Should-Read: Rachel Gillett and Anaele Pelisson: 12 Jobs Robots Are Already Taking Over

Should-Read: It is, I must say, rather delicious that one of the twelve job categories that robots are supposed to intrude open most rapidly is… “robotics engineer”:

Rachel Gillett and Anaele Pelisson: 12 jobs robots are already taking over: “Talk to any futurist, and they’ll tell you that robots are coming for our jobs… http://www.businessinsider.fr/us/jobs-replaced-by-robots-2017-9/

…But don’t let those far-off predictions lull you into a false sense of security. In many workplaces, they’re already here…. Here are 12 jobs with the highest degrees of automation, as well as what they pay and how much the job will grow or decline by the year 2024 (where the average projected employment change is 6.5% growth), according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics….

12 Jobs Robots Are Taking the Fastest: Etcher or engraver 2.7% $31,116… Crop farmworker or laborer 9.1% $22,000… Property and casualty insurance claims examiner 3.3% $63,680… Robotics engineer 4.0% $97,300… Customs broker 4.8% $69,040… Postal service mail sorter, processor, or processing machine operator 33.7% $56,220… Medical and clinical laboratory technologist 14% $61,070… Chemical plant and system operator 9.2% $59,920… Telephone operator 42.4% $37,000… Air traffic controller 8.6% $122,410… Reservation and transportation ticket agent or travel clerk 1.4% $35,230…

September 26, 2017

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