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Automation could wipe out 375-800 million jobs globally in the next 13 years, including 16-54 million in the U.S. But don't worry, there's a new job waiting for you:
The McKinsey Global Institute cautions that as many as 375 million workers will need to switch occupational categories by 2030 due to automation.
[...] "The model where people go to school for the first 20 years of life and work for the next 40 or 50 years is broken," Susan Lund, a partner for the McKinsey Global Institute and co-author of the report, told CNN Tech. "We're going to have to think about learning and training throughout the course of your career."
[...] "The dire predictions that robots are taking our jobs are overblown," Lund said. "Yes, work will be automated, [but] there will be enough jobs for everyone in most areas." The authors don't expect automation will displace jobs involving managing people, social interactions or applying expertise. Gardeners, plumbers, child and elder-care workers are among those facing less risk from automation.
Also at Bloomberg.
(Score: 4, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday November 30 2017, @06:37PM (1 child)
You guys are thinking nothing but repair jobs. And only the very simple ones at that. Quite a good bit of a plumber's work is social. On new homes, remodels, additions, and the like you have to be ready to find out precisely what the customer wants, explain why they can't or shouldn't have it, give them the benefit of your experience in suggesting what's pretty close but would work much better, explaining costs, dealing with their spouse who wants something entirely different or will not take "it's both physically impossible and illegal to do it that way" as an answer, and a gerzillion other little things. Passable people skills are absolutely required if repeat business is something you're going for.
My favorite social bit was explaining that their maybe five year old kid had tried to flush someone's rubber cock down the toilet. How I managed that with a straight face I have no idea.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 30 2017, @10:14PM
There's a large (single-owner, it seems) plumbing operation in SoCal.
Their trucks (full-on rolling advertisements) are fully outfitted and ready to do most jobs.
He calls his operation The Smell Good Plumber. [google.com]
He doesn't seem to have a problem keeping all of his trucks manned.
In his commercials, he mentions his competition, Bubba (the buttcrack plumber who shows up with a pocket donut and can't give you an estimate).
"No Bubbas here".
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