Data · Updated 20 October 2026

UK AI Job-Risk Index

How exposed are UK occupations to AI? This index puts the Department for Education's published AI exposure scores next to ONS figures on how many people do each job and what it pays, for all 293 occupations where both are published.

25.3m

employee jobs covered (ONS ASHE 2020)

54%

of those jobs are in High or Very high exposure occupations

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Management consultants and business analysts
SOC 2010 2423 · Level 4
Very high 1.49
100th percentile
1.45 203,000 £42,555 Article
Financial managers and directors
SOC 2010 1131 · Level 4
Very high 1.46
100th percentile
1.32 362,000 £67,020 Role scanner
Chartered and certified accountants
SOC 2010 2421 · Level 4
Very high 1.46
99th percentile
1.25 97,000 £42,303 Article
Psychologists
SOC 2010 2212 · Level 4
Very high 1.46
99th percentile
1.56 32,000 £44,794 Role scanner
Purchasing managers and directors
SOC 2010 1133 · Level 4
Very high 1.44
99th percentile
1.33 73,000 £48,199 Article
Actuaries, economists and statisticians
SOC 2010 2425 · Level 4
Very high 1.42
99th percentile
1.27 33,000 £45,887 Role scanner
Business and financial project management professionals
SOC 2010 2424 · Level 4
Very high 1.41
98th percentile
1.29 265,000 £50,508 Article
Finance and investment analysts and advisers
SOC 2010 3534 · Level 3
Very high 1.41
98th percentile
1.31 134,000 £37,441 Article
Legal professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 2419 · Level 4
Very high 1.40
98th percentile
1.50 46,000 £77,582 Role scanner
Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 3539 · Level 3
Very high 1.39
98th percentile
1.27 218,000 £30,032 Role scanner
Credit controllers
SOC 2010 4121 · Level 2
Very high 1.39
97th percentile
1.49 24,000 £24,440 Role scanner
Solicitors
SOC 2010 2413 · Level 4
Very high 1.38
97th percentile
1.59 89,000 £43,014 Article
Civil engineers
SOC 2010 2121 · Level 4
Very high 1.36
97th percentile
1.02 46,000 £43,317 Role scanner
Education advisers and school inspectors
SOC 2010 2318 · Level 4
Very high 1.35
96th percentile
1.40 18,000 £41,075 Role scanner
Human resources administrative occupations
SOC 2010 4138 · Level 2
Very high 1.35
96th percentile
1.49 20,000 £21,516 Role scanner
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 2429 · Level 4
Very high 1.35
96th percentile
1.22 56,000 £49,350 Role scanner
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
SOC 2010 4122 · Level 2
Very high 1.34
95th percentile
1.18 297,000 £25,926 Article
Financial accounts managers
SOC 2010 3538 · Level 3
Very high 1.34
96th percentile
1.08 130,000 £38,466 Role scanner
National government administrative occupations
SOC 2010 4112 · Level 2
Very high 1.33
95th percentile
1.39 160,000 £26,554 Article
Marketing associate professionals
SOC 2010 3543 · Level 3
Very high 1.31
95th percentile
1.34 163,000 £28,725 Article
Financial and accounting technicians
SOC 2010 3537 · Level 3
Very high 1.30
94th percentile
1.14 34,000 £45,467 Role scanner
Human resource managers and directors
SOC 2010 1135 · Level 4
Very high 1.30
94th percentile
1.39 133,000 £49,346 Article
Insurance underwriters
SOC 2010 3533 · Level 3
Very high 1.30
94th percentile
1.31 23,000 £36,270 Role scanner
Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors
SOC 2010 3563 · Level 3
Very high 1.30
93th percentile
1.36 127,000 £30,102 Article
Information technology and telecommunications directors
SOC 2010 1136 · Level 4
Very high 1.30
93th percentile
1.16 35,000 £72,980 Role scanner
IT project and programme managers
SOC 2010 2134 · Level 4
Very high 1.30
93th percentile
1.16 23,000 £49,413 Role scanner
Marketing and sales directors
SOC 2010 1132 · Level 4
Very high 1.29
93th percentile
1.25 204,000 £80,000 Article
Public relations professionals
SOC 2010 2472 · Level 4
Very high 1.29
92th percentile
1.46 32,000 £33,530 Role scanner
Local government administrative occupations
SOC 2010 4113 · Level 2
Very high 1.26
92th percentile
1.43 61,000 £25,279 Role scanner
Sales accounts and business development managers
SOC 2010 3545 · Level 3
Very high 1.26
92th percentile
1.26 572,000 £48,032 Article
Health care practice managers
SOC 2010 1241 · Level 3
Very high 1.25
91th percentile
1.31 22,000 £33,351 Role scanner
Health services and public health managers and directors
SOC 2010 1181 · Level 4
Very high 1.25
91th percentile
1.31 54,000 £51,283 Role scanner
Clergy
SOC 2010 2444 · Level 4
Very high 1.24
90th percentile
1.42 47,000 £26,890 Role scanner
Further education teaching professionals
SOC 2010 2312 · Level 4
Very high 1.24
90th percentile
1.54 123,000 £37,029 Article
Programmers and software development professionals
SOC 2010 2136 · Level 4
Very high 1.24
90th percentile
1.01 247,000 £43,981 Article
Social and humanities scientists
SOC 2010 2114 · Level 4
Very high 1.24
90th percentile
1.35 10,000 £29,450 Role scanner
Human resources and industrial relations officers
SOC 2010 3562 · Level 3
Very high 1.23
89th percentile
1.33 157,000 £30,068 Article
