Will your occupation be replaced by AI?
Will you as a hairdresser be replaced by AI?
More exposed than 32 % of the 774 occupations in the research
Cutting, colouring, and styling hair is a craft that requires your hands, your touch, and your eye for detail, so it’s no surprise AI can’t take over that part. But around that, there’s a lot of small tasks that take time: booking appointments, writing out prices, summarising what you agreed on last time, or answering common questions about opening hours and treatments. At EuroWork, for example, you can ask the AI to write a friendly text message to customers waiting for an appointment, or summarise the notes from the last haircut so you don’t have to search through your notebook.
What is AIOE?
AIOE stands for AI Occupational Exposure and is the researchers' measure of how much of an occupation's tasks AI could in principle perform. A high score means much of the working day can be done with AI, a low one that most of it requires hands, presence or physical work. The measure says nothing about what actually happens to the jobs: exposed does not mean replaced, that is decided by how the workplace takes on the technology.
Source: the AIOE measure from Felten, Raj and Seamans' published data file (Strategic Management Journal). The percentile is calculated against all 774 occupations in the research.
Exposed is not replaced. The difference is whether the workplace makes AI use shared and visible, or lets everyone take their chances in private accounts.
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Most AI-exposed occupations
| Occupation | AIOE |
|---|---|
| genetic counsellor | 1.528 |
| financial examiner | 1.526 |
| actuary | 1.516 |
| purchasing agent | 1.509 |
| budget analyst | 1.503 |
| judge | 1.496 |
| procurement assistant | 1.488 |
| accountant | 1.482 |
| mathematician | 1.472 |
| judicial clerk | 1.463 |
Least AI-exposed occupations
| Occupation | AIOE |
|---|---|
| dancer | -2.670 |
| personal trainer | -2.112 |
| painter's helper | -2.045 |
| rebar worker | -1.971 |
| textile presser | -1.950 |
| bricklayer | -1.942 |
| waitstaff | -1.927 |
| fence erector | -1.902 |
| roofer | -1.898 |
| butcher and meat packer | -1.835 |
This text has been AI-translated from Swedish into English.