Originally Posted by
SfgiantsJD3
They are picking nuts and fruits and the stuff that's not automatic.
A lot of these menial labor jobs won't exist in 5-15 years. Robots aren't far away from cleaning hotel rooms, someone still needs to make the beds but the general vacuuming and cleaning can be automated.
Flipping burgers, taking orders, lots of repetitive tasks will be automated.
Automated lawn mowing exists, its just a matter of time, still need someone to trim the hedges and the trees.
A lot of vegetable and fruit picking is getting more automated; canneries have moved out of the country.
We are moving into an an age where we need educated workers, preferably educated here and already living here. Better education of the poor to learn trades, auto repair real cooking and baking, lots of technical skills and repair skills will be needed.
The "we need people to do the menial jobs" argument will have less value as the menial jobs go away or the amount of work is reduced so 1 person can do more because a machine is doing more.
Of course they could all get unionized and paid more with restrictions against automation.