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1. I noticed that more physical and labor jobs were at higher risk of being automated.
2. I wonder where they found this information? Why would they release this to the public, to make people feel diminished, or to show the shocking truth?
3. The graph is telling how people are at high risk for labor jobs because a labor job might just become a robots job.
4. A catchy headline I would write is, “Study’s show that in just 5 years over half of our world’s jobs might be automated”
1. I noticed that most of the jobs that require physical work can be automated.
2. I wonder how some people would react if they saw that there's or other people's jobs that they work hard on every day could be done by machines.
3. I think that this will make many people lose their jobs and not be able to make a living. I also think that it won't be good for the environment because most machines pollute the air.
4. I think that a catchy headline for this graph could be
How Machines are Taking Over Human Jobs.
1. I noticed that it graphs what jobs could be replaced by robots or A.I, Green to mean less likely, and purple to mean more likely.
2. I wonder if it takes into account arts like painting and drawing, as A.I art programs like Dall.E and Midjourney become increasingly more popular.
3. If the jobs in deep purple are going to be replaced, how are the people in those jobs going to find another? For example, the shutting down of coal mines can't happen on a mass scale until we make more jobs in electric technology.
4. My idea for a catchy headline would be "Is your job at risk of termination due to wider spread automation? See what this graph says"
1)I notice that there are a lot of jobs that involve a lot of robots and automated things such as if you are a taxi driver and there is auto pilot some people don't feel comfortable with that being on because a lot of people have either gotten into a really bad car accident or have died.
2)I wonder why robots have to exist because I know that I would live a much happier childhood and life if screens like this didn't exist like they do now.
3)It would effect a community because no one ever actually really hangs out as much as they used to because we all have phones now and my parents recently just got me a phone and I am very grateful that they did but I also don't want the phone because I'm going to get addicted to it and I don't want to so I think that it would be much better if screens did not exist.
4)I think that a catchy headline would be "What Job Would You Trust?" because as I said about auto pilot some things were invented but go terribly wrong and not how they thought it would work.
1. I notice that there are either jobs that are purple or green which determine which jobs are more automatable or not.
2. I wonder if one day the jobs on this chart will actually be taken over by machines.
3. If robots do eventually take over a majority of jobs I think that this will help communities in need, but also this might make some people uncomfortable. People will not like it if robots take their job!
4. I think a good headline for this would be "Robot Taking Jobs, See if Your Job is One of Them!"
1. I noticed the graph is saying what's more automatable and what is less automatable.
2. I wonder why food preparation is listed as more automatible when most food preparation I see now is still made by people. Some People may not like food preparation made by robots because they may not trust what's in their food. Roofers is also something someone might not feel safe with because they may not trust a machine building the thing they are staying under every day.
3. I think it will make people lose their jobs and maybe less people will go to the company because they may not trust robots doing everything. I think it would make stuff like going to restaurants less fun because you wouldn't be able to interact with your waiter or anything like that.
4. I think a good headline would be "job taking NPC's" because they are NPC's (non-playable-characters) and they are taking away jobs from people like cashiers.
1.) I noticed that the jobs in purple receive less income,and are also more automatable. but vice versa for the ones in green.
2.)I wonder how modern technology would be able the take over the job of chefs, because everytime there is a new item or someone has a food restriction they will have to change the coding.
3.) I think when a lot of jobs become automatable it will be a lot harder for a society to find jobs.But a lot of those other jobs require a good amount of schooling, but not everyone can afford it.Plus only so many people can have the same job in a city.
4.) I think a catchy headline could be "Local Jobs disappearing due to robot uprising".
1.) I noticed that a lot of the jobs had more emphasis on critical thinking.
2.) I wonder what future people's opinions will be when more jobs become taken over by machines.
3.) I think this chart may be warning us about how a lot jobs will soon be done by machines.
4.) A catchy headline could be "Watch out soon your job may be taken by scrap metal!"
1. I noticed that the Jobs to the right look like lower income jobs and the ones to the left look like higher income jobs
2.I wonder why there is more purple in the green section then green in the purple section.
3. I think the impact in the community is that it may be harder for people to find jobs because if it's automated then we won't need a person to run if a robot is just doing it automatically.
4. A catchy Headline would be " in a matter of time robots could be taking over humanity and It would be harder to just find a simple job are you with me?"
1. It seems that jobs with less critical thinking and more use of machinery are the most automatable.
2. I think that jobs like surgeon and physicist will be harder to automate.
3. the jobs that require less thought and more machine operations pay less than the jobs that require mothe critical thinking and less machine operation
4. a catchy title for this would be "these jobs could be in danger of automation, is your's at stake?"
1. I notice that most of the jobs that are in green are easier than the most in purple .
2. I wonder what these categories will look like in a few years and how it will look different then it does now.
3. The impact on the community will not be good because lots of people can't afford to go to school and robots will steal all of the less automatable jobs because they are programed to do what they are told and that bad because some people that have a less automatable jobs that can't afford to go to school.
4. Catchy Headline "Don't let the robots be in control"
1.) I noticed that each color corresponds to which careers are more automatable and which careers are less automatable.
2.) I wonder if people with more automatable jobs are thinking it's better to be replaced by machines or if it's worse for them.
3.) I think there are two sides to how it impacts the community. One side people may be very sad that they lost their jobs because they might not have enough money or support to get another job, but the other side people might think its good for them to get out there and experience new opportunities.
4.) A catchy new headline could be " Get out of there now because soon people with more automatable jobs won't have a job anymore.
1.) I notice that most less automatable jobs have more emphasis on communication and critical thinking.
2.) I wonder if robots will be able to think like a human.
3.) I think this would affect the global community because robots can do anything that doesn't require years of schooling so that would mean that to get a less automatable job you would need lots of schooling.
4.) I think a catchy headline for this would be "robots can do anything...but can they really?"
1. I notice that there are a bunch of jobs and they're in different colors and automatable means done by machines.
2. I wonder why they're all in different colors and what the colors mean.
3. I think the impact will be many families will go job less because most of the jobs will be done by machines.
4. "Many jobs will be lost due to more automatable. or will they?"
1.)I Notice that many jobs closer to operating machines and physical work are very automobile. I think this is because a robot can be programmed not to make a mistake, but a human can make one small error and it could throw everything off.
2.)I wonder what job would be a perfect blend of all four categories? Also, would that job make more or less than the average paying job?
3.)I feel the impact this would have on our communities would be for the worse because people who have very little money and not many talents that are useable in a job need easy jobs like cashier, but if those become automatable those people would continue to struggle.
4.) A catchy headline would be"New Studies show Many jobs can be done by a robot, Can Yours?
1.) I noticed that there are higher paying jobs in green, that are less automatable and lower paying jobs that are more automatable.
2.) I wonder what percentage of people will support things that will be automable and what percentage of people will not support things becoming automable.
3.) The Impact on some communities will be large in the sense that a lot of people with lower paying jobs will be replaced by machines and then people can't pay for shelter, food and water.
4.) A catchy headline could be "They say machines can do it better than humans can , but is that really true?"
1 The most automatic hobs are the least physical with the exception of fire fighters.
2 Does this result in a difference in pay?
3 I think it shows what jobs have an impact on the environment
4 It shows that the most audamable jobs require the most thinking
5 This chart shows the least and most audamable jobs find out where your job stands.
1. I noticed that the jobs that are colored purple can have their workers be replaced by robots.
2. I wonder if people who have jobs on the lower right side of the graph are lonely when they're at work since they don't work with fellow human beings. Instead, they work with machines.
3. Robots becoming workers would obviously cause a lot of unemployment, leading to poverty. However, no robot is perfect yet. They can't do everything, so there'll be new jobs created to help robots do the things they can't do.
