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AI exposure Community and social service

Will AI replace child?

Child, Family, and School Social Workers. US occupation 21-1021.

0.7%

of the time child spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of child's working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 342 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 54% of them.Further along than 54% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Around the middle of the pack.Keeping pace with the average job.

What AI already does for childWhat child no longer do alone

O*NET lists 21 tasks for child. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Conduct social research. mostly automated 1.00

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

20 of the 21 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Address legal issues, such as child abuse and discipline, assisting with hearings and providing testimony to inform custody arrangements.Core task
  • Arrange for medical, psychiatric, and other tests that may disclose causes of difficulties and indicate remedial measures.Core task
  • Collect supplementary information needed to assist client, such as employment records, medical records, or school reports.Core task
  • Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems, such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions.Core task
  • Counsel individuals, groups, families, or communities regarding issues including mental health, poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, child care, or medical care.Core task
  • Counsel parents with child rearing problems, interviewing the child and family to determine whether further action is required.Core task
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  • Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided.Core task
  • Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.Core task
  • Maintain case history records and prepare reports.Core task
  • Provide, find, or arrange for support services, such as child care, homemaker service, prenatal care, substance abuse treatment, job training, counseling, or parenting classes to prevent more serious problems from developing.Core task
  • Refer clients to community resources for services, such as job placement, debt counseling, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, or financial assistance, and provide concrete information, such as where to go and how to apply.Core task
  • Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts to help children who face problems, such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty.Core task
  • Counsel students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.
  • Determine clients' eligibility for financial assistance.
  • Evaluate personal characteristics and home conditions of foster home or adoption applicants.
  • Lead group counseling sessions that provide support in such areas as grief, stress, or chemical dependency.
  • Place children in foster or adoptive homes, institutions, or medical treatment centers.
  • Recommend temporary foster care and advise foster or adoptive parents.
  • Serve on policy-making committees, assist in community development, and assist client groups by lobbying for solutions to problems.
  • Supervise other social workers.

How that compares

Among the 12 community and social service occupations, child rank 6. The group averages 5.2%, and its most exposed job is Directors, Religious Activities and Education at 15.3%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 338Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 1.1%
  2. 340Civil Engineers 0.8%
  3. 340Occupational Therapists 0.8%

Just below

  1. 343Agricultural Technicians 0.6%
  2. 343Special Education Teachers, Preschool 0.6%
  3. 345Surveyors 0.2%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.