Automation Risk
Each occupation shows a probability of automation. A higher score means machines and algorithms are more likely to take over the role in the future.
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| SUMMARY |
56%
Moderate Risk
|
11%
Minimal Risk
|
32%
Low Risk
|
47%
Moderate Risk
|
45%
Moderate Risk
|
47%
Moderate Risk
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| JOB SCORE | 2.5/10 | 7.9/10 | 4.0/10 | 4.0/10 | 4.9/10 | 3.0/10 |
| POLLING |
73%
(High Risk,
Based on 337 votes)
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37%
(Low Risk,
Based on 609 votes)
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52%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 60 votes)
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50%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 105 votes)
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60%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 36 votes)
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There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
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GROWTH
by year 2034
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-0.5%
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4.7%
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-5.0%
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0.3%
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3.0%
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-0.1%
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| WAGES |
$34,580
or $16.62 per hour
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$138,060
or $66.37 per hour
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$47,320
or $22.75 per hour
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$66,780
or $32.10 per hour
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$81,270
or $39.07 per hour
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$37,960
or $18.25 per hour
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VOLUME
as of 2024
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3,800,250
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603,710
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1,113,160
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1,266,860
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1,128,200
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64,770
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| SNOWFLAKE |
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| DESCRIPTION | Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers. | Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers. | Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties. | Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold. | Conduct retail activities of businesses operating exclusively online. May perform duties such as preparing business strategies, buying merchandise, managing inventory, implementing marketing activities, fulfilling and shipping online orders, and balancing financial records. | Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise. |
Compare Occupations Side by Side
Curious how automation and AI could affect your career? Our comparison tool lets you view two or more jobs side by side, helping you quickly spot differences in risk level, pay, growth, and popularity. All of this is based on a mix of academic research, user polling, and official labour data.
Job Score
A quick summary of how a job performs overall — factoring in wages, growth, volume, and automation risk. It’s a handy way to see the bigger picture at a glance.
Polling Data
Thousands of visitors cast their votes on how “automatable” each job feels. These community insights are shown alongside the calculated probabilities.
Growth & Wages
See how fast each occupation is projected to grow and what people earn on average. High wages don’t always mean high security — automation risk still matters.
Volume of Workers
Explore how many people currently work in each occupation and in which year the data was recorded. Popularity can affect how disruptive automation will be for the wider economy.
The Snowflake Diagram
Each snowflake visualises the balance between automation risk, wages, growth, and job volume. Bigger and greener areas mean stronger performance in that dimension.
Use this comparison page to research careers, guide students, or simply explore the future of work. All data is regularly updated to keep the results relevant.