4. Catching Headline: Use of Robots As Workers Have Deadly Consequences
1.) I noticed that the jobs that are more automable require more physical work compared to the jobs that are less automatable that require more critical thinking.
2.) I wonder in the last three years if more jobs have become more automable.
3.) The impact on the community in this graph is that people who are employed with more automatable jobs have to be aware that they can be replaced by machines.
4.) A catchy headline could be "Want to quit your job? Don't worry you'll be replaced anyway . :)"
1. I noticed that it's a graph with different labels for critical thinking, moving, etc showing what type of job it is
2. I wonder if it will be better if jobs are more automatable or less automatable.
3. I think fewer people will get jobs for the purple ones because there's a higher chance for a machine to be able to do them.
4. A catchy headline for this will be "Robots can do Anything now, but can they?"
1.) I noticed that there are lines that sort different jobs into different categories.
2.) I wonder how long it would take for all the jobs to turn Purple
3.) I noticed that Green jobs are more hands on jobs.
4.) A catchy headline would be (ROBOT N.P.C.)
1. I noticed that this graph tells me what might be automated and what might not be automated.
2. I wonder why taxi driving will be automated when a robot could make a mistake or not be programmed correctly. Autopilot is something that should not be automated because some families might not feel safe with it.
3. I think it will make people lose their jobs and make jobs harder to find. I also think it will spark creativity because people will have to make new and original ideas if they want to make a living. I think it would cause problems and solve problems.
4. A catchy headline would be The NEW york times emphasizing the NEW because automation would automate things including newspapers and other stuff. I also made a diagram or logo for the NEW york times.
1.) I noticed that more jobs that were colored purple were lower income jobs and the jobs that were colored green were higher income jobs.
2.) I wonder if in a few years these categories will be more sectionized, and split down the middle with one color symbolizing automatable and one color symbolizing not automatable.
3.) The impact on the community in this graph may be that people who have more automatable jobs need to watch out as modern technology and machines continue to advance.
4.) A catchy headline would be "In Just a Few Years, Modern Technology and Machines Could Take Over Most of Our World's Low Income Jobs."
1) I noticed the less thoughtful and more physical the work is (taxi drivers, stone makers, retail workers, etc.) the more automatable the job could be.
2) I wonder why this graph was made. Was it for people to find good jobs or to prove that machines could take over?
3) This graph shows the impact automating jobs could have. The more automatable the job is, the lower your education has to be. If machinery takes over the lower education jobs, what do you do if you can't afford higher education?
4) A catchy title could be "Is your job safe from machinery?"
1. I noticed that there are more purple than green jobs on the graph.
2. I wonder how many jobs there are on the graph.
3. How this graph impact on our community is because it could help a lot of people find jobs and careers.
4. A catchy headline is "Find a job for the community and you."
1. I noticed that the green jobs=work more for humans and the purple jobs=work more for robots. The full graph is divided into 4 different parts: service, physical, operating machines, and thinking/communication.
2. I wonder how long did it take to get all the information. for this graph
3. This will probably impact the community by bosses giving robots jobs and unemploying the people that already have the job.
4. A catchy headline might be Will people loos their jobs because of robots?
1) I noticed that some jobs that I thought seemed to be similar are very different colors. Also, there is a lot more purple and light purple than green.
2) I wonder how the designers got the product of the graph. Did they survey a school or a town or even a whole city?
3) My catchy headline is
"Will robots find their way into our daily lives?"
1. I notice that there are more purple jobs instead of green jobs
2. I wonder if robots will take over our jobs
3. people might lose their jobs and will not get enough money and end up homeless
4. Robots Taking Over Our jobs
1. I saw how lots of jobs requiring lots of time and physical work were more automatible
2. I wonder how jobs like cooking and real estate agent
3. I am curious on how jobs like driving would be automated
4. I think a catchy title would be: Jobs, Robots or Humans, what to expect for the future.
1. I notice that there are about the same amount of jobs for both colors.
2. I wonder why is there a graph on this topic are jobs turning into something that can be automated?
3. I think this has a large impact on our community because with all the jobs being automated it makes it struggle for working-class people to find a job therefore it makes it very hard to make money which will be bad for communities and will cause poverty and possibly will have even larger effects.
4. A catchy title: Are the majority of our jobs being taken up by robots? What will this do to our economy?
I noticed that the ones in green are like dentists and there are alot of dentists in the world. I also notice the ones in people are needed.
2. I wonder if the green would be the purple and purple would be the green.I wonder what that could impact on those jobs.
3. I think it's telling me what jobs are like the most popular and the more unpopular and I like this because there could be some young adults trying to get a job that fits them.
4.I think it reflects on the jobs that are more popular or unpopular. For example,in Philly there are doctors or like nurses who need more people to take care of the people that are hurt or need help. I think its a big impact to get those jobs
5. I think a catchy headline could be "young adults needing jobs graph."
1. In this graph I notice that it shows the jobs that are most likely to be robots and the jobs that are most likely to be humans.
2. I wonder if this graph was based on one person's opinion.
3. This could really impact our community because if more robots are doing our jobs than us as humans wont make as much money.
4. I think a cool title would be "Robots or humans finding you career.
This seems like a good place to find a career for people looking for one. I wonder how many people have found a job that works for them off this list. A catchy headline could be "Comments and careers."
1. I notice that students around the world post there observation.
2. I wonder where the new york times asks students what they think.
3. I interpreted that a lot of important jobs are being taken by A.I.
4. People are being laid of their jobs and being replaced with workers.
1. I notice that there are more purple jobs than green.
2. I wonder why there are more robot jobs than human jobs.
3. Since more robot jobs means that some people will lose money and their jobs and that means that there would be a bigger popularity of poor humans.
4. My catchy headline is" Look out for these robots, they're gonna steal your job."
1. I notice that the less automatable jobs are a bit more common. I also notice the more automatable jobs are more physical.
2. I wonder why the job categories are split so specific.
3. I think it reflects on our country and what you will be doing when you get a job
4. My catchy headline is "WHAT TO EXPECT"
1. I noticed that this graph details a range of jobs or careers that require either your physical or mental labor.
2. I wonder how some jobs are determined to be physical or mental labor such as a kindergarten teacher which requires both.
3. I'm curious as to how many young adults have found jobs or careers using this graph.
4. A catchy title would be "Physical or Mental Labor, Finding a Career."
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1. I noticed that this graph shows a variety of jobs which are in range of needs of mental labor or physical labor.
2. I wonder how many people this has helped find a job or career.
3. Im curious how someone can define if a job is mental or physicval labor. Being a kindergarten teacher requires both labors, so who decides these categories.
4. A catchy title ofr this could be " Finding a career using your Mental or Physical Labor".
I really loved how this graph ties together material that we have been reading about in Thank you For Being Late By Thomas L. Freidman along with allowing for the statistical analysis of a graph. Having background knowledge allowed me to to see this graph in a new light. I also like how this graph is based on a quadrant plane. This allows for the show of data in a familiar way from what we typically see in school.
This is great. I recommend this to anyone trying to find a job.
@Daniel I agree, this would be so helpful to young adults trying to find a career.
This is great. I do recommend this to someone trying to find a job.
This graph shows me a lot of jobs that will help me in the future.
@aaron me too
This graph shows many details and chararistics for thousands of jobs from showing the amount of jobs available each year to showing if a job is a more physical or mental job
This graph has helped me look to see what i would qualify for in my future. Depending on my physical and mental status.
This graph allows me to not only study jobs, but it also allows me to identify the jobs that use more communication and thought or the jobs that you have to apply more physical effort. The jobs are organized very well and are very easy to find.
@gracie you put a lot of thought in to this. You are right the graph is helpful for people that need to know which jobs are more mental then physical. Other than the obvious.
@gracie great comment i strongly agree
This graph is really convenient and helps me look at all the possible jobs and careers.
