This year's future of work report from the World Economic Forum, provides some good information as the world of work moves into the AI age. Summaries are provided for many countries by Aotearoa New Zealand is not included.
The forces contributing to the shifts are summarised as:
- increased digital access and advances across technologies (AI, information processing, robotics and automation, energy generation, storage and distribution), all influence the ways work is carried out and how work is structured.
- cost of living and other economic impacts of inflation, economic slowdown etc. will affect job creation.
- climate change mitigation leads to the need for new skills and generates new types of work and occupations.
- demographic shifts including worldwide aging of the workforce and increasing numbers of older people, living longer puts strain on economies.
-geoeconomics and geopolitical tensions make for an unpredictable future.
Jobs predicted to grow in volume include farmworkers, delivery drivers, construction workers, sales people and food processing workers, Care economy jobs in nursing, social work, counselling etc. also to grow significantly. Technology related roles including one related to data management and green energy transition roles also set to grow.
In contrast, clerical and secretarial work is set to decline along with jobs in the postal service, banks and data entry roles.
There is a great need to ensure that analytical thinking as a core skill is attained. Other skills include workers being resilient, flexible and agile. Understanding AI and big data are also important to leverage off the potential of these technologies.
All in, a good overview and reference source on the current state of work and what may come in the near future.
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