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Ranked: Which Jobs Are Safest from AI?
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Key Takeaways
- Public-facing jobs are safest. Roles like emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and social workers have low automation risk due to constant human interaction.
- Management roles are resilient. Jobs involving leadership and decision-making remain harder to automate.
- Skilled trades remain strong. Physical, hands-on work is less vulnerable to artificial intelligence.
AI continues to disrupt workplaces, but not all jobs are equally at risk. This infographic ranks the occupations least likely to be automated, based on public interaction, task complexity, and human judgment.
From EMTs to HR managers, the most resilient jobs typically involve interpersonal engagement, leadership, or hands-on technical skills that are difficult to replicate with AI systems.
The data for this visualization comes from Esquimoz. It analyzes a blend of automation risk scores and the necessity for public interaction to determine which jobs are safest from artificial intelligence.
Human Interaction Protects Emergency Roles
Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and healthcare social workers top the list, with 100% public interaction and very low automation risk. These roles require on-the-spot decisions, emotional intelligence, and real-time responsiveness, traits that AI still struggles to match.
| Occupation | Public interaction (%) | Automation Risk | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency medical technicians | 100% | 7% | 100 |
| Healthcare social workers | 100% | 11% | 98 |
| Lawyers | 100% | 29% | 86 |
| Medical & health services managers | 90% | 26% | 82 |
| First-line supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers | 79% | 17% | 80 |
| HR managers | 83% | 26% | 78 |
| General & operations managers | 80% | 36% | 70 |
| Maintenance & repair workers | 72% | 35% | 65 |
| First-line supervisors of administrative support workers | 82% | 50% | 62 |
| Training & development specialists | 58% | 29% | 60 |
Managers Remain Hard to Replace
Leadership positions such as HR managers, operations managers, and construction supervisors rank highly due to their reliance on judgment, strategy, and team coordination. While some managerial tasks can be automated, the core human element remains essential.
Skilled Trades Show Resilience
Jobs like maintenance and repair workers and construction supervisors continue to resist automation due to their physical and situational demands. These professions often involve complex, variable environments that AI has yet to master.
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