Dig.ni.fy Winter Issue - January 2024 | Page 99

United States

Zippia Research has, in fact, identified 20 trends regarding the future of work statistics in the United States.

In summary, the research found:

•85 percent of jobs in 2030 will not have existed yet in 2020.

•65 percent of female employees report that the pandemic made them rethink the place work has in their life.

•Automation has the potential to eliminate 47 percent of US jobs by 2030, which would equate to a staggering 73 million jobs.

•Even long after the COVID-19 Pandemic, up to 37 percent of Americans will be working from home by 2030.

•Total employment in the US is projected to grow by 8.3 million jobs between 2021-2031.

Breaking the data down, the research showed:

•74 percent of companies plan to implement hybrid work.

Many employees don’t want to give up remote work, while many employers want them back in the office. Luckily, 44 percent of employees and 51 percent of employers prefer a hybrid model.

•22 percent of Americans will be working remotely by 2025.

A projected 36.2 million Americans will be working remotely by 2025, which is an incredible 87 percent increase from 2019.

•51 percent of global knowledge workers work remotely.

Many people in this industry desire remote work. In fact, 95 percent of knowledge workers say they want more flexibilty, making remote work a favorable option.

•75 percent of knowledge workers say flexible work expectations have increased after the pandemic.

The pandemic has given many knowledge

workers the ability to realize that remote work offers them more flexibility, so it’s unsurprising that demand for flexible work has increased.

What has effect will these changes bring? The

research showed:

•14 percent of the global workforce may need to change job categories by 2030.

14 percent might not seem like a lot, but that translates to over 375 million workers (more than the entire US population). Common reasons for this may include digitization, automation, and AI disruption.

•37 percent of Americans are worried about automation displacing them from their jobs.

48 percent of Americans believe that automation is hurting workers, while only 22 percent believe it’s been helpful.

•77 percent of young workers are willing to learn new skills or retrain to stay employable.

This is especially true for Millennials, for who 87 percent believe that learning and development are crucial for success in the workplace.

•Only 40 percent of Millennials say training and development programs are of desirable quality in the workplace.

Millennials are the most critical of the current training and development programs that are in place. Only 23 percent of them say these programs are relevant, compared to 67 percent of Baby Boomers.

•The US is home to 310,700 industrial robots as of 2022.

Political leaders should be encouraged to share the positive aspects of new technologies, and more importantly, they need to make sure that no one is left behind. Realizing that growth and inclusion go hand in hand is a crucial part of this. – UBS

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