According to a 2020 study, around three quarters of the workforce in Guatemala and El Salvador had occupations with a high risk of being replaced by automation. The share of employees likely to be replaced by robots stood above 60 percent for all the Latin American countries reported. Nevertheless, the probability of labor automation in Latin America drops considerably when considering tasks, instead of occupations.
Share of employees in occupations with high risk of replacement by robots in selected Latin American and Caribbean selected countries as of 2020
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Inter-American Development Bank. (February 11, 2021). Share of employees in occupations with high risk of replacement by robots in selected Latin American and Caribbean selected countries as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233674/probability-job-automation-latin-american-countries/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Share of employees in occupations with high risk of replacement by robots in selected Latin American and Caribbean selected countries as of 2020." Chart. February 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233674/probability-job-automation-latin-american-countries/
Inter-American Development Bank. (2021). Share of employees in occupations with high risk of replacement by robots in selected Latin American and Caribbean selected countries as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233674/probability-job-automation-latin-american-countries/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Share of Employees in Occupations with High Risk of Replacement by Robots in Selected Latin American and Caribbean Selected Countries as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233674/probability-job-automation-latin-american-countries/
Inter-American Development Bank, Share of employees in occupations with high risk of replacement by robots in selected Latin American and Caribbean selected countries as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233674/probability-job-automation-latin-american-countries/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of employees in occupations with high risk of replacement by robots in selected Latin American and Caribbean selected countries as of 2020 [Graph], Inter-American Development Bank, February 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233674/probability-job-automation-latin-american-countries/