The way this graph is organized helps me to find what I am looking for in a job and it's convenient.
@Edgar yes it helps me a lot.
@Edgar This graph allowed us both to access, find, and study new jobs.
@Edgar I think that this graph helps me find out what jobs are available. Your comment has helped me.
It is awesome how this page organize jobs
It appears the graph shows quite a few different things, some of them include the amount of physic labor opposed to mental labor it requires to be put into a job. The graph also shows how much automation a job has.
@Bernardo big facts! You nardo is very smart!
@Bernardo Yes I agree
Pharmacy techs are almost 50/50 within the range of physical work and common thought.
I noticed that trade work is more physical work based and I wonder if work being more physical has anything to do with pay vs thoughtful work. A title could be What is needed for specific jobs.
@Ariahna
That was also a question that came to mind because in most jobs people get paid differently due to the work they're doing but it never came to my interest if a workers salary is determined based of physical work or thought. I was also stunned at the fact that some jobs require more physical movement than critical thinking Nd vise versa.
I noticed that there where many jobs for various different things. The jobs had information like the wage and The amount of people filling the positions of that certain job or career.
@Nathan Liebhart Indeed, if you notice it also shows the amount of automation that each job has with the green and purple colors
i noticed that a lot of the jobs were the ones that were available in March 2019.
it is a chart full of different jobs that is divided into 4 different parts and the jobs showing in the green will make good money and the jobs in purple will make less money.
this graph is showing jobs in March 2019,it's divided in 4 parts.
i think there is to many jobs
it has a list of all occupations and wages .
@evan yes i agree with that.
there are many careers but not the kinds I´m into
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The jobs each seem to be in a section where one place it seems to be with medical and writing and one architect and creative thinking
I think this is what people can use that dont have jobs
@YahirSalgadom.Mojica i agree completely!!
I noticed that the jobs highlighted in green have a better pay than those in purple. I also noticed that there is more people that work the purple highlighted jobs than the green.
@Joel Agreed. I didn't even notice this at first.
@Joel agreed.
p.s. The Kaitlyn comment was mine i forgot to sign out.
I noticed this graph shows us to find a job or career.
There is so many jobs to choose from.
@Erica .....i agree
I think that this is a really good source for finding jobs or careers.
@Natalie E. I agree. l
That's great observation Natalie!!!!
@Natalie E. thanks to this graph i found a job.
I love the large assortment of different jobs you choose.
I noticed that the jobs on the left use more math and thought than the jobs on the right
@Christopher am agree with you.
I noticed that the most of the jobs in green are on the left side and the jobs on the left require more emphasis on common and thought.
@Kourtney yea I have noticed that too but I would say there is more purple then green
@Kourtney I noticed that too.
I think this could be helpful to people in the future or maybe now so it can help them get a job and it is much easier because it shows all of the jobs that available.
@Graciela vela yeah thats what i was thinking.
@Graciela vela yes indeed it is a really helpful to people.
I noticed that the graph tells us what jobs we can get now or in the future.
This graph is really good source because it can help other people find a career job for themselves, it lets you see how much it pays and divides the jobs by topics to find what you would like to do.
@luzmaria Besides this do you think that this graph could be looked at in an analytical way by a student and/or a professor trying to see what career fields require what type of skill sets. Also, do you think that there could be a career test developed and then the data from said test plotted on the graph to show what jobs may be best for that type of person?
the graph shows all types of jobs and careers you could do.
I noticed that some of the jobs in purple require more physical work.
@Katie Harrison i didn´t notice that at first but thank you for pointing it out.
I noticed that on the graph it holds a lot of different types of jobs. The colors show how automated they are green being the least and purple being the most.
The graph is based off of jobs that people can one day do. The jobs are split into physical jobs and jobs that require mental intelligence work.
I think this graph is holding job information and helping figure out what you would like to go into.
I think this graph is use to see how much ever job makes and how many people get these jobs a year.
I noticed that this graph is a great way to see what jobs you want now or in the future.
I can see that there are many different jobs with different colors:)
The graph is showing all of the jobs, its also showing the minimum
wage for each job.
l notice that the graph holds all types of jobs.Maybe its telling us all the good payed jobs
@marcus
That is a good observation Marcus.
@marcus Great Question!!!!!!!!!!!!
@marcus I agree!!
I notice that they were all jobs. The colors shows differences in the jobs.
@kyndall I think that you are right and that is a good way to explain this graph
Sometimes I wonder if these jobs were put there to annoy the heck out of us. That makes the most logical sense to me. XP
I titled the graph “Automatable Jobs vs. Less Automatable Jobs". I notice multiple careers, color coded green and purple, and labels showing if its an physical job or a critical job. I as well I wonder why they chose this type of graph to display their data.
noted; people's jobs more emphasis on operating machines and processes get more wages than service workers.
wonder; does the graph shows all jobs types and their median wages?
jobs graph
@yanqing nice observation
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what do you notice?
color coordinated based on being able to automate your job (green-less, purple-more)
what do you wonder?
what are their standards for automatable
why are some automatable jobs in places where most jobs can't be automated.
what might be going on in this graph?
a comparison between jobs that can be automated and jobs that can't ve automated. For example, jobs that utilize physical work/skill sets can be automated more than jobs that requite critical thinking.
@Elaine Do you think that critical thinking can be achieved by machines? Machines ARE learning.
We noticed that many (most?) blue-collar jobs fell into the right half of graph, which are physical, so that makes sense, but that these jobs could be automated in future seems surprising.
Where does the information of potential future automation come from? If this is all true, what will people without qualifications/degrees do for work?
Jobs with degrees are already higher paid, but may now be the jobs that aren't hacked from our workforce, when so many others are. This sounds like an economic and political mess.
I notice there are more jobs that have more emphasis on physical work than communication and critical thinking.
I wonder what criteria is being used to determine whether one occupation has more emphasis on one characteristic over another? I also wonder who determines what jobs are posted and which are not?
Headline: "Is automation becoming more popular in the work industry?"
• What do you notice?
From the quadrant, I notice that more automatable jobs are focused on physicality; however, less automatable jobs require more communication and thinking skills. Moreover, it was interesting to see that most of the jobs that are in the middle of automatization are located in the center of the quadrant.
• What do you wonder?
From the quadrant, I wonder can there be a difference in variation between related professions and the difference between automatability and the location in the quadrant. For example, I wonder, can lawyers and judges be distinguished in their level of automatization and required skills? Also, I wonder, can these qualities determine a better job? Also, I wonder how they decide the level of automatization because some job such as airline pilot can be atomized by AI.
• What might be going on in this graph?
"Can the difference between the median wage be a determining factor for the degree of job value?" From the quadrant, I notice that some jobs that have more emphasis on communication and thinking have a higher median income. Also, less automatized jobs tend to have higher median income compared to its counterpart.
I am wondering why they don't post a description of the data including details of the sample?
I noticed that each job could be expanded to see the number or workers and the median wage.
I wonder if the quadrant affects both the number of workers and the median wage. I also wonder what the small dots represent
Emphasis of job skills for various jobs
1 i see the service unit and medical scientist
2 no i dont have any questions
3 people that are in the graph might be working
4 the map of jobs cuz its full jobs
i wonder why all the jobs require us to work for almost our whole life?
i noticed that there's a lot of physical work. i also see that the color's get lighter.
@Darwin I also noticed that there was a lot of physical work due to our economy being so involved in labor. The colors get lighter to show how less and less various jobs are less automatable where it requires less physical work and more thinking and communicating.
