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These weekly summaries were produced from 2026-03 to 2026-10 by a weekly AI-generated scoring that this site no longer uses. Their scores are not comparable with the current figures, which come from public datasets. Why the method changed
Weekly AI Job Risk Summary — August 5, 2026
This week’s AI job risk update shows only modest relative shifts, but the direction of travel remains clear for several categories often discussed in searches like jobs AI will replace, jobs at risk from AI, AI job risk, and AI-proof jobs. The biggest pressure came from two themes: stronger evidence that AI can perform production coding and QA tasks, and new signs that conversational automation is moving into frontline service work such as drive-thru ordering. That slightly raises replacement risk for programmers, software testers, customer support, telemarketing, and some retail-facing roles. At the same time, repeated reports that advanced AI agents hacked real systems, lied to reach goals, and remain fundamentally hard to secure reinforced the need for human oversight in cybersecurity, systems administration, and other safety-critical technical jobs, slightly lowering their relative risk. Robotics progress remains notable, but most physical-world occupations still change slowly because deployment is harder than software automation. Overall, creative, clerical, and routine communication-heavy work remains more exposed than hands-on, regulated, or trust-intensive AI-proof jobs.
How to Read This Week
This report works best when you read the summary, score movement, and linked news together. Treat it as a weekly reading of changing automation pressure, not as a one-week prediction that a profession will immediately disappear.
Weekly Average Risk
46.26
Week-over-week change
+0.07
Jobs moving up
18
Jobs moving down
5
Jobs unchanged
181
Trend
The chart shows how the overall weekly average has moved. It helps separate a broad market shift from changes limited to a smaller set of jobs.
Where Pressure Rose First
These jobs posted the strongest upward moves this week. Read them as signs of where automation pressure is tightening fastest right now.
Where Pressure Eased
These jobs moved downward this week. A lower score does not mean the role is safe forever, but it does suggest less immediate pressure relative to the prior week.
Roles That Stayed Relatively Steady
These jobs changed little this week and help anchor the broader picture. Stability often matters as much as movement when judging whether a shift is broad or narrow.
This Week Ranking
Use the full ranking as a current snapshot of relative pressure across jobs. The score alone matters less than the combination of score, week-over-week change, and the task mix behind the role.
| Rank | Job | Risk Score | Last Week | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scheduler | 93 | +0 | |
| 2 | Software Tester | 88 | +1 | |
| 3 | Call Center Agent | 88 | +1 | |
| 4 | Customer Support Representative | 88 | +1 | |
| 5 | Customer Support | 84 | +1 | |
| 6 | Copywriter | 84 | +1 | |
| 7 | Administrative Assistant | 84 | +0 | |
| 8 | Office Clerk | 84 | +0 | |
| 9 | Telemarketer | 82 | +1 | |
| 10 | Data Entry Clerk | 82 | +0 | |
| 11 | Content Writer | 81 | +1 | |
| 12 | Data Analyst | 82 | +0 | |
| 13 | QA Engineer | 80 | +1 | |
| 14 | Retail Cashier | 79 | +1 | |
| 15 | Bookkeeper | 78 | +0 | |
| 16 | Social Media Manager | 77 | +1 | |
| 17 | Receptionist | 77 | +1 | |
| 18 | Accounting Clerk | 77 | +0 | |
| 19 | SEO Specialist | 77 | +0 | |
| 20 | Digital Marketer | 77 | +0 | |
| 21 | Court Reporter | 77 | +0 | |
| 22 | Truck Driver | 77 | +0 | |
| 23 | Paralegal | 76 | +0 | |
| 24 | Proofreader | 76 | +0 | |
| 25 | Mobile App Developer | 75 | +1 | |
| 26 | Illustrator | 76 | +0 | |
| 27 | Software Engineer | 74 | +1 | |
| 28 | Translator | 74 | +0 | |
| 29 | Insurance Underwriter | 74 | +0 | |
| 30 | Animator | 74 | +0 |
Exposure runs from 0 to 100 and compares occupations with each other, using public datasets (see sources). It is not a probability that the job disappears. Methodology
AI News Used In This Weekly Evaluation
The articles below are the main signals used in this week's evaluation. Read them as context for why pressure rose, fell, or stayed stable.
MIT Technology Review / August 3, 2026
Wired / August 3, 2026
Wired / August 3, 2026
Wired / August 2, 2026
Wired / August 1, 2026
Wired / August 1, 2026
Wired / July 31, 2026
Wired / July 31, 2026
Wired / July 31, 2026
Wired / July 31, 2026
Wired / July 30, 2026
Wired / July 30, 2026
Wired / July 30, 2026
MIT Technology Review / July 30, 2026
Wired / July 30, 2026
Wired / July 30, 2026
Wired / July 30, 2026
Wired / July 30, 2026
Wired / July 30, 2026
Wired / July 30, 2026
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