Will a robot steal your job?

Coming hot on the heels of Geoff's post on "Are Robots Stealing our Jobs", The Economist has now taken it one step further and attempted to predict the probability that technological unemployment will cause job losses in particular industries.

The predictions are contained in the article The future of jobs: The onrushing wave. The premise of the article is that technological innovation has always created more jobs than it has destroyed but as the level of automation increases this may not necessarily be the case in the future. However, some jobs are likely to be completely immune to technological unemployment and the following graphic is the estimated probability in each case. Dentists, clergy, and physical therapists seemingly can't be replaced by a machine whereas the future is not so bright for telemarketers, accountants or retail salespersons! In any case, should make for some interesting discussion and food for thought for students contemplating future careers.