High AI Risk (49–52%)
Industry occupation-mix grade — shared by every Hospital & Medical Service Plans employer tracked
Unitedhealth Group Inc
Workforce AI-exposure profile for Unitedhealth Group Inc: industry grade D (50.5/100), plus SEC headcount and BLS occupation mix.
Weighted average O*NET AI exposure score for this industry's occupation mix
Unitedhealth Group Inc's workforce carries a grade D AI-risk profile (50.5% weighted exposure), 8.6 points above the 41.9% average across 1,965 tracked employers. That is among the more AI-exposed occupation mixes of the industries tracked here; it describes the industry, not this company's own staffing.
Where Unitedhealth Group Inc sits among tracked employers
Industry occupation-mix AI exposure across the 1,965 public employers tracked. The marker is Hospital & Medical Service Plans's value, which every employer we track in that sector shares — it is not a measurement of Unitedhealth Group Inc specifically.
Where Unitedhealth Group Inc's industry AI exposure sits
Industry occupation-mix AI exposure across tracked public employers
50.5% Higher than most higher than 99%+ of 1,965 employers
Employers, banded by industry AI-exposure mix
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Source O*NET / PlainWorkforce employer industry mix · 2026-05-15
AI Displacement Risk Analysis
Companies in Hospital & Medical Service Plans sit in a high industry AI-exposure band. A large share of the typical roles can be augmented or replaced, especially administrative, clerical, and analytical work.
Industry exposure standing
Signature: 50.5/100 (grade D) · industry AI-exposure score (corpus extremity among disclosed peers)
As of May 2026, Unitedhealth Group Inc sits near the middle on both disclosed headcount and three-year change. Industry grade D (50.5/100) is shared by every tracked employer in Hospital & Medical Service Plans. As of May 2026, Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH) has no XBRL headcount on file. Industry grade D (50.5/100) from Hospital & Medical Service Plans is the primary measurable signal here.
SIC 6324 · NAICS 52 · 5 estimated roles; largest share Insurance underwriters · sources SEC EDGAR · O*NET 30.0 · BLS industry-occupation distributions.
Estimated Workforce Occupation Mix (Industry Average)
Unitedhealth Group Inc does not publish its own occupation breakdown, so this reflects the typical occupation mix for other employers in Hospital & Medical Service Plans (BLS industry-occupation employment distributions), not company-specific data. AI exposure scores from O*NET Database 30.0.
| Occupation | Est. Workforce Share | AI Exposure |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance underwriters SOC 13-2053 | | |
| Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks SOC 43-5071 | | |
| First-line supervisors of retail sales workers SOC 41-1011 | | |
| Funeral home managers SOC 11-9171 | | |
| Software developers SOC 15-1252 | | |
For task-level context on high-exposure mixes, see how AI affects different job types.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the AI risk grade for Unitedhealth Group Inc's industry?
Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH) maps to Hospital & Medical Service Plans, whose occupation mix is in the upper third of industry AI exposure here (grade D, 50.5/100). Every tracked employer in that sector shares the same grade - it describes the industry mix, not Unitedhealth Group Inc's own roster. Companies in Hospital & Medical Service Plans sit in a high industry AI-exposure band. A large share of the typical roles can be augmented or replaced, especially administrative, clerical, and analytical work.
How is the AI risk score calculated?
The score uses the company's primary industry (SIC 6324: Hospital & Medical Service Plans), mapped to BLS occupational employment shares. Each occupation gets an O*NET task-level AI exposure weight; the industry mix is the weighted average. 0 = no exposure; 100 = maximum.
Which occupations at Unitedhealth Group Inc face the most AI risk?
Largest estimated shares in the Hospital & Medical Service Plans mix: Insurance underwriters (45% AI exposure); Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks (60% AI exposure); First-line supervisors of retail sales workers (45% AI exposure). Treat these as industry-typical roles, not Unitedhealth Group Inc's published org chart.
How many employees does Unitedhealth Group Inc have?
Unitedhealth Group Inc does not disclose employee count in recent XBRL filings. Check the latest 10-K or annual report for a current figure.
Has Unitedhealth Group Inc had layoffs?
WARN Act layoff notices for Unitedhealth Group Inc are published by state labor agencies and the U.S. Department of Labor when a covered mass layoff hits the 100-worker threshold. Many quieter workforce changes never appear in WARN.
What industry is Unitedhealth Group Inc in?
Unitedhealth Group Inc is classified under SIC 6324 (Hospital & Medical Service Plans), mapping to NAICS sector 52. That classification selects the BLS occupation mix behind the AI exposure grade.
What to do with this
Use Unitedhealth Group Inc's risk profile above to plan next steps, not just react to the grade.
- Compare this employer against another company on AI risk, headcount, and trend using the interactive tool. Workforce comparison tool
- This employer skews toward higher-exposure occupations, see how AI affects different task mixes. How AI affects different job types
- See how every tracked employer ranks nationwide by AI displacement risk. Employer AI risk rankings
AI risk scores are estimates based on industry-level occupation distributions and may not reflect individual employer hiring practices; this is not financial advice.
AI risk scores are estimates based on industry-level occupation distributions and may not reflect individual employer hiring practices. Data sources: SEC EDGAR (company SIC codes) · O*NET Database 30.0 (AI exposure scores) · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034. This is not financial advice.