Anyone younger then 45 will probably see single pilot. Those just entering the industry will most likely be automated away at some point. I will seriously start to worry when FedEx and UPS go single pilot, we won't be far behind.

Looking at the avhearld site the vast majority of incidents are pilot induced today. Taking the pilot out of most operations will most likely improve safety. I know it sounds bad but the facts are the facts.

A lot of the CA's job is ensuring compliance with regulations, and interacting with all facets of the operation. I personally do not see that job function going away. It may, and the job description may well change from "pilot" to "flight ops coordinator". Who knows.

But so much of our industry still operates in a labor intensive fashion.