Structural pressure
32%
High RiskLikely range
26–38%
Economist
Professionals · SGD 6,080/mo (35% above median)
Economist shows mixed AI signals: high exposure, but also strong human dependencies and organizational friction.
Why This Score
88% of tasks overlap with current AI
53% human advantage from judgment & presence
63% demand buffer from SG labour market
AI usage 16pp below theoretical exposure
These factors combine multiplicatively — larger bars do not mean proportionally larger contributions to the final score.
Exposure × (1 − Bottleneck) × Market Modifier. Band stability: watch. How this works
Tasks AI can handle
First-draft writing, summarizing documents, headline variations, background research, and social media copy generation.
Where humans stay essential
Source development, investigative interviewing, editorial judgment, fact-checking in ambiguous situations, and ethical/legal calls on publication.
Skills to focus on
Common tools in similar work
Derived from matched O*NET technology-skill profiles.
Singapore Reality
Current Singapore signal
Labour now, industry footprint, and a directional 12-month read.
The Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians labour market is weak. Vacancy rate is 3.1% and was essentially flat versus last quarter. recruitment is running above resignation (1.5% vs 0.9%). employer pressure is low.
Vacancy rate
3.1%
↓ 3.1% year-on-year
Hiring balance
1.5%
recruit vs 0.9% resign
Retrenchment
1.5 per 1,000
Low incidence
Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians data · Q4 2025 full
Top Industries
Where this work is concentrated
Public Administration & Education Services
111.0K
Financial & Insurance Services
97.0K
↓ cooling
Professional Services
80.1K
→ stable
Top 4 vacancy sector
Industry vacancy overlays use the latest published detailed cross-tab (2025 QQ), which can lag the main labour monitor.
12-Month Outlook
Rule-based, not a prediction
What To Do Next
Economist has some offset potential, but it depends on task redesign holding up in practice and on workers clearing the main switching frictions.
What helps
- A meaningful share of the work can likely be reorganized around AI rather than removed outright.
What could slow it down
- Current demand support is thin, so offsets may take longer to show up.
Easier Switch
Minister of religion 77%Industrial and organisational psychologist 74%Medical social worker 73%Minister of religion
easy transition · 77% match
Industrial and organisational psychologist
easy transition · 74% match
Medical social worker
easy transition · 73% match
Social science researcher
easy transition · 73% match
Clinical psychologist
easy transition · 72% match
Director (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio)
easy transition · 71% match
Editor (radio, television and video)
moderate transition · 69% match
Producer (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio)
moderate transition · 69% match
See how this compares to similar occupations
Compare with... →Evidence
Crosswalk: direct · SSOC 26310
Anthropic: -16pp vs theory
Raw Scores
AIOE 1.404 · θ 0.680 · C-AIOE 1.078
Stability
watch · Optimistic 26% (Moderate) · Pessimistic 38% (High)
Confidence
87% · Crosswalk 1.00 · Market 0.65 · Fresh 0.84
Wage (SGD/mo)
25th 4,848 · Median 6,080 · 75th 20,000