A new study found that a majority of technology executives believe a significant portion of jobs will be automated within the next five years. <\/p>\n
According to results from a new study conducted by the Consumer Technology Association, a Washington, D.C., trade association representing technology companies, 7 percent of tech executives polled believe that at least some job functions would be automated within the next half-decade. Forty-four percent believe that most will be automated in that same time frame. <\/p>\n
The executives who participated in the study were split roughly 50\/50 between small and large technology companies. <\/p>\n
Fifty-five percent of executives polled also said that they strongly agreed with the statement that they would automate jobs at their own companies to remain competitive. <\/p>\n
Despite forecasting an uptick in the amount of jobs being automated, 70 percent executives polled also said that they agreed with the statement that they would hire more employees. <\/p>\n
Almost half, 48 percent, of the executives said that they planned to bring on increased amounts of contract and part-time workers. <\/p>\n
The increase of contract employees in some spaces of the economy, including on ride-hailing companies like Lyft and Uber, has prompted some to criticize the companies for avoiding giving healthcare benefits to those employees who work for the companies full time. <\/p>\n
Other key findings in the study included that a hefty amount of executives said that they were having a difficult time finding the candidates they wanted for available jobs. Seventy-one percent said that they were having difficulties in finding properly skilled candidates for their job openings. <\/p>\n
This might be the result of a lack of employees who have gone through skills training that employers want. Eighty-six percent of those surveyed said that they will need employees with more technical skills. <\/p>\n
The survey polled a total of 314 tech executives. <\/p>\n
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