Workers this Labor Day can celebrate that Massachusetts mandated a $15 minimum wage and paid family and medical leave.
But in years to come, these victories may seem quaint as automation becomes the biggest threat to workers. That future may already be arriving.
Think self-driving cars, self-serve checkouts at CVS and Target, and the robotic kitchen at Boston restaurant Spyce, where you order a Thai chicken bowl via touch screen and watch machines make your meal.
Take a look at this sobering analysis from McKinsey & Co. on the automation potential of the Massachusetts workforce over the next two decades. Robots may replace some job functions across a swath of sectors:
■ 74 percent of tasks in food and hospitality