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Additionally, these employees are also at significant risk of
developing repetitive motion injuries and even disabilities from
musculoskeletal conditions triggered by lifting and twisting their
bodies repeatedly throughout each work day. Because of the
hazardous nature of these challenging positions, turnover rates run
high, with job attachment generally low. This creates a cycle of
continually recruiting, onboarding and training employees, cutting
into companies' bottom lines.
Thanks to automation solutions developed by FANUC, the
automotive industry is achieving breathless speed, precision and
repeatability in the production of cars, trucks and other vehicles,
ramping up capacity while minimizing expenditures. FANUC has
helped maximize the potential of the auto industry since automating
processes for the internal combustion engine production more than
any competitor. Jobs lost to automation in this industry were often
replaced with new jobs created by automation, with employees
benefiting from improved safety and work conditions.
Warehouses Are Hiring Employees in Droves Even As
Automation Technology is Implemented
The market for automation solutions in warehouses and distribution
centers across the United States is expected to increase from $13
billion in 2018 to $27 billion by 2025. Even with this soaring growth
in automation, employees are needed more than ever.
Fueled by a high-performing economy in recent years, a labor
shortage has combined with an aging population to create a major
need for more warehouse help. As consumer demand for
e-commerce products skyrockets-from $526 billion in 2018 to $893
billion in 2022-businesses are leveling up their automation solutions
and deepening their employee rosters to meet consumer
expectations.

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For most businesses, a fully automated warehouse isn't practical.
Rather, these businesses would benefit from implementing automation
technology to help receive and send out products quickly. In this kind of
setup, employees are involved in handling goods in the middle of the
fulfillment process.
The number of jobs in the warehousing and storage industry increased
from 779 million in January 2015 to 1.2 billion in December 2018. U.S.
warehouses and distribution centers needed to hire an additional
452,000 employees over 2018 and 2019 to keep pace with consumer
demand. Fulfillment centers are anticipated to create many more jobs in
the coming years for companies to meet consumers' growing hunger
for e-commerce goods.
Changing Workplaces Across Industries Sees Automation and
People Working Together
In many industries, from automotive to warehousing, the adoption of
automation solutions is helping change what the modern workplace
looks like. The use of robotics and automation technologies is certainly
helping transform workplaces into fast, efficient and productive places.
But robots aren't taking jobs away. They are blazing a path for the
creation of more jobs-jobs that are safer and cleaner.
FANUC has long provided educational opportunities, including FANUC
Certified Education Training Programs, to help ensure employees are
prepared to find new jobs created by automation.
Automation has helped drive the U.S. economy since the 1960s, and
with FANUC automation solutions paving the way for businesses to
achieve practically unimaginable productive gains, there's no telling
how many jobs will be created for people to work alongside robots and
automation.

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