12 professionals who could be replaced by robots in the future

Do you worry that robots might end up “stealing” your job in the future? For you are not the only one! There are many people out there worried about what will become of the world economy when machines began to replace humans in the labor market, so many institutions and universities are conducting surveys to predict which professionals are most at risk of losing space.

According to Hayley Peterson of Business Insider, one of these studies was conducted by the University of Oxford, England, and researchers have identified over 700 activities that can be automated. However, according to the survey, the 12 professionals most likely to be replaced by machines are:

  • Loan Officers: 98% chance;
  • Receptionists and clerks: 96% chance;
  • Assistants and legal technicians: 94% chance;
  • Salespeople and sales promoters: 92% chance;
  • Taxi drivers and chauffeurs: 89% chance;
  • Security: 84% chance;
  • Cooks, fast food chains: 81% chance;
  • Bartenders: 77% chance;
  • Personal finance consultants: 58% chance;
  • Reporters and correspondents: 11% chance;
  • Musicians and singers: 7.4% chance;
  • Lawyers: 3.5% chance.

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The future may be very competitive for some professionals.

If you don't really believe in this trend, in a recent interview with CNBC, Greg Creed, CEO of Yum! Brands - the company that controls giants Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC, operates more than 40, 000 restaurants in 130 countries and has more than half a million employees - explained that the automation of various professions is inevitable.

According to Greg, the fast food industry is already making use of several technologies that completely replace or replace humans, for example, the use of applications through which customers can place orders through tablets and smartphones without having to interact with employees. of the restaurants. The executive does not believe that automation should happen next year or next, but bets that machines can take the place of humans within 10 years.

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