A title for this could be needs in a location also id like to know if there is a super market also i think there is road coordinates and i notice there is needs in a location
what i notice is the type of jobs that you can get and what they mean what i wounder is why do they have different types of color what is going on is the types of jobs that there are and that you can do the title for this graph is the types of jobs that there are
what i noticed is that there jobs, the darker green are jobs that machines cant do but humans can it. what do i wonder, why are the colors different. what might can be going on in this graph, how hard are the jobs. what can be a title for the graph
I notice ... that it is divided by the emphasis on either physical work, operating machines and processes, communication and critical thinking, and types of service work. Also they are separated by the colors green and purple. I wonder why they are separated by the two colors, if there is any meaning behind the colors, what the smaller dots represent, and how this data was gathered. My Headline for this graph is "The endless options of jobs around the world".
This graph was very helpful in helping selecting a job based on different attributes such as communication, operating machinery, and physical work.
what do you notice: there a lot of different topics. there a lot of dots. different type of jobs. the jobs are everywhere meaning the jobs do different things.
what do you wonder: why are there words. why are there 2 different colors. why there dots are next to the words inside the graph.
what might be going on in this graph: the dots repents the words. there type of jobs means what they doing.
what could be a title for this graph? why?: meanings are jobs graph.
this graph is explainin the jobs and display also and jobs that have machine and physical work purple is more automatable and helps in job green is less automatable.i wonder why in horizontal line there is a emphasis on comm thought
I think that each point are job and that people can fine different tip of job. There are 500 jobs in each point,one is operating machines does machines can help you to make really ajar job that the human can't do and the machines do.You can also work in biological job that you can learn new stuff about that job.
@Joanliz I agree.
I wonder if this graph could help people determine which career they want based on the likelihood of the career being replaced by automation.
I notice that they are all jobs. I wonder how much money they make a year. What might be going on in the graph is, describing what be going on in the graph. And the graph is describing occupations.
This graph is instrumental to our future as workers. As the next generation we must be able to predict the future, and become more independent from them machines. This small sample of jobs can help us get into fields of work where one of them machines can't steal our livelihood.
i notice that the graph is separated by two colors, the jobs listed are scattered and seem to be separated by if the job can be conducted by a person or an automated machine
there less green on the right that on the left
In this graph, I notice the wide arrangement of jobs available. These jobs fit different groups and personalities of those who view it. The lower jobs in the scale are jobs more machine-oriented, while the top is involving individual work. I wonder if many people use this graph in order to find jobs. I believe in this graph the differences between the jobs are the most noticeable and easy to spot.
i see a cross up and down
This graph shows many different jobs and what category they fall under. This could be helpful for someone entering the work force narrow down their ideal job.
I notice a lot of jobs on the graph.I wonder if the jobs make the same amount of salary. Different jobs that use a lot of machines.The title could be jobs.
This graph is very useful as it displays where jobs range from service work, critical thinking, machine use and physical work. It is also very useful to see what the color code represents for all the jobs as you are looking at this graph. This graph is also very helpful by allowing you to look up possible jobs you are interested in and see where it lies on the graph.
@Hunter Paone Hello Hunter, your response was very helpful in allowing me to acquire a better understanding of this graph. I noticed how the jobs are based upon how automatable they are. I wonder if the use of technology can eventually take over the jobs of regular people?
@Hunter Paone this a very insightful comment. At first I saw this graph and thought it was blue collar vs white collar work and the difference between the two until I read your comment. I can now see this graph clearly. Thank you.
This graph puts different jobs on a scale. The more south the job lays on the scale, the more the employees work with operating machines. The more east the job lays on the scale, the more physical work the job requires. The more west the job lays on the scale, the more emphasis is placed on comm. and thought. Finally, the more north the job lays on the scale, the more emphasis is placed on clerical and service work. The jobs can lay in a quadrant which classifies them in more then one category. Some of these jobs could never be taken over by a machine or computer but most of them can and will in the future.
I notice that there are distinct personality traits that correlate with the jobs that that personality would succeed the most in. For example, if you naturally are a critical thinker, you would do well in mentally demanding jobs such as medicine and law. If you placed more emphasis on physicality, you would do well as a laborer. I wonder if people would be too willing to classify themselves by one thing that that represents them and then choose a job that has too much of that one thing in everyday life.
@Jessica I agree with the observation you had made regarding people classifying themselves as one thing. It is strange to think of a person strictly using this graph in order to pick the right job for them.
@Hannah I also agree with both of you and maybe they consider using this graph because they dont know what they want at the moment but using this graph could be a way for them to find something that they could possibly do.
I notice that some of the jobs are demanding on the workers strength and other jobs depend on machinery and more of the workers brains. I also notice that jobs I never thought can be taken by machines in fact are. I wonder what will happen to those people whose jobs will be taken over by technology.
I notice that on the graph that is about jobs and which job is more emphasis on computer and thought and which jobs are more emphasis on physical work and overs are more emphasis on operating machines and processes. I think what is going is that how many jobs can be tack over be machine and how some cant be takin over. I think the name of the graph should be jobs that can be tackin over.
@ritu i agree with you
i notice that there is many jobs on the graph what i think that the graphs points are the people that have jobs and a good title for this graph is city jobs
i notice it is a scaiter graft it is allover the plays . i wonder why its scraterd . why a taxi drivers is negitive on the graft.it is showing work on people to show how much people have to work and what they do. id name this graft as work ethics.
what do i notice - that there's only color green and purple
what do you wonder- why are there only 2 color why not not different kind of color
what might be going on is this graph- the the population that has more technology and place he have to work use no technology
what could be a title for this graph- Communication and critical & physical work
i notice that the graph are talking about jobs. i wonder that the machine will take over job for people. this graph might be telling us that some jobs are being help by machine or taking by them. I think that this graph title should be machine or human.
I notice that the dots are all over the places and that there are two different type of jobs. I wonder if the colors have something to do with the graph. What is going on with the graph technology is growing to jobs. Title for this graph is How much technology is in the jobs.
I love this graph! Not only is it easy to understand, but it is also interactive. This graph shows a plethora of jobs and the priorities that people have within these jobs. For example, a real estate agent is more focused on clerical and service work than credit analysts. Also, the graph is color coded so that it is easy to identify how automatable any given job on the graph is. I wonder how many people were surveyed for each job, as different people have different priorities.
I notice that most of the higher paying jobs are on the left side in the less automotive side. These are the jobs that usually require more college and schooling yet not that much physical work. The more automotive side requires more physical work yet they don’t get paid nearly as much. I wonder why when more physical work is being done that the workers don’t get paid nearly as much as some of those who get to sit around at a desk all day.
1. I notice that the jobs are spread evenly amount the graph
2. I wonder where a mathematician would fall on the graph
3. “Skills for certain jobs
The graph to the left displays over 500 occupations, their required skill set, ranging from a greater emphasis on communication and critical thinking to physical work, and how likely they are to be automatable. I found this particular graph to be very thought-provoking. It seems as though there are more jobs on the right hand of the graph, indicating that there is a greater number of jobs that demand physical labor. This makes me think, which is more difficult: a physically exhausting job, or a mentally draining one? I suppose the answer to that question is subjective, and I’m not even quite sure which I find more arduous. I predict that this trend will discontinue, as over the past several decades technology has gradually replaced human labor, with no indication of ceasing anytime soon. With that stated, I think that the result will be an increase in jobs on the left half of the graph. Moreover, I find that this graph is relevant to fellow “Gen. Z” students, for it may impact our decision on which career path to take, as most would not want to pursue a field that can be replaced by technology. What are the implications of a larger amount of occupations necessitating brains over brawn? Perhaps, for instance, do those with jobs requiring more intellectual expertise receive more pay, or more, should they? Adding, what is the significance of the green and purple colored text? Is it to make the graph more easily interpreted?
@Hannah K i agree with you
I noticed this graph is showing the differences in jobs. I puts more emphasis on what each field focuses on. Overall, it can be very useful for teens and young adults looking for job fields and a summary on what each one is like. I'm wondering why they chose the jobs and fields they did, and also why some jobs fall right on the axis? A headline I might use for this graph would be "What You Could be Looking for in Your Next Job".
