Automation Investigation: Future of Part Time Jobs in Singapore

What skills are going to be important in the future of part time jobs? This and other questions will be explored in the first of our Automation Investigation series.
Future of part-time jobs in Singapore

Welcome to the first instalment of our Automation Investigation Series, in which we will be discussing the future of part time jobs in Singapore. The global rise in AI technology and an increasingly prevalent shift towards automated processes in general, is now ushering in a dramatic shift in our employment ecosystem. In this series, we will be talking about the effect of automation on part time jobs across Singapore’s key industries. We will be asking how part time work will be affected in Singapore, as predicted automation continues to take hold.

If you’re currently in part time work or concerned about how automation might impact current and future employment opportunities, you’ve come to the right place. Here you can find out more about the different types of part time employment and how automation is set to impact your own industry. 

Find out how today’s automation trends can impact you and your job prospects as innovations continue to take hold on a more foundational and permanent basis. Take a look at how the future of part-time jobs in Singapore is expected to change too!

The essential ethos behind predictive automated processes is efficiency. AI and workplace automation tools are designed to make teams more productive. In other words, automation allows more work to happen in less time and with less human error along the way. Whilst this is an exciting advancement, and certainly fantastic news for business growth and scalability, the sheer power of automation can be daunting for employees who may fear that there may soon come a time when their skill sets are made redundant by these remarkable technologies.

54% of the Singaporean population now believes that their employable skills will be made obsolete or significantly changed by automation within a period of ten years.

This state of national anxiety is causing workers to undervalue their own professional labour value. Due to the threat of automation, Singaporeans (60%) admit to accepting lower-level positions in alternative companies or industrie. They attribute this to fear that their previous jobs would soon become obsolete to automation. And that’s a notably higher portion of the population than the global average of just 47%

Instead of undervaluing our professional potential, it’s time to embrace those skills that will become important after automation takes permanent root and becomes of mainstay for a myriad of part time jobs in Singapore. 

We’re going to help you future-proof your employability in Singapore right now and into the future via two different approaches. We’ll be asking (a) what skills do you need to secure employment in the post digitisation workplace? And (b) what are some future-proof part time jobs in Singapore that promise a few years of secure employment or, in fact, may never be taken over by technology at all?

What are the different categories of part time jobs in Singapore?

No part-time job in Singapore is the same. Future-proofing your employment will look different depending on your particular industry and job-type. Before we discuss the building blocks of future employment stability, we need to better understand the building blocks of different part-time job types in the here and now. This way, you will be better able to identify your current employment environment and the extent to which technology is (or isn’t) set to play a role in its future development.

We’ve put together a comprehensive list of part-time jobs in Singapore most typical employment jobs by category. Take a look through this list and identify your industry and specialism. We’ll provide a detailed elaboration as well as plenty of examples.

We suggest that you pay particular attention to the key characteristics of each part-time job  in Singapore. Why? Because this is one of the biggest indicators of how technology may become incumbent on your job’s future. For example, if human emotional intelligence is crucial for your role, it’s far less likely that your job will be completely replaced by automation any time soon. Even today’s most complex robots can’t compete with human empathy.

Retail

Retail comprises those jobs that involve selling consumer goods or services. It could be in-store, or (as is increasingly becoming the norm) online through e-commerce retail outlets. Retailers and those that work in the retail industry satisfy consumer demand. But retail encompasses a whole array of different processes along a supply train. Unlike wholesalers, retailers supply products or services directly to their intended end-users. That could take the form of clothing, groceries, gadgets, or even services and recreational activities.

Examples

  • Brand ambassador
  • Inventory associate
  • Merchandiser
  • Retail assistant
  • Store supervisor
  • Retail manager
  • Purchaser
  • Cashier

Key Characteristics

Retail jobs require emotional intelligence, people skills and patience, resilience and an aptitude for multitasking.

Food and Beverage

The Food and Beverage industry includes all eating and drinking establishments and their associated roles. That includes service-oriented cafeteria jobs, fast-food jobs, and catering roles, as well as the manufacturing, packaging, and distribution of food and beverage items along the supply chain.

