9 highly paid professions that will not disappear despite technological advances

Technological advancement may cause many jobs to disappear over the next few years.

The report The Future of Jobs 2020, published by the World Economic Forum, estimates that by 2025 machines will have displaced 85 million jobs worldwide.

Among these jobs are those that have to do with driving, telephone customer service, waiters or delivery men. Although it can also affect qualified professions, such as lawyers or journalists.

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However, there are other professions that due to their characteristics will not suffer the brunt of technological progress.

These jobs are those that cannot be carried out by machines or algorithms and that require an important human component.

Here are 9 high-paying jobs that aren't going to disappear because of technological advancement.

To select these professions, the application Will Robots Take My Job? (Will robots take my job?), which is based on data provided by the Oxford University study "The future of employment: how susceptible are jobs to automation?".

Human Resources Manager

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It is true that robots have entered the field of human resources with force, but they will not be able to completely supplant the work of people in this field.

Artificial intelligence can rule out which profiles do not fit the characteristics required by a position, but it is not capable of conducting an interview with a candidate.

Selecting the perfect candidate does not depend only on a series of algorithmic combinations, but on that intuition that only some people show when interviewing a candidate face to face.

In fact, according to the aforementioned application, there is only a 4% chance that this job will disappear.

The average salary of a human resources manager in Spain is around 50,000 euros gross per year, according to Glassdoor.

Surgeon

This is one of the professions with the least risk of disappearing: only a 1.8% chance according to data from the University of Oxford.

It seems difficult for a machine to be able to fully replace the work of a good surgeon. Would you trust a robot to operate on you when your life depends on it?

In this field, technology will help surgeons and other health personnel present in an operation, but it will be difficult if it wants to supplant them.

A surgeon in Spain can earn around 65,000 euros gross per year.

Psychiatrist

Mental health is a particularly delicate subject, and it is not acceptable that a robot is going to dedicate itself to it.

Psychiatrists have to assess the state of health of their patients and prescribe the medication that may be necessary for them to overcome their problems.

A highly advanced artificial intelligence would not be able to empathize with a patient and assess their problems related to disorders such as depression or anxiety.

The risk of this profession disappearing is 3%.

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The lowest salary for a psychiatrist in Spain would be around 40,000 euros gross per year, according to the Jobted portal. But this can increase up to 75,000 euros gross per year if you maintain an activity in the private sphere.

Dentist

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Another profession in the health field that will not disappear despite technological advances. In any case, they will have new and better tools to do their job.

Not even the most skilled robot could pull out a tooth or put in an orthodontic brace with the precision of a good dentist. Also, few patients would trust them with their dentures.

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The chances of this profession disappearing are 1.7%, according to data from the University of Oxford

A specialized dentist can earn at least 45,000 euros gross per year in Spain, and this increases if he has his own practice with a good number of clients.

Robotics engineer

Someone has to design the robots that are going to dominate the job market. So far, it does not seem possible that machines will invent and develop themselves.

Data from Oxford University give this profession a 1.9% chance of disappearing.

This is an emerging job and one of the most demanded by some technology companies, so the salary can be high.

According to the application of the University of Oxford, these professionals earn around 100,000 gross dollars per year (88,000 gross euros per year), although in Spain the remuneration will be lower.

Financial Manager

This position is essential in a company and few would entrust it to a robot, even a super-gifted artificial intelligence.

It is true that technological development can facilitate the work of these professionals, but it can never replace it. It would be too reckless for a company to delegate economic decision-making to a robot.

This job has a 6% chance of disappearing, slightly more than the previous ones, but it is still a very low risk.

The CFO of a major company could earn between 72,000 and 150,000 euros gross per year, according to Jobted.

Researchers in the field of technology and computing

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It is difficult for this work to disappear, since the very appearance of more and better robots in the future depends on them.

Without people who research in the technological and computer fields, the development of these fields would be impossible. In fact, it would be normal for these professions to gain even more importance.

This job only has a 4% risk of automation.

The application used estimates that these professionals earn around 126,000 gross dollars per year in the United States (111,000 gross euros per year); in Spain the demand for these workers is lower and there are not many sources that show their salaries.

Naval Engineer

There will always be a need for an architect to design the ships and vehicles that will sail the seas, and the same can be applied to other engineers of different specialties.

Oxford University only gives this work a 5% chance of disappearing in the future.

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The average salary of a naval engineer in Spain is 42,000 euros gross per year, although the highest range exceeds 120,000 euros gross per year, according to Jobted.

Institutional Relations Manager

This is another really sensitive position in a company, as he is in charge of establishing and maintaining relations with the community, with other companies and with public bodies.

In addition, he is the representative and the visible face of the company before these same agents, and in charge of attending events or meetings that may be relevant.

The risk of disappearance is 4%.

The remuneration of these workers can be found around 60,000 euros gross per year, according to Glassdoor.