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Automation is Still a Risk to Jobs
Despite an increasing focus on how AI can be used to augment human jobs, the reality is still that many roles are at risk of automation, as recent data by the UK’s Office for National Statistics shows
Most people’s main jobs are at medium risk of automation
Low risk
27.7%
Medium risk
64.9%
high risk
7.4%
Age is also a factor to automation risk
age
high risk
medium risk
low risk
20-24
15.7%
75.8%
8.5%
25-29
8.9%
68.7%
22.4%
30-34
4.7%
63.1%
32.3%
35-39
1.3%
55.7%
43.0%
40-44
2.5%
57.7%
39.7%
45-49
5.1%
65.8%
29.1%
50-54
2.6%
65.7%
31.8%
55-59
5.9%
70.7%
23.4%
60-65
7.7%
73.2%
19.0%
But education remains the most defining factor
Qualification
Lower than GCSE
A Level or GCSE
Higher education
Degree
Low risk
0.2%
5.3%
7.5%
87.0%
Medium risk
13.6%
57.5%
9.9%
18.9%
High risk
39.0%
59.8%
1.2%
0.0%
Source: Annual Survey Population, UK Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) and Frey and Osborne
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