Examples

  • Baker
  • Barista
  • Bartender
  • Café Assistant
  • Catering
  • Hosting
  • Kitchen staff
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Chef / Sous Chef
  • Waiter / Waitress
  • Bar Manger
  • Steward
  • Cashier

Key Characteristics

Food and Beverage part-time jobs in Singapore require leadership skills, financial acumen, and emotional intelligence (for customer-facing roles).

Hospitality and Tourism

Hospitality and Tourism form part of the overall services industry but relate specifically to any role that facilitates the, transportation, lodging and entertainment of tourists and guests. 

Examples

  • Bellman
  • Duty Manager
  • Front Office
  • Laundry Attendant
  • Reservations Officer
  • Concierge
  • Front Desk
  • Guest Services
  • Hotel jobs
  • Linen Attendant
  • Receptionist
  • Housekeeper

Key Characteristics

These part-time jobs in Singapore require organisation, communication skills, and often require professional safety and hygiene qualifications.

Manufacturing, Logistics and Supply Chain

The Manufacturing industry comprises those jobs that turn raw materials into products or the installation and repair of industrial equipment. It involves the fabrication, processing, and preparation of products from raw materials to usable goods. Logistics and supply chain roles support and optimise business processes across companies and delivery fulfilment to customers. This industry supports the efficient and competitive storage, movement, and distribution of goods and services in and out of any given business or organisation.

Examples

  • Logistics Associate
  • Purchasing
  • Operations Manager
  • Supply Chain Manager
  • Courier
  • Rider
  • Delivery
  • Driver
  • Packer
  • Warehouse Associate
  • Warehouse Manager
  • Production jobs
  • Operator jobs
  • Quality Assurance

Key Characteristics

Manufacturing workers require critical thinking skills, and an interest and aptitude for technological innovation and processes. Logistics and Supply Chain employees must be highly organised, efficient, and detail-oriented. Customer facing roles also require interpersonal skills.

Procurement

Procurement jobs involve the evaluation of products, their suppliers and services. Workers are responsible for negotiating contracts and improving the overall efficiency, quality,  and cost-effectiveness of purchases.

Examples

  • Buyer
  • Procurement Associate

Key Characteristics

Employees in the procurement sector require exceptional negotiation and communication skills. They also require the ability to foster loyal, enterprising relationships with organisations and suppliers.

Shipping and Maritime

Shipping and Maritime jobs encompass any enterprise relating to the sea, maritime trading, and naval administrations. For example, any role that involves ports, oil rigs, ships and other marine vessels.

Examples

  • Freight jobs
  • Seaman
  • Oil Driller
  • Shipping and Freight Broker

Key Characteristics

Maritime workers require a high level of physical fitness and stamina, as well as the ability to problem solve and resolve important technical problems or equipment failures.

Admin and Operations

Administrative and operational jobs involve the planning, coordination, and direction of administrative services for any given organisation. This usually includes everything from customer liaison to inventory management and office administration.

Examples

  • Admin assistant
  • Data Entry
  • Office Assistant
  • Operations Manager
  • Operations Assistant
  • Associate
  • Executive Assistant
  • Personal Assistant

Key Characteristics

Administrators require conceptual skill alongside a high level of attention to detail and organisation in order to keep an organisation running smoothly day to day.

Beauty and Fitness

The beauty and wellness industry employs many part time workers in various roles involving beaty, health, and wellbeing. Typically these roles involve the provision of therapeutic treatments and aesthetic work such as facials, massage, and makeup.

Examples

  • Beauty Consultant
  • Makeup artist
  • Spa jobs
  • Hair Stylist
  • Beauty Therapist
  • Personal trainer
  • Gym Coordinator
  • Nutritionist
  • Recreation jobs

Key Characteristics

Health and beauty therapists and training providers are responsible for creating a safe, open environment for their clients and require great people skills, empathy, and attentiveness.

Construction and maintenance

The construction sector is a broad sector that encompasses both residential, commercial, and industrial building and maintenance projects. It could include any work that pertains to the building or upkeep of homes, business premises, public infrastructure and/or utility systems.

Examples

  • Surveyor
  • Contractor
  • Construction Worker
  • Cad/ Auto-Cad jobs
  • Project management
  • Groundsman
  • Handyman
  • Plumber
  • Electrician
  • Cleaner
  • Housekeeper
  • Mover

Key Characteristics

Construction workers require a range of skills from technological aptitude to excellent communication and physical strength and dexterity.

