Automation to Wipe 1.5 Million Australian Jobs by 2030: Report

Automation to Wipe 1.5 Million Australian Jobs by 2030: Report
"Toni", an automated cocktail maker made by "Makr Shakr", pours a completed Negroni cocktail during a press event at the Barbican Centre on August 07, 2019 in London, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation will reshape Australia’s workforce and push out 1.5 million workers, or 11 percent of the labour market, by 2030, according to a new report from business and technology consultants Forrester Research.

Analysing 391 occupations, Forrester found that over the next nine years, jobs involving highly structured administrative tasks, such as those in finance and accounting, were most at risk of disappearing. In particular, as automation becomes more advanced and more integrated into the workforce, Forrester estimates Australia could see 1.7 million new jobs by 2030 that have to deal with the integration of AI.