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
SOC 2010 4132 · Level 2
Very high 1.23
89th percentile
1.20 36,000 £23,566 Role scanner
Higher education teaching professionals
SOC 2010 2311 · Level 4
Very high 1.22
89th percentile
1.42 140,000 £51,068 Article
Advertising accounts managers and creative directors
SOC 2010 2473 · Level 4
Very high 1.22
88th percentile
1.12 27,000 £41,913 Role scanner
Taxation experts
SOC 2010 3535 · Level 3
Very high 1.22
88th percentile
1.08 20,000 £45,781 Role scanner
Town planning officers
SOC 2010 2432 · Level 4
Very high 1.22
88th percentile
1.05 8,000 £33,225 Role scanner
Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 2139 · Level 4
Very high 1.21
87th percentile
1.00 117,000 £38,602 Role scanner
Medical secretaries
SOC 2010 4211 · Level 2
Very high 1.21
87th percentile
1.29 37,000 £21,505 Role scanner
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
SOC 2010 2462 · Level 4
Very high 1.20
87th percentile
1.17 107,000 £45,553 Role scanner
Design and development engineers
SOC 2010 2126 · Level 4
Very high 1.18
87th percentile
0.98 95,000 £41,794 Role scanner
Barristers and judges
SOC 2010 2412 · Level 4
Very high 1.18
86th percentile
1.25 7,000 £41,843 Role scanner
Quantity surveyors
SOC 2010 2433 · Level 4
Very high 1.17
86th percentile
0.92 38,000 £45,090 Role scanner
Environment professionals
SOC 2010 2142 · Level 4
Very high 1.17
86th percentile
1.03 40,000 £36,581 Role scanner
Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors
SOC 2010 2471 · Level 4
Very high 1.16
85th percentile
1.30 39,000 £39,000 Role scanner
Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 2319 · Level 4
Very high 1.14
85th percentile
1.29 114,000 £26,872 Role scanner
Senior professionals of educational establishments
SOC 2010 2317 · Level 4
Very high 1.14
85th percentile
1.26 114,000 £56,508 Article
Social services managers and directors
SOC 2010 1184 · Level 4
Very high 1.14
85th percentile
1.21 19,000 £39,857 Role scanner
Estate agents and auctioneers
SOC 2010 3544 · Level 3
Very high 1.14
84th percentile
1.17 33,000 £24,898 Role scanner
Housing officers
SOC 2010 3234 · Level 3
Very high 1.14
84th percentile
1.26 48,000 £28,604 Role scanner
Quality control and planning engineers
SOC 2010 2461 · Level 4
Very high 1.13
84th percentile
0.90 47,000 £38,789 Role scanner
Customer service managers and supervisors
SOC 2010 7220 · Level 2
Very high 1.13
84th percentile
1.22 88,000 £29,984 Article
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
SOC 2010 2135 · Level 4
Very high 1.13
83th percentile
0.88 130,000 £50,821 Role scanner
IT operations technicians
SOC 2010 3131 · Level 3
Very high 1.12
83th percentile
0.85 124,000 £32,088 Article
Telephone salespersons
SOC 2010 7113 · Level 2
Very high 1.10
82th percentile
1.97 15,000 £21,656 Role scanner
Business and related research professionals
SOC 2010 2426 · Level 4
Very high 1.09
82th percentile
1.01 105,000 £35,269 Role scanner
Engineering professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 2129 · Level 4
Very high 1.09
81th percentile
0.83 178,000 £43,962 Article
Financial institution managers and directors
SOC 2010 1150 · Level 4
Very high 1.08
81th percentile
1.08 74,000 £54,168 Role scanner
Business sales executives
SOC 2010 3542 · Level 3
Very high 1.08
81th percentile
1.11 225,000 £36,121 Role scanner
Physical scientists
SOC 2010 2113 · Level 4
Very high 1.08
81th percentile
0.95 11,000 £41,511 Role scanner
Company secretaries
SOC 2010 4214 · Level 2
Very high 1.07
80th percentile
1.17 15,000 £27,088 Role scanner
Production and process engineers
SOC 2010 2127 · Level 4
Very high 1.07
80th percentile
0.81 53,000 £39,815 Role scanner
Chief executives and senior officials
SOC 2010 1115 · Level 4
High 1.06
80th percentile
1.06 94,000 £85,497 Role scanner
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
SOC 2010 3564 · Level 3
High 1.05
79th percentile
1.12 13,000 £28,647 Role scanner
Counsellors
SOC 2010 3235 · Level 3
High 1.05
79th percentile
1.25 19,000 £26,054 Role scanner
Managers and directors in storage and warehousing
SOC 2010 1162 · Level 4
High 1.05
79th percentile
0.97 119,000 £30,866 Article
Buyers and procurement officers
SOC 2010 3541 · Level 3
High 1.04
79th percentile
1.01 60,000 £31,047 Role scanner
IT specialist managers
SOC 2010 2133 · Level 4
High 1.04
78th percentile
0.91 167,000 £50,749 Article
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 3239 · Level 3
High 1.03
78th percentile
1.27 127,000 £24,674 Role scanner
Arts officers, producers and directors
SOC 2010 3416 · Level 3
High 1.02
78th percentile
1.00 18,000 £33,127 Role scanner
Finance officers
SOC 2010 4124 · Level 2
High 1.01
77th percentile
0.78 29,000 £26,754 Role scanner
Office supervisors
SOC 2010 4162 · Level 2
High 1.01
77th percentile
1.11 33,000 £26,644 Role scanner
Legal associate professionals
SOC 2010 3520 · Level 3
High 1.00
76th percentile
1.01 75,000 £28,338 Article
Office managers
SOC 2010 4161 · Level 2
High 1.00
76th percentile
1.04 182,000 £32,243 Article
Legal secretaries
SOC 2010 4212 · Level 2
High 0.99
