The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving changes in the US and Japanese job markets. While white-collar jobs are being downsized, demand for highly specialized blue-collar jobs is increasing, leading to higher salaries. There are even cases of accountants who studied at prestigious US universities and switched to plumbing, tripling their income.
While the impact on Japan is still considered limited, it is predicted that by 2040, there will be a surplus of approximately 4.4 million administrative workers and a shortage of approximately 2.6 million blue-collar workers. Students currently job hunting say they want to "find a job that won't be taken over by AI."
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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving changes in the US and Japanese job markets. While white-collar jobs are being downsized, demand for highly specialized blue-collar jobs is increasing, leading to higher salaries. There are even cases of accountants who studied at prestigious US universities and switched to plumbing, tripling their income.
While the impact on Japan is still considered limited, it is predicted that by 2040, there will be a surplus of approximately 4.4 million administrative workers and a shortage of approximately 2.6 million blue-collar workers. Students currently job hunting say they want to "find a job that won't be taken over by AI."
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https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
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#AI #BlueCollar #WhiteCollar