Upwork: Tracking of Jobs At risk of Automation By AI

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Introduction

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According to a study by OpenAI And University Of Pennsylvania, jobs in industries mentioned below are at risks of being automated. At this page we are tracking possibly affected categories on Upwork in relation to total open jobs.

Methodology

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Average Number of Open Jobs Per Month

Month	Web, mobile and software development	Growth(%)	Design and Creative open jobs	Growth(%)	Admin Support open jobs	Growth(%)	Writing open jobs	Growth(%)	Data Science and Analytics open jobs	Growth(%)	IT &Networking open jobs	Growth(%)	Customer Service open jobs	Growth(%)	Translation	Growth(%)
May 2023	49,580		40,739		17,449		13,598		7,297		3,655		3,120
June 2023	50,106	1.06%	41,596	2.11%	17,527	0.45%	13,347	-1.84%	7,230	-0.91%	5,066	38.61%	3,083	-1.17%
July 2023	48,798	-2.61%	40,838	-1.82%	17,419	-0.62%	12,988	-2.69%	6,896	-4.62%	5,082	0.32%	3,101	0.58%	4,791	-7.64%
August 2023	48,162	-1.30%	40,543	-0.72%	17,266	-0.87%	12,650	-2.60%	6,861	-0.50%	5,156	1.46%	3,161	1.93%	4,341	-9.40%
September 2023	46,012	-4.46%	39,642	-2.22%	16,203	-6.16%	11,250	-11.07%	6,704	-2.30%	4,955	-3.89%	3,166	0.17%	3,967	-8.60%
October 2023	43,865	-3.42%	35,797	-8.29%	14,884	-5.95%	9,662	-10.36%	6,423	-3.22%	4,782	-2.23%	3,085	-2.45%	3,512	-7.06%
November 2023	43,421	-1.01%	35,643	-0.43%	15,006	0.82%	9,622	-0.41%	6,450	0.43%	4,746	-0.77%	3,021	-2.08%	3,643	3.71%
December 2023	41,189	-5.14%	34,106	-4.31%	14,282	-4.83%	9,158	-4.82%	6,226	-3.47%	4,591	-3.26%	2,968	-1.76%	3,360	-7.78%
January	39,638	-3.77%	32,623	-4.35%	14,153	-0.90%	8,543	-6.72%	5,644	-9.35%	4,175	-9.06%	2,894	-2.49%	3,112	-7.37%
February	45,305	14.30%	36,932	13.21%	15,391	8.74%	9,482	10.99%	6,450	14.27%	4,758	13.95%	3,277	13.24%	3,218	3.41%
June 5	41,839	-7.65%	34,045	-7.82%	13,351	-13.25%	8,696	-8.28%	6,024	-6.60%	4,264	-10.37%	3,245	-0.98%	3,435	6.74%

