I'm not sure if I'm dumb or something, but I don't see the difference in your examples.
First: Musician used to play orchestra, but now automation might replace them. Musician can take their skills elsewhere as they still posses them
Second: Software developer (for example) used to write CRUD apps, but now automation might replace them. Developer can take their skills elsewhere as they still posses them.
I don't see how in the second example, somehow the skills as "destroyed" while in the first example, they're used somewhere else instead of destroyed.
First: Musician used to play orchestra, but now automation might replace them. Musician can take their skills elsewhere as they still posses them
Second: Software developer (for example) used to write CRUD apps, but now automation might replace them. Developer can take their skills elsewhere as they still posses them.
I don't see how in the second example, somehow the skills as "destroyed" while in the first example, they're used somewhere else instead of destroyed.