Take the Robot Jobs Test
How likely is it that a robot will take your job? If you are a toll-booth operator, pretty high. Hostage negotiator? You should be OK long past retirement.
Score your own job, answer the ten questions in our quiz.
1. How similar are two random days of your job?
2. Does your job require you to be in different physical locations, even different rooms?
3. How many people do your job?
4. How long is training for your job?
5. Are there non-repetitive physical requirements of your job?
6. How long does it take to make the hardest decisions on your job?
7. Does your job require emotional connections to people or charisma?
8. How much creativity does your job require?
9. Do you directly manage employees?
10. Would someone else hired into your job do it the same way?
Please let us know what Job you were testing
Take the Robot Jobs Test
Good news! This job scored a {{score}} on our 100 point scale, where a 0 is a job a robot can never do, and a 100 is one that will certainly be replaced by automation. Any job below a 70 is probably safe for over a decade. Any job below a 60 will probably be around for decades to come.Share your results with the world! Post to:
Tell us what job you were testing so we can make the test better. Also, if you want to hear from us just a few times a year with news about automation and jobs, give us your email address. We will never share or sell it with anyone.
Take the Robot Jobs Test
Pretty good news. This job scored a {{score}} on our 100 point scale, where a 0 is a job a robot can never do, and a 100 is one that will certainly be replaced by automation. Any job below a 70 is probably safe for over a decade. Your job is slightly over that, so it is a candidate for automation.Share your results with the world! Post to:
Tell us what job you were testing so we can make the test better. Also, if you want to hear from us just a few times a year with news about automation and jobs, give us your email address. We will never share or sell it with anyone.
Take the Robot Jobs Test
Bad news! This job scored a {{score}} on our 100 point scale, where a 0 is a job a robot can never do, and a 100 is one that will certainly be replaced by automation. Any job below a 70 is probably safe for over a decade. Your job is well over that, meaning it is a candidate for automation.Share your results with the world! Post to:
Tell us what job you were testing so we can make the test better. Also, if you want to hear from us just a few times a year with news about automation and jobs, give us your email address. We will never share or sell it with anyone.
Take the Robot Jobs Test
Bad news! This job scored a {{score}} on our 100 point scale, where a 0 is a job a robot can never do, and a 100 is one that will certainly be replaced by automation. Any job below a 70 is probably safe for over a decade. Your job is way above that and is definitely going to be automated.Share your results with the world! Post to:
Tell us what job you were testing so we can make the test better. Also, if you want to hear from us just a few times a year with news about automation and jobs, give us your email address. We will never share or sell it with anyone.
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