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Tier C Indonesia · 2023

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

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

Which jobs are most at risk from AI in Indonesia? Clerical support workers leads at 8.5/10. Workforce average: 3.4/10. Data covers 139.2M workers. Free. Official government data.

Total Workforce
139.2M
workers tracked
Avg AI Exposure
3.4/10
workforce-weighted
Most Exposed
Clerical support workers
8.5/10
Safest Occupation
Elementary occupations
2.0/10
Informal Employment
81.0%
of workforce (ILO)

All Occupations Ranked by AI Exposure

10 ISCO-08 occupation groups · data year 2023 · Tier C ILO employment data with gender breakdown and time-series 2010–2025

ISCO Occupation Group AI Exposure Robotics Risk WFH Potential Employment
4 Clerical support workers 8.5/10 2.5/10 8.5/10 5.8M
2 Professionals 6.5/10 1.5/10 7.5/10 8.4M
1 Managers 5.5/10 1.5/10 7.0/10 3.0M
3 Technicians and associate professionals 5.5/10 3.5/10 4.5/10 4.1M
5 Service and sales workers 3.5/10 4.5/10 1.5/10 34.8M
6 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 3.0/10 6.5/10 1.0/10 30.1M
8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 3.0/10 7.5/10 1.0/10 9.3M
0 Armed forces occupations 2.5/10 3.0/10 1.0/10 540K
7 Craft and related trades workers 2.5/10 4.5/10 1.0/10 16.1M
9 Elementary occupations 2.0/10 5.5/10 0.5/10 27.0M

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).

AI Disruption Context

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

Risk Velocity
2.4/10
Disruption delayed (7-12 years)
Recovery Resilience
6.2/10
Medium resilience - partial safety net
Sovereign Buffer
6.5/10
Moderate buffer - limited retraining capacity
Demographic Alignment
Balanced impact
Demographic profile shows mixed automation effects

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 Indonesia?
Clerical support workers has the highest AI exposure score in Indonesia 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 Indonesia?
The workforce-weighted average AI exposure score in Indonesia is 3.4/10, covering 139.2M workers across 10 occupation groups. Each group is weighted by its share of total employment.
Which jobs are safest from AI in Indonesia?
Elementary occupations has the lowest AI exposure score in Indonesia at 2.0/10. These roles require physical presence or manual dexterity in unpredictable environments that current AI cannot automate at scale.
When will AI disruption arrive in Indonesia?
Based on digital infrastructure readiness, Indonesia scores 2.4/10 for AI Risk Velocity. Disruption delayed (7-12 years). This is derived from World Bank broadband and secure internet server data.
How well can Indonesia's workforce adapt to AI disruption?
Indonesia scores 6.2/10 for Workforce Recovery Capacity. Medium resilience - partial safety net. This combines the World Bank Human Capital Index on-the-job learning score and social protection coverage data.
Is automation good or bad for Indonesia's workforce?
Indonesia is classified as 'Balanced impact'. Demographic profile shows mixed automation effects. This is based on World Bank old-age dependency ratio and fertility rate data.
Where does the Indonesia workforce data come from?
The Indonesia data comes from: ILO ILOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). All data is from official government or intergovernmental sources and is freely available at worldjobsdata.com.
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