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24 sectors indexed. Showing role-level rankings for Information (51).
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Manufacturing (33)
63 roles • 77% avg exposure
Highest: Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lowest: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Open sector rankingAccommodation and Food Services (72)
20 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Lowest: Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Open sector rankingManufacturing (32)
25 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Lowest: Machinists
Open sector rankingAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)
14 roles • 74% avg exposure
Highest: Agricultural Equipment Operators
Lowest: Logging Workers, All Other
Open sector rankingRetail Trade (45)
4 roles • 73% avg exposure
Highest: Parts Salespersons
Lowest: Advertising Sales Agents
Open sector rankingTransportation and Warehousing (48)
40 roles • 67% avg exposure
Highest: Bus Drivers, School
Lowest: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Open sector rankingOther Services (except Public Administration) (81)
20 roles • 65% avg exposure
Highest: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Lowest: Recreation Workers
Open sector rankingTransportation and Warehousing (49)
8 roles • 62% avg exposure
Highest: Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Lowest: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Open sector rankingUtilities (22)
15 roles • 61% avg exposure
Highest: Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Lowest: Civil Engineers
Open sector rankingMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (21)
22 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Floor Sanders and Finishers
Lowest: Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Open sector rankingReal Estate and Rental and Leasing (53)
17 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Lowest: Quality Control Systems Managers
Open sector rankingConstruction (23)
41 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Lowest: Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Open sector rankingManufacturing (31)
85 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sewing Machine Operators
Lowest: Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Open sector rankingRetail Trade (44)
3 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Lowest: Insurance Sales Agents
Open sector rankingWholesale Trade (42)
12 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Lowest: Sales Engineers
Open sector rankingArts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)
20 roles • 56% avg exposure
Highest: Manicurists and Pedicurists
Lowest: Set and Exhibit Designers
Open sector rankingAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56)
61 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Lowest: Chief Executives
Open sector rankingFinance and Insurance (52)
56 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Order Clerks
Lowest: Architectural and Engineering Managers
Open sector rankingInformation (51)
18 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Designers, All Other
Lowest: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Open sector rankingProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)
187 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Lowest: Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Open sector rankingManagement of Companies and Enterprises (55)
4 roles • 47% avg exposure
Highest: Tax Preparers
Lowest: Purchasing Managers
Open sector rankingHealth Care and Social Assistance (62)
151 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Lowest: Nurse Anesthetists
Open sector rankingPublic Administration (92)
85 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Lowest: Mental Health Counselors
Open sector rankingEducational Services (61)
45 roles • 34% avg exposure
Highest: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Lowest: Archivists
Open sector rankingSector ranking
Information (51)
Highest automation exposure roles in this sector. Showing top 18 results.
#1Low confidenceWorkflowDADesigners, All Other
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Designers, All Other shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 67% • SOC 27-1029.00
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#2Low confidenceInsightMAMedia and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 66% • SOC 27-4099.00
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#3High confidencePlanningLTLighting Technicians
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Lighting Technicians shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 62% • SOC 27-4015.00
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#4Medium confidenceOperationsCChoreographers
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Choreographers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 60% • SOC 27-2032.00
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#5High confidenceProductivityCPComputer Programmers
Computer and Mathematical • Information
Computer Programmers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 56% • SOC 15-1251.00
Code assistantTesting automationKnowledge copilot
#6High confidenceOperationsSQSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Computer and Mathematical • Information
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 56% • SOC 15-1253.00
Code assistantTesting automationKnowledge copilot
#7High confidenceOperationsMTMedia Technical Directors/Managers
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Media Technical Directors/Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 55% • SOC 27-2012.05
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#8High confidenceWorkflowCSComputer Systems Engineers/Architects
Computer and Mathematical • Information
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 54% • SOC 15-1299.08
Code assistantTesting automationKnowledge copilot
#9High confidenceOperationsSDSoftware Developers
Computer and Mathematical • Information
Software Developers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 53% • SOC 15-1252.00
Code assistantTesting automationKnowledge copilot
#10High confidenceOperationsCACraft Artists
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Craft Artists is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 51% • SOC 27-1012.00
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#11Medium confidenceWorkflowWAWriters and Authors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Writers and Authors is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 51% • SOC 27-3043.00
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#12High confidenceAnalysisDSData Scientists
Computer and Mathematical • Information
Data Scientists is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 50% • SOC 15-2051.00
Code assistantTesting automationKnowledge copilot
#13High confidenceSystemsFAFilm and Video Editors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Film and Video Editors is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 49% • SOC 27-4032.00
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#14Medium confidenceAnalysisIAInterpreters and Translators
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Interpreters and Translators is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 44% • SOC 27-3091.00
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#15High confidenceSystemsDFDigital Forensics Analysts
Computer and Mathematical • Information
Digital Forensics Analysts is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 43% • SOC 15-1299.06
Code assistantTesting automationKnowledge copilot
#16High confidenceProductivityMPMedia Programming Directors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Media Programming Directors remains mostly human-led, with selective automation opportunities in support work.
Exposure benchmark: 39% • SOC 27-2012.03
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#17Medium confidenceCoordinationEEditors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
Editors remains mostly human-led, with selective automation opportunities in support work.
Exposure benchmark: 38% • SOC 27-3041.00
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow
#18High confidenceOperationsNANews Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media • Information
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists remains mostly human-led, with selective automation opportunities in support work.
Exposure benchmark: 38% • SOC 27-3023.00
Creative assistantEditing automationProduction workflow