Robots could be set to take over more than 370,000 jobs in Leeds within the next 20 years.
That's according to new figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The analysis looked at different jobs done by people to see how likely it is that some of the tasks could be replaced through automation.
A job is classed as being at risk of automation if it is likely that tasks could be carried out more quickly and efficiently by either an algorithm written by a human, or a machine designed for one specific function.
The figures show that 371,000 jobs in Leeds are at risk of automation - roughly 43.1 per cent of all jobs in the city.
Certain jobs are at a greater risk of automation than others.
A job is considered to be at a high risk of being replaced by robots when the chance of automation within the next two decades is more than 70 per cent.
Some 27,000 types of job in Leeds fall into this category.
They include roles that require more repetitive and simple tasks, such as working in a shop.
While the figures do not show which specific jobs in the city are most likely to be taken over by robots, across England the education sector has the greatest number of jobs at risk of automation.
The report found that 2.3 million jobs in this field are susceptible to being taken over by a machine within the next 20 years.
There are 2.0 million jobs at risk in retail, and 1.7 million in the human health sector.
Specific jobs at particular risk include waiters and waitresses (72.8 per cent), shelf fillers (71.7 per cent), and bar staff (70.7 per cent).
Medical practitioners are at the lowest risk of job automation - at just 18.1 per cent.
The ONS analysis shows that 70.2 per cent of the roles at high risk of automation are currently held by women.
People aged 20 to 24 years are the most likely to be at risk of having their job automated when compared with other age groups.
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