Microsoft lists dishwashers, roofers among jobs least threatened by AI
Aug 2, 2025, 5:02 AM
The Microsoft logo is shown at the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2, 2023. (Photo: Joan Mateu Parra, The Associated Press)
(Photo: Joan Mateu Parra, The Associated Press)
A recent Microsoft report highlights a growing divide in job security between blue-collar workers and desk-based employees amid the rise of artificial intelligence.聽
The study emphasizes that office and white-collar roles are increasingly vulnerable to AI-driven changes, while many blue-collar professions remain relatively protected, according to .
Researchers analyzed data from over 200,000 anonymized interactions with their AI assistant collected in the U.S. over nine months in 2024.
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Findings showed that jobs like interpreters, translators, historians, writers, and sales representatives were at the highest risk of AI impact. In contrast, blue-collar workers 鈥� including dishwashers, massage therapists, roofers, maids, and housekeeping cleaners 鈥� were among the least likely to be replaced.聽
Microsoft also cites a recent Gallup survey that found a notable increase in AI use among white-collar workers, with 27% frequently using AI at work in 2025, up 12% from the previous year. Meanwhile, AI use among production and frontline workers has remained steady, around 9-11% over the past two years.
