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Tier A Canada · 2025

AI Job Risk in Canada - Which Occupations Are Most at Risk?

The short answer: Clerical support workers score 8.5/10 - the highest AI exposure in Canada.

Which jobs are most at risk from AI in Canada? Clerical support workers leads at 8.5/10. Workforce average: 5.3/10. Data covers 18.7M workers. Free. Official government data.

Total Workforce
18.7M
workers tracked
Avg AI Exposure
5.3/10
workforce-weighted
Most Exposed
Clerical support workers
8.5/10
Safest Occupation
Craft and related trades workers
2.5/10

All Occupations Ranked by AI Exposure

7 ISCO-08 occupation groups · data year 2025 · Tier A Full data - employment, wages, AI scores, growth projections

ISCO Occupation Group AI Exposure Robotics Risk WFH Potential Employment Median Wage
4 Clerical support workers 8.5/10 2.5/10 8.5/10 2.4M $36,940
2 Professionals 6.5/10 1.5/10 7.5/10 4.5M $46,412
1 Managers 5.5/10 1.5/10 7.0/10 1.8M $60,883
3 Technicians and associate professionals 5.5/10 3.5/10 4.5/10 3.7M $36,257
5 Service and sales workers 3.5/10 4.5/10 1.5/10 3.1M $25,733
8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 3.0/10 7.5/10 1.0/10 1.6M $31,737
7 Craft and related trades workers 2.5/10 4.5/10 1.0/10 1.8M $37,456

AI/robotics/WFH scores are research-based estimates (Frey-Osborne, OECD, IMF 2024), not official statistics. Hover occupation name for rationale. Employment from: ILO ILOSTAT (CC BY 4.0), Statistics Canada Table 14-10-0340-01 (Open Licence).

AI Disruption Context

World Bank indicators showing when disruption will arrive and how resilient the workforce is.

Risk Velocity
9.2/10
Disruption imminent (1-3 years)
Recovery Resilience
7.5/10
High resilience - workers can pivot
Sovereign Buffer
5.7/10
Moderate buffer - limited retraining capacity
Demographic Alignment
Labor shortage solver
Aging workforce means automation fills critical gaps

Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) - IT.NET.BBND.P2, IT.NET.SECR.P6, HD_HCIP_OTJL_TO, SP social protection indicators.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which job is most at risk from AI in Canada?
Clerical support workers has the highest AI exposure score in Canada at 8.5/10. This occupation involves routine information handling that current AI systems can perform effectively.
What is the average AI exposure score in Canada?
The workforce-weighted average AI exposure score in Canada is 5.3/10, covering 18.7M workers across 7 occupation groups. Each group is weighted by its share of total employment.
Which jobs are safest from AI in Canada?
Craft and related trades workers has the lowest AI exposure score in Canada at 2.5/10. These roles require physical presence or manual dexterity in unpredictable environments that current AI cannot automate at scale.
When will AI disruption arrive in Canada?
Based on digital infrastructure readiness, Canada scores 9.2/10 for AI Risk Velocity. Disruption imminent (1-3 years). This is derived from World Bank broadband and secure internet server data.
How well can Canada's workforce adapt to AI disruption?
Canada scores 7.5/10 for Workforce Recovery Capacity. High resilience - workers can pivot. This combines the World Bank Human Capital Index on-the-job learning score and social protection coverage data.
Which occupation pays the most in Canada?
The highest-paid occupation in Canada is Managers at $60,883 per year. The lowest-paid is Service and sales workers at $25,733 per year.
Is automation good or bad for Canada's workforce?
Canada is classified as 'Labor shortage solver'. Aging workforce means automation fills critical gaps. This is based on World Bank old-age dependency ratio and fertility rate data.
Where does the Canada workforce data come from?
The Canada data comes from: ILO ILOSTAT (CC BY 4.0); Statistics Canada Table 14-10-0340-01 (Open Licence); OECD Average Annual Wages (USD PPP, 2024). All data is from official government or intergovernmental sources and is freely available at worldjobsdata.com.
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