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Published 14:52 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Major AI company just released the six jobs which are safe from being replaced
As artificial intelligence continues to advance rapidly, concerns about job displacement are growing.
Many people fear that robots and algorithms will soon replace human workers across a variety of industries.
However, a recent report by leading AI company Anthropic showed that a few careers remain largely safe from automation.
The Six Safe Jobs
In the company's latest findings, they found that the six jobs that are the least at risk of being replaced by AI are:
- Cooks
- Motorcycle Mechanics
- Lifeguards
- Bartenders
- Dishwashers
- Dressing Room Attendants
The reason why these positions are secure is because they rely on physical labor and human skills that AI is currently unable to replicate.
For example, food service roles, like cooking and bartending, require skills like creativity and real-time decision-making. Similarly, personal services such as hair styling or massage therapy depend on connecting with the customer.
While some of these jobs are low-paying, many in the trades and physical labor sectors, such as electricians, plumbers, and carpenters, are high-value and high-paying positions. They are also safe from AI.
Expert Robert Phelps noted: "AI can replace tasks, but it can’t really replace people.
"It can help with efficiency, and tedious and repetitive tasks, but this leaves you free to focus ‘soft skills’ such as creativity, communication, ethics, and critical thinking, and these soft skills will become more valuable than ever," he added.
Jobs Most at Risk
On the other hand, AI has a higher potential to replace careers that involve routine tasks and data manipulation.
Roles such as computer programming, customer service, data entry, and financial analysis are at higher risk of being automated.
However, many workers in these sectors are finding that AI tools improve their productivity rather than replace their positions entirely.
Noted AI researcher and cognitive scientist, Gary Marcus, expressed strong disagreement with the idea that AI could replace most jobs.
"Every business in the world has discovered in the last several months that GenAI is not in fact smart enough to replace most of their employees," he said, per The Street.
"Whatever you are reading from these (often gamed, sometimes contaminated) benchmarks does not reflect real-world reality," he added.
Other tech experts agreed with his statement. Peter Voss, founder of AI startup Aigo.ai, responded: "Not a single LLM is anywhere near *autonomously* learning to do a simple customer support job as well as a human."
Voss added that this could be easily demonstrated with a simple test.