Nearly Half of All Retail Sales Jobs May Soon Be Replaced by Automation

Nearly Half of All Retail Sales Jobs May Soon Be Replaced by Automation

A sales associate adds the finishing touches as shoppers get a sneak peek of the Macy’s Backstage outlet store in Paramus, N.J. Soon enough, almost no existing occupation will be unaffected by technology.

About 25% of employment in the United States, or 36 million jobs , will be seriously disrupted by automation over the coming decades, according to the Brookings Institution. The researchers added that some 36% (or 52 million) jobs will face medium exposure while another 39% (or 57 million) will experience low exposure to digital technologies by 2030.

“Historically, workplace substitution by machines has freed up humans to focus […]

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