375 million people will lose their jobs to machines

Due to the impact of automation, about 375 million workers will need to change jobs by 2030.

Research firm McKinsey Global Institute has warned that 375 million workers will need to change jobs by 2030 due to automation.The sectors most at risk are manual jobs such as operating machinery or serving food. Data collection and processing are also at risk.

To survive, workers will need to be retrained in different areas. “The model of people going to school for the first 20 years of their lives and working for the next 40 or 50 years is broken. We will have to think about learning and training throughout the working life,” said Susan Lund, co-author of the McKinsey Global Institute report.

Workers globally need to learn new skills to adapt to automation.

While challenges are looming, the report also points to how workers can navigate the future. In the 1980s, the advent of personal computers eliminated some jobs, but it also created more. As a result, workers will need to develop new skills to find new jobs.

“The dire predictions about robots taking our jobs are overblown. Yes, many jobs will be automated, but there will be enough jobs for everyone in most fields,” Lund said.

In addition, the authors do not expect automation to eliminate humans from jobs related to human management, social interaction, etc. The report said that gardening, plumbing, childcare, and elderly care will be less affected by automation.

According to VNE