Jobs Most Likely to Be Replaced by AI in 2026

The 50 careers with the highest AI automation exposure out of 763 analyzed. See which jobs face the most disruption and what you can do about it.

Based on 763 careers analyzed. Data updated March 2026.

  1. Proofreaders and Copy Markers — 92% AI risk, $49,600
  2. Economists — 91.4% AI risk, $81,000
  3. Judicial Law Clerks — 91% AI risk, $91,800
  4. Brokerage Clerks — 91% AI risk, $44,500
  5. Credit Analysts — 91% AI risk, $81,100
  6. Billing and Posting Clerks — 91% AI risk, $44,500
  7. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service — 90.9% AI risk, $43,700
  8. Mathematicians — 90.8% AI risk, $104,000
  9. Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other — 90.6% AI risk, $119,000
  10. Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers — 90.5% AI risk, $91,800
  11. Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators — 90.4% AI risk, $92,700
  12. Models — 90.0% AI risk, $49,500
  13. Data Scientists — 89.8% AI risk, $107,000
  14. Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers — 89.7% AI risk, $100,800
  15. Database Architects — 89.5% AI risk, $109,000
  16. Statisticians — 89.3% AI risk, $106,000
  17. Actuaries — 89.1% AI risk, $103,000
  18. Writers and Authors — 89.0% AI risk, $72,800
  19. Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary — 88.8% AI risk, $68,400
  20. Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs — 88.7% AI risk, $46,600
  21. Personal Financial Advisors — 88.5% AI risk, $82,700
  22. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary — 88.4% AI risk, $64,800
  23. Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary — 88.3% AI risk, $67,200
  24. Architectural and Civil Drafters — 88.1% AI risk, $90,100
  25. Insurance Underwriters — 88.0% AI risk, $83,500
  26. Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks — 87.8% AI risk, $47,000
  27. Electrical and Electronics Drafters — 87.7% AI risk, $91,000
  28. Genetic Counselors — 87.6% AI risk, $67,200
  29. Credit Counselors — 87.4% AI risk, $83,500
  30. History Teachers, Postsecondary — 87.3% AI risk, $65,400
  31. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates — 87.2% AI risk, $93,600
  32. Law Teachers, Postsecondary — 87.1% AI risk, $63,000
  33. Political Scientists — 87.0% AI risk, $89,200
  34. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists — 86.7% AI risk, $83,300
  35. Correspondence Clerks — 86.6% AI risk, $44,900
  36. Web and Digital Interface Designers — 86.4% AI risk, $112,000
  37. Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks — 86.0% AI risk, $45,800
  38. Sociologists — 85.9% AI risk, $83,300
  39. Epidemiologists — 85.8% AI risk, $81,800
  40. Office Clerks, General — 85.7% AI risk, $48,700
  41. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists — 85.3% AI risk, $84,000
  42. Mechanical Drafters — 85.1% AI risk, $91,800
  43. Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes — 85.0% AI risk, $78,000
  44. Compensation and Benefits Managers — 84.9% AI risk, $111,100
  45. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary — 84.8% AI risk, $66,000
  46. Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary — 84.6% AI risk, $66,000
  47. Power Distributors and Dispatchers — 84.3% AI risk, $44,000
  48. Financial Examiners — 84.2% AI risk, $82,700
  49. Cost Estimators — 84.1% AI risk, $81,100
  50. Marriage and Family Therapists — 83.8% AI risk, $50,500