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If you’ve recently chatted online with customer service,
had an X-ray taken or applied for a loan, you’ve likely experienced
A.I., including “chatbots,” diagnostic imaging machines and loan
algorithms. But the new wave of technology doesn’t necessarily mean
unemployment.
“People fear a lot of jobs will be destroyed, but the reality is jobs will change as people team up with technology,” says Andrew Chamberlain, Ph.D., chief economist with job search website Glassdoor. A recent report by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) found that up to 32 percent of the U.S. workforce (166 million people) will have to move out of their current occupational categories to find work over the next 12 years, but they’ll be taking on different jobs, including some that never existed before.
“Everybody’s job is going to look different by 2030,” says Susan Lund, partner with MGI and an author of the report. Think back to 1980, before personal computers and the internet. PCs have created 19.5 million new jobs in the U.S., from software developers to semiconductor manufacturers. At the same time, 3.5 million jobs have dried up, including typists, secretaries and typewriter manufacturers. Still, the economy has gained 16 million jobs over the past 35 years, thanks to new technology...
Natalie Choate, director of media relations and partnerships for the Texas Tribune, worked for the organization for more than five years in fundraising and membership before moving over to her current job. “I was stepping out into the unknown,” she says. “It was a completely different job—and different jargon.” The Tribune was willing to invest in the time it took her to learn her new gig in order to keep her on staff. “I have very patient co-workers who helped me get from point A to point B,” she says.
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Source: Parade
