AI Job Risk in Canada
Artificial intelligence will transform this labor market in different ways across industries.
Jobs involving repetitive tasks are more likely to be automated, while professions requiring human interaction and physical skills remain more resilient.
What to keep in mind first
Canada is easier to understand when you read advanced urban industries and geographically dispersed field work at the same time. Looking only at digital adoption misses how much the labor market still depends on place, climate, and operational distance.
Average AI Risk
43.99 / 100
Jobs Analyzed
204
How to read this page in practice
The notes below explain how to interpret the country score, what kinds of sector mix usually raise or lower it, and what this comparison can and cannot tell you.
How to Read This Country
The central tension in Canada lies between knowledge-heavy work in major centers and field-dependent work spread across a large geography. Canada includes advanced services, professional roles, and resource-linked operations, so the national picture becomes clearer when digital acceleration is read alongside the kinds of work that remain tied to location and practical response.
What Drives the Score
Canada includes major service sectors as well as resource and field-based industries that operate far from urban centers. AI pressure is stronger where work is structured and information-rich, but it is less decisive where travel, weather, site conditions, and distributed operations shape what people have to do.
What Holds Up Better
The work that stays strongest is work that changes with place and operating conditions. The harder it is to run a uniform model across a large geography, the more value remains in exception handling, field judgment, and practical coordination.
What This Page Does Not Claim
This page is not saying that digital work in large cities and field work in remote regions change at the same pace. The average becomes more useful when it is read with geography, sector mix, and the difference between centrally managed work and location-bound work.
Jobs Most At Risk from AI
This table is a current snapshot of the jobs that appear on the higher-risk side within this country profile. It is useful as a directional comparison, not as a permanent national ranking.
| Rank | Job | Risk Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Entry Clerk | 81 |
| 2 | Retail Cashier | 78 |
| 3 | Truck Driver | 77 |
| 4 | Bookkeeper | 75 |
| 5 | Accounting Clerk | 74 |
| 6 | Proofreader | 73 |
| 7 | Software Tester | 73 |
| 8 | Insurance Underwriter | 72 |
| 9 | Data Analyst | 72 |
| 10 | Civil Drafter | 72 |
| 11 | Translator | 71 |
| 12 | Taxi Driver | 71 |
| 13 | Bank Teller | 69 |
| 14 | System Administrator | 68 |
| 15 | Tax Preparer | 67 |
| 16 | Train Operator | 67 |
| 17 | QA Engineer | 65 |
| 18 | Mobile App Developer | 64 |
| 19 | Surveying Technician | 64 |
| 20 | Database Administrator | 63 |
Jobs Safest from AI
This table shows the jobs that currently appear on the lower-risk side within this country profile. Read it as a structural comparison of work, not as a guarantee that these roles will stay unchanged.
| Rank | Job | Risk Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgeon | 10 |
| 2 | Therapist | 11 |
| 3 | Plumber | 11 |
| 4 | Psychologist | 12 |
| 5 | Electrician | 12 |
| 6 | Paramedic | 14 |
| 7 | Nurse | 15 |
| 8 | Dentist | 15 |
| 9 | Psychiatrist | 16 |
| 10 | School Counselor | 16 |
| 11 | Veterinarian | 17 |
| 12 | Doctor | 18 |
| 13 | Professor | 18 |
| 14 | Social Worker | 20 |
| 15 | Air Traffic Controller | 20 |
| 16 | Elevator Technician | 21 |
| 17 | Teacher | 22 |
| 18 | Aircraft Mechanic | 22 |
| 19 | Astronomer | 22 |
| 20 | Machine Learning Engineer | 23 |
Industry Risk
This table compares the industries that shape the country score today. It is most useful for seeing which parts of the economy pull the average up or down.
| Industry | Industry Average Risk Score |
|---|---|
| Retail | 61.5 |
| Media | 60.83 |
| Finance | 58.67 |
| Technology | 51.13 |
| Transportation | 45.3 |
| Manufacturing | 40.88 |
| Energy | 37.33 |
| Construction | 34.25 |
| Education | 31.58 |
| Science | 31.22 |
| Healthcare | 26.13 |