-Workers in administrative and support roles are most at risk, with 63% of jobs 
expected to be automated by 2030

According to Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR), Australia's job market will shrink by 
11%, or 1.5 million workers, by 2030, as artificial intelligence and automation 
continue to reshape workforces globally. Employees in finance, accounting, and 
procurement who perform highly structured administrative tasks are most at 
risk: Automation is likely to eliminate a million of those jobs first.

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A new Forrester report, "Future Jobs: Australia's Automation Dividends And 
Deficits, 2020 To 2030," ( 
https://www.forrester.com/report/Future+Jobs+Australias+Automation+Dividends+And+Deficits+2020+To+2030/-/E-RES160725?objectid=res160725?utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=cio21_apac 
) analysed 391 occupations tracked by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. To 
identify the jobs that will be most affected, the report grouped the 
occupations into 12 automation categories that share common skills and 
activities. As automation gets more advanced, some jobs will be lost, new ones 
will be created (1.7 million by 2030), and several others will transform into 
the gig economy. Workers unable or unwilling to accept the transition will 
depart the traditional workforce entirely.

Key highlights include:

Knowledge diversity will keep 27% of workers safe. Australia's 1.2 million 
cross-domain knowledge workers will be safe due to the diverse skills their 
jobs require, such as identifying context and processing highly variable 
inputs. Also, the need for superior human physical communication abilities and 
empathy will protect many human-touch workers. 
Demand for technical skills will boost the ranks of digital elites by 33%. A 
shortage of skills to build new digital solutions will fuel massive growth in 
the digital elite cohort. Demand for tech specialists with skills in big data, 
process automation, human/machine interaction, robotics engineering, 
blockchain, and machine learning will offset the 8% of more traditional 
technology roles that can be fully automated by 2030. 
Six percent of Australians will seek to align personal values and lifestyles 
with work. Mission-based workers for charities, social enterprises, and health 
and well-being services will become a significant new labour force, boasting 
more than 700,000 mission-based workers by 2030.
"Some of the biggest challenges that firms face in embracing automation 
technologies relate to culture and change management," said Sam Higgins, 
principal analyst at Forrester. "It's critical that policymakers and employers 
learn how to minimise the number of digital outcasts by measuring the ability 
of individuals and organisations to adapt to, collaborate with, trust, and 
generate business results from automation, or else over 1 million Australian 
workers may be left stranded beyond the next digital divide."

Resources:

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) about automation's impact on the Australian job market. 
Access the full report, "Future Jobs: Australia's Automation Dividends And 
Deficits, 2020 To 2030" ( 
https://www.forrester.com/report/Future+Jobs+Australias+Automation+Dividends+And+Deficits+2020+To+2030/-/E-RES160725?objectid=res160725?utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=cio21_apac 
) (client access required). 
Register to attend Forrester's upcoming webinar, The Future Of Jobs In 
Australia 2030( 
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). 
Download The Executive's Guide To The Future Of Work for Asia Pacific( 
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) to understand how to build an adaptive workforce able to navigate and 
surmount upcoming obstacles.
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Source: Forrester