Release 2026.2 Updated 17 Jul 2026

Workforce displacement USA

Share of the workforce in work AI and robotics can now do, driven by the OWI capability score

At the OWI's current measured AI capability, an estimated 16.9% of the United States workforce (per the 2023-Q4 labour survey) is in work AI can now do, rising to 26.1% when robotics is included.

Whole workforce
per the 2023-Q4 labour survey · OWI AI capability 39.3/100 · robotics 28.3/100
Automation channelShare of workforce
AI-replaceable work16.9%
Robotics-replaceable work10.6%
AI or robotics-replaceable work26.1%
By gender
GenderAIRoboticsCombined
Women 19.0% 8.9% 26.5%
Men 15.0% 12.1% 25.7%
By age
not available for this country

Employment by occupation and age band is not reported for this country, so an age split is not shown rather than guessed.

By ethnicity
not available for this country

Employment by occupation and ethnicity is collected only by a few countries. Where it exists, it is shown here; it is never estimated.

For individuals