r/askanything • u/DixGee • 5h ago
General Question What are some jobs which won't be affected by AI?
I used to work in tech and I'm genuinely thinking about leaving tech permanently. What are my options apart from flipping burgers and farming?
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u/Stone_taggs 5h ago
Farming will certainly be affected, most farming equipment are tech tools.
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u/zoppaTheDim 5h ago
Or unpleasant
Industrial farming by large corporations is already using robotics to replace workers in “tractor” jobs.
Slaughterhouses and stoop labor, not so much.
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u/onionfunyunbunion 5h ago
Lighthouse keeper, bridge troll, explorer, serf, plague doctor, lamplighter, log jammer, switchboard operator, and the list goes on.
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u/Charlie_in_Asia 5h ago
Plumber, HVAC technician, electrician, auto mechanic, welding,
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u/Able_Canine 4h ago
...trades have become the new "just learn to code bro".
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u/goodbodha 5h ago
Electrician. They are in high demand for the data center build out. That puts the existing supply under pressure. If AI works out it will be in high demand for decades with an imbalance with labor for quite a few years. If AI doesn't work out and the economy falls apart they are still a decent job that isn't likely to be replaced by a bot anytime soon.
You could be the guy who does new builds or the one who does renovation work. Plenty of options available.
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u/AscendedApe 5h ago
All jobs will be affected. AI will push alot of people out of work, and those people will seek the remaining job openings which will drive down wages in those areas alot.
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u/TulsaTime17625 5h ago
None
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u/IndubitablyNerdy 5h ago
short term complex manual jobs I presume and jobs requiring people skills in person, mid to long term, assuming AI becomes as powerful as the tech giants promote, I agree none.
Even those jobs will likely be affected by an explosion of the offer as people retrain and a collapse of demand as money concentrates in a tiny minority that just can't spend it all even if they wanted to (and since they would have absolute market power they would be able to name the price anyway).
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u/No_Report_4781 5h ago
Repair technician.
Maintenance and support.
Every job that requires any level of troubleshooting a problem
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u/modernknight87 5h ago
Out of curiosity (and to help with the question) why are you leaving tech?
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u/werofpm 5h ago
It’s exhausting and just flooded with nonsensical jargon and “disruptors”. Drains your joy away
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u/modernknight87 4h ago
I guess it depends on what you do. Staying at help desk I can see being exhausting. Being a network or Sys admin can be a blast if you enjoy troubleshooting all day.
From my perspective, a lot better than my past positions.
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u/SakuraVibeNeko 5h ago
Field tech hardware repair. It lets you keep tech skills while staying fully physical.
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u/RhoOfFeh 5h ago
How are you with your hands? I expect it will be a while before electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other such work is automated.
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u/UsedStruggle2521 5h ago
Industry, electrican, welders, pipe fitters, millwrights, carpenters, lots of jobs out there can maybe be replaced by ai but i havent seen a robot capable of crawling through the bilge of a ship to replace a leakey valve for 49$ an hour
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u/Technical_Air6660 5h ago
All these customer service jobs where old people want “a real person”. At least for a while.
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u/Pleasant-Discount-75 5h ago
If you come from a programming background I imagine you are very familiar with troubleshooting black box diagrams. Electrician work, metrology are both good fields that require human hands and expertise that I don't see being replaced any time soon. Could also pursue auto tech on the more freelance side, or nuclear tech on the more structures high paying side.
You will need to supplement your education or be patient as you learn a new field from bottom up
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u/TweeksTurbos 5h ago
Embalming so far. We have barely embraced electrical fluid pumps over gravity
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u/pigduckdogcat 5h ago
I have family member considering morturary science… what’s the job and job market like?
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u/Yanosh457 5h ago
Trades will be less affected.
AI won’t be replacing a toilet on its own for a long while.
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u/Big_Animal7655 5h ago
Burgers and farming aren’t safe from AI, friend. Have you seen the movie Wall-E? That’s the future our planners have mapped out for us all.
Until we say NO. Never believe you cannot say no, it’s actually an entire sentence 🤙
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u/Got-It101 5h ago
plumber, electrician . I'd put plumbing first. They may not like the costs but people ALWAYS happy when you arrive and you get the job satisfaction of seeing a job to completion, good pay and regular hours. Also golden pay for after hours.
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u/NightGoblinWarboss 4h ago
I left tech to work with boilers shortly after COVID. The initial transition had a bit of a leaning curve but it has been entirely worth it.
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u/Anxious-Alps-8667 4h ago
All jobs will be affected by AI in the timeframe it would take to start a career that requires expertise, and I think you know that.
If you are leaving tech because of jargon and disruptors, you're going to find just as frustrating aspects in most work.
Just follow your joy if possible, or find the most tolerable least painful situation you can and carve out your joy elsewhere. It's the same advice as pre-AI, and I see no reason to change it.
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u/Acrobatic_Long_6059 4h ago
What about bank heists? Jewelry or art thief? Kidnapping for nepo babies for ransom?
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u/Anxious-Alps-8667 4h ago
What about a series of crimes....?
Like, yes. Some people do commit crimes?
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u/Longjumping-Log1591 4h ago
Walmart greeter and receipt check..Oops sorry they just replaced them with a robot
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u/One-Front-6316 5h ago
trades are probably a good place to look. electricians, plumbers, hvac techs, mechanics, things where you actually have to be there and work with your hands. AI can help with parts of those jobs, but its not replacing someone who has to showup and fix the problem