EXPOSURE TO AI
7%
RESILIENT
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
0%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Certified irreplaceable. For now, gloriously human.
7% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Certified hard to automate. Today’s AI barely touches the core of this one.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics
- Record operational information on specified production reports
- Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices
- Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components
- Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies
- Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary
- Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 7% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY) |
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last updated 2026-07-16