AI roles with the least observed AI use
Among AI roles with open jobs, Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Architectural and Engineering Managers and Industrial Engineers show the least AI use at work so far. This measures use observed now, not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
AI roles with the least observed AI use
Rebuilt weekly. November 2026 edition.
| # | Role | AI use in tasks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians15 open · Median pay $295k | 0% of tasks |
| 2 | Architectural and Engineering Managers111 open · Median pay $311k | 3% of tasks |
| 3 | Industrial Engineers30 open · Median pay $189k | 4% of tasks |
| 4 | Intelligence Analysts6 open | 4% of tasks |
| 5 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists369 open · Median pay $213k | 4% of tasks |
| 6 | Sales Managers129 open · Median pay $253k | 4% of tasks |
| 7 | Commercial and Industrial Designers8 open · Median pay $257k | 4% of tasks |
| 8 | Electrical Engineers19 open · Median pay $302k | 6% of tasks |
| 9 | Natural Sciences Managers9 open · Median pay $284k | 6% of tasks |
| 10 | Robotics Engineers15 open · Median pay $170k | 7% of tasks |
| 11 | Compliance Managers14 open · Median pay $224k | 7% of tasks |
| 12 | Fuel Cell Engineers76 open · Median pay $338k | 8% of tasks |
| 13 | Media Technical Directors/Managers12 open · Median pay $223k | 9% of tasks |
| 14 | Supply Chain Managers6 open | 10% of tasks |
| 15 | Urban and Regional Planners6 open | 10% of tasks |
| 16 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer5 open | 10% of tasks |
| 17 | Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners7 open | 10% of tasks |
| 18 | Security Managers10 open | 13% of tasks |
| 19 | General and Operations Managers13 open · Median pay $195k | 14% of tasks |
| 20 | Computer Hardware Engineers107 open · Median pay $216k | 15% of tasks |
| 21 | Computer and Information Systems Managers26 open · Median pay $311k | 16% of tasks |
| 22 | Lawyers54 open · Median pay $275k | 17% of tasks |
| 23 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers6 open | 19% of tasks |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects12 open · Median pay $268k | 20% of tasks |
| 25 | Purchasing Managers10 open · Median pay $256k | 20% of tasks |
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index, March 2026. Only roles with at least five open jobs here are listed.
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