The impact of computerisation and automation on future employment
This work is a qualitative study into the susceptibility of jobs in Australia to computerisation and automation over the next 10 to 15 years. The methodology and initial data used is based on the much-cited paper by Frey and Osborne, which studied this same problem for the United States (US) and, more recently, for the United Kingdom (UK). The key to this work is trying to understand and quantify the impact of emerging technology on jobs and employment in areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics and machine learning.
The results show that 40 per cent of jobs in Australia have a high probability of being susceptible to computerisation and automation in the next 10 to 15 years. Jobs in administration and some services are particularly susceptible, as are regions that have historically associated with the mining industry. Jobs in the professions, in technical and creative industries, and in personal service areas (health for example) are least susceptible to automation. The report can be found here.
