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Robots & Jobs: The A3 Message
Jeff BurnsteinA3 President
The A3 Message
1. The inability to compete is the biggest threat to jobs, not automation.
2. Technology advances have always changed the nature of jobs.
3. If we focus on our fears, we will miss the opportunities.
4. The skills gap is real & requires our attention.
First Point
The inability to compete is the biggest threat to jobs, not automation.
How To Survive the Robot-Fueled Jobs Apocalypse
No, Robots Aren’t Killing the American Dream
Robots Seem to Be Improving Productivity, Not Costing Jobs
Evidence That Robots Are Winning the Race for American Jobs
Now We've Got To Worry About The Foreign Robots Taking Jobs
From Good American Robots
Why Robots Will Be The Biggest Job Creators In World History
Picking on Robots Won’t Deal with Job Destruction
Robots in the Workforce? Each 1 Costs 6 Jobs, a New Study Says
Robots’ Impact on Human Jobs
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20,000
25,000
Industrial Robot Shipments vs. Unemployment Level in the U.S.
Industrial Robot Shipments (USA) Unemployment (USA, Thousands, End of Period)
2001 Recession
Great Recession
More Robots, More Jobs
More Robots, More Jobs
Source: US Bureau of Labor statistics and RIA data
In the United States…
2010 2016
New Robot Shipments
Manufacturing Jobs
Unemployment Rate
+ 136,748
+ 894,000
Declined 5.1%
Productivity Is Key to Economic GrowthAutomation…1. Improves productivity & competitiveness2. Generates profits that bring in additional investment & jobs3. Supports entire supply chains & communities
• More than 100,000 robots deployed worldwide (45,000 in U.S.)• Added 80,000 new warehouse employees in U.S. since acquiring Kiva (‘12)• Plans to hire 100,000 more employees in next 18 months• Robots have helped them be more profitable and employ more people
Sources: NYT “As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles”; Photos by Bryan Anselm for NYT
Example: Amazon
Second Point
Technology advances have always changed
the nature of jobs.
We’ve Seen Premature Predictions Before…
"We are being afflicted with a new disease of which some readers may not have heard the name, but of which they will hear a great deal in the years to come—namely, technological unemployment“- Keynes, 1930
“Labor will become less and less important. . . More and more workers will be replaced by machines. I do not see that new industries can employ everybody who wants a job”- Leontief, 1952
• Innovation has always led to new and better jobs
• We can’t even imagine the new products, industries, or jobs that automation will help create
• Example: 20 years ago, were there jobs called “Search Engine Optimization Specialist” or “App Developer” for iPhone?
Common Sense Proves Naysayers Wrong
Changing Job Titles Reflect Changing Tasks
• Occupations with 10% more new job titles grow 5% faster• A3 members have a long list of new job titles they need to fill…
Mobility Technicians
Mechatronics Technicians Computer Vision Designers
Machine Algorithm Designers
Robotics Engineers
Vision Systems Engineers
Industrial Network Integration Engineers
Cyber‐Security Experts
Predictive Equipment Analytics Specialists
IIoT & Data AnalystsMaterial Movement Controls Engineers
Robot Designers
Robotic Application Developers
Source: The Race Between Machine and Man, MIT
Third Point
If we focus on our fears, we will miss the
opportunities.
IBM Watson, the first open cognitive computing technology platform, will be used in robots of the future
Watson can tap into data and knowledge that can help diagnose diseases and more quickly identify cures
This will lead to longer and healthier lives!
A.I. & Machine Learning
Autonomous Vehicles
Fourth Point
The skills gap is real & requires our
attention.
The Skills Gap & Its Impact
Source: Deloitte and Manufacturing Institute
By 2025…3.4 million manufacturing jobs will be needed
1.4 million are expected to be filled2.0 million jobs will be left unfilled due to the skills gap
Bridging the Skills Gap with Innovative Training
• Apprenticeship programs declined 40% in the U.S. from 2003‐2013 1
• STEM jobs outnumbered the unemployed 2:1from 2009‐2012 1
• STEM employment will grow 17% through 2018 1
• Traditional—and expensive—collegiate career route is giving way to parallel work‐study tracks
• Employers now offering on‐the‐job skills training to bridge the gap themselves and incentivize high demand occupations
1 The Manufacturing Institute
The A3 Message
1. The inability to compete is the biggest threat to jobs, not automation.
2. Technology advances have always changed the nature of jobs.
3. If we focus on our fears, we will miss the opportunities.
4. The skills gap is real & requires our attention.
A3 ResourcesLearn more & follow developments online at:
www.a3automate.org/robots-and-jobs
Engineering Our FutureJay Flores, Rockwell Automation