Top 40 jobs most at risk from being taken over by AI - and ones that are safe
The jobs that are most at risk from being taken over by Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been revealed by Microsoft.
It includes interpreters and translators, historians, as well as sales representatives and telemarketers. You can find the full list below. Microsoft has also revealed the jobs that are most safe from AI.
The roles that are least likely to be taken over by machine include rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators, as well as surgical assistants, massage therapists and dishwashers. It comes after a woman claimed 'scammers tried to trick me out of £1,600 but four words gave the game away'.
Kiran Tomlinson, senior researcher at Microsoft, said: "Our study explores which job categories can productively use AI chatbots. It introduces an AI applicability score that measures the overlap between AI capabilities and job tasks, highlighting where AI might change how work is done, not take away or replace jobs."
He continued: "Our research shows that AI supports many tasks, particularly those involving research, writing, and communication, but does not indicate it can fully perform any single occupation. As AI adoption accelerates, it's important that we continue to study and better understand its societal and economic impact."
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Jobs most at risk from AI
Interpreters and translators
Historians
Passenger attendants
Sales representatives of services
Writers and authors
Customer service representatives
CNC tool programmers
Telephone operators
Ticket agents and travel clerks
Broadcast announcers and radio DJs
Brokerage clerks
Farm and home management educators
Telemarketers
Concierges
Political scientists
News analysts, reporters, journalists
Mathematicians
Technical writers
Proofreaders and copy markers
Hosts and hostesses
Editors
Postsecondary business teachers
Public relations specialists
Demonstrators and product promoters
Advertising sales agents
New accounts clerks
Statistical assistants
Counter and rental clerks
Data scientists
Personal financial advisors
Archivists
Postsecondary economics teachers
Web developers
Management analysts
Geographers
Models
Market research analysts
Public safety telecommunicators
Switchboard operators
Postsecondary library science teachers
Jobs safest from AI
Dredge operators
Bridge and lock tenders
Water treatment plant and system operators
Foundry mold and coremakers
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
Pile driver operators
Floor sanders and finishers
Orderlies
Motorboat operators
Logging equipment operators
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Roustabouts (oil and gas)
Roofers
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
Helpers–roofers
Tire builders
Surgical assistants
Massage therapists
Ophthalmic medical technicians
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Supervisors of firefighters
Cement masons and concrete finishers
Dishwashers
Machine feeders and offbearers
Packaging and filling machine operators
Medical equipment preparers
Highway maintenance workers
Helpers–production workers
Prosthodontists
Tire repairers and changers
Ship engineers
Automotive glass installers and repairers
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
Plant and system operators (all other)
Embalmers
Helpers–painters, plasterers, and similar
Hazardous materials removal workers
Nursing assistants
Phlebotomists
It comes after research from Acas revealed more than a quarter (26%) of workers are worried that AI will lead to job losses. The poll also found that just under a fifth (17%) were worried about AI making errors, while 15% were concerned about a lack of regulation.
A further 5% were worried about the environmental effects of AI and 11% were concerned about data protection.
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