Microsoft researchers identify 40 jobs most exposed to generative AI disruption

12 articles · Updated · Fortune · Apr 28

The 2025 report highlights translators, historians, writers, and sales representatives among the most at-risk roles, with customer service and sales jobs affecting about 5 million U.S. workers.
Jobs requiring a bachelor’s degree, such as journalists and management analysts, are particularly vulnerable, while hands-on roles like dredge operators face minimal AI exposure. Companies like Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are pausing hiring amid heavy AI investment.
The findings underscore growing anxiety about AI-driven job losses, especially among graduates, and suggest even education roles may be reshaped. Researchers emphasize AI will change how work is done rather than fully replace occupations.

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