Headline: Jobs, Jobs, and More Jobs: Which Career Path is Best for You?
I wonder if there is a correlation between how much schooling one does and getting a job that is based more towards the left side of the graph.
@Hannah Zenger
Do you think the degree and/or how much schooling is needed is a reason or explanation for the tution gap between jobs?
This graph shows a scatter graph with arrows extending in four directions with a multitude of jobs which are colored in a variation of green/purple hues depending on how automatable a profession. Jobs in green are regarded as less automatable, while jobs in purple are more easily automatable. This graph provides an interesting interactive feature where individuals can search any job, possibly their own profession, to see where they fall on this spectrum. Jobs with clerical work and physical work are likely to become automated, while jobs which require problem solving and human thought seem to be safe for now. This graph could rise to greater prominence as automation in relation to the nation's workers is Andrew Yang's main issue in the 2020 election.
I noticed this graph is a summary of what emphasis is put on different jobs.
I wonder why The picked the jobs they did.
Name: What matters in your work environment
This graph places different occupations on a scale. The more east the occupation lays on the scale, the more physical work the job requires. The more south the occupation lays on the scale, the more the employees work with operating machines and process. The more west the occupation lays on the scale, the more emphasis is placed on comm. and thought. Finally, the more north the occupation lays on the scale, the more emphasis is placed on clerical and service work. The occupations can lay in a quadrant which links them with more than one category. For example, word workers are to the right and down, meaning they are physical workers who work with operating machines and processes. What absolutely intrigues me about this graph is the fact that it is interactive as one can search for a job title and see where it lays on the graph. Additionally, the viewer of the graph can see the average salary as well as the number of individuals working within that field. This graph could truly help one better understand what they want to do with their life, depending on how much/little of something they want (e.g. less physical work). This graph is very interesting!
Good afternoon, @Mia D. --
You've noticed many aspects of the graph. Is there anything that surprises or intrigues you from this graph?
Generally speaking, jobs with emphasis more so on physical work rather than communications and critical thinking appear to be considered more automatable on this graph. I also wonder who determined what deems one occupation as more physical than another (and vice versa). If salary was a more key component in the layout of the graph I wonder how that would change the layout/appearance of the graph.
Good afternoon, @Chris --
How could you integrate salary into the graph(s) and still have it be easily readable? (Note: If you click on a job, you will see the salary, but that is not like being part of the graph.)
I noticed that jobs that were more automatable fell to the right and required more physical work, while the jobs that were less automatable fell to the left and focused more on comm. and thought. The jobs that were gray tended to fall towards the focus of clerical and service work and the focus of operating machines and processes.
Good afternoon, @Ella --
Sometimes exceptions are more interesting than those that follow the rule. Are there any automatable jobs on the left or less automatable jobs on the right? Why do you think they are "out of step?"
@Ella
Do you think technology advancement effects the graph? or will effect the graph in the future?
This graph contains a wide variety of jobs with many factors that the values entered must constitute. One may even say there are too many factors to keep track of. The ranking and "point" at which makes a general or average rank on which jobs are more or less automatable, more or less physical or require more thought, and clerical and service work versus machines and processing. For example, perhaps there are certain subgroups in a job that may work a machine, either big or small, while another group might work in a more information-sorting setting, or something of the sort. What/who says where the line is drawn? Is there some sort of average? What would be the hypothetical "unit" per se for measuring?
Good afternoon, @Sadie D.--
Great wonderings! I, too, wonder how the jobs were evaluated such that they could be placed on a continuous scale. What would you suggest?
Regarding the likelihood that a job is automatable, search for the article listed in the sources that describes how jobs were evaluated. But, as you say, there is the issue that a job may include subgroups with different characteristics.
I believe this graph does a wonderful job on displaying the types of jobs that require critical thinking, physical labor, service work and machine use. Also I appreciate the color coded jobs that show what careers may be replaced in the near future. Overall this is a great graph and it does a phenomenal job at displaying information pertaining to careers in our society.
Good afternoon, @Jadin Eafrati --
Is there anything that surprises you in the graph?
This graph can be a little difficult to analyze a first because some of the careers overlap and are shown twice. For instance; Graphic Design comes up as its own career, while showing one salary, and then it is also under Mutlimedia and Artists and Animators, showing a different salary. Which salary am I supposed to believe / agree with?
@Robby N
Hi! Alhough overlaps may render the graph slightly difficult to interpret, how can they also, on the contrary, make the graph easier to understand? What does it indicate?
During the selection of the jobs that would be selected was there a grid or rubric that was used? Or were the jobs randomly selected and then grouped together? Also how was the ranking for how automatable the job was ranked? Not all jobs work in the same way and would probably in turn need for the overall ranking system to change with it. I wanted to know how you went about that.
@Justin N Great Questions! There must have been many different assessments done on each of these professions in order to determine where each would fall. All of this data is probably housed at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the source of this graph.
I noticed that many jobs are grouped together, for example "Nonfarm Animal Caretakers" consists of many different careers varying from "Pet Groomer/Stylist" to "Aquarist" to a "Kennel Attendent". How are these careers all grouped into one, "Nonfarm Animal Caretakers", where some are more physical work and others are not (same with salary)? A title could be "The Graph of Opportunity".
@Shannen U I really like your title! Great analysis, Shannen. Do you think that individual people were surveyed or that the creators of the graph estimated how focused on service work a real estate agent is.
Honestly, at first I noticed a heavy favorite towards the right side of the graph. This graph can be difficult to process at first. I am curious as to how/where this data was collected. I feel like Police Officer's may fall more on the lines of communication/thought and physical work. I noticed the jobs on the side of communication and thought are nearly (but not all), creative jobs. The jobs on the right tend to be trades. If someone was looking at this graph in hopes of finding more information about a possible career, I am curious as to what they would think of this. This graph could also be bias.
I notice how the jobs are split up in a very unusual manner than normal, being categorized by automation instead of salary, amount of people, etc. which were found in the information boxes when you clicked on them. I wonder how the graph would look if it were organized in that manner, and how it would change, I also wonder how the level of automation was determined. For example, why were lifeguards and ski patrol labeled as more automatable than other jobs which require less critical thinking and emergency response skills.
I think that this graph was displayed very neatly and showed topics of great interests to the following job category. This graph shows inequity and and job requirements in order to possess a job. This graph allows students to evaluate a job to find out what it means to hold that job and see if they would like it in the future.
@Luke Hansen
Hi! I'm just wondering how this graph exhibits inequity? In what way(s)?
I notice the jobs have been divided by the amount of physical labor, I would like to know how they decided which side a job should go on. This is interesting because I would not consider a taxi driver or office clerk to have a more physically demanding job than a police officer or nurse.
@Don G. How accurate do you think the results of this graph are?
I notice the graph has the median wages of each job listed from 2016 in the graph. I wonder what the maximum and minimum wages of each of these jobs are.
@Zac C that's a great observation. Do you think that the higher wages a person makes, the more likely their job will automated to save money? Or do you think that people with higher paying positions will be less likely automated since their positions carry more importance?
I notice that there are a lot of careers that emphasize physical work and I wonder why there are not many jobs that focus on critical thinking.
I noticed that a lot of the careers are on the upper left half of the graph. Also, in each sector the various professions have relatively similar salaries or at least a close range. I wonder how the data was obtained. A title for this graph could be "Job Hunt: What career best fits your interests and work ethic?"
I noticed that many of the jobs on the right require less education and get less pay. The jobs on the left require more schooling and more pay. Is there any correlation between salary and physical / communication style of work, along with length or amount of education required?
@Richie F Do you think the colors play into education requirements?
