Infographic: Top 40 Jobs at Risk From AI

Key Takeaways

Interpreters and translators had the highest job exposure to AI, along with several knowledge occupations.
Passenger attendants and sales representatives also ranked in the top five most exposed.

This graphic is based on data from Microsoft Research, which analyzed how people used AI and how closely these tasks correspond with occupational activities.

Job title	Overall score	Number of people employed in the U.S.
Interpreters and Translators	0.49	51,560
Historians	0.48	3,040
Passenger Attendants	0.47	20,190
Sales Representatives of Services	0.46	1,142,020
Writers and Authors	0.45	49,450
CNC Tool Programmers	0.44	28,030
Customer Service Representatives	0.44	2,858,710
Telephone Operators	0.42	4,600
Farm and Home Management Educators	0.41	8,110
Broadcast Announcers and Radio DJs	0.41	25,070
Brokerage Clerks	0.41	48,060
Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	0.41	119,270
Concierges	0.4	41,020
Telemarketers	0.4	81,580
Mathematicians	0.39	2,220
Political Scientists	0.39	5,580
News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists	0.39	45,020
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	0.38	5,490
Technical Writers	0.38	47,970
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	0.37	82,980
Editors	0.37	95,700
Hosts and Hostesses	0.37	425,020
Statistical Assistants	0.36	7,200
New Accounts Clerks	0.36	41,180
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	0.36	50,790
Advertising Sales Agents	0.36	108,100
Data Scientists	0.36	192,710
Public Relations Specialists	0.36	275,550
Counter and Rental Clerks	0.36	390,300
Geographers	0.35	1,460
Models	0.35	3,090
Archivists	0.35	7,150
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	0.35	12,210
Switchboard Operators	0.35	43,830
Web Developers	0.35	85,350
Public Safety Telecommunicators	0.35	97,820
Personal Financial Advisors	0.35	272,190
Management Analysts	0.35	838,140
Market Research Analysts	0.35	846,370
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	0.34	4,220