76th percentile
1.13 24,000 £22,146 Role scanner
Telephonists
SOC 2010 7213 · Level 2
High 0.98
76th percentile
1.33 8,000 £20,029 Role scanner
Architects
SOC 2010 2431 · Level 4
High 0.98
75th percentile
0.66 40,000 £42,968 Role scanner
Functional managers and directors n.e.c.
SOC 2010 1139 · Level 4
High 0.96
75th percentile
1.00 68,000 £56,561 Role scanner
Research and development managers
SOC 2010 2150 · Level 4
High 0.96
75th percentile
0.93 63,000 £49,000 Role scanner
Mechanical engineers
SOC 2010 2122 · Level 4
High 0.96
74th percentile
0.66 35,000 £42,745 Role scanner
Call and contact centre occupations
SOC 2010 7211 · Level 2
High 0.95
74th percentile
1.23 50,000 £20,237 Role scanner
Personal assistants and other secretaries
SOC 2010 4215 · Level 2
High 0.94
74th percentile
1.08 202,000 £28,385 Article
Sales related occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 7129 · Level 2
High 0.94
73th percentile
0.94 26,000 £23,619 Role scanner
Chemical scientists
SOC 2010 2111 · Level 4
High 0.93
73th percentile
0.80 12,000 £32,542 Role scanner
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
SOC 2010 4134 · Level 2
High 0.93
73th percentile
0.78 59,000 £26,209 Role scanner
Welfare professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 2449 · Level 4
High 0.93
73th percentile
1.17 17,000 £35,400 Role scanner
Speech and language therapists
SOC 2010 2223 · Level 4
High 0.90
72th percentile
1.03 16,000 £30,346 Role scanner
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 4159 · Level 2
High 0.90
72th percentile
0.94 871,000 £22,724 Article
Estimators, valuers and assessors
SOC 2010 3531 · Level 3
High 0.90
72th percentile
0.71 42,000 £32,865 Role scanner
Web design and development professionals
SOC 2010 2137 · Level 4
High 0.90
72th percentile
0.63 57,000 £31,926 Role scanner
Librarians
SOC 2010 2451 · Level 4
High 0.89
71th percentile
0.74 15,000 £28,594 Role scanner
Communication operators
SOC 2010 7214 · Level 2
High 0.87
71th percentile
0.85 17,000 £28,938 Role scanner
Draughtspersons
SOC 2010 3122 · Level 3
High 0.86
71th percentile
0.50 40,000 £30,048 Role scanner
School secretaries
SOC 2010 4213 · Level 2
High 0.86
70th percentile
1.05 18,000 £19,872 Role scanner
Secondary education teaching professionals
SOC 2010 2314 · Level 4
High 0.86
70th percentile
0.91 542,000 £40,766 Article
Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 2119 · Level 4
High 0.86
70th percentile
0.68 51,000 £37,215 Role scanner
Bank and post office clerks
SOC 2010 4123 · Level 2
High 0.85
70th percentile
0.88 110,000 £22,364 Article
Health and safety officers
SOC 2010 3567 · Level 3
High 0.83
69th percentile
0.58 36,000 £35,021 Role scanner
Travel agents
SOC 2010 6212 · Level 2
High 0.83
69th percentile
0.91 25,000 £24,706 Role scanner
Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 4129 · Level 2
High 0.82
69th percentile
0.74 105,000 £23,220 Role scanner
Managers and directors in transport and distribution
SOC 2010 1161 · Level 4
High 0.81
68th percentile
0.81 82,000 £40,082 Article
Electrical engineers
SOC 2010 2123 · Level 4
High 0.81
68th percentile
0.61 26,000 £52,064 Role scanner
Records clerks and assistants
SOC 2010 4131 · Level 2
High 0.81
68th percentile
0.71 132,000 £22,600 Role scanner
Biological scientists and biochemists
SOC 2010 2112 · Level 4
High 0.81
67th percentile
0.73 47,000 £37,390 Role scanner
Medical practitioners
SOC 2010 2211 · Level 4
High 0.80
67th percentile
0.78 284,000 £63,042 Article
Social workers
SOC 2010 2442 · Level 4
High 0.77
66th percentile
0.99 125,000 £36,383 Article
Child and early years officers
SOC 2010 3233 · Level 3
High 0.77
66th percentile
0.93 47,000 £26,014 Role scanner
Public services associate professionals
SOC 2010 3561 · Level 3
High 0.76
66th percentile
0.67 112,000 £33,008 Article
Customer service occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 7219 · Level 2
High 0.73
65th percentile
0.85 396,000 £21,712 Article
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
SOC 2010 1242 · Level 3
High 0.72
65th percentile
0.88 53,000 £36,219 Role scanner
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
SOC 2010 1190 · Level 4
High 0.71
65th percentile
0.79 338,000 £30,341 Role scanner
Production managers and directors in manufacturing
SOC 2010 1121 · Level 4
High 0.68
64th percentile
0.59 572,000 £48,842 Role scanner
Environmental health professionals
SOC 2010 2463 · Level 4
High 0.68
64th percentile
0.59 12,000 £36,819 Role scanner
Production managers and directors in construction
SOC 2010 1122 · Level 4
High 0.66
64th percentile
0.46 119,000 £47,786 Role scanner
Primary and nursery education teaching professionals
SOC 2010 2315 · Level 4
High 0.66
64th percentile
0.83 526,000 £36,755 Article
Receptionists
SOC 2010 4216 · Level 2
High 0.64
63th percentile
0.77 244,000 £18,597 Article
Health professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 2219 · Level 4
High 0.63
63th percentile
0.74 42,000 £36,790 Role scanner
Product, clothing and related designers
SOC 2010 3422 · Level 3
High 0.61
62th percentile
