We have published an article today titled “The death of the Receptionist as we know it”.

The article is not as bad as some you can find on other media websites. One asks the question in huge bold letters – “Will “Receptionist” be Replaced By Robots? It even answers its own question.

96% CHANCE OF AUTOMATION

“RECEPTIONIST” WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE REPLACED BY ROBOTS.

THIS JOB IS RANKED #629 OUT OF #702. A HIGHER RANKING (I.E., A LOWER NUMBER) MEANS THE JOB IS LESS LIKELY TO BE REPLACED

Job Description

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, stenography, office machine operation, and filing.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-9061.00

The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 33,010.00

The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 15.00

Currently, there are 2,955,550 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Office Clerks, General”.

Also Known As…

Office Clerks, General Secretary Office Manager Office Coordinator Office Clerk Office Assistant Customer Service Representative Clerk Administrative Assistant Administration Assistant Yard Clerk Wrong Address Clerk Weather Clerk Ward Clerk Utility Worker Unit Clerk Underwriting Clerk Typist Typing, Filing, Answering Phones Office Helper Trip Follower Train Clerk Traffic Clerk Trade Clerk Trace Clerk Town Clerk Throw-Out Clerk Test Technician Telegraph Service Clerk Stubber Staff Assistant Sorter Router Returned Telephone Equipment Appraiser Reinsurance Clerk Receptionist Real Estate Clerk Real Estate Assistant Reader Radio Message Router Purchasing Clerk Property Coordinator Property Clerk Property Assessment Monitor Proof Machine Operator Program Support Clerk Process Server Prize Coordinator Principal Clerk Press Clippings Cutter and Paster Police Records Clerk Police Clerk Police Aide Order Caller Office Worker Office Support Assistant Office Services Specialist Office Helper Clerical Office Helper Office Employee Office Automation Clerk Office Associate Office Aide Office Administrator News Assistant Microfilming Document Preparer Melter Clerk Medical Office Worker Medical Office Assistant Medical Clerk Media Clerk Marketing Clerk Map Clerk Mailroom Clerk Lost Charge Card Clerk Lost and Found Clerk Loan Assistant Laundry Clerk Laboratory Clerk Keyboard Specialist Insurance Clerk Identification Clerk History Card Clerk Greige Goods Marker Grading Clerk Government Clerk General Office Worker General Office Clerk General Intern General Clerk Front Office Clerk Floor Space Allocator Floor Clerk Fingerprint Clerk Field Representative Field Clerk Field Assistant Executive Assistant Examination Proctor Event Coordinator Election Clerk Document Processor Document Examiner Document Coordinator Diet Clerk Desk Clerk Data Examination Clerk Data Entry Clerk Credit Card Control Clerk Credit Card Clerk Court Clerk Copyright Expert Congressional District Aide Code and Test Clerk Clerk Typist Clerical Support Clerical Office Worker Clerical Dentist Assistant Clerical Assistant Clerical Aide Circulation Clerk Charter Chart Clerk Career Guidance Technician Car Distributor Broadcast Checker Bookkeeper Board Attendant Blood Donor Unit Assistant Blood Bank Credit Clerk Blood Bank Calendar Control Clerk Automobile Contract Clerk Audit Control Clerk Auction Assistant Attendance Clerk Appointment Scheduler Animal Shelter Clerk Animal Hospital Clerk Agent-Licensing Clerk Admissions Evaluator Administrative Technician Administrative Support Specialist Administrative Office Assistant Administrative Clerk Administration Clerk Accounting Clerk Account Clerk

SOURCE:

https://www.replacedbyrobot.info/66676/receptionist

Wow! All those jobs going to be replaced by a computer disguised as a woman or even worse as a horrible robotic creature straight out of a sci fi movie.

When I spoke to Joan about it she was not sorry at all at their demise. She had to do it once when she was semi-retired.

She wrote, of course, a poem about it. Like always I leave the last word to my wife.

THE RECEPTIONIST

By Joan Wilson

Reception work bores me to tears

There’s nothing to do really but sit and stare,

No windows to look out to the beautiful sea

Or over the roads where traffic flows free.

*

Half hour for lunch is all I’m given

No time to eat is not my idea of heaven,

But, alas, I’m only part-time you see

So I’m off and out when the clock strikes three!

*

END