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 |
64%
High Risk
|
29%
Low Risk
|
21%
Low Risk
|
29%
Low Risk
|
32%
Low Risk
|
30%
Low Risk
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| JOB SCORE | 3.3/10 | 6.1/10 | 5.8/10 | 3.9/10 | 4.7/10 | 5.6/10 |
| POLLING |
There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
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35%
(Low Risk,
Based on 20 votes)
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39%
(Low Risk,
Based on 42 votes)
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There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
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40%
(Low Risk,
Based on 97 votes)
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46%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 110 votes)
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GROWTH
by year 2034
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3.3%
|
17.0%
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17.0%
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-0.4%
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2.3%
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12.5%
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| WAGES |
$37,700
or $18.12 per hour
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$34,900
or $16.78 per hour
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$34,900
or $16.78 per hour
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$41,590
or $19.99 per hour
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$39,530
or $19.00 per hour
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$44,200
or $21.25 per hour
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VOLUME
as of 2024
|
53,020
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3,988,140
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3,988,140
|
34,900
|
1,388,430
|
793,460
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| SNOWFLAKE |
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| DESCRIPTION | Transport patients to areas such as operating rooms or x-ray rooms using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. May maintain stocks of supplies or clean and transport equipment. Psychiatric orderlies are included in Psychiatric Aides. | Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication. Work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities. | Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility. | Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies. | Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants. | Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician. |
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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.
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