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AI job-exposure statistics, at a glance

A single data-true snapshot of how exposed US work is to AI automation — across 832 occupations, from BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 and O*NET 30.0 task analysis. Every figure on this page is free to cite.

832
Occupations scored
37.2%
Average AI exposure
21
Above the 70% high-exposure line
581
Projected to grow (2024–34)
The headline

The typical US occupation has about 37.2% of its tasks exposed to current AI — but exposure is highly uneven: only 21 of 832 occupations cross the 70% high-exposure line, while 581 are still projected to add jobs through 2034. Automation risk concentrates in routine work, not across the board.

How AI exposure is distributed across 832 occupations

Count of occupations in each 10-point AI-exposure band. Most cluster in the low-to-middle range; the high-exposure tail is thin.

AI exposure distribution — Average marked 1 occupations at 0–10% 1 0 43 occupations at 10–20% 43 10 184 occupations at 20–30% 184 20 332 occupations at 30–40% 332 30 158 occupations at 40–50% 158 40 64 occupations at 50–60% 64 50 29 occupations at 60–70% 29 60 15 occupations at 70–80% 15 70 5 occupations at 80–90% 5 80 1 occupations at 90–100% 1 90 AI exposure (%) →
Average: 37.2% Average: 37.2%.

Average has ai exposure of 37.2%. Distribution: 1 occupations at 0-10%; 43 occupations at 10-20%; 184 occupations at 20-30%; 332 occupations at 30-40%; 158 occupations at 40-50%; 64 occupations at 50-60%; 29 occupations at 60-70%; 15 occupations at 70-80%; 5 occupations at 80-90%; 1 occupations at 90-100%.

Source: O*NET 30.0 task data (AI-exposure analysis by PlainWorkforce); BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034. As of May 2024.

5 least AI-exposed occupations

  1. Helpers--electricians 5%
  2. Physicians, all other 11%
  3. Manufactured building and mobile home installers 11%
  4. Pediatricians, general 13%
  5. Electricians 13%
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5 most AI-exposed occupations

  1. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 95%
  2. Billing and posting clerks 88%
  3. Accountants and auditors 87%
  4. Office clerks, general 84%
  5. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants 83%
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These statistics are free to use with attribution (the underlying federal data is public domain). Suggested citation:

PlainWorkforce, "AI Job-Exposure Statistics — 832 US Occupations," derived from BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 and O*NET 30.0. https://plainworkforce.com/statistics/

Writers and researchers are welcome to reference these figures or link to this page. See our methodology for how AI-exposure scores are computed.

Data sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Employment Projections 2024–2034; O*NET Database 30.0 (U.S. Department of Labor). AI-exposure scores are PlainWorkforce's analysis; figures are rounded. Covers 832 detailed occupations and 291 industries.