O c t o b e r 2 The Future of Jobs

Emerging and redundant job roles
Role identified as being in high demand or increasingly redundant within
their organization, ordered by frequency
EMERGING
1.
Business Development Professionals
2.
Software and Applications Developers
3.
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technic…
4.
Robotics Engineers
5.
Internet of Things Specialists
6.
Data Analysts and Scientists
7.
Project Managers
8.
Power Production Plant Operators
9.
Assembly and Factory Workers
10.
AI and Machine Learning Specialists
REDUNDANT
1.
Assembly and Factory Workers
2.
Relationship Managers
3.
Business Services and Administration Managers
4.
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technic…
5.
Administrative and Executive Secretaries
6.
General and Operations Managers
7.
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and R…
8.
Data Entry Clerks
9.
Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll Clerks
10.
Accountants and Auditors
Industry Profile
Advanced Manufacturing
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87%
85%
83%
76%
74%
74%
68%
62%
58%
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Barriers to adoption of new technologies
Share of companies surveyed
Skills gaps in the local labour market
Skills gaps among organization’s leadership
Inability to attract specialized talent
Shortage of investment capital
Insufficient understanding of opportunities
Lack of flexibility of the regulatory framework
Lack of flexibility in hiring and firing
Lack of interest among leadership
Other
Augmentation of key job tasks by 2024