As many companies turn to automation to replace repetitive-work employees, they are finding that the strategy creates new jobs for people as their organizations benefit from automating where possible.
The automation survey results emerged from a study by CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl of more than 2,000 hiring/HR professionals based on information gathered in May. Harris Poll conducted the research.
The study said that, when companies with 500 or more employees were asked whether they had automated jobs, 30 percent said they had. Overall, 21 percent of respondents said they had replaced workers with machines.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
