As AI continues to reshape how work gets done, lots of people are thinking hard about which jobs might actually be safe. Across industries, a clear pattern keeps showing up: jobs that require physical presence, emotional intelligence, trust, or human connection feel like they’re going to be a lot harder to replace.
A new Reddit post asks, “Which jobs are 100% safe from AI?” These are some jobs that people pretty confidently believe AI won’t be taking over anytime soon:
- "Undertakers. The only things guaranteed in life are death and taxes. AI can do taxes."
- "Politicians. They will never give up their jobs to AI."
- "Farrier. I doubt clankers will ever be changing horseshoes."
- "I'm a hairdresser, and I don't expect to be replaced by AI anytime soon. That said, it does make our lives a little more frustrating, considering the number of people who bring us AI-generated images of hairstyles that are physically impossible."
- "I've got 4-6 years left as a kindergarten teacher until I retire. I'm pretty sure my job is safe given that timeframe."
- "I'd like to see AI wax booties as well as I do."
- "Theatre is dying but not dead. There will always be a subset of humans that want to see other humans perform difficult and engaging things live instead of generated avatars on a screen."
- "Anything where rich folks still want someone human to interact with."
- "Emergency services."
- "Read this somewhere, but 'sperm donor.'"
- "Massage therapists."
- "Software engineers stepping in to fix when computer systems break due to some moron trying to replace engineers with AI."
- "Nurses, midwives/doula/OBGYN nurses (or whoever else is with you during labor), preschool teachers."
- "Therapy fields. No way can they perform the duties of occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathologist, etc."
- "Priests. AI can bless your prompt, but holy water still requires human delivery."
Source: BuzzFeed⠀
Scott's Thoughts:
- Yeah, I definitely don’t want AI giving me a bikini wax or a haircut!
- There are radio stations and songs out there that are AI. Not us! iHeartRadio "Guaranteed Human."
- AI is not human. It never will be.