Microsoft released a study assessing jobs’ vulnerability to being replaced by AI based on whether AI is currently being used for that work, how successfully it does so and how much of that occupation’s work is accounted for by AI.

Most vulnerable:

1. Interpreters and translators (Score: 0.49, Number employed: 51,560)
2. Historians (0.48, 3,040)
3. Passenger attendants (0.46, 20,190)
4. Sales representatives of services (0.46, 1,142,020)
5. Writers and authors (0.45, 49,450)
6. Customer service representatives (0.44, 2,858,710)
7. CNC (computer numerical control) tool programmers: (0.44, 28,030)
8. Telephone operators (0.42, 4,600)
9. Ticket agents and travel clerks (0.41, 119,270)
10. Broadcast announcers and radio DJs (0.41, 25,070)

Least vulnerable:

1. Dredge operators (0.00, 940)
2. Bridge and lock tenders (0.00, 3,460)
3. Water treatment plant and system operators (0.00, 120,710)
4. Foundry mold and coremakers (0.00, 11,780)
5. Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators (0.00, 18,770)
6. Pile driver operators (0.00, 3,010)
7. Floor sanders and finishers (0.00, 5,070)
8. Orderlies (0.00, 48,710)
9. Motorboat operators (0.00, 2,710)
10. Logging equipment operators (0.01, 23,720)