Abstract
There has been a strong relationship between digitalism and the future of jobs. Reports by OECD and WEF examined the jobs in the coming decades, and the findings show that there is a completely new order in the professions that we are not familiar with. In addition, how the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data science, and robotics have affected labour, the market is analyzed. The findings in the reports clearly would affect the careers of the next generations. With the post-pandemic developments and the rapid advancement of technology in many areas worldwide, digitalization has gained significant momentum. This situation manifested itself in professions and workforce. However, it is obvious that in the coming years, with digitalization, many occupational groups and accordingly, differences in skills will be seen. While some occupational groups disappear completely, it is seen that some new occupational groups will emerge and, some will transform.
TopEffects Of Digitalization On Labour
The development of technology will result in breakthrough innovations in many areas, from business to industry and from education to business sectors and work styles. It requires a new vision for all of humanity. The Fourth Industrial Revolution and digitalization will impact employment and its consequences that will influence all industries. Many vocations will be lost simultaneously while new job requirements will emerge because developments in information and communication technologies impact the execution process of jobs in many different sectors. More importantly, Adams-Prassl et al. (2020) have critically pointed out that less-educated workers, including most women, are more affected by this new crisis. Thus, individuals and organizations will have been naturally affected by robotic automation and digitalization in business processes management in the coming decades (Yildiz et al., 2021).
In 2017, researchers from Oxford University published a highly referenced study. According to Frey and Osborne (2017), an article covers a discussed topic about the possibility of transformation based on computerization for various vocations. The following are the top 30 out of approximately 700 occupations that are most at risk. Namely, it is claimed that robotic automation and digital transformation will be significant in many sectors in the future, as seen below (Frey & Osborne, 2017; Sun, 2018):
- 1.
Telemarketers
- 2.
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
- 3.
Hand sewers
- 4.
Mathematical technicians
- 5.
Insurance underwriters
- 6.
Watch repairers
- 7.
Cargo and freight agents
- 8.
Tax preparers
- 9.
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
- 10.
New accounts clerks
- 11.
Library technicians
- 12.
Data entry keyers
- 13.
Timing device assemblers and adjusters
- 14.
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
- 15.
Brokerage clerks
- 16.
Order clerks
- 17.
Loan officers
- 18.
Insurance appraisers, auto damage assessors
- 19.
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
- 20.
Tellers
- 21.
Etchers and engravers
- 22.
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
- 23.
Procurement clerks
- 24.
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
- 25.
Metal and plastic milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders
- 26.
Credit analysts
- 27.
Parts salespersons
- 28.
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- 29.
Drivers/sales workers
- 30.
Radio operators.