After reviewing the graph, I noticed that there were a few jobs that should have been on the "hands on" side, but instead were on the communications side? Is there a reason why? For example, firefighters and police officers are more hands on in my opinion but are towards the left of the graph. Any thoughts?
@Evan I agree with this. I noticed that surgeons are also more hands on.
The graph clearly displays a spectrum of different types of jobs based on the physical work needed to do them. I notice that the jobs in green have higher salaries than the jobs in purple. I wonder if some of the jobs can fall into both categories.
I notice that the graph is displaying jobs and the different types of work ethics behind them. It is interesting to think about what this has to do with money, as each of the jobs clustered within 1/4 of the square seems to make around the same amount of money as the other jobs within that section. For example, the ones with more emphasis on communication, critical thinking, and operating machines make the most money. Surgeons and Dentists make a lot of money, typically three figures a year! I wonder which types of jobs are the most in demand in 2019, and which ones the majority of people are attracted to.
What would happen if the graph was shown by salary instead of what the work is like?
This graph displays jobs and the requirements / types of jobs. This shows a spectrum of jobs based on the emphasis of though versus physical work and the emphasis of operating machines / process versus emphasis on clerical and service work. I notice that there is a salary gap between the jobs with “more emphasis on comm. and thought” and “more emphasis on physical work” I wonder if certain jobs can have an emphasize on two thing? For example, secretaries and kindergarten teachers seem to be on the border of emphasis of common though and physical work. Can they be both? A title for the graph could be “What does your job emphasize?"
@Grace B Your question on weather or not some of the jobs could fall into both categories had me thinking and I am wondering the same thing.
Good afternoon, @Grace B --
You ask where would a job that has both physical work and communication/critical thinking be placed. Take a look at the graph. Find a few jobs that meet this description. Where are these graphs? (It may be more informative to do this online where all points have a job label.)
I notice that the graph is displaying different jobs. Spilt into two colors by less automatable and more automatable. I see that there are four points on the graph labeled as more emphasis on communication and critical thinking, more emphasis on clerical and service work, more emphasis on physical work, and more emphasis on operating machines and processes. This is showing where these different jobs lie on in each of the four categories. I wonder why the graph is mainly just broken up into two colors for the less automatable and more automatable and what exactly that entails. A name for this graph could be jobs colored. This may work because it is breaking up jobs and labelling them by color and the green appears to be more on the left side of the graph and the majority for the purple is on the right side.
@Tina R well written.
I notice a plethora of different professions, most of which seem to fall under the umbrella of private and public service. I also notice, and wonder, that some titles are in green and some are in purple.
The only speculation I can provide for the color coding is perhaps a stereotyped societal view of the job (white collar vs. blue collar?) or perhaps if that job is within a private or public sector. This graph may be used by students or individuals searching for jobs as a tool that tries to express the specific emphasizes that a certain job or career entails. For example, if someone is a more of a communicator and critical thinker and enjoys service work, they would look at the top left corner of the graph to find a job that requires both those strengths, perhaps like a real estate agent or a lawyer.
@Carina P. Good observations Carina! I agree that this would be a helpful tool for students looking into possible future careers.
I notice that firefighers- a service job to the people, in my opinion- is on the "more emphasis on operating machines and processes" side. This is strange to me because what could be more of a service to men and women of this country than protection and defense against natural disasters? Furthermore, why are police officers in the middle of the line between the median and end? I wonder how clergy members are more into clerical and service work than a tax preparer... I find this graph to very objective and on a case-by-case basis. A catchy headline could be, "The Future of Employment: desk job or no?".
I have never seen a graph like this and I am not sure if I am a fan of it. It is interesting to see how the jobs differ and what jobs fall near each other. For example, "cooks, restaurant" is near "models" which seems like two completely different jobs, but they both are far from operating machines and from communication and critical thinking. They are similar in their lack of certain requirements.
@MiaF I agree, it is interesting to see totally different jobs so close to each other in this graph. I think it is because of the skills needed to succeed in these jobs, i.e. personality, looks, etc. But that is a good observation, I am glad you pointed it out.
I notice that office managers are less automobile. I notice that airline pilots are also less automable.
Hi, @Bailey .... Are there any jobs that surprise you in terms of their placement on the automatable scale?
This graph definitely took me a minute to process. I think it is very interesting how you can represent every job based on preferences on one plot. I would be curious to see how this graph may be plotted if other traits were considered. For example, if you plotted based on personality traits the graph could look different. I very much enjoyed what I saw here.
Hi @Ellie G ...... I'm so glad you enjoyed this graph. Data Visualization can be an amazing thing. Do you have a catchy title for this graph?
@Moderator James
I certainly had to think about that one. Perhaps "Skills of the Workforce"
The first thing that I noticed about this graph is that there is a significantly larger amount of jobs on the left and right sides rather than the top and bottom. This is emphasizing the fact that jobs are more focused now on critical thinking and physical work. I wonder why service work and jobs concerned with operating machinery are diminishing, and I also wonder if this has anything to do with the increasing decline of the middle class. I think this graph is focusing on the recent major changes that have been occurring in the work force, and it shows the increasing use of technology's role in modern jobs. As jobs have become more and more automatable, they fall on the lefthand side. I wonder how much this new technology contributes to the decreasing amount of jobs. A good title for this graph could be "The Growth of Technology and the Decline of Jobs."
Hi @Kaitlyn G ..... Thank you for a great headline. You are definitely going to want to read the reveal for this graph. You have many good thoughts and observations.
@Moderator James Thank you!
Hi, Everyone. Moderator James here. Wow! There are lots of thoughtful comments and observations this morning.
I have noticed that there are many of the jobs that are more spread out on the left and many or most of the jobs on the right are clustered and more automatable. I wonder what this graph would look life if the colors would represent salary
Hi @Alex Yoa ... That's a good question. Did you notice that you can click on the job to see a typical salary? Click on a few in each grid to see if there is any overall pattern.
On the graph, I noticed how the jobs are divided into three separate colors, which are purple, green, and gray. I also noticed how the different jobs are classified on the quadrants in accordance to the skills needed for the jobs. Certain jobs rely on critical thinking skills or clerical service, represented respectively by the left most label and the top label. Others require the need to operate machines. I wonder why the colors are classified the way they are. I believe it has to do with their pay scales, with jobs in the green representing higher paying jobs and the purple representing lower paying jobs. The colors could also represent a classification of the jobs, as I believe there could be a correlation between the jobs in these colors. Also, how does this headline sound: Brains Vs. Brawn: How Different Jobs Stack Up When Looking At Their Needed Qualities.
Hi @Brandyn Pokrass
You have some great observations, good questions, and (thank you) a very catchy headline.
Are the jobs that are more automatable going to become completely automated. Are the jobs that are less automatable never going to be automated. I see that some jobs are more profitable than others but I think it would be helpful to know what jobs are easier to get and keep.
Hi @Tanner .... These are good questions. What jobs are YOU interested in? Enter your job above the graph to see how automatable it is. Do you have a catchy headline for this graph?
@Tanner These are great questions! By the looks of this graph, it does seem that modern jobs are becoming much less fluid in terms of how automatable they are. I wonder how much further the separation will continue, or if something will happen that will ultimately begin to blend the jobs again.
@Tanner This is super interesting to think about, and makes me wonder about the future. Will jobs become easier with the use of more technology in the future, or will people become replaced by the robots trying to make things easier?
I notice that the careers in purple entail more psychical requirements and less of an educational background. On the other hand, careers in green require less physical work and more critical thinking, a more vast educational background, and communication. I wonder if the job placement aspect has anything to do with salaries, but I cannot make a conclusion given clergy and lawyers share similar positions on the graph.
@Matt Yeager
Do you think these jobs should be spilt into more than just 2 categories to describe them?
@Tina R I think that the jobs should be split into more than just 2 categories. Instead of automation, they should be split into salaries or by the amount of people they attract or have the job and instead have the automation in the information box when you click on it.
