I think you need to take an even bigger step back. I mean:
>Robots in Government could wipe out just as many high paying jobs
I didn't know there were all that many high paying jobs in government. I can't think of many jobs in government where people make as much as investment bankers for instance?
Maybe he was talking about AI taking out consultants that contract with the government? (I know some of them make in the high 6 figures, and many can make 7 to 8 figures depending on what that consulting firm is doing.) Or maybe he has a different idea of what "high-paying" means? High 5 figures may be high-paying to a lot of people.