Career Risk · 8 min read · Nov 2026
AI Career Risk Rankings · By Industry
Industries Most Exposed to AI
This is every industry on the AI Career Index, ranked by its average AI exposure score: the average exposure across all the roles we analyze in that sector. It answers a different question than the role leaderboards. Not which single jobs are most exposed, but which whole industries carry the most AI pressure across their workforce.
What this ranking shows
Which industries carry the most AI exposure
Each score is the average of the 0 to 100 exposure scores for every role in the hub, scored the same way every time. An industry sits high when most of its roles lean on routine work a machine can do, and low when the typical role depends on a licence, hands-on work, personal responsibility, or judgment AI cannot carry. The Roles Analyzed column shows how many roles feed each industry's average, so you can weigh a small specialist sector against a large one.
An industry average is a starting point, not a verdict on any one job. A high-exposure sector still contains durable, judgment-heavy roles, and a low-exposure sector still contains exposed ones. Use the industry ranking to see where the pressure sits, then open a hub to read the individual roles underneath it.
The Ranking
All 31 industries, ranked by average AI exposure
Reading the columns: Industry Average Risk Score is the average AI exposure score (0 to 100) across every role in the hub. Roles Analyzed is how many roles feed that average. Click any industry to open its hub.
#
Industry
Avg Risk Score
Roles Analyzed
1
Banking
Moderate exposure
57/100 average · 26 roles
57/100
26
2
Marketing
Moderate exposure
56/100 average · 31 roles
56/100
31
3
Operations
Moderate exposure
55/100 average · 58 roles
55/100
58
4
Media & Journalism
Moderate exposure
53/100 average · 29 roles
53/100
29
5
Finance
Moderate exposure
52/100 average · 38 roles
52/100
38
6
Retail & Ecommerce
Moderate exposure
51/100 average · 35 roles
51/100
35
7
Creative
Moderate exposure
49/100 average · 63 roles
49/100
63
8
Manufacturing
Moderate exposure
47/100 average · 118 roles
47/100
118
9
Sales
Moderate exposure
46/100 average · 33 roles
46/100
33
10
Human Resources
Moderate exposure
45/100 average · 29 roles
45/100
29
11
Real Estate
Low exposure
44/100 average · 29 roles
44/100
29
12
Supply Chain & Logistics
Low exposure
44/100 average · 52 roles
44/100
52
13
Hospitality & Travel
Low exposure
42/100 average · 61 roles
42/100
61
14
Government & Public Sector
Low exposure
42/100 average · 38 roles
42/100
38
15
Customer Success
Low exposure
42/100 average · 32 roles
42/100
32
16
Technology
Low exposure
39/100 average · 91 roles
39/100
91
17
Entrepreneurship
Low exposure
38/100 average · 31 roles
38/100
31
18
Legal
Low exposure
36/100 average · 56 roles
36/100
56
19
Design
Low exposure
35/100 average · 34 roles
35/100
34
20
Science & Research
Low exposure
34/100 average · 38 roles
34/100
38
21
Construction & Engineering
Low exposure
32/100 average · 67 roles
32/100
67
22
Consulting
Low exposure
32/100 average · 34 roles
32/100
34
23
Personal Care & Services
Low exposure
31/100 average · 35 roles
31/100
35
24
Education
Low exposure
30/100 average · 90 roles
30/100
90
25
Agriculture
Low exposure
30/100 average · 35 roles
30/100
35
26
Military & Defense
Low exposure
30/100 average · 30 roles
30/100
30
27
Healthcare
Low exposure
29/100 average · 187 roles
29/100
187
28
Environment & Energy
Low exposure
29/100 average · 61 roles
29/100
61
29
Skilled Trades & Manual Labor
Low exposure
29/100 average · 62 roles
29/100
62
30
Security & Safety
Low exposure
28/100 average · 36 roles
28/100
36
31
Executive Leadership
Low exposure
23/100 average · 33 roles
23/100
33
Last refreshed 2026-05-13. Same roles, same inputs, same scores every time.
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