In its most recent global report concerning the future of work, McKinsey & Co. estimates that, by 2030, up to 800 million individuals could lose their jobs to automation and be forced to find new career paths. As job automation can mean both the introduction of physical, mechanized robots and complicated computer algorithms, this phenomenon won’t just affect blue-collar jobs, but will also have a major impact on white-collar jobs, which require attention to detail and intricate skill sets.

The 20 White-Collar Professions Most Likely to Become Obsolete

As the debate continues around the challenges and impact of progressive job automation, we thought it would be interesting to see how this process might affect the way in which we currently conduct and organize our businesses. Technological advancement and innovation is poised to have a massive impact on what we consider to be high-skill, white-collar professions that we once assumed would be around forever (economists, beware). Consequently, we wanted to see which white-collar professions are most likely to become automated and eventually obsolete—thus giving you time to rethink your career path, in case you find yourself on this list!

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