CLEARROUND · AI & THE INDIAN WORKFORCE

Is your job AI-exposed?

India's entire workforce as a map — every one of the 127 official occupation groups, sized by how many people work in it and shaded by how automatable its tasks are. High exposure means the work reshapes, not that the job disappears. Built only on published government data.

Most Indian jobs are not at high risk from AI. Only 4.5% of India's 615 million workers are in high-AI-exposure occupations (scoring 7 or above out of 10), and the employment-weighted average exposure across the entire workforce is just 1.9 out of 10. The most AI-exposed major occupation is Software and Application Developers, and Analysts (9/10), while India's roughly 151 million Market Gardeners & Crop Growers are among the least exposed (1/10). Worried about your role? Practice an AI-era interview →

4.5%

of India's workforce is in high-AI-exposure jobs (7+/10)

1.9

average exposure, weighted by workers (out of 10)

615M

workers across 127 occupation groups

AI exposure intensity (0–10)

0/10

10/10

How each job is scored

We rate each occupation 0–10 on how automatable its core tasks are by current AI — not whether the job disappears.

0–2 — Mostly physical, in-person work (farming, construction, drivers)
3–5 — Mixed physical + knowledge work (nurses, teachers, retail managers)
6–7 — Knowledge work with human judgment (lawyers, engineers, accountants)
8–10 — Almost entirely digital, repeatable tasks (software, data entry, BPO, clerical)

A high score doesn’t mean the job disappears — it means the role reshapes. Workers who use AI will replace those who don’t.

Tile size = number of workers · colour = ai exposure. Employment figures are derived estimates from published government data. Growth projections are deliberately omitted (no honest Indian source).
Built on PLFS 2023-24 + NCO-2015 data. AI exposure scores are estimates using Karpathy’s rubric. Read sources →

Frequently asked questions

Will AI take my job in India?

For most workers, no — only about 4.5% of India’s workforce is in high-exposure occupations, and average exposure is 1.9 out of 10. AI more often reshapes the tasks within a job than eliminates the whole role.

Which jobs are most at risk from AI in India?

High-skill analytical and digital roles score highest — software developers, data analysts and statisticians (around 9 out of 10) — because much of their work is text- and code-based.

Which jobs are safest from AI in India?

Hands-on physical and field work — farming, construction, refuse and street services (around 1 out of 10) — is least exposed to AI.

What does “AI exposure” mean here?

It is a 0–10 score of how automatable an occupation’s tasks are, based on a task-level rubric. High exposure means the work changes, not that the job disappears.