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Occupation · 2026 assessment

Future of Work Analyst

Emerging role

An emerging specialist who combines domain expertise with technology in education, media and digital society. The role focuses on framing tasks, validating outputs, managing risk and taking responsibility for deployment in the real world.

Why this role is emerging: An emerging role at the intersection of education, media and digital society. It is developing as organizations deploy AI, autonomous systems and robotics; the scope will evolve with practice and regulation.
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How risk may change

A forecast estimate, not a guaranteed scenario.

28%2026
34%2028
41%2030
50%2035

Which tasks are exposed

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

TaskRisk
Cleaning, joining and preparing data52%
Creating standard reports and visualizations50%
Forming conclusions and checking causality22%
Receiving and classifying applications and documents52%
Preparing standard responses and certificates52%
Checking compliance with formal requirements49%
Analyzing indicators and resource allocation42%
Working with citizens and conflicting interests14%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

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

  1. 1Cleaning, joining and preparing dataAI 52% · human 63%
  2. 2Creating standard reports and visualizationsAI 50% · human 64%
  3. 3Forming conclusions and checking causalityAI 22% · human 81%
  4. 4Receiving and classifying applications and documentsAI 52% · human 74%
  5. 5Preparing standard responses and certificatesAI 52% · human 68%
  6. 6Checking compliance with formal requirementsAI 49% · human 64%
  7. 7Analyzing indicators and resource allocationAI 42% · human 67%
  8. 8Working with citizens and conflicting interestsAI 14% · human 83%

Why technology can change this work

  • AI automatically drafts analyses, finds correlations and explains standard deviations
  • applications, registers and interagency documents are becoming digital
  • standard requests and checks follow formal rules
  • AI helps detect issues and draft decisions

What protects the occupation

  • choosing the right question and checking causality rather than correlation alone
  • public authority and personal accountability
  • a large share of value comes from human judgement, trust or personal accountability
  • balancing citizen and organizational interests
  • political, social and legal consequences

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$8 950per month
2035$13 900scenario estimate
2026: $8 95020262027: $9 40020272028: $9 85020282029: $10 35020292030: $10 90020302031: $11 45020312032: $12 00020322033: $12 60020332034: $13 25020342035: $13 9002035
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Practical next step

Where to move next

Do not restart from zero: carry your experience forward and add scarce skills.

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New role risk20%
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AI Governance Specialist

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New role risk18%
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AI Policy Analyst

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New role risk16%
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New role risk17%
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Job search and transitions

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Skills you already have

  • analytical question framing
  • metric interpretation
  • regulatory process understanding
  • citizen-case work
  • decision preparation
  • interagency coordination

Skills to build

  • SQL and data preparation
  • visualization and forecasting
  • public data governance
  • algorithmic decision auditing
  • digital identity
  • public-sector cyber resilience
CurrentFuture of Work Analyst · 28%
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Keepanalytical question framing · metric interpretation · regulatory process understanding
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AddSQL and data preparation · visualization and forecasting · public data governance

Sources and update

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

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.