You’re either the one that creates the automation or you’re getting automated.
Tom Preston – Werner – Software Developer
Is your job safe? McKinsey, the global consulting firm, stated that:
“Fewer than 5% of occupations can be entirely automated using current technology. However, about 60% of all occupations could have 30% or more of their constituent activities automated. In other words, automation is likely to change the vast majority of occupations – at least to some degree – which will necessitate significant job redefinition and a transformation of business processes.”[i]
McKinsey looked at the technical feasibility of automating the following seven occupations:
[i]‘Automation Technologies and Disruption Rules’, the Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2016 )
Work Lesson Earned: The other day I was giving a Future of Work talk. I asked my tech audience how many VUCANs thought their jobs would be automated or at least disrupted within five years. There were a lot of bemused looks. I thought I’d get snarky comments. Half of the audience raised their hands. I don’t think anyone had been as blunt to them as I. However, they got it. It’s not a matter of if, it’s just a matter of when.