Field service engineer
81Very safeEngineering apprenticeship or experience as a technician, plus a driving licence.
See field service engineer jobs →Will AI replace software developers?
Likely.
AI coding tools now write much of the code. Fewer developers may be needed to build the same thing.
AI-proof score
31/100
At risk
AI can already do much of this work.
Easy to automateNeeds a human
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Electrician
86Very safeLevel 3 electrical apprenticeship (around 3–4 years) plus the AM2 assessment.
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74Fairly safeDegree plus Qualified Teacher Status (PGCE, School Direct, SCITT or teacher degree apprenticeship).
See teacher jobs →Why it scores 31
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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