Top 40 jobs most impacted by AI

Microsoft released a list of the 40 occupations with the highest AI applicability scores, based on how well AI tools like Copilot can assist with typical job tasks. Here are the jobs most likely to be significantly changed by AI:

1. Interpreters and Translators

2. Historians

3. Passenger Attendants

4. Sales Representatives of Services

5. Writers and Authors

6. Customer Service Representatives

7. CNC Tool Programmers

8. Telephone Operators

9. Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

10. Broadcast Announcers and Radio DJs

11. Brokerage Clerks

12. Farm and Home Management Educators

13. Telemarketers

14. Concierges

15. Political Scientists

16. News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists

17. Mathematicians

18. Technical Writers

19. Proofreaders and Copy Markers

20. Hosts and Hostesses

21. Editors

22. Business Teachers, Post-secondary

23. Public Relations Specialists

24. Demonstrators and Product Promoters

25. Advertising Sales Agents

26. New Accounts Clerks

27. Statistical Assistants

28. Counter and Rental Clerks

29. Data Scientists

30. Personal Financial Advisors

31. Archivists

32. Economics Teachers, Post-secondary

33. Web Developers

34. Management Analysts

35. Geographers

36. Models

37. Market Research Analysts

38. Public Safety Telecommunicators

39. Switchboard Operators

40. Library Science Teachers, Post-secondary

Impacted doesn’t mean replaced, but there are real risks

Microsoft has been careful to clarify that a high AI applicability score does not mean a job will be eliminated. The score simply reflects how much AI can assist with typical tasks. 

What are your thoughts?

Read more about the study https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.07935