What tops the list of jobs ai cannot do: the 50 least exposed occupations?

Dishwashers, with 0.0% of its weighted task load exposed to current AI systems, 0.0% assisted and 100.0% untouched. Release v2026.Q3.

How is this list decided?

Every occupation in the untouched band, ranked from the lowest exposed share upward. Scores come from rating every standardised work activity in each occupation against a published rubric, not from rating the occupation as a whole.

Does a high score mean the job disappears?

No. Exposure is not displacement. This measures what current systems can produce and what structurally stands in the way, not what an employer will do about it.

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Jobs AI cannot do: the 50 least exposed occupations

Every occupation in the untouched band, ranked from the lowest exposed share upward. Release v2026.Q3, capability reference date 2026-09-15, built on O*NET 31.0.

These are jobs where most of the work is not something a current system can produce at all, usually because it happens to physical things in physical places or because a person has to be present while it happens.

#	Occupation	Exposed	Assisted	Median pay	Rank of 923	Band
1	Dishwashers	0.0%	0.0%	$34,810	923	untouched
2	Stonemasons	0.0%	0.0%	$57,390	922	untouched
3	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	0.0%	0.0%	$57,660	921	untouched
4	Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	0.0%	0.0%	$40,470	920	untouched
5	Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	0.0%	0.0%	$61,290	919	untouched
6	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	0.0%	0.0%	$40,130	918	untouched
7	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	0.5%	0.7%	$46,960	917	untouched
8	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	0.8%	0.8%	$38,300	916	untouched
9	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	0.8%	1.9%	$57,020	915	untouched
10	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	1.0%	1.2%	$70,070	914	untouched
11	Tire Builders	1.0%	0.5%	$57,390	913	untouched
12	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	1.1%	0.5%	$48,110	912	untouched
13	Highway Maintenance Workers	1.2%	2.0%	$50,260	911	untouched
14	Floor Sanders and Finishers	1.2%	2.5%	$50,440	910	untouched
15	Helpers--Roofers	1.3%	1.9%	$44,160	909	untouched
16	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	1.4%	2.7%	$53,340	908	untouched
17	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	1.5%	2.0%	$56,460	907	untouched
18	Rock Splitters, Quarry	1.6%	1.4%	$48,740	906	untouched
19	Roofers	1.7%	1.2%	$55,440	905	untouched
20	Pile Driver Operators	2.0%	3.0%	$73,300	904	untouched
21	Helpers--Electricians	2.2%	1.9%	$42,670	903	untouched
22	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	2.2%	2.4%	$58,930	902	untouched
23	Helpers--Carpenters	2.5%	1.4%	$43,780	901	untouched
24	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	2.6%	2.2%	$62,780	900	untouched
25	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	2.6%	1.4%	$42,360	899	untouched
26	Roof Bolters, Mining	2.8%	4.5%	$78,540	898	untouched
27	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	2.8%	1.0%	$76,170	897	untouched
28	Endoscopy Technicians	3.0%	5.4%	$48,430	896	untouched
29	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	3.0%	2.3%	$49,120	895	untouched
30	Tapers	3.0%	2.8%	$68,270	894	untouched
31	Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	3.3%	2.2%	$47,550	893	untouched
32	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	3.4%	2.4%	$65,380	892	untouched
33	Pipelayers	3.6%	4.1%	$49,000	891	untouched
34	Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	3.8%	3.0%	$46,420	890	untouched
35	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	4.0%	2.7%	$58,970	889	untouched
36	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	4.1%	3.1%	$46,420	888	untouched
37	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	4.1%	12.3%	$352,220	887	untouched
38	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	4.2%	2.2%	$35,060	886	untouched
39	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	4.2%	3.9%	$49,450	885	untouched
40	Tire Repairers and Changers	4.4%	3.1%	$37,710	884	untouched
41	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	4.6%	2.6%	$46,880	883	untouched
42	Prosthodontists	4.6%	10.1%	$311,180	882	untouched
43	Boilermakers	4.6%	4.8%	$76,410	881	untouched
44	Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	4.7%	2.3%	$47,630	880	untouched
45	Millwrights	4.7%	3.3%	$65,700	879	untouched
46	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	4.8%	7.2%	$35,450	878	untouched
47	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	4.8%	3.9%	n/a	877	untouched
48	Fence Erectors	4.8%	4.3%	$47,980	876	untouched
49	Glaziers	5.0%	3.7%	$57,080	875	untouched
50	Motorcycle Mechanics	5.0%	4.1%	$48,580	874	untouched

How to read this

Exposed is the share of an occupation’s weighted task load that a generally available AI system can produce today with little structural friction. Assisted is work it can produce but cannot finish alone, because somebody has to be present, accountable, or because checking the output costs as much as doing the work. Untouched is work it cannot produce at all.

Every figure here is computed from task level ratings, and every occupation links to the page that shows its own tasks. If a rating looks wrong, the task is the level to argue at: how this is measured.

Other cuts of the same data

Exposure is not displacement. This index measures what current systems can produce and what stands in the way. It does not forecast job losses, and it models no adoption, employment or wage effect.