The Professions Most Worried About AI Job Replacement [2025 Survey]
July 25, 2025 Written by Careerminds
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When it comes to AI anxiety, geography may be just as telling as a job title.
Our survey showing a state-by-state breakdown of AI job fears paints a curious picture, one where digital roles and regional trends collide.
Here’s what we uncovered when we zoomed in on the map of nervous professions.
Key Findings
Graphic designers are sounding the alarm in coastal and creative hubs.
California, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Florida, states that thrive on visual media, are all home to anxious graphic designers.
It’s a clear sign that design professionals are acutely aware of AI’s creeping abilities in logos, branding, and even illustration.
Data entry workers are clearly feeling the pressure.
From Georgia to Nebraska, this role came out on top in multiple states. It makes sense; AI is already pretty good at handling repetitive admin tasks, so it’s no wonder data entry clerks are wondering what’s next.
What’s striking is how widespread the concern is. Whether you’re in a big city or a smaller town, if your day involves spreadsheets and forms, you’re probably keeping an eye on the tech creeping into your lane.
Video editors are losing sleep from Indiana to New York.
States as varied as Indiana, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New York all show video editors topping the list.
It speaks volumes about how fast tools like generative video and auto-editing are reshaping post-production.
Customer service workers are feeling the shift.
In states like Alabama, Delaware, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, this role kept popping up as the most anxious.
It’s easy to see why; AI chatbots are now handling everything from simple queries to full conversations. For people in these roles, there’s a growing sense that something’s changing.
Even jobs that once felt secure are starting to feel a bit less certain.
Technical support workers in Mississippi, Wisconsin, and New Mexico are uneasy.
When troubleshooting can be automated and scripted, it puts pressure on human agents to differentiate themselves.
The concern here seems tied not just to job loss, but to whether the value of their expertise will remain visible.
In Arkansas, Iowa, New Hampshire, and Wyoming, those steering company socials are watching AI-generated content flood their feeds. They worry about losing their jobs entirely.
States with accountants on edge? Surprisingly rural.
Alaska and Maine both had accountants topping the list.
It could reflect a concern over automation in smaller firms or solo practices where traditional bookkeeping is quickly becoming digitized.
A few standout outliers tell their own story.
Michigan’s and Minnesota’s most anxious professions? Receptionists. Rhode Island and South Dakota both named financial analysts.
These aren’t dominant national trends, but they hint at specific local job markets feeling pressure in unique ways.
Final Thoughts
While Customer Service Reps remain the #1 worried profession nationwide, the full state-level picture is more nuanced. In creative states, creatives worry. In administrative states, admins are rattled.
AI may be universal, but our fears around it are deeply personal and surprisingly regional.
Our survey reveals, automation anxiety isn’t just about losing a paycheck; it’s about watching your value get redefined by a machine. And that hits differently depending on where you live and what you do.
Methodology
Online panel survey of 3,034 respondents based on age, gender, and geography. Internal data sources are used to obtain population data sets. We used a two-step process to ensure representativeness through stratified sampling and post-stratification weighting.
Respondents are carefully chosen from a geographically representative online panel of double-opt-in members. This selection is further tailored to meet the precise criteria required for each unique survey. Throughout the survey, we designed questions to carefully screen and authenticate respondents, guaranteeing the alignment of the survey with the ideal participants.
To ensure the integrity of our data collection, we employ an array of data quality methods. Alongside conventional measures like digital fingerprinting, bot checks, geo-verification, and speeding detection, etc. each response undergoes a thorough review by a dedicated team member to ensure quality and contextual accuracy. Our commitment extends to open-ended responses, subjecting them to scrutiny for gibberish answers and plagiarism detection.
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