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WHAT'S NEXT?: AI will replace 16% of jobs over the next decade. A billion people will enter the job market over the next ten years.

• [New] AI could wipe out up to half of all entry-level white-collar jobs over the next 1 to 5 years. Business Insider
• [New] The World Economic Forum projects technology will create 170 million new jobs while displacing 92 million by 2030, for a net gain of 78 million globally. Robozaps
• [New] Automation broadly (including AI and robots) could displace 400-800 million jobs globally by 2030. Robozaps
• [New] Worker protections: Strong labour unions and employment protection laws in countries like Germany, France, and Italy will slow but not prevent humanoid robot adoption in manufacturing. Robozaps
• [New] Humanoid robots will displace millions of jobs in specific sectors over the next decade. Robozaps
• [New] Humanoid robots combined with AI could transform entire sectors within 5-10 years, leaving insufficient time for workforce retraining. Robozaps
• [New] Humanoid robots could fill 4% of the U.S. manufacturing labour shortage gap by 2030. Robozaps
• [New] Automation - including humanoid robots and AI - could displace between 400 and 800 million jobs worldwide by 2030, forcing up to 375 million workers (roughly 14% of the global workforce) to switch occupations entirely. Robozaps
• [New] The World Economic Forum points to closer work with threat intelligence networks and government agencies as strategies for a more unstable world. Mean CEO's BLOG
• [New] With 61% of workers wanting more AI training and 54% expecting their tasks to change in three years, it's clear consumer behaviour is shifting toward upskilling fast to stay competitive at work. Careertrainer.ai
• [New] AI experts will become the key to high-paying jobs in 2030 by acting as strategic partners to the leadership and predictors of disease outbreaks and optimization of global supply chains, etc. UniAthena
• [New] By 2030, the most paying jobs will not be ones that can be rewarded based on technical skill alone, but on judgement, flexibility, and influence. UniAthena
• [New] Skill-oriented jobs will be the highest-paying jobs of 2030 and not necessarily degree-based. UniAthena
• [New] Roles will be more skill-based and more technologically and globally driven. UniAthena
• [New] The US must add at least 4.6 million workers annually through 2033 to maintain a sufficient labour force. The Conference Board
• [New] The largest planned increases in digital and AI-enabled workforce capacity among all surveyed regions, with AI agents, robotic process automation, and bots expected to rise from 23% of total tech capacity today to 35% within two years. Aletihad Newspaper
• The US economy added 172,000 nonfarm jobs in May, roughly double what economists had predicted. Crypto Briefing
• Beyond individual courses, PATH is building clearer pathways for students to turn AI learning into real job opportunities. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• In the era of AI, economic opportunity and mobility will increasingly depend on whether people can develop practical, industry-relevant AI skill sets and mindsets, not just familiarity with tools. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 30% of Americans believe AI could make their jobs obsolete. Business Insider
• More than two million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled by the end of this decade. SACA

Last updated: 15 June 2026