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The 30 Jobs Most Exposed to AI, According to BLS (2026)
These 30 occupations sit in the BLS "Very high" relative AI exposure category. BLS does not forecast that any of them will be replaced; by our O*NET analysis the most exposed are Proofreader and Copy Marker, Statistical Assistant and Billing and Posting Clerk. Below are 30 careers that meet the criteria, each with its real median wage, outlook and entry requirement.
- Careers on this list
- 30From 1,731 in the bank
- Median pay on the list
- $82,500BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Projected to grow
- 18 of 30BLS EP, 2025–2035
- Openings a year
- 539,400Combined, BLS EP
Method
How we built this list
Occupations the Bureau of Labor Statistics places in its highest relative AI exposure category, meaning AI could be or already is used to assist with or complete a large share of the work. BLS is explicit that exposure does not mean job loss. Inside the category, jobs are ordered by the NueCareer AI-resilience score (lowest first), which reads how much of the work is routine information processing in O*NET.
- Included when the Bureau of Labor Statistics places the occupation in its "Very high" relative AI exposure category (Employment Projections supplemental table, 2025–35). BLS built the categories from five public measures of where AI could be or already is used in the work.
- BLS states plainly that exposure does not imply job loss, productivity gains, automation probability or wage effects. The page title answers the question people search; the honest answer is "exposed", not "replaced".
- Inside the category, jobs are ordered by the NueCareer AI-resilience score from lowest to highest. That score is our analysis of O*NET work activities, not a BLS figure.
- BLS publishes one wage per occupation code, and several O*NET job titles can share a code. Only one title per code is listed, so the same wage does not appear over and over.
- Occupations with no BLS wage or projection data are excluded rather than estimated.
- The list is regenerated from source data on every bank refresh. It is not hand-picked and no editorial ranking is applied.
The list
The top 30 most AI-exposed jobs
100% of these careers already have a full profile page; the rest publish with the next tranche and show the same bank data here in the meantime.
- 1
1. Proofreader and Copy Marker
Office and Administrative Support
- Median pay
- $51,120median a year
- Growth
- −0.9%
- Openings / yr
- 1,100
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 0/100
- resilience
Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors.
- 2
2. Statistical Assistant
Office and Administrative Support
- Median pay
- $50,330median a year
- Growth
- −1.8%
- Openings / yr
- 500
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 0/100
- resilience
Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies.
- 3
3. Billing and Posting Clerk
Office and Administrative Support
- Median pay
- $48,500median a year
- Growth
- −0.1%
- Openings / yr
- 37,000
- Education
- High school
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 2/100
- resilience
Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes.
- 4
4. Credit Analyst
Business and Financial Operations
- Median pay
- $83,510median a year
- Growth
- −4.3%
- Openings / yr
- 3,100
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 3/100
- resilience
Analyze credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money.
- 5
5. Actuary
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $130,000median a year
- Growth
- +9.2%
- Openings / yr
- 1,500
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 4/100
- resilience
Analyze statistical data, such as mortality, accident, sickness, disability, and retirement rates and construct probability tables to forecast risk and liability for payment of future benefits.
- 6
6. Data Scientist
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $120,230median a year
- Growth
- +34.6%
- Openings / yr
- 24,800
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 4/100
- resilience
Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software.
- 7
7. Statistician
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $105,650median a year
- Growth
- +11.0%
- Openings / yr
- 1,900
- Education
- Master's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 4/100
- resilience
Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information.
- 8
8. Social Science Research Assistant
Life, Physical, and Social Science
- Median pay
- $61,990median a year
- Growth
- +5.0%
- Openings / yr
- 4,900
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 4/100
- resilience
Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research.
- 9
9. Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist
Business and Financial Operations
- Median pay
- $78,760median a year
- Growth
- +7.0%
- Openings / yr
- 82,000
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 5/100
- resilience
Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets.
- 10
10. Software Developer
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $135,980median a year
- Growth
- +10.2%
- Openings / yr
- 95,300
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 6/100
- resilience
Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs.
- 11
11. Writer and Author
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
- Median pay
- $76,910median a year
- Growth
- −0.3%
- Openings / yr
- 11,900
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 6/100
- resilience
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
- 12
12. Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk
Office and Administrative Support
- Median pay
- $49,230median a year
- Growth
- −1.9%
- Openings / yr
- 17,500
- Education
- High school
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 6/100
- resilience
Process new insurance policies, modifications to existing policies, and claims forms.
- 13
13. Bioinformatics Technician
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $81,490median a year
- Growth
- +7.1%
- Openings / yr
- 200
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 7/100
- resilience
Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and med…
- 14
14. Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk
Office and Administrative Support
- Median pay
- $58,260median a year
- Growth
- −15.9%
- Openings / yr
- 11,400
- Education
- High school
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 7/100
- resilience
Compile and record employee time and payroll data.
- 15
15. Web Designer
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $104,000median a year
- Growth
- +6.0%
- Openings / yr
- 8,300
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 8/100
- resilience
Design digital user interfaces or websites.