0.41 41,000 £31,967 Role scanner
Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 3319 · Level 3
High 0.60
62th percentile
0.48 21,000 £34,778 Role scanner
Podiatrists
SOC 2010 2218 · Level 4
High 0.57
62th percentile
0.49 9,000 £37,331 Role scanner
Special needs education teaching professionals
SOC 2010 2316 · Level 4
High 0.57
62th percentile
0.77 49,000 £33,215 Role scanner
Property, housing and estate managers
SOC 2010 1251 · Level 3
High 0.56
61th percentile
0.64 115,000 £38,821 Article
Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
SOC 2010 1259 · Level 3
High 0.56
61th percentile
0.48 91,000 £32,302 Article
Pharmacists
SOC 2010 2213 · Level 4
High 0.55
61th percentile
0.51 62,000 £44,140 Role scanner
Health associate professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 3219 · Level 3
High 0.54
60th percentile
0.57 13,000 £22,954 Role scanner
IT user support technicians
SOC 2010 3132 · Level 3
High 0.52
60th percentile
0.45 150,000 £30,796 Article
Typists and related keyboard occupations
SOC 2010 4217 · Level 2
Medium 0.48
59th percentile
0.40 18,000 £20,362 Role scanner
Occupational therapists
SOC 2010 2222 · Level 4
Medium 0.47
59th percentile
0.62 36,000 £32,525 Role scanner
Conservation professionals
SOC 2010 2141 · Level 4
Medium 0.47
59th percentile
0.41 13,000 £31,779 Role scanner
Production managers and directors in mining and energy
SOC 2010 1123 · Level 4
Medium 0.44
58th percentile
0.28 9,000 £45,684 Role scanner
Sales administrators
SOC 2010 4151 · Level 2
Medium 0.42
58th percentile
0.42 67,000 £23,171 Role scanner
Archivists and curators
SOC 2010 2452 · Level 4
Medium 0.39
58th percentile
0.36 11,000 £26,548 Role scanner
Graphic designers
SOC 2010 3421 · Level 3
Medium 0.39
57th percentile
0.11 45,000 £29,385 Role scanner
Teaching assistants
SOC 2010 6125 · Level 2
Medium 0.38
57th percentile
0.70 346,000 £17,898 Article
Educational support assistants
SOC 2010 6126 · Level 2
Medium 0.38
57th percentile
0.70 161,000 £17,228 Article
Youth and community workers
SOC 2010 3231 · Level 3
Medium 0.37
56th percentile
0.47 96,000 £26,147 Role scanner
Leisure and sports managers
SOC 2010 1225 · Level 3
Medium 0.33
56th percentile
0.47 34,000 £32,827 Role scanner
Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors
SOC 2010 1221 · Level 3
Medium 0.33
56th percentile
0.39 23,000 £32,000 Role scanner
Chartered surveyors
SOC 2010 2434 · Level 4
Medium 0.33
56th percentile
0.01 67,000 £37,765 Article
Therapy professionals n.e.c.
SOC 2010 2229 · Level 4
Medium 0.31
55th percentile
0.43 21,000 £32,867 Role scanner
Nursery nurses and assistants
SOC 2010 6121 · Level 2
Medium 0.30
55th percentile
0.49 181,000 £18,048 Article
Conference and exhibition managers and organisers
SOC 2010 3546 · Level 3
Medium 0.30
55th percentile
0.45 35,000 £27,568 Role scanner
Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 6219 · Level 2
Medium 0.28
55th percentile
0.45 11,000 £26,148 Role scanner
Security guards and related occupations
SOC 2010 9241 · Level 1
Medium 0.28
54th percentile
0.15 94,000 £26,616 Role scanner
Nurses
SOC 2010 2231 · Level 4
Medium 0.25
54th percentile
0.25 955,000 £34,034 Article
Ophthalmic opticians
SOC 2010 2214 · Level 4
Medium 0.24
53th percentile
0.02 11,000 £44,405 Role scanner
Air transport operatives
SOC 2010 8233 · Level 2
Medium 0.24
53th percentile
0.11 6,000 £27,430 Role scanner
Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
SOC 2010 3119 · Level 3
Medium 0.22
53th percentile
-0.01 157,000 £28,858 Role scanner
Planning, process and production technicians
SOC 2010 3116 · Level 3
Medium 0.16
52th percentile
-0.11 45,000 £30,575 Role scanner
Midwives
SOC 2010 2232 · Level 4
Medium 0.14
52th percentile
0.22 51,000 £38,661 Role scanner
Inspectors of standards and regulations
SOC 2010 3565 · Level 3
Medium 0.14
52th percentile
-0.04 23,000 £32,403 Role scanner
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
SOC 2010 1211 · Level 3
Medium 0.12
51th percentile
0.07 17,000 £32,514 Role scanner
Engineering technicians
SOC 2010 3113 · Level 3
Medium 0.07
51th percentile
-0.19 91,000 £36,092 Role scanner
Electrical and electronics technicians
SOC 2010 3112 · Level 3
Medium 0.07
51th percentile
-0.25 11,000 £35,629 Role scanner
Laboratory technicians
SOC 2010 3111 · Level 3
Medium 0.04
50th percentile
-0.16 69,000 £21,159 Article
Library clerks and assistants
SOC 2010 4135 · Level 2
Medium 0.03
50th percentile
0.14 23,000 £20,605 Role scanner
Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
SOC 2010 3417 · Level 3
Medium -0.03
49th percentile
-0.26 19,000 £26,922 Role scanner
Artists
SOC 2010 3411 · Level 3
Medium -0.08
49th percentile
-0.24 9,000 £28,773 Role scanner
Pharmaceutical technicians
SOC 2010 3217 · Level 3
Medium -0.10
48th percentile
-0.14 28,000 £23,136 Role scanner
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
SOC 2010 7115 · Level 2
Medium -0.12
48th percentile
0.07 14,000 £24,379 Role scanner
Sports coaches, instructors and officials
SOC 2010 3442 · Level 3
Medium -0.14
47th percentile
0.10 68,000 £24,849 Role scanner
