Telesales people have a 99% chance of having their jobs automated, according to the study.\n\nWhile the National Careers Service says that telephone operators working in call centres are chosen for their ability to conversate with the public, the likelihood of automation remains the highest of any sector.\n\nAround 47,000 people are employed in the UK with this job title. (credit:LDProd via Getty Images)
Typist, data entry person - 98.5%(02 of08)
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Those working as typists or data entry clerks have the second highest risk of automation, according to the study.\n\nThe National Careers Service says those working as clerks \"should be able to work quickly and accurately, and pay attention to detail.\" (credit:psphotograph via Getty Images)
Weigher, grader, or sorter - 97.6%(03 of08)
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Those who sort goods at warehouses are at high risk of automation, as are all jobs which are manual, repetitive, and which require little creativity.\n\nThe National Careers Service says that those working in warehouses \"need to have a good level of fitness.. be able to work quickly... and also need to complete paperwork and count stock items.\" (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Routine inspector and tester - 97.6%(04 of08)
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Those who inspect or test products and machines on production lines are at high risk of automation.\n\nHenry Ford was the first industrialist to utilise the power of mass production methods, and these continue to be honed by modern day manufacturers. \n\nBut now the human element of checking the quality of production is likely to be automated. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Legal secretary - 97.6%(05 of08)
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But automation will also affect the professions. One role to have a high risk of automation is that of legal secretary.\n\nThese jobs \" need excellent written and spoken communication skills, and be able to work in a busy office working to deadlines\", according to the National Careers Service.\n\nThe average salary is £18,000, and education to A-level standard is often required. (credit:Lynn Koenig via Getty Images)
Financial accounts manager - 97.6%(06 of08)
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Another long standing profession to have a high probability of automation is that of financial planning and non-chartered accountancy. \n\nRoles such as finance officer, payroll assistants, and other number crunching tasks are likely to be automated as artificial intelligence increases.\n\nChartered accountants have a lower risk of automation at 95.3%. (credit:Minerva Studio via Getty Images)
Sales administration - 97.2%(07 of08)
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Sales administrators and assistants are at high risk of automation.\n\nStaff costs represent a huge proportion of a retailer\'s cost base, and big employers already use automation to plan staff hours and control schedules of their workers.\n\nIn the future, though - we may become even more accustomed to the robotic voices of self-service tills, and do much more shopping online. (credit:Erik Isakson via Getty Images)
Tax advisors - 95.3%(08 of08)
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Alongside accountants and financial officers, tax experts will see automation affect their roles, according to the study.\n\nThe study has found tax advice is highly susceptible to automation due to its largely formulaic, repetitive, and computer-based nature.\n\nAnd the world\'s tax systems are becoming steadily simpler as more and more self-assessments are conducted by tax payers themselves. (credit:AndreyPopov via Getty Images)