Robots at Work: A Comparative Analysis of Job Displacement in the Automobile and Healthcare Sectors

The use of robots is growing fast, and this is changing the way people work everywhere. The impact of robots is not the same in every industry, region, and for people with different skills. This paper shows how industrial robots are changing the way people work in the automobile manufacturing industry and the healthcare industry. In both the automobile industry and the health sector, the use of robots is changing the types of jobs that are available for people. To investigate this, a review of current peer reviewed literature 2020 to 2026 was conducted to compare robot adoption across both industries. In the car industry robots have largely taken over routine roles but created new technical jobs. In health care the greatest risk of displacement is in lower skill roles, such as pharmacy technicians and transport staff, while clinical roles are more secure because of the human judgement and adaptability they require.