AI Automation Risk Index: 65 Roles Ranked by AI Exposure (2026)
How exposed is your job to AI? Role Compass ranks 65 professions by how much of their core work today’s AI tools can perform — High, Moderate, or Lower exposure. Each role links to a full breakdown of the tasks being automated vs. augmented, near- and mid-term timelines, and a personalized 12-week action plan.
High exposure — 15 roles
A large share of core tasks is highly automatable — these roles are changing the fastest.
- Accountant / Financial Analyst — Business & Finance
- Administrative Assistant — Operations
- Business Analyst — Business & Finance
- Chartered Accountant — Business & Finance
- Content Writer / Copywriter — Design & Creative
- Copywriter — Design & Creative
- Customer Support Lead — Operations
- Data Analyst — Technology
- Graphic Designer — Design & Creative
- Journalist / Reporter — Design & Creative
- Scrum Master / Agile Coach — Business & Finance
- SEO Specialist — Marketing & Sales
- Social Media Manager — Marketing & Sales
- Software Tester / QA Engineer — Technology
- Video Editor — Design & Creative
Moderate exposure — 26 roles
A meaningful portion of the work shifts to AI, but the role is augmented rather than replaced.
- Architect — Professional Services
- Artist / Painter — Design & Creative
- Business Development Manager — Marketing & Sales
- Cloud Engineer — Technology
- Customer Success Manager — Operations
- Data Scientist — Technology
- DevOps Engineer — Technology
- Financial Advisor / Wealth Manager — Business & Finance
- HR Manager — Business & Finance
- Industrial / Manufacturing Engineer — Professional Services
- Investment Banker — Business & Finance
- Investor / VC — Business & Finance
- Lawyer / Legal Professional — Professional Services
- Management Consultant — Business & Finance
- Marketing Manager — Marketing & Sales
- Mining / Petroleum Engineer — Professional Services
- Operations Manager — Operations
- Pharmacist — Healthcare
- Product Manager — Technology
- Project / Program Manager — Business & Finance
- Real Estate Agent — Marketing & Sales
- Sales Representative — Marketing & Sales
- Software Developer — Technology
- Supply Chain Manager — Operations
- Textile Engineer — Professional Services
- UX Designer — Design & Creative
Lower exposure — 24 roles
AI accelerates the work, but human judgment, physical skill, and accountability keep these roles human-led.
- Aerospace Engineer — Professional Services
- Agricultural Engineer — Professional Services
- AI Engineer — Technology
- AI Strategy Leader — Business & Finance
- Biomedical Engineer — Healthcare
- Chemical Engineer — Professional Services
- Civil Engineer — Professional Services
- Cybersecurity Analyst — Technology
- Doctor — Healthcare
- Electrical Engineer — Professional Services
- Electronics / Embedded Engineer — Technology
- Environmental Engineer — Professional Services
- Executive / CEO — Business & Finance
- Founder / Entrepreneur — Business & Finance
- Mechanical Engineer — Professional Services
- Nurse — Healthcare
- Physiotherapist — Healthcare
- Psychologist — Healthcare
- Research Scientist — Technology
- Robotics Engineer — Technology
- Social Worker / Counselor — Human Services
- Solution Architect — Technology
- Sustainability Consultant — Professional Services
- Teacher / Educator — Education