Veterinarians
SOC 2010 2216 · Level 4
Medium -0.14
48th percentile
-0.12 16,000 £39,221 Role scanner
Sales supervisors
SOC 2010 7130 · Level 2
Medium -0.15
47th percentile
0.00 69,000 £23,562 Role scanner
Quality assurance technicians
SOC 2010 3115 · Level 3
Medium -0.17
47th percentile
-0.34 32,000 £27,807 Role scanner
Debt, rent and other cash collectors
SOC 2010 7122 · Level 2
Medium -0.19
47th percentile
-0.23 14,000 £20,160 Role scanner
Medical radiographers
SOC 2010 2217 · Level 4
Medium -0.19
46th percentile
-0.26 30,000 £37,324 Role scanner
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
SOC 2010 5250 · Level 3
Medium -0.20
46th percentile
-0.19 39,000 £36,370 Role scanner
Construction and building trades supervisors
SOC 2010 5330 · Level 3
Medium -0.23
45th percentile
-0.27 39,000 £38,569 Role scanner
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
SOC 2010 1223 · Level 3
Medium -0.23
45th percentile
-0.04 47,000 £25,015 Role scanner
Senior care workers
SOC 2010 6146 · Level 2
Medium -0.24
44th percentile
0.12 76,000 £21,123 Article
Playworkers
SOC 2010 6123 · Level 2
Medium -0.25
44th percentile
-0.06 46,000 £15,392 Role scanner
Weighers, graders and sorters
SOC 2010 8134 · Level 2
Medium -0.26
44th percentile
-0.42 6,000 £24,979 Role scanner
Houseparents and residential wardens
SOC 2010 6144 · Level 2
Medium -0.27
44th percentile
0.07 15,000 £24,115 Role scanner
Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants
SOC 2010 7114 · Level 2
Medium -0.27
43th percentile
-0.14 69,000 £17,734 Article
Energy plant operatives
SOC 2010 8124 · Level 2
Medium -0.29
43th percentile
-0.52 6,000 £37,187 Role scanner
Paramedics
SOC 2010 3213 · Level 3
Medium -0.30
43th percentile
-0.29 28,000 £43,159 Role scanner
Medical and dental technicians
SOC 2010 3218 · Level 3
Medium -0.30
42th percentile
-0.30 24,000 £27,515 Role scanner
Physiotherapists
SOC 2010 2221 · Level 4
Medium -0.31
42th percentile
0.01 56,000 £33,479 Role scanner
Senior police officers
SOC 2010 1172 · Level 4
Medium -0.31
42th percentile
-0.32 12,000 £55,518 Role scanner
Precision instrument makers and repairers
SOC 2010 5224 · Level 3
Medium -0.35
42th percentile
-0.65 10,000 £28,457 Role scanner
Telecommunications engineers
SOC 2010 5242 · Level 3
Medium -0.36
41th percentile
-0.49 17,000 £34,420 Role scanner
Care workers and home carers
SOC 2010 6145 · Level 2
Medium -0.36
41th percentile
-0.09 671,000 £19,945 Article
Air travel assistants
SOC 2010 6214 · Level 2
Medium -0.36
41th percentile
0.01 10,000 £25,816 Role scanner
Retail cashiers and check-out operators
SOC 2010 7112 · Level 2
Medium -0.37
41th percentile
-0.23 141,000 £17,774 Role scanner
Chefs
SOC 2010 5434 · Level 3
Medium -0.38
40th percentile
-0.28 178,000 £22,851 Article
Caretakers
SOC 2010 6232 · Level 2
Low -0.41
39th percentile
-0.11 70,000 £22,034 Role scanner
Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 9279 · Level 1
Low -0.43
39th percentile
-0.20 8,000 £18,571 Role scanner
Conservation and environmental associate professionals
SOC 2010 3550 · Level 3
Low -0.44
39th percentile
-0.51 9,000 £22,005 Role scanner
Routine inspectors and testers
SOC 2010 8133 · Level 2
Low -0.45
38th percentile
-0.64 51,000 £26,653 Role scanner
Sales and retail assistants
SOC 2010 7111 · Level 2
Low -0.46
38th percentile
-0.14 1,048,000 £18,973 Role scanner
Farmers
SOC 2010 5111 · Level 3
Low -0.46
38th percentile
-0.58 7,000 £27,521 Role scanner
Beauticians and related occupations
SOC 2010 6222 · Level 2
Low -0.48
37th percentile
-0.45 41,000 £18,921 Role scanner
Childminders and related occupations
SOC 2010 6122 · Level 2
Low -0.49
37th percentile
-0.25 27,000 £23,163 Role scanner
Catering and bar managers
SOC 2010 5436 · Level 3
Low -0.49
37th percentile
-0.31 41,000 £23,078 Role scanner
Veterinary nurses
SOC 2010 6131 · Level 2
Low -0.49
36th percentile
-0.42 10,000 £21,691 Role scanner
Fitness instructors
SOC 2010 3443 · Level 3
Low -0.52
36th percentile
-0.08 32,000 £20,965 Role scanner
Bakers and flour confectioners
SOC 2010 5432 · Level 3
Low -0.52
36th percentile
-0.62 22,000 £19,915 Role scanner
Stock control clerks and assistants
SOC 2010 4133 · Level 2
Low -0.52
35th percentile
-0.43 73,000 £23,895 Role scanner
Bus and coach drivers
SOC 2010 8213 · Level 2
Low -0.59
34th percentile
-1.07 99,000 £27,015 Article
Elementary security occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 9249 · Level 1
Low -0.59
34th percentile
-0.46 9,000 £25,303 Role scanner
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
SOC 2010 6148 · Level 2
Low -0.60
34th percentile
-0.43 17,000 £26,023 Role scanner
Dental nurses
SOC 2010 6143 · Level 2
Low -0.60
33th percentile
-0.48 45,000 £18,684 Role scanner
Hairdressers and barbers
SOC 2010 6221 · Level 2
Low -0.61
33th percentile
-0.36 50,000 £17,331 Role scanner
Electricians and electrical fitters
SOC 2010 5241 · Level 3
Low -0.62
33th percentile
-0.78 134,000 £33,657 Article
Waiters and waitresses
SOC 2010 9273 · Level 1
Low -0.65
32th percentile
-0.26 155,000 £17,425 Role scanner
Elementary storage occupations
