Automation ‘a threat to 60,000 Northern Ireland jobs’

Automation ‘a threat to 60,000 Northern Ireland jobs’

By Una Murphy

When Peggy Seeger sang that she wanted “to be an engineer” she was hitting the right note.

Engineers are NOT among the 60,000 people in Northern Ireland expected to lose their jobs due to the impact of automation, according to a new report by the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI).It is one of the best jobs to be employed at because as a ‘non-routine, abstract/cognitive high skilled occupation, it is less likely to be affected by automation technologies.Carers and people working in leisure jobs are also less likely to be replaced by robots however they still face […]

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