Only 12{b02bdf04de3f9bc06c998e855c65941e7d8f5cd012e86469a83340818e6b6d52} of Salespeople Believe Automation Will Take Their Job
Automation is making a huge impact on small businesses and the workforce as a whole. But salespeople aren’t generally concerned about losing jobs to automation.
A recent report on the state of retail sales from Raydiant, a digital signage platform for businesses, found that only 12{b02bdf04de3f9bc06c998e855c65941e7d8f5cd012e86469a83340818e6b6d52} of retail sales professionals believe that their jobs will be taken by robots in the coming years. In fact, only 13{b02bdf04de3f9bc06c998e855c65941e7d8f5cd012e86469a83340818e6b6d52} of the workers who are still employed are currently worried about their job security as their employers emerge from COVID-19 shutdowns.
Salesperson Jobs Automation – Raydiant Survey
Basically, these numbers indicate the importance of sales associates in a retail environment. Regardless of the economy and the technology available, a human touch is generally still preferred when attempting to close sales with customers in person. Even if automation is employed in other areas, sales associates believe they will still be needed to make