A few jobs like football player or chess GM should be inherently immune to automation; they exist because we're interested in seeing what humans can do, even if

A few jobs like football player or chess GM should be inherently immune to automation; they exist because we're interested in seeing what humans can do, even if machines can outperform them. For some artistic/creative jobs we might also value it coming from a human, but I'd be cautious of overstating the effect here. Art in a gallery may be safe for now, but more "functional" art like character portraits for a videogame or clip art for a company website seems in imminent danger. Plumbers, electricians, mechanics, etc. can be replaced for repetitive known work, like mass-production of vehicles or household appliances, but I don't think robotics is advanced/cheap enough yet to be approaching the point where a robot would turn up to your home, navigate around, access the right areas, and fix some variable maintenance issue.