Question 1

What is the AI Career Index?

Accepted Answer

The AI Career Index is a deterministic career-positioning assessment that measures how exposed your role is to AI compression. It scores your structural position from 0 to 1,000 across five weighted dimensions (Strategic Clarity, AI Adaptability, Income Leverage, Skill Resilience, Market Alignment) and produces a 24-month projection. It is a measurement instrument, not a personality test or career quiz.

Question 2

How long does the AI Career Index assessment take?

Accepted Answer

The AI Career Index assessment takes 10 minutes to complete. There are 35 structured questions across five modules, with no time limit per question. You answer based on your current role and real situation, and your progress saves automatically as you go.

Question 3

Is the AI Career Index a personality test?

Accepted Answer

No, the AI Career Index is not a personality test. It evaluates how your role is structurally positioned under AI compression, not your preferences, temperament, or soft skills. Personality tests measure invariant traits; the AI Career Index measures structural exposure that changes with the AI economy.

Question 4

How should I answer the AI Career Index questions?

Accepted Answer

Answer the AI Career Index questions based on your current role and real situation, not future aspirations. The deterministic model identifies structural constraints in your present position, so accuracy depends on reflecting where you are today, not where you want to be in 12 months.

Question 5

Can I save my progress and resume the assessment later?

Accepted Answer

Yes, your AI Career Index assessment progress saves automatically as you answer each question. You can close the tab any time and pick up where you left off when you log back in. There is no penalty for splitting the assessment across multiple sessions.

Question 6

Can I retake the AI Career Index assessment?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Free accounts include one lifetime assessment. Premium accounts ($49 one-time) and company-invited employees can retake the assessment at any time. When you re-run, your previous reading stays accessible so you can compare scores, dimensions, and projections side-by-side and see how your structural position has shifted.

Question 7

How is the AI Career Index score calculated?

Accepted Answer

The AI Career Index score is calculated using a fixed deterministic weighted model. Each of the 35 questions maps to one of five structural dimensions and carries a defined weight. Answers are scored 0 to 100 and combined into a composite index scaled to 0 to 1,000. There is no AI guesswork or probabilistic interpretation, so the same inputs always produce the same score.

Question 8

What are the five dimensions of the AI Career Index?

Accepted Answer

The five dimensions of the AI Career Index are Strategic Clarity, AI Adaptability, Income Leverage, Skill Resilience, and Market Alignment. Each is scored 0 to 200 and contributes a weighted share to the total 0-1,000 score. Strategic Clarity weighs heaviest at 25 percent; the others weigh between 15 and 20 percent.

Question 9

What is the Authority Band in the AI Career Index?

Accepted Answer

The Authority Band is a seven-tier classification (Foundational, Operational, Tactical, Strategic, Authoritative, Leadership, Principal) that reflects the structural level at which you operate. It is derived from a weighted combination of Strategic Clarity, Income Leverage, and Skill Resilience. Higher bands have stronger insulation from AI compression.

Question 10

What is the Compression Exposure Index (CEI)?

Accepted Answer

The Compression Exposure Index (CEI) is a 0 to 100 measure of how much of your role's task time is structurally compressible by AI in the next 24 months. Higher CEI means more exposure. The index is bucketed into Low (0-39), Moderate (40-69), and High (70-100) risk bands and appears on every Premium AI Career Positioning Report.

Question 11

What do the 24-month AI Career Index projections mean?

Accepted Answer

The 24-month projections show two directional paths for your AI Career Index score: a Drift Path (your trajectory if you do nothing) and a Strategic Path (your trajectory if you execute the 6-month Acceleration Plan). These are deterministic models based on the structural dimensions you scored on, not forecasts.

Question 12

How often is the methodology updated?

Accepted Answer

Significant changes bump the methodology version label visible on every role and hub page. Smaller calibration updates against new market signals happen more frequently without a version bump. The full methodology and version history live at /methodology.

Question 13

What is the difference between the AI Career Snapshot and the AI Career Positioning Report?

Accepted Answer

The AI Career Snapshot provides a quick overview of your position in the AI economy, including your score, percentile ranking, and projection insights. The AI Career Positioning Report unlocks deeper analysis including your structural archetype, authority growth modelling, stress testing against AI disruption, and a personalised strategic roadmap.

Question 14

What does the free AI Career Snapshot include?

Accepted Answer

The free AI Career Snapshot includes your Index score, Authority Band, compression risk band, a 24-month projection, and your primary structural bottleneck.

Question 15

What does the AI Career Positioning Report add?

Accepted Answer

The AI Career Positioning Report unlocks your full structural breakdown, derived exposure metrics, forward modelling tools, a 6-month acceleration roadmap, and a professional PDF export. Premium also opens the working tools: an unlimited AI Career Coach grounded in your reading, a Pivot Planner that maps a move into a target role, and a Positioning Optimizer that reframes your LinkedIn profile around durable, AI-resilient work.

Question 16

Is Premium access linked to my account or my assessment?

Accepted Answer

Premium access is linked to the specific assessment you completed. When you unlock Premium, you gain full access to the Career Position Dashboard and executive report for that assessment. Access remains available through your account at any time.

Question 17

How does the $49 unlock work?

Accepted Answer

After completing the assessment, the Premium unlock button appears on your dashboard. Pay once via Lemon Squeezy (the payment processor) and the full Career Position Dashboard, executive PDF, and 6-month Acceleration Plan unlock immediately. Lifetime access is tied to your account; no subscription, no recurring charge.

Question 18

Is there a money-back guarantee?

