AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 41-3011.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Advertising Sales Agents?

Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.

Estimated AI task exposure
70%

High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

20 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

65/100

Physical moat

7/100

Human moat

36/100

Rating coverage

100%

20 task statements / 20 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.87
Obtain and study information about clients' products, needs, problems, advertising history, and business practices to offer effective sales presentations and appropriate product assistance.
Importance 84/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.86
Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
Importance 82/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.85
Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
Importance 83/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.85
Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.
Importance 84/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.85
Recommend appropriate sizes and formats for advertising, depending on medium used.
Importance 82/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.85
Process all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts.
Importance 80/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.84
Prepare promotional plans, sales literature, media kits, and sales contracts, using computer.
Importance 78/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 61/100Weight 0.82
Deliver advertising or illustration proofs to customers for approval.
Importance 81/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.82
Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services.
Importance 82/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.82

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$64,820

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

91,700

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-7.2%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

8

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

60 points lower exposure • 67% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

65 points lower exposure • 62% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

58 points lower exposure • 68% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

11%

59 points lower exposure • 68% profile similarity

Median wage: $49,450 Growth 2025–2035: +1.5% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

65 points lower exposure • 60% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

65 points lower exposure • 60% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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Find a Safer Career Path

High exposure does not mean starting over. V11 compares your occupation with the other 922 O*NET occupations and surfaces lower-exposure options with similar work profiles.

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