Field sales rep
73Fairly safeNo degree needed. A driving licence and people skills matter most.
See field sales rep jobs →Will AI replace telesales staff?
Likely.
Scripted outbound calls and lead generation are exactly what AI dialers and email tools now automate.
AI-proof score
23/100
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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Estate / lettings agent
67Fairly safeNo qualifications needed to start. Propertymark qualifications help.
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71Fairly safeWork up from sales assistant to supervisor, or join a retail management scheme.
See store manager jobs →Why it scores 23
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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