Similarly, as automation, sensing technologies, and online services gain popularity, the demand for postal service clerks, cashier and ticket office clerks, and data entry employees declines, according to the report. According to the given source, such roles may drop by more than a third during the next five years.
Digital Desk: While Artificial Intelligence (AI) and
other technologies benefit many people greatly, they are gradually displacing
users' jobs. According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report, AI and smart
technologies would threaten jobs such as bank teller, cashier, and data entry
clerk. These positions may become outdated during the next five years. The
information is based on a study of 803 businesses that want to implement big
data, cloud computing, and AI technologies in the future years.
"The last three years have been filled
with upheaval and uncertainty for people all over the world, with COVID-19,
geopolitical and economic shifts, and the rapid advancement of AI and other
technologies now risk adding more uncertainty," said Saadia Zahidi,
Managing Director of the World Economic Forum.
List of job roles that are
at risk and could be declined
Since online banking
became popular around the world, it has had a negative impact on many physical
bank branches, rendering them obsolete. This has resulted in bank closures,
putting bank teller and related clerk positions at risk; the research predicts
a 40% drop in such roles by the end of the decade.
Similarly, as automation, sensing technologies, and online
services gain popularity, the demand for postal service clerks, cashier and
ticket office clerks, and data entry employees declines, according to the
report. According to the given source, such roles may drop by more than a third
during the next five years.
"In terms of absolute job losses, data clerks fare the worst, with
an estimated 8 million job losses over the next five years, followed by
administrative and executive secretaries, accounting, bookkeeping, and patrol
clerks." According to the Future of Jobs 2023 research, these three
occupations account for more than half of overall predicted job elimination.
10 job roles said to grow in
the coming years
The report also
highlighted the top ten jobs expected to grow in the next five years.
"Autonomous and
electric vehicle specialists are in high demand, topping the list of the most
sought-after jobs in 2023, with more than 40% growth expected over the next
five years." "AI and machine learning specialists could see slightly
less job growth, followed by environmental protection professionals, who are
expected to see a 35% increase over the same period," according to the
report.
We
may see more than a 30% increase in roles such as specialists, fintech
engineers, and various analytic roles - including business, information
security, and data - in addition to data scientists. Furthermore, between 2023
and 2027, an estimated 2 million new jobs will be created in fields such as
heavy truck and bus drivers, vocational education teachers, and mechanics and
machinery repairers.
