Weekly AI Job Risk Summary — September 9, 2026
This week’s AI job risk update is modest overall, with most scores staying stable because the news points more to gradual deployment than instant replacement. The clearest pressure remains on digital, clerical, and software-heavy roles often featured in searches for jobs AI will replace and jobs at risk from AI. GPT-6 Astra’s reported strength in computer use and coding, Nvidia’s launch of early AI PCs, and Nvidia’s Hugging Face acquisition all support wider access to stronger automation tools for programming, testing, design, analytics, and content workflows. Customer-facing automation also advanced through voice-note feedback systems and infrastructure aimed at resolving complex customer needs at scale, raising AI job risk for support and call-center work. At the same time, outages across major model providers and underwhelming real-world use of Siri AI are reminders that reliability and adoption still limit full substitution. More physical, licensed, and trust-heavy occupations remain among the more AI-proof jobs this week.
This Week in Context
These paragraphs turn the weekly table into a readable explanation of where automation pressure broadened, narrowed, or stayed steady.
The weekly average risk moved upward, which suggests pressure broadened rather than staying isolated to only a few roles.
The clearest upward pressure appeared in Programmer, Software Tester, Call Center Agent. Moves like these often show where AI is taking on more repeatable drafting, comparison, coordination, or first-pass analytical work.
DevOps Engineer, Archivist, Water Treatment Operator changed little and help anchor the baseline for this week. Stable roles matter because they show where the ranking is holding its shape even while other parts of the market move.
Read these paragraphs together with the linked news and the full ranking. The point is not a one-week prediction of replacement, but a clearer view of where automation pressure is concentrating first.
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
46.69
Week-over-week change
+0.15
Jobs moving up
29
Jobs moving down
0
Jobs unchanged
175
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.
- No notable movers this 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 | 95 | +0 | |
| 2 | Software Tester | 93 | +1 | |
| 3 | Call Center Agent | 90 | +1 | |
| 4 | Customer Support Representative | 90 | +1 | |
| 5 | Customer Support | 86 | +1 | |
| 6 | Administrative Assistant | 87 | +0 | |
| 7 | Office Clerk | 87 | +0 | |
| 8 | QA Engineer | 85 | +1 | |
| 9 | Copywriter | 84 | +1 | |
| 10 | Data Analyst | 84 | +1 | |
| 11 | Telemarketer | 83 | +0 | |
| 12 | Data Entry Clerk | 82 | +0 | |
| 13 | Content Writer | 81 | +1 | |
| 14 | Retail Cashier | 80 | +0 | |
| 15 | Receptionist | 80 | +0 | |
| 16 | Software Engineer | 79 | +1 | |
| 17 | Programmer | 77 | +2 | |
| 18 | Mobile App Developer | 78 | +1 | |
| 19 | Bookkeeper | 78 | +0 | |
| 20 | Social Media Manager | 77 | +1 | |
| 21 | Digital Marketer | 77 | +1 | |
| 22 | Accounting Clerk | 77 | +0 | |
| 23 | SEO Specialist | 76 | +1 | |
| 24 | Court Reporter | 77 | +0 | |
| 25 | Truck Driver | 77 | +0 | |
| 26 | Paralegal | 76 | +0 | |
| 27 | Proofreader | 76 | +0 | |
| 28 | Illustrator | 75 | +1 | |
| 29 | Translator | 74 | +0 | |
| 30 | Insurance Underwriter | 74 | +0 |
Scores run from 0 to 100 and compare occupations with each other. A score 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.
Wired / 2026-09-07
Wired / 2026-09-06
Wired / 2026-09-06
Wired / 2026-09-05
MIT Technology Review / 2026-09-04
Wired / 2026-09-04
Wired / 2026-09-04
MIT Technology Review / 2026-09-04
Wired / 2026-09-03
Wired / 2026-09-03
Wired / 2026-09-03
Wired / 2026-09-03
Wired / 2026-09-03
Wired / 2026-09-03
Wired / 2026-09-03
Wired / 2026-09-03
MIT Technology Review / 2026-09-02
Wired / 2026-09-02
Wired / 2026-09-02
Wired / 2026-09-02
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