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How exposed are you
to what's coming?

Nine questions about the work you actually do. We score what AI can take today (Exposure) against what keeps a human in the chair (Holding) — measured against deployment reality, not capability hype.

Question 1 of 9 · Exposure
Which kinds of work fill most of your week?
Data entry, scheduling, or admin processing
Writing, editing, or content production
Routine analysis, research, or reporting
Customer communication or sales outreach
Design or creative production
Software development or engineering
Teaching, training, or advising people
Managing people or projects
Negotiation or high-stakes decisions
Operating vehicles or machinery
Physical, hands-on skilled work
Treating or caring for people in person
Pick up to three. Most jobs are a mix — your score blends them.
Question 2 of 9 · Exposure
Who checks your work before it counts?
Someone senior reviews it
Peers — shared review
I'm the final check — others' work comes to me
Question 3 of 9 · Exposure
Is AI actually deployed in your line of work — not piloted, deployed?
Yes — in daily use, producing real output
Piloting or limited rollout
Talked about, nothing real yet
No — not on the radar
Question 4 of 9 · Exposure
When an AI tool gets something wrong in your field, what does the error cost?
Little — caught and fixed in minutes
Real — money, time, or reputation
Severe — injury, legal, or regulatory consequences
Question 5 of 9 · Holding
Does your work legally require a licensed or certified human to sign off?
Yes — I hold the license
Yes — someone above me holds it
No license required
Question 6 of 9 · Holding
Does the job need you physically on site?
Most days — the work is hands-on
Sometimes — a mix
No — it could be done fully remote
Question 7 of 9 · Holding
When something goes wrong, whose name is on it?
Mine — I'm accountable by name
Shared — team accountability
Someone above me
Question 8 of 9 · Holding
How much of your job is judgment calls on incomplete information?
Most of it — few defined procedures
A mix of judgment and procedure
Mostly defined procedure
Question 9 of 9 · Context
If your income stopped today, how long could you cover expenses?
Less than 1 month
1–3 months
3–6 months
6–12 months
12+ months
Your position
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Exposure—
How much of your work AI tools can do well today — in deployment, not in demos.
Holding—
What keeps a human in the chair — license, presence, accountability, judgment.
Exposed

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Scored against deployment reality, not capability hype · Not advice, just awareness
Career intelligence
Updated May 31, 2026
Labor market
⚠ Softening
Unemployment at 4.3% — creeping up, white-collar sectors leading the rise
The rate has edged up to 4.3% (April 2026), with hiring slow and job openings per unemployed worker now below 2019 levels. Healthcare and warehousing still add jobs; federal employment keeps falling. The gap between sectors is widening.
▲Wage growth (3.6%) now trailing inflation (3.8%)
▲Jobless claims up to 215,000 (May 28) — highest in a month
▼Healthcare still leading job gains; federal jobs declining
AI displacement
🔴 Accelerating
Legal, accounting, and mid-level analysis roles seeing first net job loss from AI
Paralegal, junior analyst, and content roles are the early casualties. Not theoretical — postings are down significantly.
▲Paralegal postings down 31% year-over-year
▲Entry-level writing and editing roles: down 44%
▼AI ops and prompt engineering roles: up 280%
Remote work
⚠ RTO pressure
Return-to-office mandates expanding — remote postings at multi-year low
Private sector following the federal lead. Remote-only roles dropped from 15% of postings in 2023 to 8% today. Hybrid is holding.
▲Remote postings fell 47% since 2022 peak
▲Federal contractors: 5-day RTO now mandatory
→Hybrid (2–3 days) stable at ~34% of postings
Growth sectors
↑ Hiring
Defense, energy, and healthcare adding headcount despite broader softness
Geopolitical spending and the energy transition are creating durable demand — and the 2026 Gulf war has sharpened it. If your skills translate, the window is open now.
▼Defense: 94,000 open roles, clearance premium 40%+
▼Healthcare: nursing shortage at 10-year high
▼Defense & energy hiring intensified by the Gulf conflict
▼Energy / grid / LNG: engineering roles up 22% YoY
Not advice, just awareness · Canary Intelligence