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Career Intelligence

Skills: Risk vs. Demand

Which skills are being automated away vs. which are exploding in demand

At Risk

Skills being automated or eliminated

103,900
Jobs lost to automation in 2026

In Demand

Skills with explosive growth

236,800
Open roles right now

Skills at Risk

Customer Support (Human)

95% risk
-36,400 jobs

Why: AI chatbots (ChatGPT, Claude) replacing tier 1-2 support

Timeframe: 6-12 months
Pivot to: AI Training & QA, Customer Success Management

Data Entry

92% risk
-28,900 jobs

Why: OCR, automated form processing, RPA tools

Timeframe: 3-6 months
Pivot to: Data Analysis, Business Intelligence

Junior Copywriting

78% risk
-12,300 jobs

Why: GPT-4, Claude for first drafts, social media content

Timeframe: 12-18 months
Pivot to: Strategic Content, Brand Voice, Editing

Basic Frontend (HTML/CSS only)

71% risk
-8,900 jobs

Why: AI code gen (v0, Cursor), no-code tools (Webflow)

Timeframe: 18-24 months
Pivot to: React/Vue, Design Systems, Accessibility

Manual QA Testing

68% risk
-7,800 jobs

Why: Automated testing frameworks, AI test generation

Timeframe: 12-18 months
Pivot to: Test Automation Engineering, Performance Testing

Basic Translation

65% risk
-5,400 jobs

Why: GPT-4, DeepL, real-time translation improving

Timeframe: 24+ months
Pivot to: Localization Strategy, Cultural Adaptation

Recruiter (Sourcing only)

58% risk
-4,200 jobs

Why: LinkedIn AI, automated resume screening

Timeframe: 18-24 months
Pivot to: Talent Strategy, Employer Branding, Candidate Experience

Skills in Demand

AI/ML Engineering

98% demand
45,200 open roles
Growth: +127%
Salary: $185k-$320k
Hiring: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta

Prompt Engineering

94% demand
12,800 open roles
Growth: +856%
Salary: $95k-$175k
Hiring: Scale AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, enterprises

AI Safety/Alignment

91% demand
3,400 open roles
Growth: +234%
Salary: $150k-$280k
Hiring: Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepMind, Conjecture

DevOps/Platform Engineering

86% demand
38,700 open roles
Growth: +42%
Salary: $140k-$210k
Hiring: Every tech company

Cybersecurity

84% demand
52,100 open roles
Growth: +39%
Salary: $120k-$195k
Hiring: CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, enterprises

Data Engineering

81% demand
41,200 open roles
Growth: +38%
Salary: $135k-$190k
Hiring: Databricks, Snowflake, tech companies

Cloud Architecture (AWS/GCP/Azure)

79% demand
34,500 open roles
Growth: +31%
Salary: $145k-$205k
Hiring: Cloud providers, enterprises

Product Management (AI/ML)

76% demand
8,900 open roles
Growth: +67%
Salary: $155k-$240k
Hiring: Tech companies pivoting to AI

Relatively Stable

Backend Engineering

+2%

Still core, but AI assists with boilerplate

Product Design (UX/UI)

-3%

AI helps with mockups, but strategy unchanged

Sales (Enterprise)

+5%

Relationship-driven, harder to automate

What To Do About It

If You're in an "At Risk" Category:

  • 1.Immediate: Learn the AI tools threatening your role (become expert user)
  • 2.3-6 months: Pivot to suggested alternative skill (upskilling courses)
  • 3.Network: Connect with people in "In Demand" roles, ask for advice

If You're Job Hunting:

  • ✓Focus resume on "In Demand" skills, even if tangential to past work
  • ✓Take 1-2 online courses in AI/ML, add to LinkedIn immediately
  • ✓Target companies on the "Who's Hiring?" page