Students of Plymouth High School during their 2018 Senior Health Seminar were given the opportunity to learn from me on employment in the 21st Century.

1. Future-Proof Yourself
EMPLOYMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2. A little about me…
•Erik Pavesic
•Career Counselor and Organizational Psychologist
•Certified Career Development Facilitator and MBTI
Practitioner
•A true “Career Geek”

3. Question
What do you want to be?
(When you grow up)

4. The reality you may face

5. 4.2 years per employer
The median number of years that workers had reported
being with their current employer.
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)

6. 47% of existing jobs may disappear
Due to automation, it is
estimated that in the next
twenty years, many
occupations may disappear.
(Working Nation)

7. Are you at risk for automation?
Do you work in a job sector that has a high
probability of being automated?
Do your work activities have a high
probability of being automated?
YES NO
YES NO
Take this quick quiz!
If you answered “YES” to any of the above questions, your work may be done
in the future by a robot.

8. Although you
may not lose
your job to a
robot (yet), your
work may be
considerably
altered by
automation in
the future
Which is good for you, but bad for robots!
SECTORS
Accommodations & Food Service
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Transportation & Warehousing
Retail Trade
Mining
Other Services
Construction
Utilities
Wholesale Trade
Finance & Insurance
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Real estate
Administrative & Government
Healthcare & Social Assistance
Information
Scientific & Technical Services
Management
Education
Physical work in a
predictable environment
Data Processing
Data Collection
Physical work in an
unpredictable
environment
Stakeholder interactions
Applying expertise
Managing others
ACTIVITIES
LOW
automation
potential
HIGH
automation
potential

9. Hope is out there

10. Continue to learn
Education does not stop
once you are outside of
the classroom.
Incorporate ways to
develop your skills
throughout your life.

11. Ways you can learn
Many websites offer
training and
development that you
can use to enhance
your career, outside of
the classroom.

12. Avoid the routine
Skills that do not follow a
predictable process are not
easily automated and may
be resistant to being
replaced by a computer
program.

13. Non-routine skills
Emotional
Intelligence
Creativity Interpersonal
Communication

14. Be human
Because of reliance on
interpersonal skills, certain
occupations are more
resilient to automation.

15. “Human” Occupations
Examples include Human
Resources, Education, and
Health professions.

16. Embrace Technology
Occupations associate with STEM
are seeing a marked growth;
likewise, many occupations may
be enhanced or modified using
computer programming, robotics,
or data analytics.

17. In demand areas:

18. One more thing…
Some estimate that 65% of the jobs of the future do not
currently exist. What sort of jobs might you help create?

19. Thank you