10 states where robots are most likely to steal human jobs
10. Alabama — Smart Asset estimates just under 55% of jobs in Alabama could be automated, including motor vehicle assembly plants. Mercedes-Benz, Honda, and Toyota all have plants in the Cotton State.
9. Texas — Texas has the second most workers in the country, according to Smart Asset, and that includes fast-food workers. Some McDonald's franchises have already experimented with self-ordering kiosks.
Source: Smart Asset
8. Florida — Smart Asset estimates that 4.6 million of the roughly 8.4 million jobs in Florida face automation threats. These include retail salespeople, who may not be needed if self-checkout machines multiply.
Source: Smart Asset
7. Mississippi — Research finds that Mississippi has large numbers of hand laborers, which includes delivery workers and box-factory sorters. These occupations are directly threatened by machines replacing humans, according to the report.
Source: Smart Asset
6. South Carolina — Smart Asset estimates over 1.1 million jobs are at risk of automation in the Palmetto State, including those that work on assembly lines in factories.
Source: Smart Asset
5. Montana — According to Smart Asset, Montana employs large amounts of retail salespeople and general office clerks, occupations that face a 90% risk of being automated.
Source: Smart Asset
4. Louisiana — According to Smart Asset, there are 70,510 cashiers in Louisiana who have a 97% chance of being automated in the future. Those who shop at CVS can already find automated self-checkout machines, which portends to this trend growing.
Source: Smart Asset
3. Wyoming — 56.4% of jobs in Wyoming are at risk of automation, with construction equipment operators and truck drivers among the most threatened, with 8,900 jobs endangered between the two.
Source: Smart Asset
2. South Dakota — Smart Asset estimates that over 58% of jobs in South Dakota are at risk of automation, with positions in retail emerging as the largest potential job loss group.
Source: Smart Asset
1. Nevada — With retail and gaming among the top industries in this state, SmartAsset estimates nearly three in five jobs (766,100 out of 1,295,000) in Nevada are at risk of automation.
Source: Smart Asset
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