AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 21-1092.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists?

Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

Estimated AI task exposure
57%

Moderate exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

58/100

Physical moat

12/100

Human moat

48/100

Rating coverage

100%

21 task statements / 21 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.
Importance 85/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.85
Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.
Importance 86/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.85
Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information.
Importance 85/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.84
Develop liaisons and networks with other parole officers, community agencies, correctional institutions, psychiatric facilities, and aftercare agencies to plan for helping offenders with life adjustments.
Importance 84/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.84
Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
Importance 85/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.81
Write reports describing offenders' progress.
Importance 80/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.80
Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.
Importance 85/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.80
Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.
Importance 84/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 52/100Weight 0.79
Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.
Importance 83/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.78
Inform offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
Importance 83/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 53/100Weight 0.78

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

$66,270

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

89,390

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+3.0%

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

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

45 points lower exposure • 72% profile similarity

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

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

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

47 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

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

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

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

12%

45 points lower exposure • 74% profile similarity

Median wage: $41,670 Growth 2025–2035: +2.0% Annual openings: 65

stronger human/judgment moat, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

22%

35 points lower exposure • 79% profile similarity

Median wage: $59,050 Growth 2025–2035: +4.1% Annual openings: 21

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

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

19%

38 points lower exposure • 76% profile similarity

Median wage: Not published Growth 2025–2035: Not published Annual openings: Not published

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Orthotists and Prosthetists

28%

29 points lower exposure • 82% profile similarity

Median wage: $81,110 Growth 2025–2035: +12.9% Annual openings: 1

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

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

    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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