AI Impact Analysis · 2026 · 111 Occupations
Roles with the lowest AI automation scores — most protected from automation through the end of this decade.
These 111 roles score below 40/100 on the JobForesight AI automation index — meaning they are structurally resistant to the capabilities of current and near-term AI systems. They typically involve physical presence, complex social judgement, or creative autonomy that language models cannot replicate reliably.
An AI-resistant job isn't one that AI never touches — it's one where AI tools augment the worker rather than replace them. The roles in the list above score below 40/100 on the JobForesight AI exposure index because their core deliverable depends on something language models can't supply on demand: embodied skill, sustained relationship, real-time adaptation to unpredictable human or physical context.
AI-resistant doesn't mean AI-immune. Even durable roles will see their task mix shift over the next decade — therapists offloading session notes, surgeons using AI for pre-op planning, teachers using AI for differentiated lesson design. The jobs survive; the day-to-day changes. See how we score for the task-by-task method behind the index.
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