@Matt Yeager hello Matthew, great question you've asked here. I don't believe the job placement on the graph has any correlation with the salaries because there is a whole variety of jobs with extremely different salaries splattered all over this graph. I believe this graph's purpose is to show what jobs need what kind of thinking/work.
I noticed that some jobs you would not expect require physical work. For example a food preparer requires more physical work than a welder. I also noticed how the different colors indicate weather it is a blue or white collar job and grey is in between. The green jobs also require extensive higher level learning.
@Nate Y Howdy Nate, great observations but could you specify what you mean by higher level thinking.
This graph seems to have different colors for different jobs and I was wondering if the color was based on salary or an unstated variable?
@Dan According to the key at the top, the color green refers to less automatable and purple refers to more automatable. Do you agree with this key? Does this help you analyze the graph?
@Dan the colors are based on if it is less or more automatable, it would be interesting if there were a way to incorporate salary and see if jobs that are close on the graph tend to have similar or differing salaries.
@I also wonder if the color is based on salaries? and if so which has the higher salary and which has the lower?
I noticed that the jobs are not only put into categories based on the qualities a job ensures, but they are also given a color. I have not been able to conclude what the color means, but my best guess would be salary.
This graph had me realize the way that the jobs are divided into the different quadrants and why they were placed where they were. I noticed how they used different colors to show which jobs were less and more automatable. I also noticed that the less automatable jobs seemed to be the more higher paying jobs. Jobs that require machine operation or contrustction or any trade seems to have less communication skills.
@Brandon Lashley Great observation! Why do you think it is that the more automatable the job, the higher the pay? Do you believe that this is fair?
I wonder if the jobs closer to the emphasis on operating machines and processes will still be available jobs is 10-15? With many jobs becoming automated, how many of these jobs will no longer be on the graph and how would that affect the graph?
@Tommy Breazeale If you meant to say 10-15 years..... that is an interesting thought. would some of the jobs adjust to the new technology and still exist or would they become completely overrun my machines completing the jobs for them?
Wow this graph has brought my attention into thinking what car career I should peruse. I noticed that some jobs require more physical work while others focus on communications.
@Steven Pelaez Please do not feel turned off by a job because of this graph. Not every job relates in this same way; this graph is very subjective.
@Steven Pelaez What about this graph interests you and/or turns you away and why? Did the graph make you change your opinions about a job that you thought you may have possibly wanted to pursue?
How are the jobs calculated by the amount of skills that are needed for each job, and where on the graph the jobs would be placed. Also why green and purple were chosen to be the colors that would arrange these jobs on the graph?
Good morning, @Marleigh Domeracki --
You’re in luck! Good graphs show the sources of their data. See the sources for this graph. Search for them online and your wonderings will be answered. (The O*Net source has a lot of job information including a quick quiz that gives you the jobs that most directly match your interests. Come back tomorrow to find about more about the O*Net website.)
I notice that Physicists have the most emphasis on communication and critical thinking skills among this graph. I wonder if the colors indicate anything about the jobs or the work a job requires.
Good morning, @Kelly Iannone --
The colors of the points -- Look around the graph to find the key.
What color is a physicist? What does that mean?
Then, notice more about other jobs. What do you now wonder?
@Kelly Iannone Do you think that the colors have to do with the categorization of the graph? It shows that people due to physical work stay to the right and critical thinking/communication stays on the left.
Could these jobs be organized in relation to salary and average life expectancy? Also, could divorce rates and average credit scores be derived from this graph? I notice most gray jobs are more spread out compared to others such as green and purple, why?
Good morning, @TJ Stanton --
You noticed the jobs with grey points. What does a point that is grey signify? Does it make sense that they would be spread out?
Regarding the other variables you mentioned (salary, average life expectancy, divorce rates, and average credit scores), they cannot be derived from this graph, but data could be collected to make graphs that would show the relationship of some of these demographic (characteristics of a human population) and economic variables.
I notice ... that the 1st quadrant is mostly hospitality, the 2nd quadrant is mostly governmental jobs, the 3rd quadrant is mostly based on the scientific field, and that the 4th quadrant is actually mostly don't need a lot of education.
I wonder ... if the jobs that stray far from the graph have a specific difference in what they are meant for than the ones closer to the mid point.
Headline: Jobs: What's Their Focus?
I noticed that half of the titles seem to be in green while the other half is purple, with the exception of some that are more grey toned, almost as though they are faded. It also seems that the left side, i.e. the "emphasis on communication and critical thinking" is further to the extreme than any other. Interestingly Physical work and Clerical and service work seems to be denser than Operating Machines and Communication and Critical Thinking. The second and forth quadrants stay closer to the middle point while the first and third stray further away.
I'm wondering: What the reasoning behind the color choice is; Why Communications and Critical Thinking stray so far from the origin of the graph; Why the 1st and 3rd quadrants are so far from the origin; Why the 2nd and 3rd quadrants tend to stay closer to the origin; Why Clerical and Service Work are the furthest from the extreme.
As far as a Headline: Surgeons Do Less Physical Work Than Photographers? It's More Likely Than You Think.
@Timothy W. Smith I believe that it all depends on what and how these values are decided to be measured. I mentioned similarly in my own question. I think the more communication and thought a job is, it means robots are also less likely able to "compete" or even complete the job as efficiently (assuming our current technology).
I notice that many of the jobs on the left involve medical assistance or community involvement. I wonder how do the colors differentiate the jobs from one another?
Good morning, @Emily Sack --
The colors of the points? Look around the graph to find the key. Then, notice more about these jobs.
I notice ... That jobs that require less education, and more physical work, are more likely to become automated (colored in purple), than jobs that require a lot of education and communication (colored in green). I wonder ... Where their data is pulled from in this graph. Also how are they calculating what jobs are more likely to be automated, than jobs that are more likely not going to be automated.
Good morning, @Rebecca --
It is always useful to look at the sources of data for any graph. This graph shows its sources. Search online for the sources and see what you can find. There, you will find out how the level of risk of a job being automatable was determined as well as other graphs on this topic.
I noticed that the jobs/careers that are less automatable require advanced training or education. They appear to be higher paid and respected such as architect, medical doctor, medical scientist and such. They fall to the side of more emphasis on communication and thought.
Good morning, @Amy --
You’ve made a couple of noticings that include that “the jobs/careers that are less automatable require advanced training or education” and “fall to the side of more emphasis on communication and thought.” Yes, it appears that the less automatable occupations emphasize communication and critical thinking and require more education. However, there are a few that do not require advanced education. By clicking on individual points, you can find them.
Come back tomorrow when we will release the link to the article. The article’s focus is on how workers whose jobs were automated applied their skills to other occupations.
@Amy
What determines what jobs are more and less respectable
@Amy I have also noticed that jobs that require more education and training are less likely to become automated like a doctor, than jobs that need little education like a waiter. I have also seen that the higher education jobs fall on the more need for communication side of the graph.
How about some newspaper headlines that capture the main ideas of the graph?
Newspapers try to offer headlines that grab the reader's attention. They tend to be shorter and have a zing -- something that the reader would not expect. Maybe it surprises the reader with something a little shocking or a play on words.
Always the headlines come from evidence in the graph and not other information or opinion.
What do you propose? Create a headline.
@Moderator Sharon I agree that headlines play an important role in attracting peopled attention. I'm not a writer so I couldn't give you a solid head line.
Welcome to Wednesday's moderation of “What’s Going On in This Graph?” Today’s graph shows the skills required for each of about 550 jobs and how likely each job could automated.
From 9 am – 2 pm E.T. today, give us your responses online to these three questions -- "What do you notice?", "What do you wonder?", and "What's going on in this graph?"
Plus, please have your students share with us a catchy headline that captures your ideas about the graph.
