From Lawyers to Cooks: How AI Will Redefine Work in Czechia
The Czech labor market is on the brink of a massive transformation. According to a new study commissioned by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, up to 2.3 million jobs will be affected by generative artificial intelligence (genAI) by 2035. Of these, at least 600,000 roles will undergo major changes, with around 67,000 workers needing to completely switch professions to avoid long-term unemployment. The report, compiled by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Aspen Institute, highlights how professions such as civil servants, graphic designers, and lawyers are particularly at risk, while demand for nurses, teachers, cooks, and technicians is expected to grow sharply. GenAI refers to tools that can generate text, images, code, audio, and video. Though still emerging, these technologies are already improving productivity in many sectors. “A year or two ago, there was a major shortage. Now, demand has eased—not because we’ve trained thousands more developers, but because AI is boosting individual productivity,” said Tomáš Wiedermann, a BCG partner and one of the authors of the study. The study estimates that while 1.2 million workers will exit the labor market by 2035, 1.9 million new workers will enter. At the same time, 355,000 jobs will vanish,...
