With the development of technology is changing every aspect of life, and the labor market is no exception. Researchers from the Center for an urban future published a report that reviewed current technology trends and draw a picture of what awaits us on the basis of modern possibilities.
The researchers studied the potential of automation, based on trends of robotics processes. Projectionists, factory workers and bus drivers will be completely replaced by machines, and such professions as teacher, cook, lawyer will remain for the man of flesh and blood, completely changed thanks to technology. That is, those whose profession does not disappear waiting for the absolute modernization.
According to scientists, new York is less susceptible to automation than the US as a whole. This conclusion was made, provided that replacement person last robot must perform 80 percent of the features. The number of professions where the robot can replace humans, amounted to 456,000, which is equal to approximately one-tenth of all specialties.
The study showed that only 7 thousand professions can be fully automated, so that to be afraid is the mankind nothing.
Fact: among the 100 most susceptible to automation occupations in the city, employing at least 500 people, 51% of them produce less than 40 000 dollars a year. Another 41 percent can be attributed to the average income from 40 000 to 80 000 dollars, and the remaining 8 percent more.
The biggest automated group – accountants and auditors is low-level, the potential of automation 86 percent 55,040 people, followed by the fast food employees, with the number of 49,540 and automation potential of 87 percent.
The most essential robot in the city’s future were common professions among workers in home care, lawyers, senior managers, accountants and auditors senior managers.
Patrick Anderson, CEO of Anderson Economic Group, LLC said that the study suffered from «paradox baristas», the scientists examined aspects of automating only the process of making coffee, leaving outstanding communication with customers and a special «chips».
In his opinion, city leaders would be wise to watch the trends of automation, although the analysis of the Center for an urban future can be overly pessimistic.
«Millions and millions of Americans go to coffee chains such as Starbucks where they have a real person which makes their cappuccinos,» said Anderson. «People want to communicate with a large number of people in my life, especially in areas related to food, fashion, personal leadership, and it is precisely those areas that are unlikely to be automated».
