Automation Overload: Top 20 Jobs at Risk from AI Advancements

The advancement of AI and automation is expected to significantly impact various job sectors. While AI is poised to enhance productivity and create new roles, certain jobs may become less in demand or even obsolete. Here's a list of 20 jobs that are most likely to be affected in the future.

1. Telemarketers: AI can automate routine sales and marketing calls, making human telemarketers less necessary.
2. Bookkeeping Clerks: Automated accounting software can handle tasks such as data entry and financial record keeping.
3. Compensation and Benefits Managers: AI can manage payroll and benefits services more efficiently than humans.
4. Receptionists: Automated systems and virtual assistants can handle scheduling, messaging, and customer queries.
5. Couriers and Delivery Drivers: Autonomous vehicles and drones are becoming increasingly capable of handling deliveries.
6. Manufacturing Workers: Robots and automated systems can perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks more efficiently.
7. Retail Workers: Self-checkout kiosks and online shopping platforms reduce the need for human cashiers and floor staff.
8. Proofreaders: AI-driven language processing tools can detect and correct grammatical errors and typos.
9. Market Research Analysts: AI can analyze and interpret large datasets faster and more accurately than humans.
10. Travel Agents: Online booking platforms and AI-based travel assistants can provide personalized travel solutions, reducing the need for human agents.
11. Data Entry Clerks: AI and machine learning algorithms can process and enter data more quickly and accurately.
12. Inventory Managers: Automated systems can track and manage inventory more efficiently than humans.
13. Assembly Line Workers: Robots can perform assembly tasks faster and without the need for breaks.
14. Bank Tellers: Online banking and ATM advancements reduce the need for in-person transactions.
15. Postal Workers: Automated sorting systems and drone delivery services could reduce the need for human postal workers.
16. Fast Food Cooks: Automated cooking and food preparation systems can replicate fast food recipes consistently.
17. Legal Secretaries: Document automation and management software can handle many tasks traditionally done by legal secretaries.
18. Tax Preparers: AI-driven tax software can accurately calculate taxes and optimize deductions.
19. Loan Officers: AI algorithms can assess credit risk and make loan decisions faster than human officers.
20. Insurance Underwriters: AI can analyze risks and make underwriting decisions more efficiently than humans.

It's important to note that while these jobs may be impacted by AI and automation, this doesn't necessarily mean they will disappear entirely. In many cases, human roles will evolve, focusing more on tasks that require emotional intelligence, creativity, and interpersonal skills. Additionally, new job opportunities are likely to arise as the technology develops.

About the author

Yugal Bhatia, in his capacity as Practice Lead at Paxus Recruitment, focuses on talent acquisition within Melbourne's Digital Marketing and Media sector. Drawing upon his comprehensive understanding of the industry, Yugal has effectively facilitated successful placements of skilled professionals in leading Melbourne-based companies for over 8 years.