Government and Public Services

Government and public service jobs are wide ranging. Each role contributes to the maintenance of social order, national safety, quality of public life and local communities.

Examples

  • Library jobs
  • Social Worker
  • City Planner
  • Public Health
  • Law Enforcement
  • School Teacher
  • Special Education
  • Disability Services

Key Characteristics

Public service workers serve their communities and the people living under local or regional jurisdictions. To work in the Public sector individuals need to be organised, team workers with excellent interpersonal skills and leadership attributes.

HR and Recruitment

Human Resources and recruitment roles pertain to the attracting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, onboarding, and engagement of employees in a given institution. These roles are essential for keeping organisations running smoothly and appropriately staffed at all times.

Examples

  • HR Associate
  • Recruitment Associate
  • Talen Acquisition
  • HR Manager

Key Characteristics

HR and Recruitment professionals require top-quality communication skills, as well as an impartial and objective approach to employees.

Sales, Marketing, & Events

This division of work involves those operations and activities that lead to the sale of goods and services. It tends to pull in the revenue for any business. 

Examples

  • Sales Associate
  • Sales Coordinator
  • Business Development
  • Telemarketing
  • Call Centre Agent
  • Public Relations (PR)
  • Marketing Associate/ Manager
  • Social Media Associate/ Manager
  • Event Promoter
  • Customer Service
  • SEO specialist

Key Characteristics

Key attributes in marketing, sales, and events include attention to detail, customer-focus, operational excellence and agility.

Healthcare & Clinical Services

Healthcare jobs pertain to any kind of clinical service from diagnostic services to therapeutic and support services, to research and development.

Examples

  • Emergency Services
  • Clinical Assistant
  • Radiographer
  • Nurse
  • Doctor
  • Pharmacist
  • Care Worker

Key Characteristics

Healthcare workers require a high level of professional training as well as emotional stability and empathy for dealing with vulnerable patients.

Professional services -Legal, Compliance, Finance

Professional services include lawyers, accountants, architects, financial professionals, engineers and consultants. They provide professional knowledge-based services to clients.

Examples

  • Compliance Associate
  • Lawyer
  • Architect
  • Accountant
  • Analyst
  • Financial Consultant
  • Insurance Agent
  • Bank Clerk
  • Risk Manager

Key Characteristics

Employees in the professional services require not only professional training but an aptitude for technology, continued learning, and emotional intelligence for client cantered roles.

What are some key automation trends I should know?

If you’ve been feeling concerned about how automation might impact your job in the near future, getting informed about current automation trends is a great way to stay one step ahead of the curve. 

Check out this list of the biggest automation trends hitting Asia-Pacific in the next few years.

AI & RPA

The automation market is dominated by two leading technologies. AI (or Artificial intelligence) and RPA (Robotic Process Automation). AI improves decision making. It makes complex decision making faster and more accurate, by using data-driven metrics and analysis that eliminates human error. RPA , on the other hand, is using robotics to  transform repetitive manual processes – on a production line for example. Whilst AI & RPA automations are slowly taking over previously manual tasks, they are also widening employment opportunities for some. Employees with RPA and AI skills are now in high demand across the region.

IT/ OT CONVERGENCE FOR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

Information Technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT) are converging to fuel widescale digital transformations across industries. IT refers to any process relating to computer technologies. That means your everyday hardware and software. Operations technology is what drives physical processes – transport control systems for example. By combining IT and OT, industries are giving themselves access to more information and streamlining processes through tight integrations. In other words, digitised processes are creating interoperability, flexibility, efficiency, accuracy, and profitability. Convergence can help improve cybersecurity, power-automation integration, production processes, and even sustainable manufacturing.

REMOTE OPERATIONS

Automation is fuelling the rise of remote working worldwide. Thanks to the innovative solutions being provided by Automation and IT suppliers, more and more companies and organizations are stepping up and offering remote working opportunities for their employees. Automation now makes it possible to maintain a connected workforce, in a cyber-secure, online environment. Even though CEO, managers, and staff may be is disparate locations, real-time visibility, sharing, and controls make it possible to keep operations running smoothly.

