1.2 Automation

Risks of automation will impact youth aged 15-24 the most. 

Insights

• Highly automatable occupations include gas station attendants, bank tellers, store cashiers, clerical workers.
• Roles that are not automatable are primarily due to a particular human element or specialized set of skills.
• Many occupations are not fully automatable, but they are not entirely immune from automation either. 
• The more likely occupations to be automated generally contain more well-defined tasks and repetition, such as those in manufacturing.
• Occupations in health, law, education, and community, and government services are the job types least likely to be automated. 
• Agriculture, natural resources, utilities, and manufacturing are susceptible to automation.
• One in five Canadian workers are employed in a job that could theoretically be automated. By 2028, projections indicate that employment in these occupations will decline by only about 90,000 jobs. 
• Jobs that are only somewhat susceptible to automation (medium risk) make up about 40 percent of current employment. 
• Risks of automation will impact youth aged 15-24 the most.
• Automation plays the most significant role in lesser-skilled jobs.