Care worker
88Very safeNo formal qualifications needed to start. Employers train you, starting with the Care Certificate.
See care worker jobs →Will AI replace cashiers?
Likely.
Self-checkouts and contactless have already replaced many tills. Highly repetitive and visible to automation.
AI-proof score
32/100
At risk
AI can already do much of this work.
Easy to automateNeeds a human
Our estimate from published research, not a prediction about you or any employer. How we score jobs
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Hairdresser / barber
87Very safeLevel 2/3 hairdressing or barbering apprenticeship or college course.
See hairdresser / barber jobs →Chef / cook
77Fairly safeStart as a kitchen porter or commis chef. A professional cookery apprenticeship or college course helps.
See chef / cook jobs →Why it scores 32
Six ratings feed the score. Four protect a job from AI and two expose it. How we score jobs
- Hands-onProtects
Skilled physical work in the real world
- Unpredictable settingsProtects
Every site, home or patient is different
- Human touchProtects
Trust, care or persuasion face to face
- AccountabilityProtects
Licensed or high-stakes — someone has to sign it off
- Screen-basedExposes
Work done on a computer with text, data or images
- RoutineExposes
Repeatable, rules-based tasks
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