At the same time, it is noted that over the same period, 97 million jobs may appear, more adapted to the new division of roles.
According to Interfax, the study is based on the results of a survey of top managers of 300 companies in 15 sectors of the economy.
The total number of their employees is 8 million.
Executives in 84% of companies reported plans to accelerate the digitalization of the workflow, including by increasing the distance.
The share of employees working remotely can reach 44%.
43% of respondents plan to reduce the number of employees in connection with the introduction of technologies, 41% intend to actively use contractors, 34% are thinking of increasing the number of employees due to the integration of technologies.
According to experts' forecasts, new places will appear in different segments of the care economy, in technology industries, in the field of content creation.
It is also expected that there will be demand for employees who can fill vacancies in the areas of the "green" economy, cloud computing, and engineering.
Earlier, the chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation, Arkady Dvorkovich, spoke about the areas in demand for startups.