AI Exposure Index

Business Analyst

AI Exposure
42%

Moderate Exposure

33 tasks scored · O*NET data

Future Readiness
38/100

Top 40% of Product & Strategy Cohort

Compared against evolving role expectations

Market Leverage
3.8x

Rebuilding Required

Relative AI-assisted output multiplier

Positioning
PIVOT

Transition Recommended

Career trajectory assessment

Career Verdict

This role is evolving, not disappearing. Professionals who direct AI workflows while strengthening stakeholder and judgment skills will consistently outperform.

Strategic Interpretation

AI is reshaping how this work gets done, not whether it gets done. The professionals who will thrive are those who direct AI workflows while deepening their judgment and stakeholder skills.

Priority Focus Areas
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking

Task-Level Breakdown

Each task scored on two dimensions: AI Assistance and Human Judgment. Replacement risk rises only when AI assistance is high and human judgment is low.

AI Can AutomateAI Assists HereHuman Leads Here

Tasks where AI automation is already meaningful

Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.

AI Assistance57%
Human Judgment43%
Importance: 4.5/5AI Can Automate

Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.

AI Assistance57%
Human Judgment43%
Importance: 4.2/5AI Can Automate

Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.

AI Assistance57%
Human Judgment43%
Importance: 4.0/5AI Can Automate

Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy.

AI Assistance57%
Human Judgment43%
Importance: 3.8/5AI Can Automate

How to respond: Direct and verify AI outputs — don't just execute the task.

Where humans consistently outperform AI in this role

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingSpeaking

How these scores are calculated

Rule-based · No AI hallucination · Grounded in O*NET occupational data

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Data source

O*NET 30.2

Feb 2026 release · CC BY 4.0 · onetcenter.org

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Scoring method

Task-level keywords

Keyword signal groups × importance-weighted mean across full task taxonomy

Confidence

High

Full task coverage for this occupation — 33 tasks scored

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Last updated

May 2026

Pipeline v1.0

Two-dimension scoring explained

Each task receives an independent AI Exposure score and a Human Dependency score. These are not inverses — a task can be both AI-augmentable and require high human judgment. Replacement risk only rises when AI exposure is high and human judgment is low.

Role score = importance-weighted mean across all tasks. onetcenter.org

Skills That Build Resilience

Organised by urgency — from immediate wins to long-term differentiators.

High-impact skills to develop now

Strategic Skill

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension builds professional depth that AI tools can assist with but not fully replace — deepening this skill strengthens the judgment layer of your work.

Systems ThinkingCompetitive Edge
Explore Skill Path
Relationship-Driven

Active Listening

Active Listening helps professionals uncover unstated needs and navigate complexity in ways that AI-driven interactions still fail to replicate — the emotional layer of work stays human.

Relationship DrivenTrust Building
Strengthen This Area
Complex Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking on ill-defined problems is where human intelligence most consistently outpaces AI — which excels at pattern matching but struggles when the problem itself needs to be framed first.

Systems ThinkingAmbiguity Tolerance
Future-Proof This Skill
Human Advantage

Writing

Writing shapes how ideas land and decisions get made — AI can generate text, but the judgment of what to say, when, and how remains a human art that builds lasting credibility.

Human JudgmentContextual Reasoning
Strengthen This Area
Strategic Skill

Speaking

Speaking builds professional depth that AI tools can assist with but not fully replace — deepening this skill strengthens the judgment layer of your work.

Systems ThinkingCompetitive Edge
Explore Skill Path
Strategic Skill

Judgment and Decision Making

Judgment and Decision Making builds professional depth that AI tools can assist with but not fully replace — deepening this skill strengthens the judgment layer of your work.

Systems ThinkingCompetitive Edge
Explore Skill Path

Technologies active in this role

Word processing softwareDocument management softwareDevelopment environment softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareDesktop publishing softwareHuman resources softwareObject or component oriented development softwareData base user interface and query softwareWeb platform development softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis software

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AI Career Analysis

Business Analyst

Moderate
41.5%

AI Exposure

Future-Proof Score37.9%

Top Future-Proof Skill

Business intelligence and data analysis software

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Data sources & methodology

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O*NET 30.2

Occupational task taxonomy · 33 tasks scored · CC BY 4.0

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Rule-based Scorer

Keyword signal groups × importance weighting — no AI model, no hallucination

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Labor Market Benchmarks

Job posting aggregation & salary benchmarks — illustrative, not real-time

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Two-dimension Model

AI Assistance and Human Dependency scored independently per task

Updated May 2026 · Pipeline v1.0 · onetcenter.org

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