The good news for millennials: many are looking for jobs that most likely won't be replaced by a robot. The bad news: about half are desiring occupations that are prone to automation, according to a study of clicks of job postings on the Indeed jobsite.
"Millennials show a considerable amount of interest in occupations that face a threat of automation," Indeed Hiring Lab economist Daniel Culbertson told the Washington Post. "That gets lost when people talk about millennials being so highly educated and more interested in tech roles."
However, breaking down routine and non-routine occupations based on whether they primarily involve cognitive or manual skills, millennials show more interest than the other generations in routine cognitive and non-routine manual occupations – such as administrative assistants or bartenders – which aren't susceptible to automation.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
