Occupation · 2026 assessment

Online Community Safety Manager

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.

31%2026
37%2028
43%2030
52%2035

Which tasks are exposed

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

TaskRisk
Collecting metrics and preparing management reports51%
Resource planning and scenario modelling45%
People, conflict and accountability decisions12%
Initial classification of events and alerts55%
Log analysis and known-indicator detection52%
Preparing a standard incident report51%
Executing a standard response playbook48%
Investigating a novel attack or violation25%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

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

  1. 1Collecting metrics and preparing management reportsAI 51% · human 75%
  2. 2Resource planning and scenario modellingAI 45% · human 68%
  3. 3People, conflict and accountability decisionsAI 12% · human 83%
  4. 4Initial classification of events and alertsAI 55% · human 74%
  5. 5Log analysis and known-indicator detectionAI 52% · human 67%
  6. 6Preparing a standard incident reportAI 51% · human 74%
  7. 7Executing a standard response playbookAI 48% · human 74%
  8. 8Investigating a novel attack or violationAI 25% · human 79%

Why technology can change this work

  • AI prepares reports, plans, minutes and management options
  • cameras, sensors and SIEM systems classify events automatically
  • AI detects anomalies and prioritizes incidents
  • some monitoring and patrol tasks shift to robots

What protects the occupation

  • accountability for people, priorities and conflicting interests
  • decision accountability under threat
  • a large share of value comes from human judgement, trust or personal accountability
  • unknown scenarios and active adversaries
  • physical intervention or deep investigation

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 750per month
2035$13 600scenario estimate
2026: $8 75020262027: $9 20020272028: $9 65020282029: $10 15020292030: $10 65020302031: $11 20020312032: $11 75020322033: $12 35020332034: $12 95020342035: $13 6002035
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Autonomous Systems Security Specialist

Skill fit 85% · risk 13%

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Skills you already have

  • goal setting
  • people management
  • resource allocation
  • threat assessment
  • procedural discipline
  • incident response

Skills to build

  • AI-enabled team management
  • auditing AI management recommendations
  • AI security
  • digital forensics
  • autonomous-system security
  • deepfake detection
CurrentOnline Community Safety Manager · 31%
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Keepgoal setting · people management · resource allocation
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AddAI-enabled team management · auditing AI management recommendations · AI security

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.