Effects of automation will vary across industries, locations, study finds

Effects of automation will vary across industries, locations, study finds

Packages flow through United Parcel Service’s Chicago Area Consolidation Hub on December 16, 2009 in Hodgkins, Ill.. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite fears from U.S. workers that robots could squeeze them out of jobs, concern over automation in the workplace may be unwarranted depending on the industry and its location, a study has found.

Data from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management predict how automation may affect various jobs in different cities throughout the U.S. The findings show that specialized professionals like elementary school teachers and lawyers have a small chance of falling victim to machines. […]

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