--- description: Telemarketers' jobs have the highest chance of being automated, according to recent report. title: These Jobs Are Most Likely To Be Taken by a Computer image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt868d33f861c04b89/69885235cd68486fe90a0179/459234860.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Careers](/tag/careers/) ## Careers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Jobs Are Most Likely To Be Taken by a Computer by [Benjamin Snyder / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Benjamin Snyder / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 29, 2015 3:28 PM CUT  A man moves his finger toward SVH (Servo Electric 5 Finger Gripping Hand) automated hand made by Schunk during the 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Madrid on November 19, 2014. A man moves his finger toward SVH (Servo Electric 5 Finger Gripping Hand) automated hand made by Schunk during the 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Madrid on November 19, 2014.Gerard Julien—AFP/Getty Images by [Benjamin Snyder / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Benjamin Snyder / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 29, 2015 3:28 PM CUT Telemarketers’ jobs have the highest chance of being automated, according to recent report. Other positions with huge potential for being overtaken by robots? Cashiers, tellers and drivers, among others, according to this new NPR [interactive](http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/05/21/408234543/will-your-job-be-done-by-a-machine "undefined"). While telemarketers have a 99% chance of one day being totally replaced by technology (it’s already happening), cashiers, tellers and drivers all have over a 97% chance at being automated. Many positions within the “production” category put together by NPR, including packaging and assembly jobs, tend to rank highly as well. The job with the lowest shot at being overtaken by technology in the future? Mental health and substance abuse social workers. They have a 0.3% chance, according to the data. Occupational therapists also rank at 0.3%, while dentists, surgeons and nutritionists appear pretty safe at just 0.4%. Per NPR: --- > “” --- To play around with the complete data, check [here](http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/05/21/408234543/will-your-job-be-done-by-a-machine "undefined"). But beware, it’s pretty addicting. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3901593/jobs-computer-replacement/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3901593/jobs-computer-replacement/"},"headline":"These Jobs Are Most Likely To Be Taken by a Computer","datePublished":"2015-05-29T15:28:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:44:44.378Z","description":"Great news, dentists!","url":"https://time.com/3901593/jobs-computer-replacement/","keywords":["Careers","Mental Health","Jobs","marketing","sales","Healthcare","robotics","robots","Tech","auto industry","automation","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt868d33f861c04b89/69885235cd68486fe90a0179/459234860.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Benjamin Snyder / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt868d33f861c04b89/69885235cd68486fe90a0179/459234860.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SPAIN-TECHNOLOGY-ROBOT","caption":"SPAIN-TECHNOLOGY-ROBOT","creditText":"Gerard Julien—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/careers/","name":"Careers"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3901593/jobs-computer-replacement/","name":"These Jobs Are Most Likely To Be Taken by a Computer"}}]}] ```