The Task Exposure Indexv2026.Q3
List

The most AI exposed jobs in every field

Every occupational family (SOC major group); the three highest exposed shares in each. Release v2026.Q3, capability reference date 2026-09-15, built on O*NET 31.0.

No field is exposed evenly. Even the most hands on families have desk roles whose work a current system can largely produce, and they are usually the roles nearest the paperwork.

Management

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Marketing Managers51.6%24.0%$166,79099exposed
2Clinical Research Coordinators49.3%26.5%$167,220115exposed
3Advertising and Promotions Managers49.2%22.5%$133,660117exposed

Business and financial operations

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists66.8%21.9%$78,76012exposed
2Financial Quantitative Analysts65.2%27.9%$81,10019exposed
3Logistics Analysts63.7%22.6%$82,32023exposed

Computer and mathematical

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Business Intelligence Analysts72.0%22.7%$120,2303exposed
2Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians69.3%21.5%$116,5806exposed
3Data Scientists69.1%21.3%$120,2307exposed

Architecture and engineering

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Geodetic Surveyors47.5%21.8%$75,440131exposed
2Industrial Engineers44.4%29.6%$102,440189exposed
3Electronics Engineers, Except Computer43.0%26.4%$130,220213exposed

Life, physical and social science

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Remote Sensing Technicians52.4%22.5%$62,28092exposed
2Climate Change Policy Analysts52.1%29.7%$82,22095exposed
3Social Science Research Assistants51.0%24.3%$61,990105exposed

Community and social service

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Health Education Specialists38.5%27.0%$64,070294exposed
2Directors, Religious Activities and Education33.9%23.9%$52,100388exposed
3Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists30.6%26.3%$66,270425assisted

Legal

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers49.5%30.1%$58,650111exposed
2Judicial Law Clerks37.0%31.2%$64,920326exposed
3Paralegals and Legal Assistants33.6%32.8%$62,890389assisted

Educational instruction and library

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Farm and Home Management Educators54.7%21.8%$60,22070exposed
2Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary48.1%20.8%$80,340125exposed
3Archivists47.2%18.4%$64,550137exposed

Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Technical Writers68.9%16.3%$90,3908exposed
2Writers and Authors65.7%17.2%$76,91015exposed
3Editors63.1%15.9%$77,92028exposed

Healthcare practitioner and technical

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Patient Representatives49.3%20.4%$50,290116exposed
2Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars47.0%27.5%$68,020141exposed
3Medical Records Specialists40.0%31.6%$51,140270exposed

Healthcare support

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Medical Transcriptionists39.8%38.0%$40,410275exposed
2Pharmacy Aides28.9%18.9%$37,680453untouched
3Speech-Language Pathology Assistants25.0%29.9%$48,430494assisted

Protective service

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers32.5%24.7%$55,940405exposed
2Intelligence Analysts32.4%33.2%$93,790406assisted
3Customs and Border Protection Officers29.1%21.9%$76,210449assisted

Food preparation and serving

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop36.5%15.2%$31,200334exposed
2First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers36.3%18.1%$44,080339exposed
3Chefs and Head Cooks34.6%17.8%$62,470374exposed

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers35.4%18.3%$49,100359exposed
2First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers34.1%17.9%$58,430381exposed
3Pest Control Workers29.1%12.5%$45,250448untouched

Personal care and service

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Concierges60.1%16.0%$38,95045exposed
2First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers41.0%27.2%$48,590256exposed
3First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services39.5%26.0%$48,560281exposed

Sales

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Telemarketers73.3%22.1%$35,4501exposed
2Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel61.2%21.9%$69,99040exposed
3Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products60.5%23.6%$104,92042exposed

Office and administrative support

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Desktop Publishers72.9%13.0%$55,2902exposed
2Statistical Assistants71.0%22.9%$50,3304exposed
3Proofreaders and Copy Markers70.2%20.0%$51,1205exposed

Farming, fishing and forestry

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers23.0%18.2%$59,320529untouched
2Agricultural Inspectors18.6%17.7%$49,940626untouched
3Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse17.5%10.0%$35,660654untouched

Construction and extraction

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Energy Auditors56.2%21.9%$74,69066exposed
2Solar Energy Installation Managers27.3%20.5%$79,920466untouched
3Weatherization Installers and Technicians24.1%13.4%n/a504untouched

Installation, maintenance and repair

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers35.0%19.5%$79,860367exposed
2Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay32.5%17.5%$103,020404exposed
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment30.4%17.7%$74,090427untouched

Production

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers36.6%22.6%$74,450332exposed
2Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers35.0%20.4%$68,120366exposed
3Power Distributors and Dispatchers33.2%19.7%$106,730393exposed

Transportation and material moving

#OccupationExposedAssistedMedian payRank of 923Band
1Traffic Technicians62.4%18.1%$59,09033exposed
2Recycling Coordinators43.3%22.2%n/a208exposed
3Driver/Sales Workers41.4%16.4%$38,770246exposed

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.

Questions about this list

What is the most exposed job in each field?

Management: Marketing Managers, 51.6% exposed. Business and financial operations: Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, 66.8% exposed. Computer and mathematical: Business Intelligence Analysts, 72.0% exposed. Architecture and engineering: Geodetic Surveyors, 47.5% exposed. Life, physical and social science: Remote Sensing Technicians, 52.4% exposed. Community and social service: Health Education Specialists, 38.5% exposed. Legal: Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, 49.5% exposed. Educational instruction and library: Farm and Home Management Educators, 54.7% exposed. Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media: Technical Writers, 68.9% exposed. Healthcare practitioner and technical: Patient Representatives, 49.3% exposed. Healthcare support: Medical Transcriptionists, 39.8% exposed. Protective service: First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, 32.5% exposed. Food preparation and serving: Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop, 36.5% exposed. Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance: First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers, 35.4% exposed. Personal care and service: Concierges, 60.1% exposed. Sales: Telemarketers, 73.3% exposed. Office and administrative support: Desktop Publishers, 72.9% exposed. Farming, fishing and forestry: First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, 23.0% exposed. Construction and extraction: Energy Auditors, 56.2% exposed. Installation, maintenance and repair: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, 35.0% exposed. Production: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, 36.6% exposed. Transportation and material moving: Traffic Technicians, 62.4% exposed. Release v2026.Q3.

How is this list decided?

Every occupational family (SOC major group); the three highest exposed shares in each. 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.

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.