Region
AI Job Risk in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland scores 57.2/100 for AI job risk, ranking #2 out of 12 uk regions. That puts it in the top third for AI exposure — a relatively large share of local jobs are in occupations that AI can automate or significantly change.
Ranked #2 of 12 uk regions
Rank
#2
more exposed than most
Total Workforce
540 K
jobs analysed
High-Risk Jobs
44 K
8% of workforce
Out of
12
uk regions
Most at Risk
Jobs in Northern Ireland most likely to be automated or transformed by AI
Customer service occupations n.e.c.
7.3 K employed
Specialist nurses
4.2 K employed
Receptionists
6.1 K employed
Medical secretaries
2.9 K employed
Sales administrators
2.6 K employed
Specialist medical practitioners
5.8 K employed
Pharmacists
3.8 K employed
Office managers
5.3 K employed
Management consultants and business analysts
3 K employed
Property, housing and estate managers
3.1 K employed
Safest from AI
Jobs in Northern Ireland least likely to be affected by AI
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
11 K employed
Delivery drivers and couriers
3.7 K employed
Bus and coach drivers
2.9 K employed
Senior care workers
4.1 K employed
Generalist medical practitioners
3.4 K employed
Nurse practitioners
3.5 K employed
Social workers
5.9 K employed
Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
5.8 K employed
Higher education teaching professionals
4.7 K employed
Special needs education teaching professionals
2.4 K employed
What this means
The exposure score (57.2/100) measures how much of Northern Ireland's workforce is in jobs that AI can automate or significantly change. It's not a prediction that jobs will disappear — it's a measure of how exposed the local economy is to AI-driven change.
How it works: We score 289 occupations from 0 (AI has little impact) to 100 (AI can do most of the job) using 10 research sources. We then match these scores to real employment data for Northern Ireland, weighting by how many people actually work in each role.
High-risk jobs (score 60+) include roles like customer service, data entry, and bookkeeping where AI can already handle most tasks. Low-risk jobs (score under 30) include trades, healthcare, and social work where physical presence or human judgement is essential.
Full methodology · Data covers 35% of occupation categories in this area