Weekly Number of Open Jobs

Date	Web, mobile and software development	Design and Creative open jobs	Admin Support open jobs	Writing open jobs	Data Science and Analytics open jobs	IT &Networking open jobs	Customer Service open jobs	Translation	Total open jobs	Affected categories as a percentage of total open jobs
5/6/2023	49,193	40,703	17,304	13,603	7,174	3,594	3,129		193,513	69.61%
5/13/2023	49,380	40,775	17,400	13,574	7,183	3,604	3,101		193,573	69.75%
5/20/2023	49,577	40,569	17,449	13,561	7,341	3,704	3,137		193,981	69.77%
5/27/2023	50,169	40,907	17,642	13,654	7,490	3,717	3,111		196,338	69.62%
6/3/2027	50,466	41,245	17,510	13,614	7,384	5,078	3,117		196,709	70.36%
6/10/2023	50,182	41,532	17,471	13,345	7,251	5,029	3,087		196,284	70.25%
6/17/2023	49,865	41,780	17,488	13,236	7,222	5,055	3,085	5,215	196,593	72.71%
6/23/2023	49,910	41,828	17,638	13,194	7,064	5,101	3,043	5,160	196,518	72.74%
7/1/2023	49,526	41,664	17,606	13,315	7,065	5,125	3,088	4,992	195,739	72.74%
7/8/2023	49,330	41,304	17,741	13,124	6,961	5,085	3,062	4,864	194,235	72.83%
7/15/2023	48,001	40,309	17,299	12,850	6,823	5,053	3,059	4,712	189,379	72.93%
7/24/2023	48,269	40,266	17,154	12,791	6,846	5,018	3,118	4,697	189,902	72.75%
7/29/2023	48,865	40,649	17,293	12,862	6,785	5,129	3,177	4,690	192,091	72.60%
8/5/2023	48,835	40,978	17,503	12,849	6,968	5,238	3,237	4,564	193,375	72.49%
8/14/2023	48,051	40,242	17,298	12,654	6,806	5,182	3,203	4,325	190,532	72.30%
8/19/2023	48,316	40,684	17,347	12,734	6,874	5,144	3,160	4,308	192,011	72.17%
8/28/2023	47,445	40,267	16,917	12,364	6,797	5,060	3,042	4,166	188,948	72.01%
9/2/2023	47,491	40,519	17,037	12,322	6,880	5,148	3,129	4,295	190,328	71.89%
9/9/2023	46,914	40,169	16,632	11,678	6,767	5,040	3,224	4,196	187,595	71.76%
9/16/2023	46,048	39,884	16,138	11,206	6,659	4,927	3,184	3,989	184,195	71.68%
9/23/2023	45,096	39,306	15,721	10,792	6,656	4,886	3,159	3,784	180,854	71.55%
9/30/2023	44,511	38,332	15,487	10,254	6,556	4,776	3,134	3,573	177,282	71.42%
10/7/2023	44,532	37,471	15,155	9,967	6,543	4,828	3,112	3,355	175,105	71.36%
10/14/2023	43,571	35,921	14,789	9,653	6,350	4,731	3,078	3,448	170,704	71.20%
10/21/2023	43,472	35,093	14,771	9,475	6,348	4,735	3,070	3,541	168,848	71.37%
10/28/2023	43,794	35,210	14,853	9,601	6,415	4,781	3,090	3,601	169,647	71.53%
10/31/2023	43,955	35,289	14,853	9,615	6,457	4,836	3,075	3,617	170,010	71.58%
11/4/2023	43,863	35,417	15,005	9,667	6,454	4,797	3,050	3,660	121,913	71.64%
11/11/2023	43,774	35,869	15,114	9,718	6,468	4,808	3,011	3,664	122,426	71.72%
11/18/2023	43,601	35,982	15,125	9,648	6,496	4,732	3,026	3,691	122,301	72.33%
11/25/2023	42,447	35,303	14,781	9,456	6,382	4,645	2,996	3,556	119,566	71.89%
12/2/2023	42,033	35,253	14,616	9,361	6,341	4,605	3,022	3,478	118,709	72.01%
12/9/2023	41,437	34,691	14,491	9,236	6,384	4,688	3,000	3,366	163,005	117,293	71.96%
12/16/2023	41,026	33,755	14,145	9,133	6,175	4,628	2,950	3,292	159,942	115,104	71.97%
12/23/2023	40,261	32,725	13,874	8,902	6,005	4,443	2,898	3,302	156,083	112,410	72.02%
1/6/2024	37,678	30,954	13,479	8,291	5,404	3,992	2,742	3,083	147,010	105,623	71.85%
1/13/2024	38,612	31,738	13,917	8,368	5,494	4,060	2,852	3,208	150,963	108,249	71.71%
1/20/2024	39,639	32,557	14,226	8,453	5,632	4,192	2,887	3,016	155,346	110,602	71.20%
1/27/2024	42,621	35,242	14,991	9,059	6,046	4,456	3,094	3,141	167,296	118,650	70.92%
2/3/2024	45,051	36,764	15,482	9,400	6,420	4,725	3,278	3,226	175,427	124,346	70.88%
2/10/2024	45,559	37,099	15,299	9,563	6,479	4,790	3,276	3,210	176,770	125,275	70.87%