Industry Profile Global Employee (millions, ILO estimates) 1 / 2 Electronics 29.6 Trend outlook Global trends and their impact on job creation Technologies and their impact on job creation Trends most most likely to drive industry transformation and their expected impact job creation, ordered by net Technologies most most likely to drive industry transformation and their expected impact job creation, ordered effect (share of organizations surveyed) by net effect (share of organizations surveyed) Job creator Job displacer Net effect Global net effect Job creator Job displacer Net effect Global net effect Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies Artificial intelligence (e.g. machine learning, neural networks) -100% +100% -100% +100% 68% 62% Investments to facilitate the green transition of your business Big-data analytics -100% +100% -100% +100% 60% 61% Broader application of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards Environmental management technologies (e.g. pollution abatement, recycling) -100% +100% -100% +100% 56% 57% Broadening digital access Internet of things and connected devices -100% +100% -100% +100% 41% 55% Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues Cloud computing -100% +100% -100% +100% 28% 50% Rising cost of living for consumers Digital platforms and apps -100% +100% -100% +100% -11% 38% Supply shortages and/or rising cost of inputs for your business Education and workforce development technologies -100% +100% -100% +100% -19% 35% Slower global economic growth Robots, non-humanoid (e.g. industrial automation, drones) -100% +100% -100% +100% -62% 3% Role outlook Human-machine frontier Churn in five years Human-machine frontier 18% Five-year structural labour-force churn (percent) Tasks performed by humans and machines today and in 2027 (share of total) Global 23% Human Machine Industry Frontier Global Frontier Key roles for business transformation ALL TASKS Roles most selected by organizations surveyed (as either growing, stable or declining), ordered by net role growth, and their net growth and structural churn (percent) Now NET GROWTH INDUSTRY GLOBAL ROLES -50% 0 50% CHURN CHURN 67% 33% 2027 Forecast 47% 25% Project Managers 56% 44% 35% 40% AI and Machine Learning Specialists Workforce strategy outlook 24% 24% Business Development Professionals Talent outlook in 2027 Expected change in talent availability, development and retention in the next five years (share of organizations surveyed) 6% 13% Electrotechnology Engineers Improving Worsening Global average Global average 23% 19% Mechanics and Machinery Repairers Talent availability when hiring -100% +100% 50% 30% 1% 20% Mechanical Engineers Talent development of existing workforce -100% +100% 3% 83% 12% 14% General and Operations Managers Talent retention of existing workforce 20% 17% Assembly and Factory Workers -100% +100% 33% 47% Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll 26% 29% Clerks 34% 35% Administrative and Executive Secretaries