Which Jobs Are Actually Getting Hit by AI? This Study Actually Looked

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Which Jobs Are Actually Getting Hit by AI? 

This Study Actually Looked




So there's this Microsoft study that just came out, and honestly, it's refreshing because instead of another round of wild predictions about AI taking over everything, they actually did something useful they looked at what's already happening.

The researchers dug through hundreds of thousands of anonymized conversations people had with Bing Copilot over nine months in 2024. Not theoretical stuff, not "what might happen in five years," but real people trying to use AI for actual work tasks. Then they mapped all of this to the government's O*NET database, which breaks down what different jobs actually involve day-to-day.

The Jobs Getting Hit Hardest

The pattern that emerges is... well, kind of obvious once you see it, but still worth spelling out. Jobs that rank highest for AI applicability are mostly about handling and communicating information. Interpreters and translators top the list, which makes sense language is exactly what these AI tools are built for.

Following close behind are writers, editors, reporters, technical writers. Customer service reps, ticket agents, concierges. Think about it: these are all roles where you're answering questions, drafting content, explaining things to people. That's basically what ChatGPT and friends were designed to do.




Here's the full list of jobs most likely to be affected:

  • Interpreters and Translators
  • Historians
  • Passenger Attendants
  • Sales Representatives of Services
  • Writers and Authors
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • CNC Tool Programmers
  • Telephone Operators
  • Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
  • Broadcast Announcers and Radio DJs
  • Brokerage Clerks
  • Farm and Home Management Educators
  • Telemarketers
  • Concierges
  • Political Scientists
  • News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists
  • Mathematicians
  • Technical Writers
  • Proofreaders and Copy Markers
  • Hosts and Hostesses
  • Editors

Some of these caught me off guard, though. CNC tool programmers? I guess if you're writing code to control machines, AI can probably help with that. Mathematicians being on the list feels both surprising and not surprising AI can crunch numbers and solve equations, but can it really do the kind of abstract mathematical thinking that matters?

The Safe Zone (For Now)




On the flip side, jobs that seem largely untouched by current AI are exactly what you'd expect: anything requiring physical work, hands-on care, or direct machine operation. Phlebotomists, nursing assistants, hazardous materials workers, embalmers. Ship engineers, dishwashers, tire repair folks.

These jobs demand physical skill and spatial reasoning stuff that's way beyond what language models can handle. You can't exactly ask ChatGPT to draw someone's blood or fix a flat tire.

The least affected occupations include:

  • Phlebotomists
  • Nursing Assistants
  • Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
  • Helpers – Painters, Plasterers, etc.
  • Embalmers
  • Plant and System Operators
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  • Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
  • Ship Engineers
  • Tire Repairers and Changers
  • Prosthodontists
  • Helpers – Production Workers
  • Highway Maintenance Workers
  • Medical Equipment Preparers
  • Packaging and Filling Machine Operators
  • Machine Feeders and Offbearers
  • Dishwashers
  • Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
  • Supervisors of Firefighters
  • Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

The Nuanced Reality

Here's what I appreciate about this research they're not claiming AI will just replace entire jobs overnight. A high score means many of that job's core tasks can be assisted or handled by current AI systems, but that doesn't mean the human disappears. And a low score isn't some kind of permanent protection either. Robotics could change everything for these physical jobs down the line.

The study also doesn't try to predict whether employment in these fields will actually grow or shrink, which is smart. Technology has this weird habit of reshaping work in completely unexpected ways. Sometimes it eliminates jobs, sometimes it creates new ones, sometimes it just changes what people spend their time doing.

What's valuable here is that we're finally getting data on how AI is actually intersecting with work right now, not some consultant's guess about what might happen in 2030. It's messier and more limited than the grand predictions, but it's real.

Still, I can't help but wonder about the limitations. which skews toward people who are already comfortable with AI and have jobs where they can experiment with it. What about all the ways AI might affect work that don't show up in chatbot logs?

But for now, this gives us the clearest picture yet of where the rubber is actually meeting the road with AI and work—one conversation at a time.


Open Your Mind !!!

Source: Techspot

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