The Robots are Coming! (to take your tenants’ jobs)

Yes, the robots are coming. 

Not to wage war or enslave us in the Matrix, but to replace your tenants at their workplace. 

According to willrobotstakemyjob.com, the 20 occupations with the highest automation risk are: [i] 

20. Packaging and filling machine operators 

19. Legal secretaries 

18. Loan officers 

17. Inspectors/testers/sorters/samplers/weighers 

16. Insurance appraisers/processing clerks/claims adjusters 

15. Bookkeeping/accounting/auditing/brokerage/new accounts clerks 

14. Etchers and engravers 

13. Credit analysts 

12. Sales workers 

11. Photographic/processing machine operators 

10. Hand sewers 

9. Tax preparers 

8.Telemarketers 

7. Title examiners/abstractors/searchers 

6. Watch repairers 

5. Insurance underwriters

4. Library technicians 

3. Mathematical technicians 

2. Cargo and freight agents 

1. Data entry keyers 

Do any of your tenants have one of these jobs? If so, they may find it necessary to move back into mom’s basement in the near future.  Furthermore, this list does not include all of the many sub-categories of manufacturing jobs which, if added together, represent the occupations most vulnerable to robotic replacement.  For your residents who report to a factory each morning, automation may simply be a matter of time. 

As it turns out, where you own rental property has a significant impact on your tenants’ risk of replacement by robots.  According to data from Oxford Economics (as reported in Business Insider), Oregon is the state most likely to lose manufacturing jobs to automation. [ii]

ROBOT VULNERABILITY INDEX 

Over 0.40      0.35—0.40       0.30—0.35        Under 0.30

Among the Western States, the most vulnerable states include not only Oregon but Washington and California, as well as Wyoming. Conversely, Nevada is the safest state in the west from automation, and the third-best state overall (evidently craps tables and slot machines still require a human touch).  Arizona, Utah and Colorado also have stronger immunity to the android pathogen. 

Here is yet another compelling reason to consider exchanging rental properties away from the West Coast.  Fires, floods, riots, taxes, regulations… and now robots! 

To learn more about relocating your real estate equity, please give 1031 Capital Solutions a call today. Thank you. 

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