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THE DOOR: ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAY, graded A (easy) to E (extremely hard). A Careermash rule-of-thumb index built from our AI exposure index and the job's moat class. It is not a forecast and not a count of job openings.
AI EXPOSURE TODAY is a Careermash index from 0 to 100 of how exposed this job's everyday tasks are to AI today. We estimate it by matching published research on how people use AI to this job, usually by keyword or subject area, and we lower it where the work is protected (for example by physical, personal or legal requirements). It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI.
These figures come from a Careermash rule of thumb, not a forecast. Use them to think about the job, not to predict it.
| WHAT CHANGES | Today | 5 yrs (scenario) | 10 yrs (scenario) | 20 yrs (scenario) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI exposure today, then scenario share of tasks | 18 | 28% | 40% | 63% |
| THE DOOR · Entry difficulty today (rule of thumb) | B - achievable | |||
AI exposure today for this job is 18 on our index, which is an estimate, not a measurement of how much people in this job use AI. In our Careermash scenario that could reach around 63% of the work in 20 years, but that is a scenario, not a forecast. We do not have a reliable forecast of how many of these jobs there will be. Getting your first job here is fairly easy today. The work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.
In our Careermash scenario AI would be used for about 28% of this job's day-to-day work by this point. This is a scenario, not a forecast.
In our Careermash scenario AI would be used for about 40% of this job's day-to-day work by this point. This is a scenario, not a forecast.
In our Careermash scenario AI would be used for about 63% of this job's day-to-day work by this point. This is a scenario, not a forecast.
The protection here is physical: real tools, real materials, real places. Work experience, apprenticeships and hands-on subjects build the skill AI cannot reach from a screen.
Use AI for planning, records and diagnostics, but treat it as a tool that supports the work, not a replacement for doing it.
The part of this job that pays is done in a real place with real materials. That is what protects it, so keep steering towards it.
Worth a look if you like the sound of this path. Each one has something this job does not: a moat.
Sources: AI exposure today blends published AI-usage research (Anthropic 2026; OpenAI 2026), matched to each job by keyword or subject area, with our own UK reviews of labour-market moats, robotics and scientific developments. It is an estimate, not a direct measurement of use in each job. The entry difficulty grade, the job security grade and the scenario figures are Careermash rules of thumb built from our exposure index and each job's moat class. They are not forecasts. Grades and verdicts are Careermash editorial judgment.