AI JOB SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 41-9031.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Sales Engineers?

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.

Estimated AI task exposure
62%

High exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

60/100

Physical moat

20/100

Human moat

24/100

Rating coverage

100%

25 task statements / 25 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Develop, present, or respond to proposals for specific customer requirements, including request for proposal responses and industry-specific solutions.
Importance 90/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.84
Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.
Importance 84/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.82
Keep informed on industry news and trends, products, services, competitors, relevant information about legacy, existing, and emerging technologies, and the latest product-line developments.
Importance 76/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.80
Confer with customers and engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine system requirements.
Importance 74/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.77
Document account activities, generate reports, and keep records of business transactions with customers and suppliers.
Importance 73/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 56/100Weight 0.75
Create sales or service contracts for products or services.
Importance 79/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 47/100Weight 0.74
Research and identify potential customers for products or services.
Importance 71/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 45/100Weight 0.73
Visit prospective buyers at commercial, industrial, or other establishments to show samples or catalogs, and to inform them about product pricing, availability, and advantages.
Importance 78/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 33/100Weight 0.71
Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs.
Importance 74/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 45/100Weight 0.70
Identify resale opportunities and support them to achieve sales plans.
Importance 76/100Relevance 76/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.69

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

$124,900

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

51,790

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+2.8%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

4

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.

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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

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

57 points lower exposure • 67% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

57 points lower exposure • 69% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9%

53 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,010 Growth 2025–2035: +10.9% Annual openings: 41

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

57 points lower exposure • 66% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

57 points lower exposure • 66% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

52 points lower exposure • 69% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

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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