“Between 400 million and 800 million individuals could be displaced by automation and need to find new jobs by 2030; as many as 375 million workers — about 14% of the global workforce — may need to switch occupational categories and learn new skills.”
Research arm of McKinsey & Company, report 'Jobs lost, jobs gained: Workforce transitions in a time of automation'
Said Nov 28, 2017Deadline Dec 31, 2030McKinsey Global Institute, 'Jobs lost, jobs gained: What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills, and wages', November/December 2017
Target year 2030 is still in the future; the 400–800 million range spans MGI's midpoint and rapid-adoption scenarios.