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Worried about AI effect on job? Microsoft report reveals 40 careers that use tech most, least
Experts have often reassured the public that technology will not replace those who learn to use it to increase efficiency at the workplace
- PUBLISHED: Sun 17 Aug 2025, 6:03 PM
Artificial intelligence evolved from just a buzzword to a key tool in everyone's careers in the matter of a few years. Concerns have arisen as employees fear if AI will take over their jobs. However, experts have often reassured the public that technology will not replace those who learn to use it to increase efficiency at the workplace.
A recently released research paper, conducted with the help of and approved by Microsoft, reveals 40 career roles with the most and least AI applicability score.
What is AI applicability score?
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The study defines AI applicability score as the measure of "nontrivial AI usage that successfully completes activities corresponding to significant portions of an occupation’s tasks."
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This essentially means that the more that AI is used to complete a significant part of a particular job's work responsibilities, the higher the score.
In general, the occupations with highest AI applicability scores are knowledge work and communication focused occupations, according to the study.
However, all occupational groups "have at least some potential for AI impact (unsurprisingly, with much narrower effects on occupations with large physical components)", according to the study published by Microsoft research on July 22.
40 jobs with most AI applicability
These are the 40 roles identified with the highest AI applicability stores, which can translate into being the most impacted by technology. The jobs are arranged from high to low:
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
Brokerage Clerks
Farm and Home Management Educators
Telemarketers
Concierges
Political Scientists
News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists
Mathematicians
Technical Writers
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Hosts and Hostesses
Editors
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Public Relations Specialists
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Advertising Sales Agents
New Accounts Clerks
Statistical Assistants
Counter and Rental Clerks
Data Scientists
Personal Financial Advisors
Archivists
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Web Developers
Management Analysts
Geographers
Models
Market Research Analysts
Public Safety Telecommunicators
Switchboard Operators
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
40 jobs with least AI applicability
These are the 40 roles identified with the least AI applicability stores, which can translate into being the least impacted by technology. The jobs are again arranged from high to low:
Phlebotomists
Nursing Assistants
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Helpers–Painters, Plasterers
Embalmers
Plant and System Operators, All Other
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
Ship Engineers
Tire Repairers and Changers
Prosthodontists
Helpers–Production Workers
Highway Maintenance Workers
Medical Equipment Preparers
Packaging and Filling Machine Op.
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Dishwashers
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Supervisors of Firefighters
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Massage Therapists
Surgical Assistants
Tire Builders
Helpers–Roofers
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Op.
Roofers
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment
Logging Equipment Operators
Motorboat Operators
Orderlies
Floor Sanders and Finishers
Pile Driver Operators
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equip
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Water Treatment Plant and System Op.
Bridge and Lock Tenders
Dredge Operators
