High-Paying Jobs Set to Disappear, Hurry and Switch Professions
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to displace various types of jobs. AI can now complete tasks previously performed by humans more quickly and efficiently.
The latest report from Anthropic reveals several jobs that are now most vulnerable to being replaced by this technology.
In the report titled Labor Market Impacts of AI: A New Measure and Early Evidence, Anthropic uses a new indicator called observed exposure, which measures how much of a profession’s tasks could potentially be automated by AI based on actual usage.
The results show that text-based jobs, data analysis, and customer service roles are the most at risk of being impacted.
Even some technology professions synonymous with ‘high salaries’ are at the top of the list because many of their tasks can be performed by generative AI.
Here are the 10 professions with the highest AI exposure:
Computer programmer (74.5%)
Tasks: writing, updating, and maintaining programmes.
Customer service (70.1%)
Tasks: answering customer questions, taking orders, handling complaints.
Data entry (67.1%)
Tasks: reading source documents and entering data into systems.
Medical records specialist (66.7%)
Tasks: compiling and coding patient data.
Market research analyst & marketing specialist (64.8%)
Tasks: creating data reports and interpreting complex findings.
Sales representative (non-technical) (62.8%)
Tasks: contacting customers and offering products.
Financial & investment analyst (57.2%)
Tasks: analysing financial data for investment decisions.
Software QA analyst & tester (51.9%)
Tasks: fixing errors and improving software performance.
Information security analyst (48.6%)
Tasks: assessing risks and testing data security.
Computer support specialist (46.8%)
Tasks: answering user questions and troubleshooting.
The Anthropic report also indicates that around 30% of workers are in groups with zero AI coverage. This means that tasks in their jobs rarely appear in AI usage data to meet the minimum threshold.
Professions in this category generally rely on physical skills and on-site presence, such as chefs, motorbike mechanics, lifeguards, bartenders, dishwashers, and cloakroom attendants.