With automation entering the warehousing sector, diverse career paths are opening up
The warehousing industry has been indispensable in keeping the global supply chain running and is poised to grow 13.57% by 2024. According to the TeamLease Logistics Report, India will create three million jobs in the logistics sector by 2022 and 120,000 incremental jobs specifically in warehousing. Also, with the industry moving towards automation, the demand for skilled workers has increased.
Warehousing spaces are now increasingly being established in many cities as they upgrade from Grade B/C to Grade A facilities. It provides opportunities for both white-collar and blue-collar jobs as many traditional roles are being replaced by the entrance of technologies such as Robotics, Cobotics, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), IoT, Cloud Computing, Blockchain technology, and AI into this sector.