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Automation, workers' skills and job satisfaction
Henrik Schwabe1, Fulvio Castellacci1
1TIK Centre, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Plos One
|November 30, 2020
Summary
Automation and industrial robots increase job satisfaction fears, particularly among low-skilled workers. This fear negatively impacts current job satisfaction, even for those not directly displaced by technology.
Area of Science:
- Labor Economics
- Sociology of Work
- Technology and Society
Background:
- Industrial robot adoption displaces workers and creates fear of future job replacement.
- This fear of automation negatively impacts current job satisfaction.
- Understanding the differential impact on high-skilled versus low-skilled workers is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of automation on workers' job satisfaction.
- To determine if this effect differs between high-skilled and low-skilled workers.
- To quantify the prevalence of fear of replacement due to automation.
Main Methods:
- Empirical analysis using Norwegian microdata (Working Life Barometer, 2016-2019).
- Integration with industrial robot adoption data (International Federation of Robotics).
- Identification strategy using regional and industry variations in robot introduction to instrument fear of replacement.
Main Results:
- Automation has led 40% of employed workers to fear future job replacement by smart machines.
- Fear of future job replacement negatively affects current job satisfaction.
- Low-skilled workers, performing routine tasks, are the primary drivers of this negative effect.
Conclusions:
- Automation-induced fear of job replacement significantly reduces current job satisfaction.
- Low-skilled workers are disproportionately affected due to their higher exposure to automation risks.
- Policy interventions may be needed to mitigate the negative psychological impacts of automation on the workforce.
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