On Thursday afternoon, we’ll reveal the article that included this graph and much more. We look forward to reading your discoveries.
(There will be no “What’s Going On in This Graph?” next week. The next release will be Thursday, March 28 with moderation on Wednesday, April 3. The topic: When spring springs.)
Of the jobs that require more communication and critical thinking, there is a distinct skew away from the operation of machines.
Only a few jobs (e.g. firefighters and pilots) are centered about both the operation of machinery and the utilization of communication and critical thinking.
This might be accounted for by the fact that most jobs utilizing significant amounts of machinery do not involve rapidly changing conditions that require decisions to be made on the fly.
Good morning, @Chris --
You noticed that there are fewer occupations that require both communication skills and machine operation skills.
Which combination of skills has the most occupations? Why do you think this is so?
On this graph, I notice that the more purple it is the more likely it will be on the right side and the greener it is more likely it is to be on the left side.
Good morning, @Ryan --
Great notice that the green and the purple occupations are grouped together!
What do you notice from the key about what the purple and green means?
Now, apply that this information to what pattern of the purple and green occupations.
Please let us know your insights.
@Ryan
I notice that half of the data are green and half the data is purple. And it seems that it is separated by the amount of emphasis on physical work and the amount of communication and critical thinking. However there are some jobs that have both physical and critical thinking skills.
I wonder how they are calculating the amount of skills that are needed for each job, and where on the graph the jobs would be placed. Also why green and purple were chosen to be the colors that would arrange these jobs on the graph.
Headline: Are taxi drivers more qualified than lawyers?
@Ryan
I also noticed this
where would astronauts fall on this
Good morning, @MARS --
What do you notice in the graph (maybe the scales of the axes?) that would give you an idea of where in the graph is astronauts? I can see an occupation that is very close in skills to being an astronaut.
@MARS
To start with astronauts dont fall but to keep it related to the graph I feel like it could fall in the middle
@MARS I don't think astronauts can fall
The current workforce focuses very little on service jobs, where as more jobs are focusing more on communication skills and critical thinking skills.
Good morning, @Beth --
You ask where service jobs are on the graph. Here are two suggestions of how to find them.
Picking from the characteristics on the axes, which combination of skills do service jobs require? Now, look on the graph in the quadrants that has these characteristics.
You may also be able to answer this question by inputting specific service jobs to see where they are on the graph.
@Beth I agree with your sentiments, as the jobs focusing on communication skills and critical thinking are making the most money in today's society. Also, do you think these jobs are all in the green, with the service jobs falling in the purple?
@Beth The jobs focusing more on communication skill and critical thinking skills are grouped toward the left in green, however there appears to be less jobs in green than in purple.
A majority of the jobs fall around the middle on the horizontal line rather than far out, which would be between emphasis on clerical and service work and emphasis on operating machines and processes meaning people are using both.
@Brooke Hayes I agree that most of the jobs are close to the horizontal line but there are plenty of data points that fall very low on the y axis.
@Brooke Hayes Reading through your comment brought to my attention the tendency of the graph to have its first and third quadrants (one being the upper right, two being the top left, three being the lower left, and four being the lower right) spread further away from the graphs origin point than the other two quadrants (which are denser). Why do you think this is?
The more automatable a job is the more service work and physical work goes into the job.
Good morning, @Erica Sloan --
You claim that “the more automatable a job is the more service work and physical work goes into the job.” Please share with us what you noticed that supports this claim.
@Erica Sloan very insightful
I wonder why the more automatable jobs are mostly on the more emphasis on physical work side
Good morning, @Hannah Zenger --
You noticed, “The more automatable jobs are mostly on the more emphasis on physical work side.” Now, notice, are they more jobs toward clerical and service work or operating machines and processes? That can you conclude by this?
@Hannah Zenger I've noticed this as well. For example the welders are based on more physical work and are still automatable.
I wonder if some of the automation of these industries will reduce the number of jobs in each field or if people will still want the handmade craftsmanship of an experienced cook or stonemason. Surely a machine could do these jobs but would it be to the same satisfaction of someone who has done these by hand all their life?
Good morning, @Ashton Snell --
You wonder if “people will still want the handmade craftsmanship of an experienced cook or stonemason.” The graph gives you information to answer your question. Either find these occupations on the graph or input the occupation in the box to find out whether these occupations are automatable. What do you notice?
I wonder if there is a correlation with higher education (college) and if the job is more physical or thought based.
@Sarah Kearney that is a very good question Sarah! Some of the ones on the right that have an emphasis on physical would need less of an education rather than some of the ones on the left.
@Sarah Kearney That is such a good point Sarah! I think having a higher education could potentially get you a better job.
HI, @Erica Sloan --
In your opinion, what makes a job a “better job?”
Can you find any jobs that require physical work that also require a lot of education or training? (Does training qualify as education?)
This graph shows how automatable Americas jobs are and continue to be. Though so many of these jobs can be automated, do they really need to be? I think progression is amazing, but not when it could potentially take away hundreds of thousands of jobs and destroy the economy. Many of the jobs that could be automated aren't for the highly educated, thus having such high work force numbers. If we automated these jobs, the less educated would definitely suffer, especially ones with little acquired skills. I think automation is a step in the right direction, but we need to figure out a way to automate without taking peoples jobs and future job opportunities.
Good morning, @Logan Pealer --
You make a strong claim here that many of the automatable jobs require less education. Would you please give a few examples from the graph? Alternatively, are there occupations that require much education that will also be automated?
Where are the occupations that are less likely to be automatable? Do they need education?
Come back tomorrow when we will release the link to the article. The article’s focus in on how workers whose jobs were automated applied their skills to other occupations.
@Logan Pealer I agree that some jobs can be easily automated, while some jobs should be left for low-educated workers and the high-educated without taking too many job positions away for the sole purpose of "This job can be automated so lets make it automated" because it takes away too many job opportunities.
@Logan Pealer I see your point. Some factories are completely automobile, thus eliminating the need for human operators. I can see why there is a fear that machines will one day replace us, or rid us of jobs. Progression is great, but not always needed in certain industries. With these jobs turning completely automated, a lot of the lesser educated may suffer.
I notice how jobs with an emphasis on physical activity are so much more likely to be automated than jobs requiring more communication and critical thinking. However I wonder what the basis of these results come from. For example, in my opinion, models can't really be automated but according to this graph, they are more automatable. Where is this information coming from? A headline that I would use to describe this graph is "Jobs requiring physical activity are more likely to be automated in the near future" I think that captures the essence of what I am reading from this graph.
Good morning, @Mary Awopileda--
That is a great wonder: How can models be automated? It definitely requires physical work and maybe service work, too. The source of the information is given with the graph. You could also ask an art student (maybe from the RISD) who needs art models. You may be able to find your answer there. Please share with us what you find. I’m curious, too.
I notice that the graph seems to show how automatable an industry is. It is a topic that I have seen in the news talk about recently. Are we going to be replaced with machines? The answer is yes jobs like taxi drivers and mail couriers employ millions in the U.S. However, they are the most likely jobs to be replaced with A.I. in the future. A future that will come sooner than most people think. In my opinion, it should be a key point of discussion in the 2020 election and be addressed imperatively. Big companies are looking to increase their profit margins in any way they can and when the technology is there they will begin replacing humans with machines.
I hear a lot of politicians say that the labor and manufacturing workers displaced by machines will be replaced with programming and administering machines, but I think there is no way to give all those displaced by machines jobs administering them.
HI, @Joseph Godwin --
You applied what you noticed about automatable occupations to the 2020 elections. Come back tomorrow when we will release the link to the article. The article’s focus in on how workers whose jobs were automated applied their skills to other occupations.
Also, think about job s that did not even exist, say, a decade ago. Which quadrant of the graph would they be in? How could people prepare for these jobs?