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Most At-Risk Jobs Thanks to AI: Professionals Are Most Likely to Get the Chop

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A report released by the UK government last week, shows which jobs are most likely to be affected by artificial intelligence (AI) and large language modelling (LLM). If AI taking jobs is now a thing, then which ones are they?

The jobs more likely to get the chop are professional roles, especially in areas such as finance, business management and law. Interestingly this includes business analysts, along with accountants and business or organisational psychologists.

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Fascinatingly, these jobs are mainly found in large cities, so it could have knock-on effects on the property market as people decamp to regional areas. People with advanced degrees are also more likely to be on the chopping block. 

Teachers are also at risk, as well as those in the insurance industry.

Here are the jobs that have the most exposure to AI generally:

  1. Management consultants and business analysts
  2. Financial managers and directors 
  3. Chartered and certified accountants 
  4. Psychologists
  5. Purchasing managers and directors 
  6. Actuaries, economists and statisticians 
  7. Business and financial project management professionals 
  8. Finance and investment analysts and advisers 
  9. Legal professionals 
  10.  Business and related associate professionals 
  11. Credit controllers
  12. Solicitors
  13. Civil engineers 
  14. Education advisers and school inspectors
  15. Human resources administrative occupations
  16. Business, research and administrative professionals 
  17. Financial accounts managers 
  18. Bookkeepers, payroll managers and wages clerks 
  19. National government administrative occupations 
  20. Marketing associate professionals
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Here are the jobs that have the most exposure to Large Language Models (like ChatGPT):

  1. Telephone salespersons 
  2. Solicitors
  3. Psychologists
  4. Further education teaching professionals  
  5. Market and street traders and assistants  
  6. Legal professionals
  7. Credit controllers
  8. Human resource administration occupations  
  9. Public relations professionals  
  10. Management consultant and business analysts
  11. Market research interviewers  
  12. Local government administrative occupations  
  13. Clergy  
  14. Higher education teaching professionals  
  15. Collector salespersons and credit agents  
  16. Education advisers and school inspectors
  17. Human resource managers and directors  
  18. National government administrative occupations
  19. Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors  
  20. Social and humanities scientists
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Here are the jobs least exposed to AI: 

  1. Sports players
  2. Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 
  3. Elementary construction occupations
  4. Plasterers
  5. Steel erectors
  6. Vehicle valeters and cleaners
  7. Hospital porters 
  8. Cleaners and domestics 
  9. Floorers and wall tilers
  10. Metal plate workers, and riveters 
  11. Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
  12. Window cleaners 
  13. Painters and decorators 
  14. Fork-lift truck drivers
  15. Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers 
  16. Gardeners and landscape gardeners 
  17. Bricklayers and masons
  18. Road construction operatives
  19. Elementary process plant occupations 
  20. Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters 

Here are the jobs least exposed to large language modelling 

  1. Sports players
  2. Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
  3. Elementary construction occupations
  4. Plasterers
  5. Steel erectors
  6. Vehicle valeters and cleaners
  7. Hospital porters 
  8. Cleaners and domestics 
  9. Floorers and wall tilers
  10. Metal plate workers, and riveters 
  11. Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
  12. Window cleaners 
  13. Painters and decorators 
  14. Fork-lift truck drivers
  15. Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers 
  16. Gardeners and landscape gardeners 
  17. Bricklayers and masons
  18. Road construction operatives
  19. Elementary process plant occupations 
  20. Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters 

Is your job on this list? You might want to start training as a pro-footballer and soon!