Six figure jobs most exposed to AI
Median annual pay of $100,000 or more, ranked from the highest exposed share downward. Release v2026.Q3, capability reference date 2026-09-15, built on O*NET 31.0.
Pay is not protection. These are well paid jobs whose task load is largely producible by a current system, which is where the friction that remains matters most.
| # | Occupation | Exposed | Assisted | Median pay | Rank of 923 | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Intelligence Analysts | 72.0% | 22.7% | $120,230 | 3 | exposed |
| 2 | Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 69.3% | 21.5% | $116,580 | 6 | exposed |
| 3 | Data Scientists | 69.1% | 21.3% | $120,230 | 7 | exposed |
| 4 | Document Management Specialists | 67.2% | 24.0% | $116,580 | 10 | exposed |
| 5 | Database Administrators | 65.9% | 24.0% | $104,620 | 14 | exposed |
| 6 | Web and Digital Interface Designers | 65.3% | 23.5% | $104,000 | 18 | exposed |
| 7 | Data Warehousing Specialists | 65.2% | 26.4% | $139,500 | 20 | exposed |
| 8 | Biostatisticians | 63.5% | 25.9% | $105,650 | 25 | exposed |
| 9 | Database Architects | 63.4% | 25.5% | $139,500 | 26 | exposed |
| 10 | Mathematicians | 63.1% | 20.7% | $126,710 | 29 | exposed |
| 11 | Statisticians | 62.8% | 22.8% | $105,650 | 31 | exposed |
| 12 | Clinical Data Managers | 61.9% | 25.0% | $120,230 | 35 | exposed |
| 13 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 60.5% | 23.6% | $104,920 | 42 | exposed |
| 14 | Video Game Designers | 60.3% | 23.1% | $104,000 | 43 | exposed |
| 15 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 60.2% | 25.0% | $104,300 | 44 | exposed |
| 16 | Web Administrators | 59.5% | 24.1% | $116,580 | 50 | exposed |
| 17 | Health Informatics Specialists | 56.7% | 27.6% | $105,850 | 63 | exposed |
| 18 | Computer Systems Analysts | 56.6% | 24.5% | $105,850 | 64 | exposed |
| 19 | Computer Programmers | 55.1% | 24.8% | $100,390 | 69 | exposed |
| 20 | Software Developers | 54.7% | 26.2% | $135,980 | 71 | exposed |
| 21 | Management Analysts | 54.6% | 26.6% | $101,860 | 72 | exposed |
| 22 | Sales Engineers | 53.9% | 23.4% | $124,900 | 76 | exposed |
| 23 | Financial Risk Specialists | 53.4% | 28.7% | $117,330 | 81 | exposed |
| 24 | Blockchain Engineers | 53.0% | 27.6% | $116,580 | 83 | exposed |
| 25 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | 53.0% | 26.0% | $140,300 | 84 | exposed |
| 26 | Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors | 52.8% | 24.1% | $104,920 | 88 | exposed |
| 27 | Penetration Testers | 51.9% | 26.7% | $116,580 | 97 | exposed |
| 28 | Special Effects Artists and Animators | 51.7% | 15.0% | $102,030 | 98 | exposed |
| 29 | Marketing Managers | 51.6% | 24.0% | $166,790 | 99 | exposed |
| 30 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 51.3% | 25.4% | $116,580 | 101 | exposed |
| 31 | Financial and Investment Analysts | 50.1% | 26.3% | $102,740 | 108 | exposed |
| 32 | Clinical Research Coordinators | 49.3% | 26.5% | $167,220 | 115 | exposed |
| 33 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | 49.2% | 22.5% | $133,660 | 117 | exposed |
| 34 | Digital Forensics Analysts | 48.8% | 28.4% | $116,580 | 120 | exposed |
| 35 | Computer Network Architects | 48.7% | 24.6% | $134,050 | 121 | exposed |
| 36 | Transportation Planners | 48.3% | 29.1% | $101,110 | 123 | exposed |
| 37 | Project Management Specialists | 47.9% | 27.3% | $102,320 | 127 | exposed |
| 38 | Physicists | 47.6% | 22.3% | $172,250 | 129 | exposed |
| 39 | Environmental Economists | 47.5% | 27.0% | $124,720 | 133 | exposed |
| 40 | Information Security Analysts | 47.4% | 28.0% | $129,180 | 135 | exposed |
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.
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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.