Athletes and Sports Competitors

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Analysis

Will "Athletes and Sports Competitors" be replaced by AI & Robots?

There is a small chance this occupation will be replaced by robots/AI. This is further validated by our poll, which suggests a 12.0% chance of automation within the next 2 decades.

Automation Risk Level

Start worrying

or 28% probability of automation

Projected Growth

6%

by 2024

People Employed

11,330

as of 2019

Median Annual Wage

$51,370

or $24.70 hourly

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How this compares with other jobs: 239 out of 707

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Developments

4/15/2019: World's Best Table Tennis Robot

Job description

Compete in athletic events.

SOC Code: 27-2021

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Comments

Imran (No chance) says

because a human can be truthful but robots can be truthful but if we change the chip it will automatically change the opinion

Jul 18, 2020 at 05:34 PM

SanMasterpro (Small chance) says

Messi can't be replaced by ANY robot >:V

Jul 15, 2020 at 08:27 PM

the nigga that dont give a damn (No chance) says

there is noway wtf why would we watch fucking robots instead of an athlete bro. as an nba player I don't give a damn bro. go tell Kyrie this shit. he would believe this

Jun 16, 2020 at 10:21 AM

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr says

I going to be soccer player so i going to kill robots

May 26, 2020 at 01:26 PM

Hi (Small chance) says

It will ruin the sport and fans won't enjoy it as much

May 20, 2020 at 04:45 PM

Yu says

Can one beat a machine that might read your energy or predict your next move?

May 16, 2020 at 11:00 AM

RAYAN (No chance) says

Robots are monotonous, and can't think analytically. Sports are going to be VERY boring if they are going to be replaced by robots.

May 06, 2020 at 05:21 PM

Neil (No chance) says

There will always be people wanting to watch other humans compete. Robot sports will likely become it's own genre of sports but it will never replace human sports.

Apr 26, 2020 at 07:25 PM

Clemente cp says

Not all athletic Jobs consist on competition.

Some day professional tennis players would choose a robot over a sparring to train. Then, the sparring would be left without a job.

Mar 30, 2020 at 04:04 PM

Anonymous (Small chance) says

Cause the game will not be interesting, if robots will make every shot no matter what.

Mar 08, 2020 at 06:59 PM

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) says

Robots make sports boring and would take way more time to program the bots than to get an actual human being. Just don't replace them it's stupid.

Feb 07, 2020 at 06:41 PM

Makay says

Robots would basically not have feelings and no spirit so what's the point? ;/

Jan 24, 2020 at 05:51 PM

roboter says

imagine footballers become robots, robot fc vs liverpool fc

Jan 18, 2020 at 08:17 PM

ur mum says

Robot F.C 10 - Barcelona 0, Messi crying on the sideline.

Jun 09, 2020 at 03:47 AM

Brad Marchand (Highly likely) says

Robots can’t get hurt

Dec 16, 2019 at 04:03 PM

Theodor Miesvirta says

This website is trash also because robots can’t be atheles! Like literally atheles!

Dec 11, 2019 at 10:39 AM

This website is trash! Why would people go to watch robots playing sports?

Dec 11, 2019 at 10:36 AM

Adam Hilton (No chance) says

Because watching robots play sports is not at all entertaining.

Dec 10, 2019 at 09:22 PM

Daniel Rodgers (Small chance) says

no way robots can be athletes!!!

Dec 09, 2019 at 09:23 PM

Abby (No chance) says

how are robots going to run up and down the field no one would want to watch that.

Dec 09, 2019 at 05:56 PM

Franklin says

I think there will be robot sports but I don't think they'll ever replace human sports, robot sports will be like it's own genre.

Dec 09, 2019 at 04:12 AM

Josh (No chance) says

A robot should not be the next 'Usain Bolt' it just sounds dumb. There may be like a mini tournament for robots but that's it.

Nov 11, 2019 at 01:36 AM

Hutt (No chance) says

Elevator lifts way more than Olympic weightlifter
Cars are faster than Usain Bolt

Athletes will survive

Nov 04, 2019 at 03:07 PM

me (Small chance) says

how can a robot do sports?????

Oct 28, 2019 at 05:46 PM

big daddy (No chance) says

Robots competing would be boring, because they would perform the same as each other

Oct 25, 2019 at 08:48 AM

Landin (No chance) says

Literally athletes.

Sep 17, 2019 at 01:37 PM

it's 2019 says

I enjoy watching the WNBA.

Sep 06, 2019 at 04:29 PM

Its 2019! says

I'd rather watch a robot play than a women

lyy says

This website is really rubbish. Who would run to watch robot movements? The robots are too mechanized, too rigid and featureless. They are all developed by humans.

Jun 29, 2020 at 07:37 AM

ty (No chance) says

why would we watch robots play sports

Sep 06, 2019 at 04:25 PM

Optimistic Pupper (No chance) says

You can't have a robot replace an athlete, because than it would't be sports

Jul 31, 2019 at 03:48 PM

Ty (No chance) says

What he said.

Sep 06, 2019 at 04:24 PM

Dogey (No chance) says

Athletics Need to be unpredictable and suprising so since robots are "perfect" they won't steal jobs with sports.

Jul 30, 2019 at 01:39 PM

Sarah (No chance) says

Athletes are competing in sports and people want to watch sports. Sports players should not be a job that will go extinct.

Jun 25, 2019 at 11:07 PM

Essence Covington (Small chance) says

A sport is a sport for people to play and watch

Jun 24, 2019 at 07:52 PM

Jimmy (Small chance) says

Who wants to watch robots compete?

May 16, 2019 at 04:08 AM

Common sense (No chance) says

Bruh they people

May 07, 2019 at 02:00 AM

pro bowler (No chance) says

your website is wack dose not make sens

May 03, 2019 at 01:51 PM

Amare says

This will never happen

Apr 25, 2019 at 07:42 PM

reeeee says

Watching robots compete against is just boring and no one would ever watch it i rather see a baseball player diving into outfield and making a great play then a robot sit there and raise their metal arm and catch it and how would that even work thats stupid if someone does that to sports

Apr 11, 2019 at 06:38 PM

ty says

I agree with your statment

Felipe (No chance) says

The attractive part of these sports and its essence are the athletes, without them it would boring as hell

Apr 10, 2019 at 01:59 AM

Theo says

Hmm, like AlphaZero and Stochfish in chess maybe? But we will continue to watch real men perform!

Apr 04, 2019 at 08:29 AM

It's 2019 says

Uh, women's sporting are growing too, and are already big in sports like tennis

Jul 13, 2019 at 09:27 PM

Campbell Lane says

A robot can't meg me

Apr 03, 2019 at 11:37 PM

jack says

why would people want to watch robots compete in sports?

Apr 03, 2019 at 03:59 AM

William Seiding says

it would be cheating if bots were allowed to participated in sports

Mar 26, 2019 at 01:06 PM

moru says

I agree with you.

Apr 01, 2019 at 03:26 PM