Saba Rasheed Ali, PhD, is a professor in counseling psychology and associate dean for research in the College of Education at the University of Iowa. Ali has expertise in career development processes for K-16 students.
In a recent WalletHub article, Ali was part of a panel of experts that participated in a Q&A where she was asked to discuss economic and environmental factors that could impact the 2025 U.S. job market.
The following excerpt is from the WalletHub Q&A:
“What types of jobs do you think are most threatened by automation/the rise of robots? What jobs are least threatened?
Right now, most of the jobs that are most threatened seem to be those that are easy to automate. For example, service workers (e.g. cashiers in grocery stores, servers, etc.) and manufacturing jobs where some routine tasks can be done by machines. That will change as AI becomes more sophisticated and can start to take on more and more complex tasks. We even see AI starting to do tasks such as scheduling, basic intake information and note taking for health care professionals, etc.
What fields are expected to experience the highest rate of job growth in the next 10 years?
It seems there will likely always be a demand for healthcare professionals such as nurses, doctors, therapists (physical, respiratory) and mental health professionals, but there is also a growing need for those jobs in the data and technology sectors (data analysts, etc.) and renewable energy sector (wind technician) that are also growing.
What can we expect from the job market in 2025?
According to this report, job displacement due to technological advances will unfold. We will see job displacement for certain types of work-related tasks and jobs while there will likely be more steady growth in jobs that require managing, advising, decision making.”