Here is the same card they saw, and what its numbers actually mean. Some figures are estimates and some are Careermash scenarios. We label which is which, and none of them is a prediction. Measured August 2026.
The 4 is our AI exposure today index for this kind of work: a Careermash estimate from 0 to 100 of how exposed its everyday tasks are to AI, built from published AI-usage research (Anthropic and OpenAI, 2026) matched to the job by keyword or subject area, and blended with our own UK review of moats, robotics and scientific developments. It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI. In our Careermash 20-year scenario, AI could be used for about 49% of today's tasks. That is a scenario, not a forecast. It does not mean the job is disappearing. It means the job is changing, and the parts a human is paid for are shifting.
"The door" is how hard this career is to get into today: grade A (easy) to E (extremely hard). For Vehicle Valeters and Cleaners it is grade B today. This is a Careermash rule of thumb, not a forecast, and we do not predict how it will change.
The card says physical moat: The work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it. That protection is structural, which is why it matters more than any single number.
0 careers measure less exposed than Vehicle Valeters and Cleaners; 1,708 measure more exposed; 131 measure the same. Context beats any single number: the point is not to chase the "safest" career, it is to walk in with eyes open.
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