Report Shows That Many Jobs In Maine Could Soon Be Done By Robots

I am old school. I am a creature of habit. I firmly believe in the saying 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. With that said, advancements are necessary, sometimes a necessary evil. Point in case is a new report from Oxford University.

It shows that 14 out of the top 20 jobs in Maine, in terms of numbers of workers, have a 50 percent or greater chance of being taken over by robots.

The top 20 jobs in Maine employ nearly 200,000 of the state's 582,430 employees.

Of the top twenty jobs in Maine, elementary school teachers, were the least likely to be replaced by a robot. Other jobs deemed safe included: nurses and physicians assistants.

Here's the list of the top 20 jobs that robots could replace:

1. Retail Salesperson: 18,390 workers 92.3 % chance
2. Cashier: 16,550 workers 97.1% chance
3. Registered Nurses: 13,890 workers 14.5% chance
4. Office clerks: 11,590 workers 86.5% chance
5. Waiters/Waitresses: 10,970 workers 93.7% chance
6. General or Operations Managers: 10,950 workers 6.9% chance
7. Secretaries/Administrative assistants 10,770 workers 86.5% chance
8. Fast Food Workers: 10,110 workers 93.7% chance
9. Janitors and cleaners: 9,790 workers 66.3% chance
10. Nursing assistants: 9,480 workers 14.5 % chance
11. Personal care aides: 9,280 workers 38.5% chance
12. Heavy equipment and tractor trailer truck drivers: 8,670 workers 78.6% chance
13. Customer service reps: 8,330 workers 99% chance
14. Stock clerks and order filers: 8,200 workers 98% chance
15. Teachers assistants: 7,640 workers 55.7% chance
16. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks: 7,240 workers 97.6% chance
17. Elementary school teachers: 6,880 workers 0.4% chance
18. Retail Supervisors: 6,870 workers 27.9 % chance
19. Food preparation workers: 6,270 workers 96.3% chance
20. Laborers and freight movers: 6,150 workers 72.4% chance