SOC 2010 9260 · Level 1
Low -0.67
32th percentile
-0.67 462,000 £22,236 Article
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
SOC 2010 6240 · Level 2
Low -0.67
32th percentile
-0.44 44,000 £21,979 Role scanner
Cooks
SOC 2010 5435 · Level 3
Low -0.70
32th percentile
-0.59 65,000 £16,981 Role scanner
Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers
SOC 2010 5225 · Level 3
Low -0.70
31th percentile
-0.78 7,000 £35,663 Role scanner
Chemical and related process operatives
SOC 2010 8114 · Level 2
Low -0.70
31th percentile
-0.90 23,000 £30,083 Role scanner
Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.
SOC 2010 5119 · Level 3
Low -0.70
31th percentile
-0.74 11,000 £22,540 Role scanner
Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out
SOC 2010 5222 · Level 3
Low -0.72
30th percentile
-0.93 8,000 £31,579 Role scanner
Parking and civil enforcement occupations
SOC 2010 9242 · Level 1
Low -0.72
30th percentile
-0.90 12,000 £21,821 Role scanner
Police officers (sergeant and below)
SOC 2010 3312 · Level 3
Low -0.73
30th percentile
-0.69 221,000 £41,641 Article
Other skilled trades n.e.c.
SOC 2010 5449 · Level 3
Low -0.73
30th percentile
-0.96 15,000 £26,702 Role scanner
Train and tram drivers
SOC 2010 8231 · Level 2
Low -0.79
29th percentile
-1.12 28,000 £55,882 Role scanner
Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs
SOC 2010 8214 · Level 2
Low -0.79
29th percentile
-1.12 12,000 £22,134 Role scanner
Print finishing and binding workers
SOC 2010 5423 · Level 3
Low -0.79
28th percentile
-0.86 12,000 £24,113 Role scanner
Water and sewerage plant operatives
SOC 2010 8126 · Level 2
Low -0.79
28th percentile
-0.94 12,000 £32,084 Role scanner
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
SOC 2010 6141 · Level 2
Low -0.80
27th percentile
-0.60 391,000 £21,514 Article
Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 9219 · Level 1
Low -0.82
27th percentile
-0.80 36,000 £19,123 Role scanner
Rail travel assistants
SOC 2010 6215 · Level 2
Low -0.82
27th percentile
-0.67 18,000 £36,547 Role scanner
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.
SOC 2010 5249 · Level 3
Low -0.86
27th percentile
-0.97 115,000 £34,941 Article
Crane drivers
SOC 2010 8221 · Level 2
Low -0.89
26th percentile
-1.05 6,000 £40,002 Role scanner
Prison service officers (below principal officer)
SOC 2010 3314 · Level 3
Low -0.90
25th percentile
-0.65 18,000 £31,093 Role scanner
Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)
SOC 2010 6142 · Level 2
Low -0.91
25th percentile
-0.93 23,000 £25,688 Role scanner
Police community support officers
SOC 2010 3315 · Level 3
Low -0.91
25th percentile
-0.88 11,000 £26,783 Role scanner
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
SOC 2010 8132 · Level 2
Low -0.93
24th percentile
-1.00 30,000 £31,697 Role scanner
Animal care services occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 6139 · Level 2
Low -0.94
24th percentile
-0.80 31,000 £21,002 Role scanner
Rail transport operatives
SOC 2010 8234 · Level 2
Low -0.94
24th percentile
-1.08 9,000 £47,380 Role scanner
Printers
SOC 2010 5422 · Level 3
Low -0.94
24th percentile
-1.06 16,000 £26,135 Role scanner
Metal machining setters and setter-operators
SOC 2010 5221 · Level 3
Low -0.96
23th percentile
-1.12 58,000 £29,548 Role scanner
Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
SOC 2010 8139 · Level 2
Low -0.97
23th percentile
-1.11 91,000 £22,296 Role scanner
Shelf fillers
SOC 2010 9251 · Level 1
Low -0.98
23th percentile
-0.61 42,000 £17,538 Role scanner
Construction and building trades n.e.c.
SOC 2010 5319 · Level 3
Low -0.98
22th percentile
-1.05 32,000 £27,632 Role scanner
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
SOC 2010 3313 · Level 3
Low -0.99
22th percentile
-1.03 69,000 £35,885 Article
Printing machine assistants
SOC 2010 8127 · Level 2
Low -0.99
22th percentile
-1.07 16,000 £23,888 Role scanner
Housekeepers and related occupations
SOC 2010 6231 · Level 2
Low -0.99
21th percentile
-0.63 40,000 £19,264 Role scanner
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
SOC 2010 8111 · Level 2
Low -1.00
21th percentile
-1.10 140,000 £21,714 Role scanner
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
SOC 2010 8131 · Level 2
Low -1.01
21th percentile
-1.07 15,000 £23,614 Role scanner
Kitchen and catering assistants
SOC 2010 9272 · Level 1
Low -1.01
21th percentile
-0.77 439,000 £17,356 Article
Metal working machine operatives
SOC 2010 8125 · Level 2
Low -1.04
20th percentile
-1.19 19,000 £24,167 Role scanner
Merchandisers and window dressers
SOC 2010 7125 · Level 2
Very low -1.08
19th percentile
-0.76 15,000 £24,226 Role scanner
Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers
SOC 2010 9211 · Level 1
Very low -1.10
18th percentile
-0.94 37,000 £24,019 Role scanner
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
SOC 2010 5231 · Level 3
Very low -1.10
18th percentile
-1.14 126,000 £29,125 Role scanner
Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers
SOC 2010 5314 · Level 3
Very low -1.14
18th percentile
