Daily Hive: 42% of BC jobs threatened by automation over the next 20 years: report

November 7, 2018
Tara Zwaan

A new report forecasts the automation of many jobs across various sectors in BC’s economy over the coming 10 to 20 years.

According to the Business Council of British Columbia, 42% of jobs in the province are in ‘high risk’ of being automated over the coming years. Another 37% are at ‘moderate risk’ of being replaced by potential automation.

“From a technical standpoint, technologies are increasingly capable of performing routine, repetitive and rules-based tasks, and tasks requiring simple social interactions,” reads the report.

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