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A new interactive tool from The Action Network lets Texas workers estimate the odds that artificial intelligence could replace their specific occupations, with computer programmers in the state facing the highest risk at 45%.
The tool draws on AI exposure research from Anthropic and data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It starts with a national baseline and then adjusts the figures using Texas-specific factors such as wages, job openings, and job concentration. Users can search hundreds of occupations.
Data entry keyers rank second in the state at 41% risk.
Medical records specialists, customer service representatives, and medical transcriptionists each face a 34% chance of replacement.
Database architects are at 33%, market research analysts at 32%, and financial analysts, statistical assistants, and wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives are at 31%.
Many of the high-exposure jobs involve digital information, documentation, and analysis — areas where artificial intelligence is already widely used, the analysis found.
By contrast, several occupations show near-zero risk. Legislators and various management positions, including administrative services managers and human resources managers, are among the least exposed. Agricultural roles and service management positions also rank low. Farmers, ranchers, food service managers, postmasters, and emergency management directors are unlikely to be replaced because their work requires in-person judgment and real-world decision-making rather than screen-based tasks.
“The real dividing line in the AI job race isn’t education level or salary. It’s whether the work happens mainly on a screen or in the real world. Jobs built around digital information rank far higher in exposure than many physical, in-person roles people rarely think of as future-proof,” the Action Network analysis team explained.
