A quarter of jobs across Australia are at high risk of automation, with the disruption estimated to cost the economy up to $75.7 billion annually, according to a new report.
Research released by learning company Pearson revealed the impact of automation technologies, including robotic process automation, large language-model chatbots, agentic AI models, and autonomous mobile robots.
“Australia’s share of employment at high risk of automation is 26%, mainly driven by its share of employment in construction (9%) and manufacturing (6%), industries particularly vulnerable to automation,” the report read.