Don't fear the robots.

While new technologies are giving rise to a "jobs gap" – ora mismatch between the jobs people want and the ones that areavailable – they're also affording new opportunities forworkers, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. argues in a new report.

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The rise of automation, online tools, and big data echoesindustrial revolutions of the past, with occupations andbusinesses following a "natural evolution" as technology advances,the bank argues. While the transition can be painful, it canalso be helped along by new policies seeking to better share thetemporary discomfort of rapidtech-driven change.

"The fact that technological change and innovation affectseverybody across the political spectrum and the social spectrummeans that there is a lot of focus on finding new approaches tobear the risk and to help people adapt," Sandra Lawson, director ofGoldman Sachs Markets Institute, said in an internal interview lastweek to discuss the report.

It's not just that there's a lot of effort is going intosolving the problem — technology is constantly evolving, whichGoldman argues can make adapting easier. In the meantime,workers are already responding to the new employment landscapeby taking on "adaptive occupations" that are better insulated from the rise of themachines. Such occupations include nurses and web developers butcan also extend to more traditional vocations such ascarpenters, plumbers, and tailors.

"The fact that it's a series of steps as opposed to one ortwo giant steps also makes it much easier to make adjustments to,"said Steve Strongin, head of Goldman Sachs Research, whoco-authored the report.

The bank notes that the technology-driven shift fromfarming to manufacturing beginning in the late 1800s meant theloss of millions of agricultural jobs but also "allowed the countryto move into a new phase of economic growth." Similarly, the shiftaway from manufacturing in the 20th century has increased theimportance of education, with the Bureau of Labor Statisticssuggesting that six of the 10 occupations expected to show thefastest job growth by 2024 require at least two years ofeducation beyond high school.

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Still, managing the jobs gap can have benefits, argues Goldman.Since the risks are often too big for individuals to bear,institutions and governments should play a more active role insmoothing out the bumps created by a rapidly-changing jobs market.That could include offering tax credits for corporate job trainingor creating regulations that support the growth of the so-called"freelance economy."

"We need to understand the size of that decision, the notionthat an individual doing it on their own is probably notreasonable. So we have to find ways of bringing corporations andthe government into that risk sharing," said Strongin.

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