40 Jobs most at risk to AI

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Over_ed
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4:34p, 8/1/25
Too interesting not to serve up, even if it violates my self-imposed month long cease and desist on new AI threads.

This is Microsoft's Top 40 jobs at risk for AI.
https://fortune.com/2025/07/31/microsoft-research-generative-ai-occupational-impact-jobs-most-and-least-likely-to-impact-teaching-office-jobs-college-gen-z-grads/

As a former teacher, Business prof, Data Scientist, Outside Sales Rep, Stat Prof, Management Analyst, Tech Writer, Editor, and Author...

The only thing that I will soon be qualified for is 11B (infantry), and my flat feet should have kept me out of that when I was 19.

Save you a click... in next post

I'm glad I never took my career too seriously, except teaching.



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Over_ed
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1. Interpreters and Translators
2. Historians
3. Passenger Attendants
4. Sales Representatives of Services
5. Writers and Authors
6. Customer Service Representatives
7. CNC Tool Programmers
8. Telephone Operators
9. Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
10. Broadcast Announcers and Radio DJs
11. Brokerage Clerks
12. Farm and Home Management Educators
13. Telemarketers
14. Concierges
15. Political Scientists
16. News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists
17. Mathematicians
18. Technical Writers
19. Proofreaders and Copy Markers
20. Hosts and Hostesses
21. Editors
22. Business Teachers, Postsecondary
23. Public Relations Specialists
24. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
25. Advertising Sales Agents
26. New Accounts Clerks
27. Statistical Assistants
28. Counter and Rental Clerks
29. Data Scientists
30. Personal Financial Advisors
31. Archivists
32. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
33. Web Developers
34. Management Analysts
35. Geographers
36. Models
37. Market Research Analysts
38. Public Safety Telecommunicators
39. Switchboard Operators
40. Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary.
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Champion of Fireball
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4:37p, 8/1/25
AG
Thank goodness.

Carny Worker isn't on that list.
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AG
I'll probably replace all of my staff with AI soon, but I'd like to wait to replace myself until I have enough to retire.
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texagbeliever
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In reply to Over_ed • 4:42p, 8/1/25
What is a "mathematician" job?
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Stressboy
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I'm in the top 5 (author) and I'm going to embrace it as much as possible without selling my soul to it. I think those that figure how to use it well will be able to eke out a career and maybe more. Today's fiction authors are tomorrow's directors of ai generated movies and television series.

People will still want to read/see original stories with unique plots. Now will it all be ai besides the plot outline prompt? Don't know.
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Can't remember the last time I talked with a telephone operator.



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Not sure how AI is gonna reshelve books, unless books become totally obselete.

That said, school librarian can be an easy freaking job.
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In reply to texagbeliever • 4:48p, 8/1/25
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texagbeliever said:
What is a "mathematician" job?


This. Got my math degree from A&M and I STILL don't know what this is.

Edit autocorrect

...and early weekend beers
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In reply to Over_ed • 4:50p, 8/1/25
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Over_ed said:
16. News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists

The bar is pretty low here - I'm willing to give AI a shot.
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So glad I'm retired.
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I'm shocked that pharmacists aren't listed.

As far as authors and writers, I'm not convinced. As someone who writes frequently, I've turned to AI to help me get inspiration and phrasing ideas but I've never pulled anything directly from AI or felt like the writing was strong enough to use for my own purposes.

Can AI write a coherent story? Yes. Is it good writing? Nah, not so much.
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In reply to Over_ed • 5:44p, 8/1/25
Over_ed said:
1. Interpreters and Translators
2. Historians
3. Passenger Attendants
4. Sales Representatives of Services
5. Writers and Authors
6. Customer Service Representatives
7. CNC Tool Programmers
8. Telephone Operators
9. Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
10. Broadcast Announcers and Radio DJs
11. Brokerage Clerks
12. Farm and Home Management Educators
13. Telemarketers
14. Concierges
15. Political Scientists
16. News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists
17. Mathematicians
18. Technical Writers
19. Proofreaders and Copy Markers
20. Hosts and Hostesses
21. Editors
22. Business Teachers, Postsecondary
23. Public Relations Specialists
24. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
25. Advertising Sales Agents
26. New Accounts Clerks
27. Statistical Assistants
28. Counter and Rental Clerks
29. Data Scientists
30. Personal Financial Advisors
31. Archivists
32. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
33. Web Developers
34. Management Analysts
35. Geographers
36. Models
37. Market Research Analysts
38. Public Safety Telecommunicators
39. Switchboard Operators
40. Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary.


