I’m late to the party on this study from last month, but nonetheless I wanted to put up a post on it. Microsoft looked at 200,000 U.S.-based anonymized conversations from Copilot and determined which jobs are being most disrupted by AI. They looked at tasks which were either assisted by AI (e.g. asking for instructions on how to do something), or completed by AI (e.g. writing a paper). These tasks were then mapped to a list of professions defined by the U.S. Department of Labor.
The results were fairly predictable. Jobs which centered around information and communication were most affected by AI, while jobs which involved more person-to-person or hands-on work were not.
Top 10 Jobs Most Impacted by AI
- Interpreters and Translators
- Historians
- Passenger Attendants
- Sales Representatives of Services
- Writers and Authors
- Customer Service Representatives
- CNC Tool Programmers
- Telephone Operators
- Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
- Broadcast Announcers and Radio DJs
Top 10 Jobs Least Impacted by AI
- Phlebotomists
- Nursing Assistants
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
- Helpers—Painters, Plasterers, etc.
- Embalmers
- Plant and System Operators, All Other
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
- Ship Engineers
- Tire Repairers and Changers
Link to Study: Working with AI: Measuring the Occupational Implications of Generative AI