AI job risk: Public service

Will AI replace social workers?

Our AI risk score for social workers is 10 out of 100: low risk.

10

Low risk

The verdict

Low risk: AI will mostly be a helper, and demand for the human part should hold up.

What AI already does

AI helps with paperwork and case notes.

What stays human

Visits, trust, family situations and difficult decisions.

What to learn next

Specialist practice, supervision.

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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