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Will AI replace other sales workers?

7 jobs scored. On average 39% of the task time in these jobs still needs a person, and the family averages 66 out of 100 on Still needs a human, where higher is safer.

66
Average Still needs a human score, 0 to 100 ↑ safer. Will AI replace them? A little.
7
Jobs scored in this family
39%
Average share of that still needs a person
421k
US workers in these jobs

How the work could shift in Other Sales Workers

The share of US workers in these jobs whose job would sit in each band, from today to 2060.

Today
0%
of US workers in this family are in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
0% are in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2045
0%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
95% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2060
0%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
100% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)

Each job's score moves towards the bottom band (Largely: AI could largely do the job) by the year it could be largely automated, slowly at first and faster later, as adoption usually goes. Each job is run as ten scenarios across its replacement range, so every figure mixes early and late outcomes. The model stops at 2060. How the timeline works

Share of US workers in this family in each verdict band, today to 20600%25%50%75%100%2026: 86.1% of US workers in this family in jobs where AI could do a little of the work (A little.)86%2026: 13.9% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could partly do (Partly.)14%Today2030: 16.4% of US workers in this family in jobs where AI could do a little of the work (A little.)16%2030: 74.3% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could partly do (Partly.)74%2030: 9.3% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could mostly do (Mostly.)9%20302035: 3.3% of US workers in this family in jobs where AI could do a little of the work (A little.)2035: 19.0% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could partly do (Partly.)19%2035: 37.1% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could mostly do (Mostly.)37%2035: 40.5% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)41%20352040: 0.1% of US workers in this family in jobs where AI could do a little of the work (A little.)2040: 4.9% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could partly do (Partly.)2040: 17.2% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could mostly do (Mostly.)17%2040: 77.8% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)78%20402045: 0.1% of US workers in this family in jobs where AI could do a little of the work (A little.)2045: 5.1% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could mostly do (Mostly.)2045: 94.8% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)95%20452050: 0.1% of US workers in this family in jobs where AI could do a little of the work (A little.)2050: 3.2% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could mostly do (Mostly.)2050: 96.7% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)97%20502055: 0.1% of US workers in this family in jobs where AI could do a little of the work (A little.)2055: 99.9% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)100%20552060: 0.1% of US workers in this family in jobs where AI could do a little of the work (A little.)2060: 99.9% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)100%2060
Will AI replace the job?Largely.Mostly.Partly.A little.Nah.
Share of US workers in this family whose job would sit in each band, year by year. Updated with every release.
Show the data
YearLargelyMostlyPartlyA littleNah
Today (2026)0.0%0.0%13.9%86.1%0.0%
20300.0%9.3%74.3%16.4%0.0%
203540.5%37.1%19.0%3.3%0.0%
204077.8%17.2%4.9%0.1%0.0%
204594.8%5.1%0.0%0.1%0.0%
205096.7%3.2%0.0%0.1%0.0%
205599.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
206099.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%

Every job in Other Sales Workers, ranked

How to read a row: the number is the Still needs a human score, out of 100, higher is safer; “AI replace?” is our answer to “Will AI replace this job?”; the bar is the task split: white AI does it, grey AI helps, amber needs a human.

TelemarketersSales and Related · 41-9041
53↑ saferAI replace? Partly.
AI does 44%AI helps 56%Needs a human 0%
20362034–2042
58k
$35,450
Real Estate BrokersSales and Related · 41-9021
64↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 7%AI helps 77%Needs a human 16%
20382034–2046
46k
$73,220
Sales EngineersSales and Related · 41-9031
64↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 14%AI helps 55%Needs a human 31%
20372034–2045
52k
$124,900
Real Estate Sales AgentsSales and Related · 41-9022
65↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 19%AI helps 48%Needs a human 33%
20382035–2046
193k
$52,830
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related WorkersSales and Related · 41-9091
70↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 29%AI helps 11%Needs a human 60%
20412035–2056
3k
$41,380
Demonstrators and Product PromotersSales and Related · 41-9011
73↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 10%AI helps 24%Needs a human 66%
20422036–2058
65k
$39,320
ModelsSales and Related · 41-9012
75↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 35%Needs a human 65%
20432036–2060+
4k
$48,470