AI's Impact On The Job Market

• By 2030 up to 14% of all workers could be forced to change their job due to AI
• 13% of businesses say they will likely lay off workers in the next year due to AI
• Hiring for jobs that could be replaced by AI has decreased by 13%
• In total around 6.5% of US employees will lose their job to AI

Defenders of AI's use in businesses claim that this is not a bad thing and point to historical examples of new automating technologies that reduce employment in one area but provide new jobs in other fields.

Historical Examples

• Office automation introduced computers and word processors which took jobs from record keepers but provided jobs for IT professionals and software developers
• Assembly lines automated manufacturing tasks, reducing the need for highly skilled craftsmen, but provided new jobs for line operators and machines designers

In order to succeed when finding and retaining jobs in this new technological environment, it is important to emphasize aspects of your role that cannot be replaced by AI, such as critical thinking. Additionally, focus on learning to work with AI and how you can adapt to new technology since employers still need people to implement and vet the AI after they transition to it.

Construction:

• The physical aspect and level of craftsmanship required makes it hard for AI to do this job
• The varied work sites and unpredictable working conditions make, result in millions of different scenarios that can't all be accounted for in AI’s code and learning

Healthcare:

• The relationships and confidentiality built between the patients and providers cant be replicated by AI
• The complexity of diagnoses and health evaluations requires intuition and understanding of patient behaviors in order to give the right results