Being Replaced by Robots?

-Steve

In a new report released by PwC, 38% of jobs in the United States are at high risk of being replaced by robots in the near future. However, these numbers differ in different places around the world. For example, 30% of jobs in the United Kingdom and 21% of jobs in Japan are being threatened to be replaced by robots.

There is a very large risk of jobs being replaced by robots in the finance field. In the United States 61% of jobs in the finance sector are at risk, opposed to 32% in the United Kingdom. The reason for this is because most finance jobs in the U.S. take care of simple operations, such as being a bank teller. While in the U.K., their finance sector is more focused on an international level. Such as investment banking, which takes a high level of education and lots of experience.

However, John Hawksworth, PwC's chief economist in the U.K., states "the changing workforce will create more jobs in the future, but they'll likely go to higher skilled workers." (Hawksworth para. 10)
The jobs that are at the least risk of being replaced are jobs in education, health care and social work.

Overall, workers should not freak out about a "robot takeover", but it is very possible in the near future that robots will take away many jobs. One result of this may be that the gap between social classes could grow even larger, which could bring about many issues in society.

Sources:
Petroff, Alanna. "U.S. Workers Face Higher Risk of Being Replaced by Robots. Here's Why." CNNMoney. Cable News Network, 24 Mar. 2017. Web. 26 Mar. 2017.
Bluestein, Adam. "Robots: Coming to an Office near You." Chicagotribune.com. N.p., 19 June 2015. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.