JRIJob Risk Index

Job Risk Index · Demand signal

Jobs growing with AI

The 43 professions with the fastest-growing demand in our weekly job postings — real roles gaining ground as AI reshapes work. Ranked by demand growth, not AI adoption: we measure which jobs are growing, not which ones AI created. Average demand growth 240%. No invented occupations: every row is a profession from the index.

Job Risk Index · Demand signal

Professions with rising demand

Demand growth comes from our weekly job postings pipeline — unique postings sampled from public job boards and ATS boards (Greenhouse/Lever/Ashby): the last four complete weeks against the four before, recalculated weekly (43 professions with rising demand). The AI adoption column comes from the same postings (41 of these roles have a signal, week of 2026-10-26). Updated September 21, 2026.

#OccupationDemand growthRiskLevelAI adoption
01Advertising and Promotions Manager+3400%33Medium93.5%
02First-Line Supervisor of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers+1600%43Medium0%
03Fast Food and Counter Worker+750%52High0%
04Cook+400%71High0%
05Database Architect+333%61High37.5%
06Logistician+333%55High14.3%
07Sales Representative+300%47Medium2.8%
08Retail Salesperson+289%41Medium0%
09Financial Manager+250%40Medium18.8%
10Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representative+250%48Medium0%
11Computer Systems Analyst+233%84Critical19.4%
12Electrical Engineer+233%59High40%
13Industrial Engineer+200%53High66.7%
14Stocker and Order Filler+157%46Medium0%
15Maintenance and Repair Worker+154%76Critical0%
16Industrial Production Manager+150%42Medium5.9%
17Art Director+133%46Medium40%
18General Office Clerk+133%69High0%
19Hand Packer+125%80Critical0%
20Logistics Manager+120%43Medium33.3%
21Shipping and Receiving Clerk+86%68High0%
22Warehouse Worker+77%90Critical0%
23Dishwasher+75%76Critical0%
24Security Guard+70%87Critical0%
25Web and Digital Interface Designer+58%51High21.9%
26Management Analyst+43%45Medium7.7%
27General and Operations Manager+41%44Medium14.4%
28Commercial and Industrial Designer+40%24Low44%
29Social and Community Service Manager+33%34Medium30%
30Facilities Manager+30%78Critical10%
31Architectural and Engineering Manager+28%46Medium15.3%
32Natural Sciences Manager+25%46Medium9.1%
33Credit Analyst+20%50Mediumno signal
34Labor Relations Specialist+20%38Mediumno signal
35Computer Network Architect+18%86Critical11.1%
36Financial and Investment Analyst+16%44Medium5.6%
37Occupational Health and Safety Specialist+14%47Medium20%
38Operations Research Analyst+14%53High15.4%
39Compliance Officer+13%40Medium8.3%
40Sales Manager+13%48Medium10.7%
41Information Security Analyst+12%76Critical0%
42Lawyer+6%31Medium18.8%
43Sales Representative of Services+6%46Medium1.4%

Every row links to the full profession page: risk, timeline, salary and the AI adoption detail where it exists. See the AI adoption ranking →