Hands-on jobs to grow fastest, because AI can't touch them

Think tank and advocacy org the World Economic Forum has predicted strong growth in jobs that AI can’t replace, plus big demand for skills to automate those that can.

The org (WEF) this week dropped its annual Future of Jobs report [PDF], which is based on a survey of over 1,000 employers who collectively represent 14 million-plus workers across 22 industry clusters and 55 economies.

Respondents told the WEF that the three skills most in demand when they hire are AI and big data, networks and cybersecurity, and overall technological literacy.

"Half of employers plan to reorient their business in response to AI, two-thirds plan to hire talent with specific AI skills, while 40 percent anticipate reducing their workforce where AI can automate tasks," the report found.

Increasing use of AI is bad news for clerical and secretarial workers, and those other administrative roles that automation can easily ...