Job groups least exposed to AI
Key facts
- #1 Transportation and material moving, Job group: 1%
- #2 Installation, maintenance and repair, Job group: 1%
- #3 Production, Job group: 1%
- 17 job families ranked across all job groups
- Data as of November 2026
- 1Transportation and material moving Job group1%
- 2Installation, maintenance and repair Job group1%
- 3Production Job group1%
- 4Protective service Job group1%
- 5Personal care and service Job group2%
- 6Architecture and engineering Job group4%
- 7Healthcare practitioners Job group4%
- 8Community and social service Job group5%
- 9Management Job group10%
- 10Life, physical and social science Job group12%
What stands out
- The top ten is tightly packed: Transportation and material moving leads on 1%, and #10 Life, physical and social science is at 12%.
- Personal care and service reaches #5 on a sample of 306 open roles, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
- Management is the largest market in the top ten, with 81,712 open roles behind its figure.
- Job families with fewer than 300 open roles are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.
Why this ranking matters
What it shows
Other kinds of work contain few tasks that AI is used for today. This list ranks job groups from the lowest observed exposure, so it shows where day-to-day work is least touched so far.
How to use it
Low exposure today is not a promise for the future. Use it as one input alongside demand and pay when you choose a field.
The top 25
- 1
Transportation and material moving Job group
1%
- Our open roles
- 494
- Median posted pay
- $118k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +1.9%
Based on 494 openings.
- 2
Installation, maintenance and repair Job group
1%
- Our open roles
- 739
- Median posted pay
- $103k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +1.8%
Based on 739 openings.
- 3
Production Job group
1%
- Our open roles
- 1,169
- Median posted pay
- $159k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- −5.5%
Based on 1,169 openings.
- 4
Protective service Job group
1%
- Our open roles
- 881
- Median posted pay
- $128k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +3.4%
Based on 881 openings.
- 5
Personal care and service Job group
2%
- Our open roles
- 306
- Median posted pay
- $117k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +2.1%
Based on 306 openings.
- 6
Architecture and engineering Job group
4%
- Our open roles
- 32,483
- Median posted pay
- $143k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +8.2%
Based on 32,483 openings.
- 7
Healthcare practitioners Job group
4%
- Our open roles
- 2,070
- Median posted pay
- $148k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +7.4%
Based on 2,070 openings.
- 8
Community and social service Job group
5%
- Our open roles
- 471
- Median posted pay
- $103k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- −1.1%
Based on 471 openings.
- 9
Management Job group
10%
- Our open roles
- 81,712
- Median posted pay
- $155k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +3.4%
Based on 81,712 openings.
- 10
Life, physical and social science Job group
12%
- Our open roles
- 3,933
- Median posted pay
- $119k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +4.1%
Based on 3,933 openings.
- 11
Education and library Job group
13%
- Our open roles
- 500
- Median posted pay
- $103k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +1.3%
Based on 500 openings.
- 12
Arts, design, entertainment and media Job group
14%
- Our open roles
- 4,892
- Median posted pay
- $150k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +1.3%
Based on 4,892 openings.
- 13
Business and financial operations Job group
18%
- Our open roles
- 41,808
- Median posted pay
- $103k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +10.8%
Based on 41,808 openings.
- 14
Office and administrative support Job group
19%
- Our open roles
- 7,154
- Median posted pay
- $79k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +0.8%
Based on 7,154 openings.
- 15
Legal Job group
22%
- Our open roles
- 5,556
- Median posted pay
- $148k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- −0.4%
Based on 5,556 openings.
- 16
Sales and related Job group
24%
- Our open roles
- 16,145
- Median posted pay
- $120k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- −1.6%
Based on 16,145 openings.
- 17
Computer and mathematical Job group
38%
- Our open roles
- 51,517
- Median posted pay
- $183k
- Employment, 2022 to 2026
- +12.4%
Based on 51,517 openings.
Full ranking
All 17 job families that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
| Rank | Job family | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transportation and material moving Job group | 1% | 494 |
| 2 | Installation, maintenance and repair Job group | 1% | 739 |
| 3 | Production Job group | 1% | 1,169 |
| 4 | Protective service Job group | 1% | 881 |
| 5 | Personal care and service Job group | 2% | 306 |
| 6 | Architecture and engineering Job group | 4% | 32,483 |
| 7 | Healthcare practitioners Job group | 4% | 2,070 |
| 8 | Community and social service Job group | 5% | 471 |
| 9 | Management Job group | 10% | 81,712 |
| 10 | Life, physical and social science Job group | 12% | 3,933 |
| 11 | Education and library Job group | 13% | 500 |
| 12 | Arts, design, entertainment and media Job group | 14% | 4,892 |
| 13 | Business and financial operations Job group | 18% | 41,808 |
| 14 | Office and administrative support Job group | 19% | 7,154 |
| 15 | Legal Job group | 22% | 5,556 |
| 16 | Sales and related Job group | 24% | 16,145 |
| 17 | Computer and mathematical Job group | 38% | 51,517 |
How this ranking works
A job group's score is its observed AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts (March 2026): the share of its tasks that an AI model could speed up and that show work-related use. The figure is the average across the occupations in the group.
Exposure measures coverage of tasks, not job loss; it does not say a job will disappear. Only job groups with at least 300 of our open roles are ranked.
Sample bar: job families with fewer than 300 openings are not ranked.
Sources: Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts (March 2026): observed AI exposure by occupation group; NextChapter job data: open professional roles and posted pay; Census Bureau Current Population Survey: employment change 2022 to 2026. Data as of November 2026.
Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.
Questions
- Which job family ranks first: job groups least exposed to ai?
- Transportation and material moving is the job group least exposed to AI: 1% of its tasks are ones an AI model could speed up and that show work-related use.
- How many job families are ranked?
- 17 job families have at least 300 open roles, so the list has 17 entries.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- A job group's score is its observed AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts (March 2026): the share of its tasks that an AI model could speed up and that show work-related use. The figure is the average across the occupations in the group. Exposure measures coverage of tasks, not job loss; it does not say a job will disappear. Only job groups with at least 300 of our open roles are ranked.
- How often is it updated?
- Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.
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Cite this ranking
NextChapter, “Job groups least exposed to AI,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/job-groups-least-exposed-to-ai
Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/job-groups-least-exposed-to-ai">Job groups least exposed to AI (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>
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