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Forbes
5 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Microsoft Reveals The Most And Least ‘AI-Safe' Jobs—Where Do You Rank?
Will AI take your job? New data from Microsoft offers a clear answer. As generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot become increasingly sophisticated, millions of workers are wondering whether their roles qualify as 'AI-safe jobs' or are at risk of disruption. Unlike previous studies that relied on expert predictions or theoretical models, Microsoft's research analyzed over 200,000 real user interactions with Bing Copilot to show exactly which roles are being impacted by generative AI today. Here's what the data reveals about AI-safe jobs and those at risk as artificial intelligence transforms the workplace. What Are 'AI-Safe' Jobs? AI-safe jobs are least likely to be replaced or fundamentally transformed by generative AI. These roles typically require physical presence, manual dexterity, human interaction or specialized skills that current AI tools can't replicate effectively. How Did Microsoft Measure AI Impact? Microsoft introduced an 'AI applicability score' for each occupation by matching user conversations with Copilot to measures of task success and scope of automation. This score reflects real-world usage rather than theoretical task analysis. How This Study Differs From Past Research Microsoft's approach differs from studies like OpenAI's 'GPTs are GPTs'. Instead of expert predictions, this research tracks actual AI usage in workplaces. While OpenAI estimated that 80% of the U.S. workforce could see at least 10% of tasks affected, Microsoft's data highlights clear winners and losers based on how workers really use artificial intelligence. Top 10 Jobs Facing The Highest AI Disruption Here are the top 10 occupations most impacted by generative AI today: Read on for all 40 roles facing significant AI disruption below. Why These Roles Are Vulnerable to AI Jobs on the high-impact list share these traits: Top 10 Jobs Safe From Generative AI At the opposite end of the spectrum, the research from Microsoft identifies jobs that remain largely insulated from AI disruption: Read on for the complete list of 40 AI-safe jobs below. Why These Roles Are Insulated From AI AI-safe jobs share these characteristics: 5 AI Trends Reshaping The Workplace High-education roles such as data scientists, management analysts and web developers rank among the most disrupted. Even highly skilled roles like financial advisors and business analysts are seeing significant impacts from AI. Only about 60% overlap exists between user expectations and AI capabilities according to the research. The study reveals that AI is augmenting work as much as it's automating it. For example, writers, advisors and service reps use AI for routine tasks while retaining creative or interpersonal work. Roles demanding hands-on skills and human connection stay largely insulated. How To Prepare For AI's Impact On Your Career AI's impact on jobs is more nuanced than many expected. Rather than eliminating roles, artificial intelligence is reshaping how tasks are performed across industries. As the workforce debates which positions qualify as AI-safe jobs and which are most at risk, the best strategy is to stay adaptable and invest in continuous learning. Professionals who thrive will combine in-demand technical skills with human qualities such as creativity, empathy and critical thinking—abilities that artificial intelligence still can't fully replicate. 40 Jobs Most at Risk from AI 40 Jobs Least Impacted by AI
Gizmodo
31-07-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
Microsoft Predicts These Jobs Are Safe From AI
Much ink has already been spilled about the threat of AI to various labor markets. As new forms of automation seep into industries, folks want to know which jobs are endangered and which are safe. Well, a new study published by Microsoft researchers purports to show which positions have the most AI 'applicability,' and which do not. From the research, you might assume you could predict which careers have longevity and which may soon go the way of the Dodo—although the report itself denies that this is necessarily the case. Microsoft's study was compiled by analyzing queries entered into its search engine chatbot, Bing Copilot. The goal of the research was to analyze 'what work activities users are seeking AI assistance with, what activities the AI performs, and what this means about occupations,' the report states. From its research, Microsoft developed what it calls an 'AI applicability score,' which measures whether a particular vocation can productively apply AI in its activities or not. The score 'allows us to track the frontier of AI's relevance to work,' researchers write. Frequently, in jobs where AI ranks relatively high in terms of applicability, the technology 'often acts in a service role to the human as a coach, advisor, or teacher that gathers information and explains it to the user,' the report claims. 'We find the highest AI applicability scores for knowledge work occupation groups such as computer and mathematical, and office and administrative support, as well as occupations such as sales whose work activities involve providing and communicating information,' it continues. The 40 occupations with the highest AI 'applicability' score are as follows: As you can see, most of the jobs here are so-called 'knowledge economy' jobs—careers that involve learning about, analyzing, and communicating specialized information. On the other hand, the jobs that don't have much AI applicability are decidedly more blue-collar. They are as follows: As you can see, my job (writer) scores relatively high on the scale of positions that could be exposed to automation. On the other hand, job categories such as 'dishwasher,' 'cement mason,' 'gas pumping station operator,' 'floor sander,' 'motorboat operator,' 'hazardous waste removal worker,' and 'embalmer,' all rank relatively low on that same scale. One would think that you wouldn't need to do a whole study to come to these conclusions, but here we are. Microsoft's study claims that there isn't necessarily a positive correlation between activities that AI can do and jobs that will soon find themselves on the chopping block. It states: 'It is tempting to conclude that occupations that have high overlap with activities AI performs will be automated and thus experience job or wage loss, and that occupations with activities AI assists with will be augmented and raise wages,' the report states. 'This would be a mistake, as our data do not include the downstream business impacts of new technology, which are very hard to predict and often counterintuitive.' It makes sense that Microsoft would want to downplay the disruptive potential of its new technology. Yet if recent history is to be considered (i.e. layoffs in industries where AI has seen inroads—like coding), it may not actually be all that difficult to predict how things will pan out, at least in the short term. We'll probably see a lot of embarrassing efforts to fire people and hire AI being reversed before the god-machine ever graces us with its presence. So, if you've always dreamed of making a living by dipping corpses in preservative liquid in preparation for their journey into the afterlife, good news! You will probably be able to have a career that is relatively unperturbed by AI, and there's very little chance that a chatbot (or robot) will take job opportunities away from you. If, on the other hand, you aspire to a lot in life that doesn't involve cleaning plates, felling trees, disposing of plutonium, or consorting with dead bodies, there may be little hope for you.
