How likely are you to be replaced by a robot at work?

And for those working in retail, restaurants or in farming the chance they might be replaced by machines is more likely than not. A new report by the ONS has calculated that the probability of automation replacing you in your job if you work as waiting staff is 72.8 per cent. This means waiters are more likely to be replaced by robots or machines than farm workers or cleaners. The ONS added the proportion of jobs at high risk has decreased since 2011 from 8.1 per cent to 7.4 per cent. However, they added the decrease could be down to the fact automation of some jobs - such as supermarket checkout workers - has already taken place. A spokesman for the ONS said: “ The exact reasons for the decrease in the proportion of roles at high risk of automation are unclear, but it is possible that automation of some jobs has already happened. “Additionally, while the overall number of jobs has increased, the majority of these are in occupations that are at low or medium risk, suggesting that the labour market may be changing to jobs that require more complex and less routine skills.” How many jobs are at risk? The study analysed 20 million jobs across England, with the probability of workers being replaced by automation at 44 per cent in the Sussex, higher than in Hampshire which sits at 43.1 per cent. Of the nearly 0.6m jobs analysed in the region, the ONS estimates 388,000 jobs are at a medium risk of automation, equivalent to around 65.3 per cent of all main jobs. Where are the jobs at risk? Employees in Arun have the highest proportion of jobs at a high risk of automation. Statistics show 15 per cent of jobs are at a high risk of automation in the district, compared to only 4.2 per cent in Brighton and Hove. Nearly half of all jobs in the town are at risk, with the probability of automation sitting at 49.8 per cent, the highest in the region. Workers in Brighton and Hove are the least likely to see their jobs disappear to AI, with the average probability of automation at 38 per cent. What are the jobs at risk? Across England, the top ten occupations that are the highest risk of automation are; Waiting staff, 72.8 per cent Shelf fillers, 71.7 per cent Sales occupations, 70.7 per cent Bar staff, 70.6 per cent Kitchen and catering assistants, 69.2 per cent Farm workers, 69.0 per cent Sewing machinists, 68.6 per cent Cleaners and domestics, 68.1 per cent Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters, 68.1 per cent Vehicle valeters and cleaners, 67.8 per cent Probability of automation by local authority Brighton and Hove, 38.0% Eastbourne, 46.2% Hastings, 45.9% Lewes, 40.3% Rother, 45.9% Wealden, 43.2% Adur, 46.2% Arun, 49.8% Chichester, 43.1% Crawley, 46.3% Horsham, 41.1% Mid Sussex, 41.1% Worthing, 45.1%