Accepted Answer

Premium is a one-time $49 payment with no recurring charges. Refund requests within 14 days of purchase are honoured if the report doesn't deliver value. Contact support@aicareerindex.com and the refund processes within five business days.

Question 19

Is my assessment data private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Your assessment data is private to your account and is not shared or sold.

Question 20

Do you use my answers to train AI models?

Accepted Answer

No. Your answers are used only to calculate your structural score using the fixed scoring model. They are not used to train external AI systems.

Question 21

How long is my data retained?

Accepted Answer

Your data is retained while your account remains active. You may request deletion at any time.

Question 22

Where is my data stored?

Accepted Answer

Your data is stored securely in the cloud with industry-standard encryption at rest and in transit, on AWS infrastructure with redundant backups.

Question 23

Who can see my assessment results?

Accepted Answer

Only you. Your assessment is private to your account. Workforce diagnostics for companies require explicit invitation; individual users are never enrolled in team assessments without consent.

Question 24

Is the platform GDPR and CCPA compliant?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We honour data access, correction, and deletion requests under GDPR and CCPA. Email support@aicareerindex.com to exercise any data rights or delete your account; requests are processed within five business days.

Question 25

How should I act on my results?

Accepted Answer

Your results highlight your primary structural bottleneck, the dimension where improvement will create the greatest leverage. Premium includes a phased 6-month roadmap.

Question 26

Can I share my report with an employer or advisor?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Premium PDF export is formatted for professional sharing with advisors, coaches, or senior stakeholders.

Question 27

Does a higher score guarantee career success?

Accepted Answer

No. The AI Career Index measures structural positioning, not performance or future guarantees. It should be interpreted directionally.

Question 28

What if my score is lower than I expected?

Accepted Answer

A lower score means there are more structural levers to pull. The 6-month Acceleration Plan in Premium identifies your weakest dimension and sequences specific moves to address it first. The score is a starting point, not a verdict.

Question 29

How often should I retake the assessment?

Accepted Answer

Most users retake every six months, or whenever their structural position has materially changed (new role, significant promotion, completed Acceleration Plan). Premium accounts and company employees can retake at any time. Outside of a material shift, the score is stable and re-running every few months tends to return a similar number, which is itself useful confirmation that your structural position is holding.

Question 30

Is my job at risk from AI?

Accepted Answer

AI exposure depends on structural positioning, task composition, and authority density. Rather than relying on generic lists of jobs at risk, it is more accurate to evaluate structural exposure. For a broader explanation, see our AI Job Replacement Risk analysis.

Question 31

How do you decide which roles are high-risk vs low-risk?

Accepted Answer

Each role is read against a deterministic, rule-based structural model. We measure how much of the work is the routine production layer that current AI tooling absorbs, how much sits at the judgement and accountability layer that AI cannot own, and how market value is splitting between the two. Bands are Low, Moderate, or High exposure.

Question 32

Where does the role data come from?

Accepted Answer

Structured task, skill, and ability data is from O*NET 30.2 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). Wage and employment data is from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Both sources are public, standards-grade, and refreshed on published cycles.

Question 33

How often is role data updated?

Accepted Answer

O*NET releases quarterly updates and we refresh on each cycle. BLS OEWS updates annually in May. The structural reading layer (risk bands, AI tools, migration paths) is updated continuously as market conditions shift.

Question 34

Why don't I see my exact job title?

Accepted Answer

AI Career Index covers 1,000+ roles, but specific niche or hybrid titles may map to a parent role. Try a broader version of your title (for example, 'engineer' rather than 'senior staff engineer II'). Browse the full list at /roles; if your role genuinely is not covered, contact support and we will consider adding it.

Question 35

Are wages US-only?

Accepted Answer

Wage data is sourced from the US BLS, but every role page includes an 'Equivalent in another country' selector that converts the US median to comparable salaries in 12+ countries using purchasing-power and labour-market adjustments.

Question 36

How do I find AI's impact on my specific job?

Accepted Answer

Find your role page at /roles/(role-slug) or use the role search on the homepage. Each page includes the structural reading, risk drivers, durable edges, AI tools currently affecting the role, migration paths, and a 6-month action plan. Browse all roles at /roles.

Question 37

Do you offer team or company-wide assessments?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The company offering includes a Workforce AI Readiness Diagnostic that runs the structural assessment across an entire team or organisation, then aggregates the results into a workforce-level dashboard. See /company for details.

Question 38

How does the workforce diagnostic work?

Accepted Answer

Employees are invited via a private team link, complete the same 35-question assessment individually (10 minutes each), and the company dashboard aggregates scores by team, function, and authority band. Individual responses stay private to the employee unless they choose to share.

Question 39

Can companies see individual employee data?

Accepted Answer

No, not by default. Employees retain control of their individual results. Companies see aggregated structural readings (team-level distribution, hot spots, capability gaps) and can request individual sharing only with explicit employee consent.

Question 40

Is there team or volume pricing?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Pricing scales with team size and starts from custom per-seat rates for groups of 10+. Contact support@aicareerindex.com for a workforce pricing quote.

Question 41

How long does a workforce assessment take to deploy?

Accepted Answer

Setup is typically under a week. Employees take the assessment at their own pace; most teams reach full participation within two to three weeks. Reporting is available continuously as responses come in.

Question 42

What deliverables do companies receive?

Accepted Answer

A live Workforce AI Readiness Dashboard, an Implementation Plan PDF, structural readings by team and function, capability-gap analysis, and migration-pathway recommendations for high-exposure roles. The deliverables are designed for HR leadership, People teams, and executive stakeholders.

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