The Jobs Most at Risk As AI Reshapes The Workforce

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:04]Ooh-wee, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel again. Thank you all so much for coming over.

[00:00:10]I got this video here. It says, "The jobs most at risk as AI reshapes the workforce." Now, y'all know AI is here and it is here to stay and it's just going to get crazier and crazier, man.

[00:00:26]Uh when you go back and look at those movies or cartoons and you see like all the stuff that was happening, yeah, we here now. Hey, we ain't going to waste no more time. Let's jump right into it.

[00:00:39]>> The AI revolution appears unstoppable with the billionaires driving it still talking up a new world of promise. Well, for most people, it's mostly stirring anxieties about their jobs.

[00:00:50]>> So, which jobs are most in danger and what industries are going to survive and even thrive potentially in the age of artificial intelligence? Our reporter, Rory Campbell, has gone straight to the source of all knowledge, interrogating AI itself.

[00:01:10]>> The sorts of jobs that are safe are the sorts of things where you're using your hands or you're interacting with people.

[00:01:17]>> The sorts of jobs that are at risk from AI are sorts of jobs that uh can be automated, particularly around clerical roles.

[00:01:27]>> Artificial intelligence is transforming our world fast.

[00:01:31]>> Yeah.

[00:01:32]>> Delivery drivers are being replaced by robots.

[00:01:34]>> [music] >> They're not in Australia yet, but they're rolling through US neighborhoods.

[00:01:38]>> Man, I was in LA walking down the street and one of these things were in front of me and it kept stopping because the street was pretty it it had a lot of people on the street and you know, I was trying to go around it. It would stop and it was just it's was crazy, man.

[00:01:58]And then I seen a video where people were like stealing from this thing.

[00:02:06]>> The daily chores could soon be a thing of the past. One of these costs $28,000 and they're scheduled to be shipping in the US sometime this year.

[00:02:15]>> Yeah.

[00:02:15]>> It now comes with Redwood AI, enabling it to do basic household tasks autonomously. [music] >> Not everyone welcomes our automated workforce.

[00:02:24]>> That's my No, yeah, back >> Back up.

[00:02:26]>> Don't you dare say hello. Remember it's humans first, then dogs, then robots.

[00:02:31]>> And it hasn't always been a smashing success.

[00:02:35]>> Ah.

[00:02:36]>> There's been a few bumps in the road caused by, well, bumps in the road. Many are predicting major challenges with the AI revolution.

[00:02:45]>> Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed.

[00:02:49]>> Within 5 years, we could be facing 15% unemployment.

[00:02:53]>> Damn.

[00:02:54]>> Government departments are running modeling to work out what's coming [music] next. A report found the jobs likely to be slashed the most by 2050 are general admin staff, receptionists, accounting bookkeepers, sales, marketing, and PR, and business and systems analysts. The safest are cleaners, nurses and midwives, business administration managers, construction and mining laborers, and hospitality staff.

[00:03:20]>> Is this already happening or how far >> I'm just trying to picture like, you know, when you drive by building with that there uh you see all the construction workers.

[00:03:28]I'm just imagining a bunch of robots out there. You know how insane that would look?

[00:03:34]How do you even like I know people are creating this, but it's still for me, it's just hard to trust.

[00:03:41]You know?

[00:03:43]Because what if someone built one where it it either there's a trigger word or something happens to where it turns on you?

[00:03:51]>> How fast is this change going to take hold on those jobs that are vulnerable?

[00:03:54]>> It is happening. So, it's not happening in the way that we expect. There aren't that many mass sackings or mass retrenchments yet, but um companies are slower to hire, especially entry-level workers. So, the unemployment rate for recent graduates uh for white-collar jobs has already started to go up.

[00:04:12]>> In the past, ChatGPT boss Sam Altman predicted mass-scale axings. This [music] week, he declared those predictions were wrong.

[00:04:20]>> I think the change will be gradual at first because uh it's still um there's still a lot of unknowns, there's still a lot of caution around AI.

[00:04:29]>> [music] >> Um so, I don't think there'll be massive changes in 6 to 12 months, but I'd say by, you know, 5 to 10 years, we'll definitely be noticing uh quite [music] a difference.

[00:04:38]>> So, what can you do to prepare?

[00:04:40]>> I think it is really valuable to learn how to use these models both to improve your own skills, fill [music] in the gaps, but also because this is where a bunch of the economy might be in the future.

[00:04:50]>> Employment in some occupations will definitely be lower, but we'll have a larger economy and that creates jobs.