-1.17 57,000 £32,344 Role scanner
Plastics process operatives
SOC 2010 8116 · Level 2
Very low -1.16
18th percentile
-1.29 12,000 £22,143 Role scanner
Electroplaters
SOC 2010 8118 · Level 2
Very low -1.20
17th percentile
-1.25 6,000 £25,695 Role scanner
Refuse and salvage occupations
SOC 2010 9235 · Level 1
Very low -1.25
16th percentile
-1.30 22,000 £20,628 Role scanner
Metal making and treating process operatives
SOC 2010 8117 · Level 2
Very low -1.26
15th percentile
-1.36 9,000 £26,606 Role scanner
Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
SOC 2010 5442 · Level 3
Very low -1.26
15th percentile
-1.34 14,000 £24,194 Role scanner
Metal working production and maintenance fitters
SOC 2010 5223 · Level 3
Very low -1.27
14th percentile
-1.31 293,000 £32,934 Article
Paper and wood machine operatives
SOC 2010 8121 · Level 2
Very low -1.28
14th percentile
-1.34 16,000 £24,375 Role scanner
Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.
SOC 2010 8129 · Level 2
Very low -1.29
14th percentile
-1.36 11,000 £25,855 Role scanner
Van drivers
SOC 2010 8212 · Level 2
Very low -1.31
13th percentile
-1.40 258,000 £22,654 Article
Welding trades
SOC 2010 5215 · Level 3
Very low -1.31
13th percentile
-1.41 50,000 £28,320 Role scanner
Rail construction and maintenance operatives
SOC 2010 8143 · Level 2
Very low -1.31
12th percentile
-1.53 7,000 £35,333 Role scanner
Sheet metal workers
SOC 2010 5213 · Level 3
Very low -1.32
12th percentile
-1.38 10,000 £25,913 Role scanner
Groundsmen and greenkeepers
SOC 2010 5114 · Level 3
Very low -1.33
12th percentile
-1.34 40,000 £20,973 Role scanner
Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
SOC 2010 5316 · Level 3
Very low -1.36
11th percentile
-1.29 19,000 £23,492 Role scanner
Construction operatives n.e.c.
SOC 2010 8149 · Level 2
Very low -1.36
10th percentile
-1.35 86,000 £26,418 Article
Carpenters and joiners
SOC 2010 5315 · Level 3
Very low -1.36
10th percentile
-1.34 75,000 £28,473 Article
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
SOC 2010 8229 · Level 2
Very low -1.36
10th percentile
-1.60 38,000 £30,463 Role scanner
Bar staff
SOC 2010 9274 · Level 1
Very low -1.38
10th percentile
-1.04 107,000 £18,144 Role scanner
Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 9119 · Level 1
Very low -1.38
9th percentile
-1.35 20,000 £21,249 Role scanner
Sewing machinists
SOC 2010 8137 · Level 2
Very low -1.38
9th percentile
-1.50 17,000 £18,967 Role scanner
Large goods vehicle drivers
SOC 2010 8211 · Level 2
Very low -1.41
8th percentile
-1.55 200,000 £30,820 Article
Scaffolders, stagers and riggers
SOC 2010 8141 · Level 2
Very low -1.41
8th percentile
-1.44 14,000 £34,176 Role scanner
Textile process operatives
SOC 2010 8113 · Level 2
Very low -1.43
8th percentile
-1.47 10,000 £23,719 Role scanner
Process operatives n.e.c.
SOC 2010 8119 · Level 2
Very low -1.46
7th percentile
-1.47 6,000 £27,800 Role scanner
Farm workers
SOC 2010 9111 · Level 1
Very low -1.47
7th percentile
-1.43 43,000 £22,924 Role scanner
Butchers
SOC 2010 5431 · Level 3
Very low -1.47
7th percentile
-1.36 30,000 £22,697 Role scanner
Vehicle paint technicians
SOC 2010 5234 · Level 3
Very low -1.48
6th percentile
-1.64 7,000 £29,827 Role scanner
Street cleaners
SOC 2010 9232 · Level 1
Very low -1.48
6th percentile
-1.49 6,000 £20,244 Role scanner
Industrial cleaning process occupations
SOC 2010 9132 · Level 1
Very low -1.52
6th percentile
-1.51 14,000 £20,406 Role scanner
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
SOC 2010 8135 · Level 2
Very low -1.52
5th percentile
-1.45 15,000 £22,278 Role scanner
Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2010 9139 · Level 1
Very low -1.53
5th percentile
-1.51 88,000 £22,385 Role scanner
Road construction operatives
SOC 2010 8142 · Level 2
Very low -1.53
5th percentile
-1.53 19,000 £30,535 Role scanner
Gardeners and landscape gardeners
SOC 2010 5113 · Level 3
Very low -1.55
4th percentile
-1.44 42,000 £21,468 Role scanner
Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
SOC 2010 9134 · Level 1
Very low -1.56
4th percentile
-1.42 94,000 £20,257 Role scanner
Fork-lift truck drivers
SOC 2010 8222 · Level 2
Very low -1.61
4th percentile
-1.81 24,000 £25,741 Role scanner
Painters and decorators
SOC 2010 5323 · Level 3
Very low -1.64
4th percentile
-1.41 21,000 £25,617 Role scanner
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
SOC 2010 9234 · Level 1
Very low -1.71
3th percentile
-1.59 16,000 £17,396 Role scanner
Floorers and wall tilers
SOC 2010 5322 · Level 3
Very low -1.74
2th percentile
-1.60 10,000 £27,376 Role scanner
Cleaners and domestics
SOC 2010 9233 · Level 1
Very low -1.74
2th percentile
-1.24 508,000 £17,899 Article
Vehicle valeters and cleaners
SOC 2010 9236 · Level 1
Very low -1.86
2th percentile
-1.76 12,000 £19,976 Role scanner
Elementary construction occupations
SOC 2010 9120 · Level 1
Very low -1.91
1th percentile
-1.73 66,000 £24,189 Role scanner
Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
SOC 2010 5313 · Level 3
Very low -1.99
1th percentile
-1.78 14,000 £26,989 Role scanner

