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

Average share of workers at risk
of displacement
Expected redeployment
success rate of displaced
workers
44.6%
Average skills
instability among
workforce
43.6%
Technology adoption in industry
Share of companies surveyed
Cloud computing
Internet of things and connected devices
E-commerce and digital trade
Big data analytics
Robots, non-humanoid (industrial automation,
drones, etc.)
Encryption and cyber security
Artificial intelligence (e.g. machine learning, neural
networks, NLP)
3D and 4D printing and modelling
Text, image and voice processing
Power storage and generation
Impact of COVID-19 on companies’ strategy
Share of companies surveyed looking to adopt this strategy as a result of
COVID-19
Provide more opportunities to work remotely
80%
Accelerate the digitalization of work processes (e.g. use of digital tools, video
conferencing)
77.1%
Accelerate automation of tasks
54.3%
Temporarily reduce workforce
40%
Accelerate the digitalization of upskilling/ reskilling (e.g. education technology
providers)
40%
Emerging skills
Skills identified as being in high demand within their organization, ordered
by frequency
1.
Active learning and learning strategies
2.
Technology use, monitoring and control
3.
Analytical thinking and innovation
4.
Leadership and social influence
5.
Resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility
6.
Complex problem-solving
7.
Systems analysis and evaluation
8.
Reasoning, problem-solving and ideation
9.
Technology design and programming
10.
Critical thinking and analysis
11.
Service orientation
12.
Quality control and safety awareness
13.
Creativity, originality and initiative
14.
Troubleshooting and user experience
15.
Technology installation and maintenance