[00:04:56]>> Maybe AI has the answer.

[00:04:58]>> I'm here and ready to help. What's on your mind today?

[00:05:01]>> I'm wondering what sort of jobs are most at risk from artificial intelligence in Australia?

[00:05:05]>> In Australia, jobs most at risk from AI include clerical, administrative, and data entry roles, customer service and call center staff, retail sales assistants, and bookkeeping support.

[00:05:14]>> Is artificial intelligence actively looking to replace humans in jobs?

[00:05:18]>> No.

[00:05:19]>> Retail sales assistant as a person who worked in retail I think 20-some years. Hey, man.

[00:05:29]This is this is I feel like some little things can be good, but in in the whole grand scheme of things, I I just don't trust it.

[00:05:42]>> AI isn't out there plotting to replace anyone.

[00:05:45]>> Huh.

[00:05:45]>> It's a tool developed by people and businesses solve problems or improve efficiency.

[00:05:49]>> What one job should I pick to make sure I'm safe from AI?

[00:05:52]>> If I had to pick just one, I'd say something in nursing or a similar healthcare role. It's very human-centered.

[00:05:59]>> It's almost like it has a heart.

[00:06:04]>> Murray Campbell there. And as it happens, Australia's largest private survey of workforce trends has just landed this afternoon. It's put out by the multinational recruitment firm Hays and its Asia Pacific CEO, Matthew Dickason, joins us. Now, Matthew, thank you very much for being with us. Are you already seeing AI shift the jobs market by how it is affected?

[00:06:23]>> Gradually. [snorts] And I think you saw Sam Altman say it earlier in the week at the CBA conference that the change isn't happening as fast as people thought it would be. And we're only seeing it gradually in some roles, that's including AI. But people are increasingly looking for critical thinking, problem-solving, human capability in the roles that they're sourcing for.

[00:06:41]>> So, we keep hearing that knowledge jobs like law and accountancy will be the hardest hit. But your survey today says people in those fields actually have the highest expectations of pay rises over the next 12 months. How do you square that up?

[00:06:54]>> They're still in high demand and there isn't great supply for them in the marketplace. So, their their skills are are are in demand. Also, you got to think about it. They're ultimately accountable for signing off on whatever the decision is. AI isn't making the decision, they're helping you make a better decision, but it's not signing it off. And so, that demand still remains within the marketplace cuz they're critically thinking about what the answer to the problem is.

[00:07:18]>> Yet, academic Callan Mortimer Gilbert wrote a piece this week questioning whether or not there was merit remaining for university as a higher education in whatever fields do survive AI. Do you think that there is? I mean, are we are we going to have a time where they may not necessarily degrees, that kind of education isn't needed?

[00:07:41]>> I I think there still is a need for a university education. I think there's a need for education because AI can produce slop, and you need to know when it's telling you something that's incorrect. And so, the critical thinking and understanding from an educational perspective of knowing what's right and what's wrong, what questions you need to ask to actually get the best out of it is going to set you apart versus those people that go, "Oh, I don't need an education. I'll just rely on AI." They're going to rely on slop.

[00:08:08]>> Now, your survey also shows that more than 80% of employers say they can't find the staff, the skills that they're looking for. And yet nearly half of the working population, their wages in real terms are going backwards.

[00:08:21]>> Yes.

[00:08:22]>> How do you square those two things up?

[00:08:24]>> I think what we're seeing, you and I we look at wage rates and we think, "Oh, it's gone up on average this." But actually, it's become way more targeted and specific and targeted on pay, targeted on progression, targeted on how AI is going to enable people to be better. And so, what we were seeing employers do is they're focusing on the areas where there's skill shortages, and they're deploying the capital in those areas to raise wage rates. And that's why you know, two out of five people actually saw their pay wages going quite far back in the last year.

[00:08:52]>> Mhm. Sure have. All right.

[00:08:53]>> All right, let's look at some comments, man. How are y'all feeling about this?

[00:08:59]Um Someone said, "I reckon I replace you two first."

[00:09:09]If you don't design your own life's plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what?

[00:09:17]They have a They have a plan for you.

[00:09:19]Not much.

[00:09:21]Home rob- Home robots aren't ready for the task. You'll be babysitting and cleaning up uh after them after they destroy your house. Just imagine a child, and this AI thing is like trying to grab at your child. It That's all the stuff I think about, man.

[00:09:40]You got to weigh the pros and cons. And I don't think it's looking good at all, to be honest.

[00:09:46]I wouldn't trust this as far as I can throw it.

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