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posted by martyb on Thursday November 30 2017, @03:59PM   Printer-friendly
from the become-a-plumber dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday November 30 2017, @06:48PM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday November 30 2017, @06:48PM (#603577) Homepage Journal

    Shutting it down? Yeah... fantastic option when water's filling up someone's basement.

    No, I mean the guy who doesn't do anything but grumble a few colorful words under his breath and adapt to the new circumstances when shit gets atypical. As both a programmer and a plumber, I know there is no way in hell a machine could ever deal with what even this one specific variety of shit a tradesman has to deal with regularly. The most complex program ever designed is elementary bullshit compared to the variety of input life can throw at you.

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