- 16
16. Budget Analyst
Business and Financial Operations
- Median pay
- $91,640median a year
- Growth
- +1.9%
- Openings / yr
- 2,900
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 8/100
- resilience
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
- 17
17. Financial Quantitative Analyst
Business and Financial Operations
- Median pay
- $81,100median a year
- Growth
- +4.1%
- Openings / yr
- 9,400
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 8/100
- resilience
Develop quantitative techniques to inform securities investing, equities investing, pricing, or valuation of financial instruments.
- 18
18. Brokerage Clerk
Office and Administrative Support
- Median pay
- $65,750median a year
- Growth
- −7.6%
- Openings / yr
- 3,400
- Education
- High school
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 8/100
- resilience
Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities.
- 19
19. QA Analyst
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $104,300median a year
- Growth
- +5.7%
- Openings / yr
- 10,700
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 9/100
- resilience
Develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their causes.
- 20
20. Bioinformatics Scientist
Life, Physical, and Social Science
- Median pay
- $98,920median a year
- Growth
- +4.7%
- Openings / yr
- 4,300
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 9/100
- resilience
Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical inform…
- 21
21. Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
- Median pay
- $72,420median a year
- Growth
- −0.1%
- Openings / yr
- 1,800
- Education
- Certificate
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 9/100
- resilience
Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information.
- 22
22. Database Architect
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $139,500median a year
- Growth
- +9.4%
- Openings / yr
- 3,900
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 10/100
- resilience
Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks.
- 23
- Median pay
- $117,860median a year
- Growth
- 0.0%
- Openings / yr
- 500
- Education
- Doctorate
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 10/100
- resilience
Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters.
- 24
24. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk
Office and Administrative Support
- Median pay
- $50,670median a year
- Growth
- −5.6%
- Openings / yr
- 144,100
- Education
- Some college
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 10/100
- resilience
Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete.
- 25
25. Data Entry Keyer
Office and Administrative Support
- Median pay
- $41,340median a year
- Growth
- −25.5%
- Openings / yr
- 7,700
- Education
- High school
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 10/100
- resilience
Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator.
- 26
26. Economist
Life, Physical, and Social Science
- Median pay
- $124,720median a year
- Growth
- +4.7%
- Openings / yr
- 1,100
- Education
- Master's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 11/100
- resilience
Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy.
- 27
27. Web Developer
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $92,650median a year
- Growth
- +3.8%
- Openings / yr
- 5,300
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 11/100
- resilience
Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces.
- 28
28. Technical Writer
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
- Median pay
- $90,390median a year
- Growth
- +0.8%
- Openings / yr
- 3,200
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 11/100
- resilience
Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions.
- 29
29. Eligibility Interviewer, Government Programs
Office and Administrative Support
- Median pay
- $54,210median a year
- Growth
- +1.6%
- Openings / yr
- 12,700
- Education
- High school
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 11/100
- resilience
Determine eligibility of persons applying to receive assistance from government programs and agency resources, such as welfare, unemployment benefits, social security, and public housing.
- 30
30. Penetration Tester
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $116,580median a year
- Growth
- +5.1%
- Openings / yr
- 27,000
- Education
- Bachelor's
- Very high
- BLS AI exposure
- 12/100
- resilience
Evaluate network system security by conducting simulated internal and external cyberattacks using adversary tools and techniques.
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Questions
Most AI-Exposed Jobs: FAQ
What jobs will AI replace?
These 30 occupations sit in the BLS "Very high" relative AI exposure category. BLS does not forecast that any of them will be replaced; by our O*NET analysis the most exposed are Proofreader and Copy Marker, Statistical Assistant and Billing and Posting Clerk.
Which of these jobs pay the most?
The best-paid of the 30 are Database Architect ($139,500), Software Developer ($135,980) and Actuary ($130,000) (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Which of these jobs don’t require a degree?
8 of the 30 have a typical entry requirement below an associate's degree (BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035). The best-paid of them: Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner ($72,420), Brokerage Clerk ($65,750) and Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk ($58,260).
How is this list ranked?
Occupations the Bureau of Labor Statistics places in its highest relative AI exposure category, meaning AI could be or already is used to assist with or complete a large share of the work. BLS is explicit that exposure does not mean job loss. Inside the category, jobs are ordered by the NueCareer AI-resilience score (lowest first), which reads how much of the work is routine information processing in O*NET. Included when the Bureau of Labor Statistics places the occupation in its "Very high" relative AI exposure category (Employment Projections supplemental table, 2025–35). BLS built the categories from five public measures of where AI could be or already is used in the work. BLS states plainly that exposure does not imply job loss, productivity gains, automation probability or wage effects. The page title answers the question people search; the honest answer is "exposed", not "replaced". Inside the category, jobs are ordered by the NueCareer AI-resilience score from lowest to highest. That score is our analysis of O*NET work activities, not a BLS figure. BLS publishes one wage per occupation code, and several O*NET job titles can share a code. Only one title per code is listed, so the same wage does not appear over and over. Every figure comes from BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035 and O*NET 31.0 Database.