AIOE scores are standardised (mean 0, SD 1 across the 365 occupations DfE scored); higher means more of the job's required abilities overlap with what current AI applications can do. Pay is the median gross annual pay for full-time employees.

Methodology

  • AI exposure. We use the AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) scores published by the Department for Education in The impact of AI on UK jobs and training (November 2023), Annex 1. DfE adapted the method of Felten, Raj and Seamans: ten AI applications (such as language modelling, image recognition and translation) are scored against 52 O*NET human abilities, then weighted by how much each UK occupation (SOC 2010 4-digit) relies on those abilities. We show both the "all AI" score and DfE's large language model (LLM) score.
  • Bands. Bands are our own: we rank all 365 occupations DfE scored by the all-AI score and split them into fifths (Very low to Very high). The percentile shown is the occupation's position in that ranking.
  • Employment and pay. ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2020 revised, Table 14 (4-digit SOC 2010): number of employee jobs (Table 14.1a, all employees) and median gross annual pay for full-time employees (Table 14.7a). We use 2020 because it is the latest ASHE edition published on SOC 2010, the same classification as the DfE scores, so no crosswalk is needed.
  • Selection. Of 293 occupations with both an exposure score and published ASHE figures, we include all of them (293). The other 72 scored occupations are left out because ONS did not publish a reliable 2020 employee-jobs or full-time pay estimate for them; we do not fill gaps with estimates. Job titles on each page come from the ONS SOC 2010 coding index (version 7, 2018), using only titles the index assigns to a single unit group.

Limitations

  • Exposure is not risk of job loss. AIOE measures overlap between a job's abilities and AI capabilities. Highly exposed jobs may be augmented (made more productive) rather than replaced; DfE says the same.
  • Pay and job counts are 2020. Pay has risen since; use the figures for comparison between occupations, not as current salaries. 2020 was also affected by the pandemic and furlough.
  • Employee jobs only. ASHE excludes the self-employed, so counts for trades, drivers and creative work are understated.
  • US ability data. The ability profiles come from the US O*NET system mapped to UK occupations, and the AI capability assessment reflects AI as of the original research, before the latest generative AI tools.
  • Broad "n.e.c." (not elsewhere classified) groups mix very different jobs. Treat any single score as indicative.

Sources

  1. Department for Education (2023). The impact of AI on UK jobs and training, report and Annex 1 data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. Office for National Statistics (2020, revised 2021). Earnings and hours worked, occupation by four-digit SOC 2010: ASHE Table 14. Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. Felten, E., Raj, M. and Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence. Strategic Management Journal. AIOE data.

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