What’s more, research now suggests that remote working might even improve efficiency by heling companies maximise on novel workflow processes (AR for example). The covid-19 pandemic has catalysed this growing trend only further. It would now appear that many businesses will continue to utilise remote operations. And Singapore’s workers agree. According to a recent survey of 9000 respondents across 90 companies, nine out of ten Singaporeans want to keep working remotely in some capacity.

AUTOMATION TO AUTONOMOUS

Manufacturers are moving from automated operations to autonomous operations. But what’s the difference? Think of it like a car. Your car is a mechanical system that operated a vehicle. But you’re still in control. Your car is the automated operation. Now think of a Tesla. A Tesla is still a car. But it’s a self-driving system that responds to its environment intuitively without external supervision. In other words, it is autonomous.

When it comes to industry, autonomous operations allows manufacturers to use their workers time more efficiently, on high-value tasks. Autonomous systems mean that low level tasks no longer require human operators. Autonomous systems will soon be replacing human-made decision making supported by precision real-time data, machine learning, and AI.

THE RISE OF IoT

The Internet of Things (or IoT for short) is a massive emerging trend in automation. Crazy as it sounds, you can think of IoT as the process by which objects talk to one another. In other words, devices (connected to the internet) are all connected. These devices constantly share information and automated tools can mobilise this information, analyse it, learn, and use it to enhance operational functions.

And you’ve probably encountered IoT already. Take FitBits, for example. These popular smart-fitness watches are connected to the internet and use sensors to communicate precision data. Other everyday examples include smart home devices like Amazon Alexa. But IoT isn’t just a fun consumer gadget. It’s also transforming industrial practices in many ways. Examples of IoT in industry include autonomous farming equipment, smart factory equipment, shipping container logistics tracking, biometric cybersecurity, and smart inventory management tools.

EDGE COMPUTING

IBM describes Edge computing technology as a ‘distributed computing framework that brings enterprise applications closer to data sources such as IoT devices or local edge servers’. Edge computing offers many benefits including speedy response times and better bandwidth. This technology is on the rise and Edge automation is now making it easier to integrate Edge computing into the workplace without any need for highly specialised IT personnel to support it. Edge automation platforms run continuously and can be used to improve industrial processes, reduce costs, and save time.

Which automation trend are you interested in?
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How will automation affect the future of part time jobs in Singapore?

Automation is bringing about foundational, structural change in Singapore and the world over. As such, it will undoubtedly be felt across all levels and sectors of the workforce. The future of part time jobs in Singapore may change dramatically over the next decade. Depending on your particular line of work, as automation takes hold, the type of occupations (and the type of skills needed by employees) will more than likely also change.

In a study published by the Journal of Southeast Asian Economies, Lee King Fuei examines the susceptibility of Singapore’s jobs to augmenting computerisation and automation in the country, finding that approximately one-quarter of Singaporean employment is at high risk of computerisation in the future. Though this is fairly low when compared to the number of high-risk jobs internationally, automation is threatening older Singaporeans and those who rely on low-level jobs to get by. It is these groups who may find themselves vulnerable to job loss.

Research suggests that around 24% of work activities in Singapore will be impacted by automation by the year 2023. But this doesn’t necessarily equate to a spate of unemployment. In fact, research conducted by MGI suggests that process automation is actually more likely to create new jobs. Jobs that never existed before. Thanks to the automation boom, it is now expected that up to 9% of Singapore’s labour demand in 2030 will be for brand new jobs.

What skills will become important for future part time jobs in Singapore?

With automation already here, and more developments on the horizon, now is the time to start future proofing the workforce with the skills and credentials for the part-time (and full-time) jobs of the future. More and more workers will need to be trained up in the skills needed to work alongside intelligent machinery. We need to be ready for a new kind of labour.

So what’s the consensus?

Demand for manual labour is set to decline, but demand for tech talent is well and truly on the rise. Employees who want to future-proof their employability for the future would be wise to start training and practicing the skills that the future demands.

But not all jobs are set to change irrevocably. Roles with empathy and emotional intelligence at their core will never lack demand. Social and emotional skills and the jobs that require them are likely to transcend the ongoing technological revolution.

