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I hope not. My job would drive him insane and would likely trigger the rise of the machines.
 
Programmer here (8%) and I can't complain. Most of the parts of my job that get automated are the annoying parts. Can't wait for MakeApp();
 
I already upgraded myself out of one job. Made a system that does what used to take me hours in seconds. To be fair, I am pretty proud of it.
 
So, anyone know where that job graph's data is coming from? It doesn't make much sense to me. Clergyfolk, for instance, went from 60k to 38k in about a year, apparently, which seems... extreme.

NinjaEdit: D'oh, nevermind. Just had to scroll down more.
 
Pollux said:
This whole list is complete bullshit when a pharmacist has a lower chance of being replaced by a robot than a priest.
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Accounting being so high was odd to me since most of the time you are fixing machine errors. Slot meters blow out plenty.
Also the fact that a cook is high and a chef is low is funny to me.
I imagine the first jobs to go would be low salary service jobs. Let the robot take my luggage.
 
I'm a CAD analyst, it's my job to look at uploaded model files and figure out how to make them with injection molding. My company already has a software package that makes a first attempt, and it's able to automatically send a quote for some simpler parts. A better version of that software could reduce my workload, but it'd be guaranteed to fuck up a lot of things and make unhappy customers. In the end a lot of my job is figuring out customer intention and recognizing potential molding problems that aren't easily detected by software.
 
Yep, 94 percent chance of my current job being automated. Not that I am surprised though. The only hurdle that stands in the way is making an automated voice be pleasant/responsive enough for people to complete phone surveys with it. Once that happens my current job is automated tomorrow.

8 percent for the job I am going to school for though(programming) is a nice relief.
 
Chartered and certified accountants
It's quite likely (95%)

Someone is falling for the accountant = number crunchers stereotype again.
 
Dreamgazer said:
Chartered and certified accountants
It's quite likely (95%)

Someone is falling for the accountant = number crunchers stereotype again.
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Yeah, there's a lot of soft skills associated with these high risk jobs. We can usually automate part of the workload, but rarely can we automate all of it.
 
Only 57% for taxi drivers? Joke confirmed.
 
Dreamgazer said:
Chartered and certified accountants
It's quite likely (95%)

Someone is falling for the accountant = number crunchers stereotype again.
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People have to learn book keeping is way different than most accounting. Accounting really is interviewing heavy which robots suck at if Siri is any clue.

Although I can see Tax Accounting getting automated because Turbo Tax. Auditing is pretty future safe.

Makai said:
Yeah, there's a lot of soft skills associated with these high risk jobs. We can usually automate part of the workload, but rarely can we automate all of it.
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Pretty much. Robot card dealers will be interesting to see happen though. Think I will be dead before robots can do interviews. Ha ha.
 
Servbot24 said:
Not really. I'm a customer service rep and freelance artist. 'Robots" make both of those jobs easier but they won't replace me fully in my lifetime.
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Let's say programmers finally get computers to interpret and simulate speech very well, something that has a ton of research going into it right now. Would you feel safe about your customer service job then?
 
I'm a nurse, that list puts us at 1% and 354 out of 366 professions. I really don't see how it could happen in my lifetime.

I do think there will be a large influx into nursing to due the increasing demand for more nurses and difficulty finding jobs in other areas. With my experience, education and skills I doubt that will have any impact on me.
 
Absolutely. It's already 90% automated, but there are a lot of failure points that must be troubleshooted. Additionally, the packaging component is manual so it still requires manpower. Overall, these things can be 99.9% automated. You'll probably need one operator servicing several machines, rather than one machine one operator.

When I'm done with school that answer will be no, though :).
 
AdventureRacing said:
I'm a nurse, that list puts us at 1% and 354 out of 366 professions. I really don't see how it could happen in my lifetime.

I do think there will be a large influx into nursing to due the increasing demand for more nurses and difficulty finding jobs in other areas. With my experience, education and skills I doubt that will have any impact on me.
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A lot of the tasks are highly automatable. If robots take over half of the workload then we'll only need half as many nurses.
 
Chartered accountants being so high is a bit odd but I don't think it's a mixup as they have book-keepers listed separately. However a lot of those skills are transferable to management consulting/business analyst (or may not?) which is listed to have low likelihood so I don't know.
 
I'm planning on (attempting) to get into the animation industry in the future and I can't really find anything close besides artist which is extremely broad
 
I'm not even listed. Plus, if we could have something else automated where I work then believe me we would. Not happening.
 
Window said:
Chartered accountants being so high is a bit odd but I don't think it's a mixup as they have book-keepers listed separately. However a lot of those skills are transferable to management consulting/business analyst (or may not?) which is listed to have low likelihood so I don't know.
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It does seem odd business being low. Perhaps if they said Tax Accounting instead. Auditing falls more in line with business, so I will take my score as 18%.
 
Couldn't find mental health care (which is a temp thing I'm forced into), but musicians are pretty low... Maybe I should double down on that.
 
I'm a mailman so yes, "It's quite likely (86%)." Amazon is getting right on that.

Hell, in a decade physical mail will be totally obsolete because we will all be living in cyberspace!
 
So I know terms might be slightly different in the UK, but I think I come closest to educational adviser/school inspector. I have no clue what an inspector does in the UK context, but the former part of the category seems accurate.

A solid 0.4%. dat higher ed administration. I get paid shit though, lols. For now.

I'm also technically considered in a professional position in an educational admin setting, although not senior. That is still under 1%.
 
Tenebrous said:
Couldn't find mental health care (which is a temp thing I'm forced into), but musicians are pretty low... Maybe I should double down on that.
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Um...

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Pollux said:
This whole list is complete bullshit when a pharmacist has a lower chance of being replaced by a robot than a priest.
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You're confusing the pharmacy technician that does pill dispensing (which has a 94% of being automated). The pharmacist would not be replaced so easily.
 
retail, yikes, 95%.

no big surprise. self-check outs are very common already. now we just need the robots to put the stuff on the shelves.
 
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