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 15.5% of the United States workforce (per the 2023-Q4 labour survey) is in work AI can now do, rising to 24.8% when robotics is included.
| Automation channel | Share of workforce |
|---|---|
| AI-replaceable work | 15.5% |
| Robotics-replaceable work | 10.6% |
| AI or robotics-replaceable work | 24.8% |
| Gender | AI | Robotics | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 17.5% | 8.9% | 25.0% |
| Men | 13.8% | 12.0% | 24.5% |
Employment by occupation and age band is not reported for this country, so an age split is not shown rather than guessed.
Employment by occupation and ethnicity is collected only by a few countries. Where it exists, it is shown here; it is never estimated.
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