For those industries in which automation is making its mark, reskilling is the buzzword of the moment. In Singapore, government initiatives like Skills Future and Adapt and Grow are helping local workers develop the skills that will keep them employable amidst changing workplace practices. Likewise, the private sector is facing increasing pressure to reskill its workers so that employees may transition into suitable roles and progress their careers

Looking ahead, employees will need the following skills to forge a place in the automated workplace. The World Economic Forum, lays out these ten essential skills for surviving the rise of automation.

Complex Problem Solving

No matter how good the AI, there are still some problems that require a human solution. Precision thinkers will be in high demand in the digitization era.

Critical Thinking

Machines still lack the subtlety and nuance of human thought. And that means companies still need intelligent humans on their teams to conceptualise and create.

Creativity

True creativity is an unexplainable phenomenon that AI simply cannot compete with. Creative jobs are going nowhere. We still need the artists of this world.

People skills

AI may be smart, but it doesn’t have the best bedside manner. People skills remain in high demand for coordination, decision-making, negotiation and care-giving roles.

Accountability

Sometimes for a system to function, somebody needs to have a role of authority (or accountability). The ability to make tough-decisions and take accountability for them is a seriously useful skill to have. Think of a surgeon or politician for example.

What are the top future-proof part time jobs in Singapore?

As well as developing your skills set to meet the workplace needs of the future, you may very well find that you already possess one or more of, what I like to call, timeless skills. These timeless skills transcend market changes and technological innovation. The effect of automation on part time jobs in Singapore will be minimal. In other words, they never go out of fashion.

Let’s take a look at some of these future-proof jobs.

Human Resources

Those who work in human resources need excellent people skills. Their day to day responsibilities are centred around interpersonal relationships, reasoning, conflict resolution and human understanding. These are skills that (as yet) cannot be programmed into even the best robots out there. So HR gets a big tick on for its future-proof credentials.

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Computer Analysts

There’s always going to be a demand for computer analysts. Why? Because everyone needs someone who understands the systems that we rely on so very much. In fact, the more automation takes hold, the more computer analysts will be in demand. Computer analysts are the intermediary between people and computers. In other words, highly essential.

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School Teachers

If you can think of any parents out there who want robots teaching their kids, then kudos for you. For the time being, at least, this is out of the question. Education may mobilise automated tools for administrative and remote learning opportunities, but school teachers are staying well and truly human. Training the next generation of minds is a future-proof career.

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Professors

Likewise, university professors are indispensable. Just like schools, universities may mobilise automated tools to enhance the learning experience and provide their students with flexible learning opportunities, but professors will always be needed to impart their invaluable knowledge, experience, support, and mentorship.

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Professional Athletes

Sports are sports. Fair and square. Sure, watching robots playing football might be fun the first time round, but is it really going to take off? The whole notion of human athleticism is to marvel in human skill and competition. That’s what makes it worthwhile. The human body will always be at the centre of sporting excellence. No robots allowed.

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Legal Professionals

A legal system cannot be upheld by robots. Legal counsel, and legal systems rely on human acumen, analysis, negotiation and humanity to function. The law is subtle, complex, and subjective. 

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Professional Writers

Whether you’re writing fiction, journalism, or scientific papers, writing is a creative art that involves shaping complex thoughts in order to transmit information to the reader. A robot may be able to collate factual information, but it won’t ever truly write. That’s why writing is a future-proof skill that requires original human thought, creativity, imagination, and talent.

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Leadership Positions

Imagine your company’s CEO. Now picture them as a robot… how do you feel? CEOs and individuals who hold leadership positions need to be human. Their job is to motivate vast teams of employees to align with and support a company objective, ethos, or mission. In order for employees to engage in a company, leaders need charisma, genuine passion, intellect and people-skills. Robots just won’t cut it.

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Politicians

Likewise, can you imagine your local council, or nation being run by a bot? I didn’t think so. Government and politics are innately human institutions and practices. Politics involves emotion, policy, negotiation and, most importantly, humanity. Politicians need to be quick on their feet, versatile, intelligent, and must possess empathy, resilience, and integrity.

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Religious Leaders

Religion is about faith not fact. And that means robots make rubbish priests, imams, rabbis, and monks. Robots lack the ability to instil wisdom, faith, and hope in their congregations. Religious leaders require charisma and the ability guide their followers in religious faith. Being programmed with evidence-based data and knowable facts, Robots aren’t capable of this.

