As our world becomes more and more technology-driven, robots could replace workers in a huge number of jobs, a new report has warned (stock image)
The report suggests that by 2030, numbers of creatives will generally increase worldwide, except in Japan where numbers will decrease by four per cent
A report has claimed that as many as 800 million workers could be replaced by machines in just 13 years.
Jobs most likely to be taken include fast-food workers and machine-operators, while gardeners, plumbers and childcare workers are the least likely to be replaced by bots, according to the report.
The report was created by management consultancy firm, McKinsey and it is titled
The report was created by management consultancy firm, McKinsey and it is titled
'Jobs lost, jobs gained: Workforce transitions in a time of automation',
It assesses the number and type of jobs that could be lost to automation over the next 13 years.
The report said: 'The results reveal a rich mosaic of potential shifts in occupations in the years ahead, with important implications for workforce skills and wages.
'Our key finding is that while there may be enough work to maintain full employment to 2030 under most scenarios, the transitions will be very challenging - matching or even exceeding the scale of shifts out of agriculture and manufacturing we have seen in the past.'
In terms of jobs, the report suggests that physical jobs in predictable environments – including machine-operators and fast-food worker – are the most likely to be replaced by robots
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