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How automation will impact the next generation of work

While only about 5 percent of all jobs will be phased out entirely due to automation, most jobs will continue to change and workers will be redeployed. To remain viable, workers will need to beef up their skills in creativity, collaboration and communication.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | Updated on October 23, 2017
To remain viable, workers will need to beef up their skills in creativity, collaboration and communication. (Image: Shutterstock)

Artificial intelligence, data analytics and other emerging automated technologies are not only going to impact low-wage workers, but also highly compensated executives and other professionals – and employers should be helping them to prepare now for the digital New World, according to Guardian’s report, “The Next Generation of Work.”

Most workers shouldn’t fear their jobs will become obsolete, though – only about 5 percent of all jobs will be phased out entirely due to automation, according to the report. However, most jobs will continue to change and workers will be redeployed, and to remain viable, workers will need to beef up their skills in creativity, collaboration and communication.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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