Humans will be needed to maintain any machines that do the work. Even though "clean" energy seems unlimited (just slap some solar panels on the roof or drop a windmill in a field) these things still require maintenance and innovation/refinement.
Machines haven't figured out the human touch and probably never will, hence social work, customer service will always need humans. Nobody wants to listen to a robot when they call American Airlines about lost luggage. Undesirable job, yes, but one that won't be going away.
Healthcare, social services, and teaching will always require a human touch, but much of the redundant work can be removed. Jobs that require empathy and creativity will always be in demand. The global study in remote learning had some positives, but all in all, was a failure. Below is one school district, but the story is the same everywhere.
46 percent of those attending virtual only classes are failing, compared to a 26 percent failure rate among those doing part or full time in-person classes.
https://www.wwaytv3.com/2021/03/11/...only-students-are-failing-in-columbus-county/
McKinsey did a study in 2017 on automation and it's effects on jobs.
If history is any guide, we could also expect that 8 to 9 percent of 2030 labor demand will be in new types of occupations that have not existed before.
Both analyses lead us to conclude that, with sufficient economic growth, innovation, and investment, there can be enough new job creation to offset the impact of automation.
A larger challenge will be ensuring that workers have the skills and support needed to transition to new jobs. Countries that fail to manage this transition could see rising unemployment and depressed wages.
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-i...ork-will-mean-for-jobs-skills-and-wages#part3
People will still be able to find work, but the days of graduating from high school and walking into an entry level job will greatly diminish. This is nothing we don't already know though. Think engineers, computer sciences here.
I've read some ideas about machines doing the work and then the profits are distributed evenly, but I don't like that idea. People need structure, meaning and interaction in life. What happened in 2020 was people got money for nothing and had nothing to do except attend "peaceful" protests. There has to be effort and pride on the part of the person though. Rarely is anything in life just handed to you.
Job automation should remove mundane tasks from daily life and allow individuals to focus more on what's important. Imagine if those daily reports could be removed from your daily workday how much extra time you'd have to dedicate to a project. One reason I don't like the universal "free" college is it removes the risk. When something is free, there's no desire to put the time in. We place less value on it than if we paid for it.
