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TWIN FALLS — The robots haven't taken over — yet.

Technology has already impacted Idaho’s work force, changing how jobs are done throughout industries. The state may be a long way out from life as portrayed on "The Jetsons," but one study projects that many jobs are at high risk of becoming mostly automated in the next 10 to 20 years.

Automation isn’t necessarily a bad thing, however. Clear Springs Foods in Buhl has found that machines can help employees.

“It’s really made people’s jobs easier,” spokeswoman Cally Grindstaff said. “We’re really trying to inform people that manufacturing is way different than it used to be.”

Machines that de-bone trout and perform weight-bearing tasks have helped combat workplace injuries and conditions such as carpal tunnel, she said.

But, nearly half of all Idaho jobs — 46.5 percent — are highly susceptible to automation in the next 10 to 20 years, reports Craig Shaul, a research analyst supervisor for the Idaho Department of Labor.

So what jobs are more susceptible to automation?