The AI Automation Index · APRIL 2026
The coming rewrite of work, measured in evidence.
An independent index tracking how artificial intelligence is reshaping every occupation — risk timelines, exposure scores, and the skills that keep humans in the loop. Updated weekly from primary labor data and newsroom research.
The Wire
Roles most exposed to automation
Benchmark
Industries, ranked by AI exposure.
A composite of task-level automatability and deployment velocity across sectors. Lower is safer; higher signals near-term disruption.
Full benchmark →Watchlist
Most-watched at-risk roles
Safe Havens
Roles least exposed to automation
The Desks
Three ways to stay ahead of the curve.
Diagnostic
Know your risk
A five-minute assessment scores your role against a composite automation index built from peer labor data.
Take the quiz →Toolkit
Learn AI skills
A curated directory of the AI tools and disciplines most likely to keep you in the loop through the next decade.
Open the toolkit →Field Guide
Update your resume
Reporting and briefings on how to reframe experience for a market where AI fluency is the baseline, not the bonus.
Read the dispatch →The Dispatch
A weekly brief on AI and the future of work — read by 10,000+ professionals.
One email, every Friday. Primary research, labor-market signals, and the clearest reporting we can find. No hype.