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title: "Will AI Replace Interviewers? (2026)"
description: "BLS rates interviewers' exposure to AI as very high. What that means, which parts of the work AI touches, and the 2025–2035 outlook (-10.4% projected)."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-interviewers"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Will AI Replace Interviewers? (2026)

**Short answer:** This is one of the most exposed jobs, and BLS projects it to shrink. Exposure is not a forecast of job loss on its own, but here the two point the same way.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics places interviewers in its very high AI exposure category, among the occupations most exposed to current AI. BLS projects employment to fall by 10.4% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 13,200 openings a year.

| Measure | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BLS relative AI exposure | Very high | BLS Employment Projections, AI exposure categories |
| NueCareer AI-resilience score | 28/100 | NueCareer analysis of O\*NET 31.0 Database |
| Projected employment change | -10.4% | BLS EP 2025–2035 |
| Openings a year | 13,200 | BLS EP 2025–2035 |
| Median annual wage | $45,920 | BLS OEWS May 2025 |

## Exposure categories

| BLS category | Occupations |
| --- | --- |
| Low | 203 |
| Moderate | 194 |
| High | 190 |
| Very high (this job) | 199 |

Exposure means AI could be or has been used to assist with or complete some of the work. BLS says it does not imply job loss, productivity gains, automation probability or wage effects. Method: https://www.bls.gov/emp/publications/ai-exposure-categories.htm

## What holds up

- Face-to-face discussions: 4.8/5 (O\*NET work context)
- Performing for or working directly with the public: 4.2/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships: 4.4/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Resolving conflicts and negotiating with others: 3.9/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)

## What AI reaches first

- Processing information: 4.3/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Repeating the same tasks: 4.6/5 (O\*NET work context)
- Documenting/recording information: 4.4/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Performing administrative activities: 4.4/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)

## O\*NET tasks

- Ask questions in accordance with instructions to obtain various specified information, such as person's name, address, age, religious preference, or state of residency.
- Meet with supervisor daily to submit completed assignments and discuss progress.
- Identify and report problems in obtaining valid data.
- Perform patient services, such as answering the telephone or assisting patients with financial or medical questions.
- Review data obtained from interview for completeness and accuracy.
- Supervise or train other staff members.

## Related careers less exposed to AI than interviewers

- [Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/postal-service-mail-sorter-processor-and-processing-machine-operator): BLS exposure Low, median $58,470; [Will AI replace postal service mail sorters?](https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-postal-service-mail-sorters)
- [Postal Service Mail Carrier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/postal-service-mail-carrier): BLS exposure Moderate, median $60,550; [Will AI replace postal service mail carriers?](https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-postal-service-mail-carriers)
- [Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerk): BLS exposure High, median $45,260; [Will AI replace shipping clerks?](https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-shipping-clerks)
- [Postal Service Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/postal-service-clerk): BLS exposure High, median $62,130
- [Teller](https://nuecareer.com/careers/teller): BLS exposure High, median $43,030; [Will AI replace tellers?](https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-tellers)
- [Library Assistant, Clerical](https://nuecareer.com/careers/library-assistant-clerical): BLS exposure High, median $36,910

## FAQ

**Will AI replace interviewers?**

This is one of the most exposed jobs, and BLS projects it to shrink. Exposure is not a forecast of job loss on its own, but here the two point the same way. BLS defines exposure as AI being able to assist with or complete some of the work, and says it does not imply job loss, productivity gains or wage effects. BLS projects employment to fall by 10.4% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 13,200 openings a year.

**How exposed are interviewers to AI?**

BLS sorts 786 occupations into four relative categories: low, moderate, high and very high. Interviewers are in the very high category, alongside 198 other occupations. The categories combine five public measures of where AI could be or already is used, and they compare occupations with each other rather than giving an absolute risk.

**What parts of an interviewer, except eligibility and loan's job can AI do?**

In O\*NET's description of the work, the parts that overlap most with what AI handles well are processing information, repeating the same tasks and documenting/recording information. The parts that hold up best are face-to-face discussions, performing for or working directly with the public and establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships. These come from O\*NET ratings of how important each activity is to the job, read through NueCareer's AI-resilience method.

**Is being an interviewer, except eligibility and loan a safe career from AI?**

On NueCareer's AI-resilience score, built from O\*NET work activities, interviewers score 28 out of 100, higher than 20% of the occupations we score. The job pays a median of $45,920 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). No job is fully safe from technological change, but the federal exposure category and the projected openings are the two numbers worth weighing.

**What careers similar to interviewers are less exposed to AI?**

Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator (low exposure, $58,470 median), Postal Service Mail Carrier (moderate exposure, $60,550 median), Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerk (high exposure, $45,260 median), Postal Service Clerk (high exposure, $62,130 median). Each is in a lower BLS exposure category than interviewers, and most are listed by O\*NET as related to the work.

Full profile: https://nuecareer.com/careers/interviewer.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology