I've worked for a medical laboratory as a courier for eleven years. I don't think all of these jobs will be completely wiped out, for several reasons hit on by

I've worked for a medical laboratory as a courier for eleven years. I don't think all of these jobs will be completely wiped out, for several reasons hit on by people in this thread. Many of the things I do on a daily basis can be automated, (I know because I've been able to automate parts of my job), but other parts will prove to be such a high bar, it will be twenty years before they will be cost effective and/or the technology is created. I worry more about low cost, easy to use scanning technologies displacing my job more than I do automated vehicles, at least in the near term. Retraining those of us who want it really wouldn't be as daunting a task as it sounds. I've been able to listen to thousands of hours of audio while I drive, both audio books and university classes, and I encourage my coworkers to do the same. Most of us understand that this line of work will be disrupted at some point. Places like Uber will lead the front of the change. Business like where I am at, where I handle hazardous materials, and places like ups, which have unions blocking automation, will take quite a bit longer in switching over to autonomous vehicles.