World Economic Forum
26 predictions spanning 2027-2030
2027
- Labor-market churn reaches 23% by 2027
- Machines perform 42% of business tasks by 2027
- Administrative roles lose 26 million jobs by 2027
- AI and big-data roles grow 30-35% by 2027
- AI and machine-learning specialists become the fastest-growing role by 2027
- Employers expect 14 million fewer jobs by 2027
- Six in 10 workers need training by 2027
- Workers face 44% skill disruption by 2027
- AI and big data become a major training priority by 2027
- Nearly 75% of companies adopt AI by 2027
2030
- Humans alone perform 33% of work tasks by 2030
- Labor-market churn reaches 22% of jobs by 2030
- 39% of worker core skills change by 2030
- 41% of employers downsize where AI replicates work
- 92 million jobs displaced by 2030
- AI creates 11 million jobs, displaces 9 million
- AI transforms 86% of employers' businesses by 2030
- Net 78 million jobs added by 2030
- 11 in 100 workers miss the retraining they need
- 52% of employers raise wages' share of revenue
- 77% of employers reskill workers to work alongside AI
- AI and big data become the fastest-growing skill
- Big Data Specialists become the fastest-growing job by 2030
- Graphic designers and legal secretaries enter job decline
- Postal clerks and bank tellers decline fastest by 2030
- Robots displace a net 5 million jobs by 2030