{"source":"Careermash (whatcareer.net)","measurement":"Measured August 2026","licence":"CC BY 4.0","cite_as":"Careermash, Measured August 2026, https://www.whatcareer.net/en/yellow/career/other-social-workers/ai","career":{"slug":"other-social-workers","title":"Other Social Workers","subject":"Social Sciences","ai_exposure_pct_today":35,"ai_exposure_definition":"Share of the job's day-to-day tasks AI is already used for, from observed real-world usage by occupation (Anthropic labour market research, 2026). A measurement of now, not a prediction.","horizons":[{"horizon":"Now","tasksPct":35,"rolesVs2024":[98,105],"entry":"B - achievable","moat":"Strong"},{"horizon":"5 yrs","tasksPct":50,"rolesVs2024":[90,100],"entry":"C - hard","moat":"Strong"},{"horizon":"10 yrs","tasksPct":65,"rolesVs2024":[80,95],"entry":"C - hard","moat":"Holding"},{"horizon":"20 yrs","tasksPct":77,"rolesVs2024":[60,85],"entry":"D - very hard","moat":"Law's call"}],"door_grade_now":"B - achievable","door_grade_20yr":"D - very hard","door_source":"OpenAI, \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026), CC BY 4.0","moat_classified":true,"moat":"regulatory_accountability","moat_label":"REGULATORY MOAT","moat_line":"The law requires human oversight. That human could be you.","starting_pay":"£24,000 - £30,000"},"verdict_sentence":"AI is already used for 35% of the measured tasks of a Other Social Workers, heading for 77% within 20 years. The door in is grade B today, grade D in 20 years. Moat: regulatory - The law requires human oversight. That human could be you.","rank":{"careers_scored":1840,"less_exposed":1403,"same_score":154,"more_exposed":282},"neighbours":{"less_exposed":[{"slug":"3d-animator","title":"3D Animator","exposure":30},{"slug":"account-manager","title":"Account Manager","exposure":30},{"slug":"accounts-directors","title":"Accounts directors","exposure":30}],"more_exposed":[{"slug":"actuary","title":"Actuary","exposure":38},{"slug":"biophysicist","title":"Biophysicist","exposure":38},{"slug":"geophysicist","title":"Geophysicist","exposure":38}]},"ledger":[{"date":"2026-08-29","note":"Moat lines rewritten to assert only what the engine classification means (hands-on / protected by law / people want a real person / no special protection). No scores changed."},{"date":"2026-08-19","note":"Correction: careers without a moat record stopped showing a confident \"NO MOAT\" claim and now show \"moat not yet classified\". Exposure scores were and remain real for every career."},{"date":"2026-08-16","note":"First public measurement: AI exposure per occupation from Anthropic 2026 observed-usage research; door grades and 20-year horizons from OpenAI \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0)."}]}