What about "Content Creator"?
“If you’re going to have crime it should at least be organized crime”
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What won't be in there: problem solvers, critical thinkers, intuitive thinkers, etc.
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I would equally be interested in top jobs impacted by offshoring….and then top job impacted by the combo of AI and offshoring.
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Ha! Missed me!
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Eye doctors for exams and fittings.

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Quote:
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2. Historians
8. Telephone Operators
13. Telemarketers
16. News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists
18. Technical Writers
20. Hosts and Hostesses
26. New Accounts Clerks
39. Switchboard Operators
40. Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary.


All of those were on the way out or greatly reduced without AI, anyway. Several others on the list have had significant hits in the last decade.

From someone in the industry, look for healthcare to make significant movements to AI in the next few years.
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Based on what we've all seen out of AI so far, both ends of the spectrum so to speak, it seems like an incredibly bad idea to replace historians, writers, editors.
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In reply to MEEN Ag 05 • 6:25p, 8/1/25
MEEN Ag 05 said:
Over_ed said:
16. News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists

The bar is pretty low here - I'm willing to give AI a shot.

I would like to know how AI is going to replace reporters. I get that it can read existing news stories and create new stories about those existing stories, but how is it going to know about current events unless you have a Reporter/Journalist write the initial story?
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6:28p, 8/1/25
Interesting that is has Web Developers and Data Scientists specifically, but doesn't have other forms of software development. It seems like that has been the primary thing management has been trying to replace so far.
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In reply to Over_ed • 6:32p, 8/1/25
AG
Quote:
Preston Fore is a reporter at Fortune

Ironicly, that article was not written by AI...
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In reply to texagbeliever • 6:36p, 8/1/25
texagbeliever said:
What is a "mathematician" job?

I'm guessing here - actuary, pom (production/operations/management), decision science, quality engineering...

???
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In reply to dmart90 • 6:38p, 8/1/25
dmart90 said:
Quote:
Preston Fore is a reporter at Fortune

Ironicly, that article was not written by AI...

so you think :-)
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Im Gipper
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In reply to AustinAg2K • 6:38p, 8/1/25
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how is it going to know about current events


Short term:

Watch this press conference/game/debate/, report what happens

Future:
You have cameras filming literally every minute of our lives, report on what is of note.

I'm Gipper
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Models?
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In reply to Over_ed • 6:39p, 8/1/25
Over_ed said:
texagbeliever said:
What is a "mathematician" job?

I'm guessing here - actuary, pom (production/operations/management), decision science, quality engineering...

???

And Spreadsheet Ag :-)
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Fluffers = safe
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Everyone and everything is replaceable, seriously think about it, they are using your data against you.
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In reply to Over_ed • 6:43p, 8/1/25
AG
Over_ed said:
Over_ed said:
texagbeliever said:
What is a "mathematician" job?

I'm guessing here - actuary, pom (production/operations/management), decision science, quality engineering...

???

And Spreadsheet Ag :-)


What if I told you I was AI all along?
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# 36 - Models

Again, in a few years, most "models" on Only Fans will be non-breathing, but the average IQ will go up.
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39. Switchboard Operators

I thought human switchboard operators had been gone since the major telephone system upgrade in the 80s. Is there another switchboard operator beyond the old POTS that I'm not aware of?
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In reply to kb2001 • 7:00p, 8/1/25
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Basically anyone answering the phone and directing phone calls within an organization.
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80sGeorge said:
Based on what we've all seen out of AI so far, both ends of the spectrum so to speak, it seems like an incredibly bad idea to replace historians, writers, editors.

The Department of Education has been doing that for 50 years.
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39. Switchboard Operators

lol, this list was made by ai

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