"Microsoft's released its list of 40 jobs that have high crossover with AI-and professionals warned it highlights the careers "most at risk," with historians, translators, and sales reps high on the list. While Microsoft said high applicability doesn't automatically mean those roles will be killed by AI, employers have been putting a pause on hiring and cutting roles to make way for enhanced productivity."
"Translators, historians, and writers are among the roles with the highest AI applicability score, meaning the job's tasks are most closely aligned with AI's current abilities, according to the report that ranked professions. Customer service and sales representatives-which make up about 5 million jobs in the U.S.-will also have to compete with AI. Overall, the jobs most exposed are ones that involve knowledge work-like people doing computer, math, or administrative work in an office,"
A ranking of 40 occupations identifies translators, historians, writers, and sales and customer-service representatives as having high alignment with current generative AI capabilities. Jobs centered on office-based knowledge work—computer, math, and administrative tasks—show substantial exposure to AI. High AI applicability does not guarantee full job elimination, but employers are pausing hiring and trimming roles while adopting AI-driven productivity tools. Large firms have announced workforce reductions and hiring freezes tied to AI expectations, increasing worker concern about displacement. In contrast, many physical and infrastructure roles such as dredge operators, bridge and lock tenders, and water treatment operators show minimal AI applicability.
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