SHIFT — THE AI JOB-CHANGE WIRE —
Vol. 1 · No. 19 TUE · 5 MAY 2026

AI IMPACT DATA · THE WIRE'S OPEN FEED

The data behind every dispatch.

Every role's headline tier, confidence label, and 2026 / 2028 / 2030 band readings — in one table you can read, filter, link to, or pull for your own analysis. The machine-readable feed sits underneath, unchanged.

35

role dispatches

14

domains covered

14

heavy pressure

15

moderate pressure

6

light pressure

— FOR MACHINES — JSON · CC0 · CACHED 5 MIN

Pull the raw feed: GET /role-index.json   —   schema_version 1, no auth, public domain, served with Cache-Control: max-age=300. Includes per-role keywords for autocomplete consumers.

— FOR HUMANS — 35 ROLES · ALPHABETICAL
Role Domain Headline tier Confidence 2026
aut · aug · res
2028
aut · aug · res
2030
aut · aug · res
Last verified
Accountant From bookkeeping and reconciliation to advisory. Finance & Accounting HEAVY high medium-high high medium-low high high medium-low high medium-high low 2026-05-04
Actuary Models got faster. The certified-judgement core stayed put. Finance & Accounting MODERATE medium medium high medium-high medium-high high medium-high high medium-high medium 2026-05-04
Architect From plans and renders to client-facing vision. Architecture & Trades MODERATE medium medium-low high high medium high medium-high medium-high medium-high medium-high 2026-05-04
Chef From the prep list to the pass — physically, fully, and (mostly) safely human. Hospitality & Trades LIGHT medium low medium-low high medium-low medium high medium medium high 2026-05-04
Copywriter From writing to editing the machine. Marketing & Communications HEAVY high high high medium-low high medium-high medium-low high medium-high low 2026-05-04
Corporate Lawyer From document review marathons to judgement calls. Law & Legal MODERATE medium medium high high medium-high high medium-high high medium-high medium-high 2026-05-04
Customer Support Agent From ticket triage to high-stakes resolution. Sales & Customer HEAVY high high high medium high medium-high medium-low high medium low 2026-05-04
Data Analyst From SQL grunt-work to question-asking. Software & Tech HEAVY medium medium high medium-high medium-high high medium high medium-high medium-low 2026-05-04
Dentist AI reads the X-ray. The dentist still fills the cavity. Healthcare MODERATE high medium medium-high high medium-high high high medium-high high high 2026-05-04
Electrician Hands, ladders, regulations — and the energy transition begging for more of you. Hospitality & Trades LIGHT high low medium-low high medium-low medium high medium-low medium high 2026-05-04
Financial Analyst From spreadsheet wrangling to thesis defence. Finance & Accounting HEAVY medium medium high medium-high medium-high high medium high medium-high medium-low 2026-05-04
General Practitioner From symptom-to-script to relationship-led care. Healthcare MODERATE medium medium-low medium-high high medium high high medium-high high high 2026-05-04
Graphic Designer From pixel-perfect production to creative direction. Design & Creative HEAVY medium medium-low high medium-high medium high medium medium-high medium-high medium-low 2026-05-04
Hairdresser The salon visit is the rare unmediated personal-service moment in a digital life. Hospitality & Trades LIGHT high low low high low medium-low high medium-low medium-low high 2026-05-04
HR Business Partner AI handles the inquiries. The hard conversation stays human. Operations & People MODERATE medium medium high medium-high medium-high high medium high medium-high medium 2026-05-04
Journalist From churning copy to defending the byline. Journalism & Media HEAVY high medium high medium-high medium-high high medium high medium-high medium-low 2026-05-04
Marketing Manager From channel orchestration to model orchestration. Marketing & Communications MODERATE medium medium-low high medium-high medium high medium-high medium-high medium-high medium 2026-05-04
Music Producer Stock libraries cratered. Artist development is the work. Design & Creative HEAVY medium high high medium high high medium-low high medium-high low 2026-05-04
Paralegal From doc review and filing to AI-augmented case prep. Law & Legal HEAVY high medium-high high medium high high medium-low high medium-high low 2026-05-04
Paramedic Get to the scene fast. Assess in chaos. Stabilise. Transport. AI doesn't do that. Public Service LIGHT high low medium high medium-low medium high medium medium-high high 2026-05-04
Photographer The price floor collapsed; the work that survives pays better than ever. Design & Creative HEAVY high high medium-high medium-low high medium low high medium low 2026-05-04
Podcaster Post-production collapsed to nothing. The conversation still needs a person. Journalism & Media HEAVY medium high high medium high medium-high medium-low high medium-high medium-low 2026-05-04
Primary Teacher From lesson plans and grading to facilitation and care. Education LIGHT high medium-low medium high medium medium-high high medium medium-high high 2026-05-04
Product Designer From wireframes and mockups to model-orchestrating systems. Design & Creative HEAVY medium medium-low high medium-high medium high medium medium high medium 2026-05-04
Project Manager From status reports to strategic facilitation. Operations & People MODERATE medium medium-low high high medium high medium-high medium-high medium-high medium-high 2026-05-04
Radiologist From reading films to interpreting AI second opinions. Healthcare MODERATE high medium-high high high high high high high medium-high high 2026-05-04
Real Estate Agent Predicted dead for 15 years; quietly more valuable than ever. Sales & Customer MODERATE medium medium-low high high medium high medium-high medium-high medium-high medium-high 2026-05-04
Recruiter From sourcing to relationship craft. Operations & People MODERATE medium medium high medium-high medium-high high medium high medium-high medium-low 2026-05-04
Sales Representative From cold outreach to relationship architecture. Sales & Customer MODERATE medium medium-low high high medium high medium-high medium-high medium-high medium-high 2026-05-04
Secondary Teacher AI gave teachers their evenings back. Adolescent classrooms still need people. Education MODERATE medium medium medium-high high medium high medium-high medium-high medium-high medium-high 2026-05-04
Social Worker AI helps with the paperwork. The doorstep visit stays human. Public Service LIGHT high medium-low medium high medium medium-high high medium medium-high high 2026-05-04
Software Engineer From writing code to reviewing it at speed. Software & Tech HEAVY high medium high medium-high medium-high high medium-high high medium-high medium 2026-05-04
Supply Chain Planner Quantitative work got faster. Crisis judgement got more valuable. Operations & People MODERATE medium medium-high high medium high high medium high medium-high medium-low 2026-05-04
Translator From rendering text to defending nuance. Translation & Language HEAVY high high medium-high medium-low high medium-high low high medium low 2026-05-04
University Lecturer From lecture delivery to research-led mentorship. Education MODERATE medium medium-low high high medium high medium-high medium-high medium-high medium-high 2026-05-04