Here's how to keep your job from being stolen by a robot

If you're worried that your job will be replaced by a robot one day, here's some helpful advice.

According to a management professor at Babson College, recent graduates have two options to survive in the age of automation: either get as close to or as far away from computers as possible.

Tom Davenport, professor and co-author of "Only Humans Need Apply," told the Wall Street Journal:

As for finding work that is unlikely to be automated in the immediate future, Davenport also suggested people seek employment in something so narrow where no one is likely to pour the necessary capital into automating it: "We heard about a lawyer who focuses on cases about malfunctioning automatic garage door openers. That is pretty narrow."

For those seeking more career advice on surviving the reign of the robots, Davenport recommends speaking directly with employers to identify which aspects of the business they anticipate will be automatized, and adjusting accordingly.

Of course, some jobs are already being replaced by robots today. Avoiding any overlap between their duties and your career description might not be such a bad practice.

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