BehindBlueI's
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- Oct 3, 2012
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I agree, and I disagree
I agree that some jobs can be recognized over time. I disagree that it's so many though.
And, people are not stuck. It's not like I'm a steel worker, and the steel industry goes down the tube, and now I can't find a job because all I can do is be a steel worker.
Go take a look at the employment stats, add up the jobs in the following categories, and see what you get:
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Transportation/Warehousing
Financial Activities
Education
Health care
Government
Agriculture
Most of that is recognizable for someone from the Bronze Age. All of it from Ancient China or Egypt. And that's conservative on the low side. It doesn't include self-employed, professional/business services, or leisure and hospitality many of which would likely fit in with the above categories as well.
Of course you aren't stuck as a steel worker, but the barriers only get higher as time goes on. The available jobs require more, and longer, specialized training as low and semi-skilled jobs are the easiest to pluck off for automation.