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To AI-proof your career, spot trends and upskill regularly<\/p>\n
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By 2030, an alarming 50% of entry-level jobs could be eliminated due to AI gains, Anthropic CEO warned in May this year.<\/p>\n
And in my exclusive interview a couple weeks ago with Oliver Yonchev, investor and co-founder of FlightStory (alongside Steven Bartlett), he revealed: \u201cThe entry-level layer of jobs is going to disappear.”<\/p>\n
What\u2019s taking their place?<\/p>\n
Strategic-level thinking
\n People and roles that are deeply in tune with culture and the world around them
\n Changemakers<\/p>\n
The clock is ticking. Back in 2023, Goldman Sachs predicted<\/a> that nearly one-fifth of all work tasks globally would be taken over by AI, with two-thirds of U.S. jobs exposed in some way or another to partial automation.<\/p>\n Today, that figure shows no signs of decline.<\/p>\n We now have:<\/p>\n Agentic AI (AI agents<\/a>) So the critical question is, Is your job at risk from AI?<\/p>\n Is My Job AI-Proof?<\/p>\n Artificial intelligence developments are accelerating at such a rapid rate that it\u2019s hard to tell precisely what roles will be negatively impacted in the future. However, we can use estimates and reports from McKinsey & Company, the World Economic Forum, and Coursera to guide us and to make it easier to predict what job titles are most likely to disappear in the next few years.<\/p>\n To know if your role is in danger of elimination, ask yourself the below questions and run this test:<\/p>\n Is my work repetitive and requiring minimal human interaction? If your answer is yes to questions one, three, and four, and especially six, your role is likely at high risk of being taken over by AI at some point now or in the near future.<\/p>\n If you answer yes to one or more of the other questions, you\u2019re in a good position–even if your organization is preparing to implement and roll out AI, because your strategic role could be an integral factor in getting them to that position.<\/p>\n What Jobs Are Most At Risk From AI?<\/p>\n The online learning giant Coursera<\/a> released a list of five core job categories that are exposed to AI. These are:<\/p>\n Manufacturing and production Many of these, especially in manufacturing, retail, and admin, shouldn\u2019t really come as a surprise, because we started seeing innovation and automation in these fields for quite a number of years now (i.e., robots in production lines, self-service checkouts, chatbots used for customer service, etc.).<\/p>\n Still, the effects can be painful, especially if you\u2019ve worked most of your working life in these very fields.<\/p>\n So what should you do if you discover that your job is not AI-proof?<\/p>\n How To AI-Proof Your Job<\/p>\n 1. First, identify roles within your industry that leverage your existing knowledge and experience, but allow you to pivot to AI-enabled functions. For example, if you work in sales, focus on relationship-building at a strategic level, for example, B2B sales and nurturing large customer accounts as a customer success manager, or account executive for a SaaS company, while using AI tools to support each part of the sales cycle.<\/p>\n This utilizes human-centric and decision-making skills. (At this point, no one trusts AI to fully conduct the entire sales process, especially when companies are making major enterprise purchases as part of their agreed budgets, so you\u2019re pretty safe here.) <\/p>\n 2. Re-invent yourself for low-risk roles. The top low-risk roles include:<\/p>\n Blue-collar jobs. Blue-collar, hands-on trades work is gaining popularity rapidly, especially among Gen Z graduates and early career starters. 3. Focus on upskilling with the necessary AI skills. Learn about the most in-demand, high-paying AI skills here in my recent article, 17 AI Skills To Put On Your Resume In 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n
\n AI-induced layoffs
\n New LLM updates and models that are being fine-tuned every few months (the latest is ChatGPT-5)<\/a>
\n Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff stating that AI is already doing 50% of the work at the software giant
\n Amazon\u2019s Andy Jassy predicting more layoffs at Amazon and greater AI capabilities over the next few years.<\/p>\n
\n Does my role require strategy, complex human judgement, and decision-making?
\n Is my work mainly focused on execution of basic tasks?
\n Do the tasks in my job follow predictable rules, systems, and patterns?
\n Do I work in a space where hands-on physical presence, labor, or dexterity are essential?
\n Is my organization already in talks about AI adoption and streamlining their workforce for better efficiency?<\/p>\n
\n Administrative and clerical work
\n Transportation and logistics
\n Retail
\n Sales (lead generation and customer service)<\/p>\n
\n Physical, caregiving roles like those within healthcare and education are still AI-proof.
\n Management and AI oversight, for example, project management, product management, or leadership roles that involve you managing AI agents or leading cross-functional teams and projects.<\/p>\n