The intense automation that the world of industry continues to introduce will lead to an ever-increasing contraction of the human workforce, in favor of the robotic one: some job roles will remain central, others will lose importance progressively up to disappear completely.
Without moving away too much in the forecast, aided by data from ISTAT and the American Labor Statistics Office, professional figures to experiment with the greater contraction already over the next 5 years are:
Operators of electric coil winders
(workforce by 2026: -21%)
These workers they witness the creation of electrical and electronic products such as resistors, transformers, generators and electric motors by winding the cables present on these components. Optimized processes, tools and automation advanced will require less and less human support.
Post office managers and superintendents
(workforce by 2026: -21%)
These workers manage administrative and operational services of a post office. The combination of automatic selection processes and shipping, payment and information tools increasingly linked to mixed online-offline operators they will cut the staff drastically in the sector.
Drivers shuttles for miners
(workforce by 2026: -22%)
These workers drive diesel or electric shuttle vehicles within sites underground extractives, to transport materials or workers.
Telephone operators
(workforce by 2026: -23%)
These workers provide information to customers by consulting lists of all kinds, they assist in case specific or emergency information, they moderate in case of requests or complaints.
Metal parts molders
(workforce by 2026: -23%)
These workers operate on mechanisms that shed liquid metal in molds to produce metal parts or casts. The advances technologies in this field they will give a very strong blow to the request for resources human.
Installers and repairers of electronic components on vehicles
(workforce by 2026: -26%)
These workers install and repair electronic components responsible for safety, sound, navigation and other systems in vehicles. The improvement of products by car and motorcycle manufacturing companies will lead to presence of electronic systems increasingly high-performance and requiring less maintenance.
Watchmakers
(workforce by 2026: -30%)
The name itself says it: these workers repair, they clean and regulate instruments such as clocks and alarm clocks. The presence of smartphones and smartwatches already has given formally the start of the progressive disappearance of the working figure.
Proof transcribers
(workforce by 2026: -33%)
These workers transcribe letters, reports, forms or other material on the computer from brochures, drafts or audio recordings.
Traffic auxiliaries assigned to parking
(workforce by 2026: -36%)
These workers patrol an area including parking areas or streets used for parking and check for adequate parking parking tickets (“grattini” or tolls of any kind) imposing possible fines on those who do not have licenses, have expired licenses or are parked illegally.
Respiratory function technicians
(workforce by 2026: -56%)
These healthcare workers assist respiratory therapists and doctors operating on machines and breathing aids for patients suffering from serious illnesses, asthma or emphysema.
