Which Workplace Skills Are Most Likely to be Replaced by Automation?

For many employees, the future can seem uncertain with automation looming on the horizon. What can one do today to protect their job, and ultimately their livelihood, when it comes to the possibility that it could be automated down the road? Thankfully there are specific skills people can work on that are nearly impossible for machines to replicate well enough to replace them. These crucial skills to learn to defend against automation are highlighted in this infographic, based on an analysis of specific workforce skills by the McKinsey Global Institute. Learning, or strengthening, these important skills will help you be better prepared to get one of the best careers of the future. Which careers are the safest from automation and will utilize these skills the most over the next decade? Well, that question and more can be answered here. Which skills do you need to learn to defend your job from automation?

Here are the jobs that are most likely to be automated:

1. Data-Entry Keyers (99% risk of automation)
2. Cargo and Freight Agents (99% risk of automation)
3. Mathematical Technicians (99% risk of automation)
4. Library Technicians (99% risk of automation)
5. Insurance Underwriters (99% risk of automation)
6. Watch Repairers (99% risk of automation)
7. Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (99% risk of automation)
8. Telemarketers (99% risk of automation)
9. Tax Preparers (99% risk of automation)
10. Sewers, Hand (99% risk of automation)

And here are the jobs that are most likely to be safe from artificial intelligence and automation:

1. Recreational Therapists (0.28% risk of automation)
2. First-Line Supervisors and Mechanics (0.3% risk of automation)
3. Emergency Management Directors (0.3% risk of automation)
4. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (0.31% risk of automation)
5. Audiologists (0.33% risk of automation)
6. Orthotists and Prosthetists (0.35% risk of automation)
7. Occupational Therapists (0.35% risk of automation)
8. Health-Care Social Workers (0.35% risk of automation)
9. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers (0.36% risk of automation)
10. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (0.36% risk of automation)

How will your job fare against the artificial intelligence revolution? Let us know in the comments below!