Work future in world of Automation and Robotics

 Work future in world of Automation and Robotics

Today is the era of technological advancements which creates a significant change in the way we work. These two things have made exponential progress in recent years and also totally change the way we work and live our daily life. This world of automation makes a discussion regarding the fear of job losses and concern about future of work. However, we don't need to forget that automation and robotics also create new opportunities and made some the work more efficient. These things frees to human think about the more complex problems and make work more creative. 

In this blog we will try to explore about the future work of automation and robotics and also understand how these technologies are impacting our job market and what are the skills required in workers.

1. Automation and Robotics : Impact on jobs       

The exponential progress in automation and robotics has already transformed some of the industries like manufacturing, where robots are replaced many of the work which were doing by the human. According to International Federation of Robotics, global robot installation have increased by an average of 14% per year from 2010 to 2019. However, automation and robotics are now making their place in the many of the industries like healthcare, finance and retail.

Automation and robotics become more popular because of it some jobs are replaced by these technologies. For example, the jobs which have repetitive tasks that are on high risk which is to replaced by robots. Some of the example which relate to this are data entry, bookkeeping, and administrative tasks. 

Automation and Robotics are not that much bad because they are also creating job opportunities. Such as the person who can program, operate and maintain robots is a more valuable asset and also new jobs are created in businesses because these businesses are very rapidly adapting these new technologies which creates jobs such as data analyst, AI trainers, and robotics engineers.

2. The Future of Work: Skills required

As automation and robotics technologies are transforming the job market everyday, we are watching the rapid change because of this in this transforming job market the survival is not as much easy if we are following the traditional approach. So, in job market the requirement of skills are also changing as well.  In the past, many of the work/jobs are dependent on manual labour and physical skills. By now, these tasks are automated, so the demand of people who have cognitive and technical skills are increasing.

 The World Economic Forum predicts that by 2025, the top skill which is required in any of the employee is critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. This is because in these skills human intelligence is required so automation is not that much easy as repetitive automation. Apart from this some other skills are required which is demanding are emotional intelligence, cultural competency, and the ability to work collaboratively with others.

 Employees have to be updated as well as keep on learning new skills as the technology is evolving, which makes life long learning more important for employees to secure his future in terms of job also learning new skills makes that employee competitive in the market. He will be the valuable asset for companies.

Preparing for the future work

 This means that as the market is continuously evolving which makes an employee to prepare himself for the future of work. He will be prepared for the future by developing the skills which are likely to be in demand and staying up-to-date with the current and upcoming technologies in the industries. NOW THE QUESTION CAN ARISE THAT HOW DID WE DO THAT?

One way to do this is to invest in education and training. One can enroll in the courses or any degree programs that will teach the skills required for that evolving or upcoming technologies such as robotics, AI, and data analytics. One can also attend workshops and seminars to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the their fields.

One more way you can try to prepare for the future of work is to cultivate a growth of mindset. This means make yourself like open to learning rather fearing it. The persons who are willing to adapt new skills are have the more probability to survive in this advancement era of technology.

 Conclusion

Automation and robotics are totally converting the way we work, creating new opportunities and also displacing some jobs too. Also these technologies evaluating the repetitive tasks which makes the human free to think more creatively and effectively to make world better. Every one know that technology is transforming the job market so every one should have to make himself/herself stay up-to-date to survive longer period of time.