AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 39-9011.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Childcare Workers?

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

Estimated AI task exposure
29%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

24 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

25/100

Physical moat

15/100

Human moat

31/100

Rating coverage

100%

24 task statements / 24 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Maintain a safe play environment.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.92
Observe and monitor children's play activities.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.91
Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
Importance 80/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.87
Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
Importance 84/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.86
Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
Importance 85/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.85
Sanitize toys and play equipment.
Importance 83/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.85
Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
Importance 74/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.84
Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
Importance 76/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.82
Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
Importance 80/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.81
Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
Importance 81/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.81

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$34,980

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

518,910

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-2.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

150

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

24 points lower exposure • 81% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

24 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

5%

24 points lower exposure • 84% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,620 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

24 points lower exposure • 81% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

6%

23 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,020 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 14

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

12%

17 points lower exposure • 85% profile similarity

Median wage: $41,670 Growth 2025–2035: +2.0% Annual openings: 65

stronger human/judgment moat

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    • domain expertise
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    • basic AI literacy

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    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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