Theodric's concerns about it.

6.0:

Assuming this expansion goes to Garlemald and we see more of a Garlean presence/possible integration of reformed or dissident parts of Garlemald, perhaps playing on the Populares/Optimates division...

-Gunblade; obvious pick, I expect it to be a 2H melee job
-Chemist; a healer who uses non-magical means to heal, with cast times representing the mixture of potions, elixirs etc. (abstract resource units rather than actual inventory contents)

6.0 and beyond:

-Orator; this could be a warlock type buffer/debuffer, magic oriented support job, and ideally would use an orb if I got my way as its main weapon
-Tamer; essentially a crossbow wielder with a pet
-Necromancer; I believe it's unlikely, but it could be a type of Void Mage, since necromancy and the Void are intimately connected in FFXIV. Possibly fused with the Orator, as otherwise it may end up being nothing but a BLM/SMN hybrid.

Rune Knight is possible if they can find a way to not step on the toes of the already high number of melee jobs (e.g. SAM) that use aether-powered abilities, as well as RDM.

I think Geomancer is unlikely, as they've pigeonholed them as a type of CNJ, but it could still be done.