Occupation · 2026 assessment

Executive Coach

The Executive Coach role combines repeatable operations with decisions that require professional context. The index measures task exposure to AI, software automation and robotics—not the probability that the occupation disappears.

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How risk may change

A forecast estimate, not a guaranteed scenario.

50%2026
50%2028
50%2030
50%2035

Which tasks are exposed

Risk applies to individual tasks—not to a person or an entire occupation.

TaskRisk
Initial screening and questionnaire processing9%
Preparing notes and structuring client history7%
Creating psychoeducational materials8%
Selecting standard self-monitoring exercises11%
Recognizing crisis and non-verbal signals17%
Therapeutic relationship and ethical accountability12%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

Each task is positioned by AI capability and the degree of human involvement still required.

  1. 1Initial screening and questionnaire processingAI 9% · human 36%
  2. 2Preparing notes and structuring client historyAI 7% · human 35%
  3. 3Creating psychoeducational materialsAI 8% · human 35%
  4. 4Selecting standard self-monitoring exercisesAI 11% · human 34%
  5. 5Recognizing crisis and non-verbal signalsAI 17% · human 27%
  6. 6Therapeutic relationship and ethical accountabilityAI 12% · human 27%

Why technology can change this work

  • chat systems handle initial guidance and self-monitoring
  • questionnaires, notes and routine exercises can be analyzed automatically
  • digital services scale support for standard requests

What protects the occupation

  • therapeutic alliance and trust
  • ethical accountability and crisis recognition
  • understanding non-verbal behavior and complex life context

United States · before tax

Average pay and outlook

Estimated nominal monthly pay. The scenario reflects sector, demand and task resilience; it is not a guarantee of income.

2026$10 000per month
2035$14 450scenario estimate
2026: $10 00020262027: $10 40020272028: $10 85020282029: $11 30020292030: $11 80020302031: $12 25020312032: $12 80020322033: $13 30020332034: $13 90020342035: $14 4502035
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Job search and transitions

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Skills you already have

  • active listening
  • diagnostic interviewing
  • empathy with professional boundaries
  • working with resistance

Skills to build

  • digital wellbeing
  • AI-assistant ethics
  • hybrid counselling
  • evaluation of digital interventions
CurrentExecutive Coach · 50%
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Keepactive listening · diagnostic interviewing · empathy with professional boundaries
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Adddigital wellbeing · AI-assistant ethics · hybrid counselling

Sources and update

Updated: 2026-09-25 · Assessment confidence: Medium

International Labour Organization · 2025Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure

Nearly 30,000 tasks; a global assessment of GenAI exposure across detailed occupational groups.

World Economic Forum · 2025The Future of Jobs Report 2025

A survey of more than 1,000 employers representing over 14 million workers across 55 economies.

O*NET Resource Center · 2026O*NET Database

Occupational, task, skill and work-context structure.