Could your job be automated? See study’s full list of LI jobs at risk
The jobs most at risk offer "a foothold in the economy and a gateway to the middle class," the Center for an Urban Future said.
Could a machine do your job? Yes, says one study, or at least 80 percent of it.
If you’re a mail clerk, a baker, a butcher, a sewing machine operator, a tire repair person, a payroll clerk or you do any of 79 other jobs on Long Island, your position is at high risk of automation, according to a study by the Center for an Urban Future, a think tank that advocates for the creation of middle-class jobs.
“The State of Work: The coming impact of automation on New York,” found jobs in which at least 80 percent of the tasks could be automated. On Long Island, that’s a total of 182,650 positions that could be affected. Not all of the jobs would disappear; some may just be transformed, the group said.
Read more about the study here and see below for the full list of jobs, how many of these jobs there are on Long Island and what percent of the tasks could be automated.
| Occupation | 2016 Long Island | Automation Potential |
|---|---|---|
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 23,440 | 86.67% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 22,000 | 85.62% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 20,340 | 86.40% |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 9,210 | 81.41% |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 8,530 | 84.02% |
| Food Preparation Workers | 7,520 | 91.35% |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | 6,950 | 87.65% |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 4,400 | 88.15% |
| Dishwashers | 4,050 | 85.64% |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 4,010 | 81.37% |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 3,720 | 86.21% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 3,610 | 90.43% |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 3,530 | 89.75% |
| Cooks, Fast Food | 3,340 | 88.55% |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 2,980 | 89.15% |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 2,830 | 100.00% |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 2,710 | 88.15% |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 2,590 | 80.61% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 2,310 | 86.40% |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 2,210 | 90.04% |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 2,120 | 91.70% |
| Helpers–Production Workers | 2,020 | 96.99% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 2,010 | 80.07% |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,940 | 92.27% |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 1,800 | 85.41% |
| Phlebotomists | 1,730 | 89.40% |
| Printing Press Operators | 1,710 | 86.14% |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 1,620 | 88.29% |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 1,560 | 85.37% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 1,540 | 87.39% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 1,360 | 80.13% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 1,220 | 93.72% |
| Bakers | 1,190 | 93.47% |
| Food Batchmakers | 1,140 | 92.95% |
| Cooks, Short Order | 1,040 | 91.24% |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 960 | 91.90% |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 950 | 92.80% |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 920 | 97.86% |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 730 | 94.60% |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 670 | 98.92% |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 650 | 91.40% |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 630 | 90.23% |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 610 | 91.78% |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 560 | 81.73% |
| Tile and Marble Setters | 520 | 87.03% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 490 | 92.94% |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 470 | 95.96% |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 470 | 91.22% |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 460 | 97.06% |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 440 | 83.08% |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 430 | 97.05% |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 410 | 93.42% |
| Sailors and Marine Oilers | 410 | 89.03% |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 410 | 87.10% |
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 400 | 91.20% |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 350 | 91.73% |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 340 | 94.10% |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 330 | 100.00% |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 320 | 88.67% |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 320 | 85.60% |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 310 | 91.74% |
| Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles | 300 | 80.75% |
| Production Workers, All Other | 290 | 97.19% |
| Carpet Installers | 280 | 90.25% |
| Upholsterers | 280 | 89.34% |
| Tapers | 280 | 80.21% |
| Furniture Finishers | 270 | 90.32% |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 260 | 98.68% |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 250 | 93.28% |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 240 | 95.32% |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 220 | 94.88% |
| Tool and Die Makers | 210 | 86.94% |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 200 | 100.00% |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 200 | 87.81% |
| Tire Repairers and Changers | 190 | 92.08% |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 170 | 94.74% |
| Sewers, Hand | 170 | 92.99% |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 160 | 82.13% |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 140 | 96.69% |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 140 | 92.55% |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 120 | 92.74% |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 120 | 85.75% |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 110 | 92.72% |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 110 | 89.67% |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 100 | 81.13% |
Source: The job numbers are based on 2016 statistics from the state Labor Department.