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Psychiatry & Psychology

Mental health professionals need to be attuned with human emotion, human pain, suffering and the complexity of the human experience. So that’s a big demerit for robots. Nobody wants to discuss their trauma, anxiety, depression, or relationships with a robot. To grain anything from therapy, a human (whether psychiatrist, psychologist, or therapist) is 100% essential.

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Medicine

AI is certainly making its mark in medicine. Artificial Intelligence is making huge strides when it comes to disease pattern prediction, accurate diagnosis, and certain surgical processes. But doctors will always be required to administer to and treat patients. Sometimes a diagnosis is not simple. And quite often it is through relationship building, empathy, and conversation that the most effective diagnoses and treatment plans are found.

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Nursing

Nurses of all specialties are essential for our communities. As well as their expert medical knowledge, nurses are often a patient’s main form of contact and emotional support when in hospital. Nurses require a great degree of empathy, compassion, and personability to interact with vulnerable and unwell patients on a day to day basis. Robots have no bedside manner.

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Surgery

Robotics is transforming surgical practices, but robots are not replacing surgeons. Machines help surgeons administer surgeries that might otherwise be impossible. But it is still the surgeons responsibility to manage those machines and reach a successful outcome. In other words, automation is assisting, but not replacing the role of the surgeon in our hospitals.

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Law Enforcement

Robocops are not a legitimate solution to policing our streets. A robot or AI might be able to tell you off for dropping litter on the floor but it’s not going to come up trumps when it comes to more serious crime. For that professionally trained law-enforcement is required. And when it comes to detective work, human analysis, subjectivity, and intuition are absolutely critical.

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Artists & Musicians

You can teach a robot to play the piano, but you can’t teach it to play like Zimmerman. Artists and musicians are not replaceable because art and music are not replaceable. The joy of artistry is intangible. It cannot be programmed or coded. It is uniquely human.

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Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists help to rehabilitate injured, unwell, or disabled patients with therapeutic activities based on their individual needs and circumstances. The job requires human empathy, especially as many patients will be experiencing physical and / or emotional pain when undergoing rehab.

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Management

Managers need to be able to make decisions. Fast. But these decisions may not always be correlated to any specific data source. And that’s why robots don’t make good managers. AI can help managers streamline workflows with automated tools and real-time analytics but administering this information to form a strategy requires a more human-shaped brain.

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Social Workers

Social work is an incredibly important public service. More than most jobs, social work requires a huge amount of human care, understanding and empathy. Social workers work with the most vulnerable members of our community. Robots will never compete with the human touch. And the role of a social worker is (and will remain) absolutely crucial.

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Emergency Services

First-line responders, EMTs, firefighters, and prevention workers respond to unexpected and often highly unpredictable events. Emergency service workers have to think on their feet and make life or death decisions quickly based on often choppy, disjointed information. AI can help behind the scenes (in emergency call centers for example) but our emergency service workers will always be needed here on the ground to help those in urgent need.

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The Roundup: the future of part-time Jobs in Singapore

The future of part-time jobs in Singapore is in flux. AI is the case across the globe, automation is taking hold industry-wide, promising efficiency, process optimisation, financial savings, and increased profits. As companies and institutions transition into digital transformations of their own, automation is becoming foundational to the structures and practices of the workplace. As such, some individuals have begun to fear their future employment prospects, asking: will automation take over my job? It’s true that automation is changing the nature of employment and the skillsets that will be in demand in the near future.

That’s why its integral that government agencies and commercial institutions take steps to engage the existing workforce in new skills so that they can forge a place in a newly automated working environment. 

With that said, some jobs are future-proof already. Not every role can be adopted by a robot. These roles, particularly those in healthcare, social care, and leadership will never be overtaken. Why? Because they require human nature. Despite widespread automation, there are some things that robotics will simply never replace. Future part-time jobs in Singapore across these industries remain secure.

 

We hope this article has provided you with useful insights on how the future of part-time jobs in Singapore can be expected to change. 

If you’re on the lookout for part-time job opportunities, check out some vacancies here!

Valentin Berard

Valentin Berard

COO at GrabJobs. Valentin leads strategic and operational activities regionally. Background in Business Development and Recruitment. Passionate about social innovation, he constantly strives to find solutions to real-world problems through harnessing smart technology. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeberard/