Andrzej J. Gapinski

Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 391–407

DOI: 10.21008/j.2083-4950.2017.7.5.1

Keywords: Automation, workforce, STEM

Paper type: Research Paper

Published online: 19 October 2017

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Abstract. The article discusses the effect of automation on occupations in general and more specifically on STEM jobs in the USA. The analysis considers characteristics of occupations and their classification into routine and non-routine tasks followed by the examination of occupations’ suscep-tibility to transformations due to advancements in computer technologies and resulting automation. STEM occupations and their various vulnerability to automation are discussed. Future trends which will affect STEM workforce of various industries are addressed. The socio-economic and ethical ramifications of the technological changes in the USA and beyond are discussed as well.