7 Jobs That (Probably) Won’t Be Automated

Today automation is making it possible to perform tasks more efficiently and precisely than any human could ever hope to do. While that’s great for companies, it’s a not-so-comforting thought for workers who could one day lose their jobs because of it. A report released by the consulting firm McKinsey & Company represents a wake-up call for today’s workforce: “Almost every occupation has partial automation potential, as a proportion of its activities could be automated,” the authors concluded.  

The group estimates that as many as half the activities performed by workers across the globe could be replaced by automation by using “currently demonstrated technologies.” The seeds have already been sown for the mechanization of millions of jobs—it’s just a matter of how quickly organizations are able to successfully implement them (though, on a positive note, the authors acknowledge that innovation creates entirely new jobs as well).

Certainly, not every sector of the economy will undergo the same level of change. Highly physically demanding jobs, especially done in “predictable environments,” are the ones that are most susceptible to replacement by software or machinery. However, there are numerous jobs that will probably never become obsolete, due to the need for a level of adaptability and creativity that only humans can provide. Here is a list of seven that qualify.

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