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 |
25%
Low Risk
|
16%
Minimal Risk
|
20%
Minimal Risk
|
29%
Low Risk
|
23%
Low Risk
|
| JOB SCORE | 7.7/10 | 6.7/10 | 6.9/10 | 4.9/10 | 7.2/10 |
| POLLING |
41%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 45 votes)
|
56%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 622 votes)
|
55%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 450 votes)
|
49%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 834 votes)
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35%
(Low Risk,
Based on 303 votes)
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GROWTH
by year 2034
|
11.9%
|
8.2%
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8.2%
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-4.2%
|
6.2%
|
| WAGES |
$130,390
or $62.68 per hour
|
$108,970
or $52.39 per hour
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$108,970
or $52.39 per hour
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$96,800
or $46.53 per hour
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$127,590
or $61.34 per hour
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VOLUME
as of 2024
|
177,010
|
439,380
|
439,380
|
318,570
|
93,940
|
| SNOWFLAKE |
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| DESCRIPTION | Design or configure wired, wireless, and satellite communications systems for voice, video, and data services. Supervise installation, service, and maintenance. | Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions. | Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met. | Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. | Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls. |
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.