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Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation. Word processors and typists will lose about 93,000 jobs over the
Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation. Word processors and typists will lose about 93,000 jobs over the
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2011-02-12
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Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation. Word processors and typists will lose about 93,000 jobs over the next few years, while 57,000 secretarial jobs will vanish. Blame the PC Today, many executives type their own memos and carry their "secretaries" in the palms of their hands. Time is also hard for stock clerks, whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68,000. And employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being replaced with computerized systems.
But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line. Many will shift to growing positions within their own companies. When new technologies shook up the telecomm business, telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining. She is now a communications technician, earning about $64,000 per year. Of course, if you’ve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years, and you find yourself replaced by an E-ZPass machine, it may be of little consolation(安慰) to know that the telecomm field is booming.
And that’s just it: The service economy is fading; welcome to the expertise economy. To succeed in the new job market, you must be able to handle complex problems. Indeed, all but one of the 50 highest-paying occupations-air-traffic controller-demand at least a bachelor’s degree.
For those with just a high school diploma, it’s going to get tougher to find a well-paying job. Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be available, what’s left will be the jobs that compumation can’t kill: Computers can’t clean offices, or care for Alzheimer’s patients(老年痴呆病人). But, since most people have the skills to fill those positions, the wages stay painfully low, meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge(楔子) between the rich and poor. The best advice now: Never stop learning, and keep up with new technology.
For busy adults, of course, that can be tough. The good news is that the very technology that’s reducing so many jobs is also making it easier to go back to school—without having to sit in a classroom. So-called Internet distance learning is hot, with more than three million students currently enrolled, and it’s gaining credibility with employers.
Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer? Check the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, which is available online at bls.gov.
In the second paragraph the author mentions the tollbooth collector to
选项
A、mean he will get benefits from the telecomm field.
B、show he is too old to shift to a new position.
C、console him on having been replaced by a machine.
D、blame the PC for his unemployment.
答案
B
解析
本题为推论题,说明他年龄太大而不能转换到新的职位。参见文章第2段,其大意是:并非每个人丢掉工作就意味着失业。很多人将在自己公司内转向其他职务,譬如电话话务员Judy Dougherty现在成了通信技术员,年薪64000美元。当然,如果你是在公路收费亭工作了30年的收款员,你会发现自己被电子收款机所替代,那么电信领域的欣欣向荣可能就不会令人感到舒服了。由此可见,作者想通过收费亭的收款员来说明他年龄太大而不能转换到新的职位,故正确答案为B。
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