Changing job roles

• As technology develops, it impacts on the workplace and jobs within it
• In certain industries the jobs remain the same but new technologies are used to perform the tasks
• Designers now use CAD software to perform tasks that would have required pencil and paper before; office workers use computers rather than typewriters; more bank clerks use telephones and computers with telephone and internet banking rather than sitting behind a counters in a bank
• Information technology and the use of computers in the workplace has caused some jobs to disappear and some to change
• Robots controlled by computers are now common on production lines replacing factory workers; but these robots need to be designed, manufactured, programmed and maintained, which creates new jobs
• Large warehouses now only need a handful of staff to control stock due to computers, but as a result of online ordering goods, we have seen a growth in logistics - the selection, postage and delivery of items to customers
• As some jobs are lost, new ones are created, such as programmers, system analysis and computer technicians