Professionals
AI displacement risk overview for 182 occupations in the Professionals group. Average risk: 20%. Updated 2026-04-09.
Group Overview
Occupations
182
Average Risk
20%
Median Wage
SGD 6,500
High/Very High Risk
45
Risk Distribution
Very High
7 (4%)
High
38 (21%)
Moderate
58 (32%)
Low
41 (23%)
Very Low
38 (21%)
Highest Risk in Professionals
Lowest Risk in Professionals
All 182 Occupations
Intellectual property agent
SGD
4,464 59%
Content writer SGD
5,250 56%
Technical writer SGD
5,891 53%
Operations research analyst SGD
6,352 53%
Script writer and editor SGD
3,945 53%
Author SGD
4,000 53%
Data centre engineer SGD
4,863 51%
Multimedia (including games) developer SGD
6,331 50%
Database administrator SGD
6,717 50%
Database architect SGD
11,153 49%
Media and broadcasting engineer SGD
6,049 49%
Statistical officer/Data analyst SGD
8,356 48%
Telecommunications engineer SGD
6,158 47%
Actuary SGD
7,572 46%
Insurance underwriter SGD
6,991 46%
Biologist SGD
8,352 45%
Applications/Systems programmer SGD
6,500 44%
Web and mobile applications developer SGD
7,000 43%
ICT auditor SGD
12,311 42%
Accountant (excluding tax accountant) SGD
5,498 42%
Policy administration professional (e.g. policy analyst) SGD
5,179 41%
Network, servers and computer systems administrator SGD
4,765 41%
ICT quality assurance specialist SGD
7,666 40%
Land surveyor SGD
5,000 39%
Hydrographic surveyor SGD
5,450 38%
Technical sales professional SGD
6,850 37%
Security operations specialist SGD
7,700 37%
Training and staff development professional SGD
4,490 37%
Auditor (accounting) SGD
5,575 36%
Medical and pharmaceutical products sales professional SGD
7,259 35%
Graphic designer SGD
3,765 34%
ICT sales and services professional SGD
8,433 34%
Tax accountant SGD
9,726 33%
Sales professional (institutional sales of financial products) SGD
9,583 33%
Cyber risk specialist SGD
10,071 33%
Cybersecurity architect SGD
7,826 33%
Software developer SGD
8,888 33%
Multimedia (including games) designer SGD
5,319 33%
Statistician SGD
4,720 32%
Research officer (non-statistical) SGD
5,200 32%
Systems designer/analyst SGD
6,966 32%
ICT business process consultant/Business analyst SGD
8,500 31%
Multimedia artist and animator SGD
5,000 31%
Economist SGD
6,080 30%
Public relations/Corporate communications professional SGD
4,305 30%
Treasury manager SGD
9,405 30%
Financial analyst (e.g. equities analyst, credit analyst, investment research analyst) SGD
7,500 29%
IT infrastructure specialist SGD
7,881 29%
Enterprise/Solution architect SGD
12,137 29%
Computer engineer SGD
6,061 29%
Service designer SGD
8,557 29%
Compliance officer/Risk analyst (financial) SGD
7,395 29%
Interaction designer SGD
7,883 29%
Oil and bunker trader SGD
14,896 28%
Market research professional SGD
7,000 28%
Digital marketing professional (e.g. online, social media, e-commerce marketing professional) SGD
5,300 28%
Trade broker SGD
13,500 28%
Ship broker (e.g. charter or sales & purchase) SGD
9,000 28%
Commodities trader (excluding oil and bunker) SGD
16,000 28%
Creative advertising professional SGD
7,089 28%
Semi-conductor engineer SGD
6,600 27%
Ship charterer SGD
12,399 27%
Fund/Portfolio manager (including asset allocator) SGD
12,060 27%
Securities and finance dealer SGD
7,896 26%
Revenue specialist SGD
6,387 26%
Marketing strategy/planning professional SGD
8,060 26%
Audio and video equipment engineer SGD
4,837 26%
Foreign exchange broker SGD
19,750 26%
Financial product structurer SGD
12,321 25%
Building construction engineer SGD
4,800 25%
Securities and finance broker SGD
8,508 25%
Foreign exchange dealer SGD
13,583 25%
Commodities and freight derivatives broker SGD
12,000 25%
Embedded systems engineer (including port systems engineer) SGD
8,085 25%
Personnel/Human resource officer SGD
4,000 25%
Civil engineer SGD
6,500 24%
Cloud specialist SGD
9,583 24%
Data scientist SGD
9,047 24%
Executive search consultant SGD
5,709 23%
Translator SGD
6,456 23%
Business valuer SGD
9,708 23%
Electronics engineer SGD
7,861 23%
Business and financial project management professional SGD
7,693 22%
Instrumentation engineer SGD
6,945 22%
Industrial relations officer SGD
5,292 22%
Business consultant SGD
8,662 22%
Financial/Investment adviser (e.g. relationship manager) SGD
8,000 22%
Management consultant SGD
10,799 20%
Human resource consultant (excluding executive search consultant) SGD
8,800 20%
Journalist SGD
6,000 19%
Chemist SGD
6,357 19%
Editor (news and periodicals) SGD
10,800 17%
Industrial machinery and tools engineer SGD
6,000 17%
Marine engineer SGD
4,603 17%
Lift engineer SGD
4,842 17%
Product and industrial designer SGD
5,710 16%
Mechanical engineer SGD
6,205 16%
Electrical engineer SGD
6,000 16%
Aeronautical engineer SGD
6,046 16%
Air-conditioning/Refrigeration engineer SGD
6,503 16%
Curator SGD
5,595 16%
Librarian SGD
6,659 16%
Fashion designer SGD
3,500 16%
Rolling stock engineer SGD
6,795 15%
Power generation and distribution engineer SGD
9,131 15%
Landscape architect SGD
6,145 14%
Quantity surveyor SGD
5,030 14%
Teaching assistant/Tutor in university SGD
5,800 13%
Procurement engineer SGD
6,500 13%
Materials engineer SGD
8,643 12%
Industrial safety engineer SGD
6,602 12%
Biomedical engineer SGD
5,346 12%
In-house legal counsel (except judiciary, ministries and statutory boards) SGD
17,972 12%
Artistic director (stage, film, television, game and radio) SGD
5,500 11%
Manufacturing engineer SGD
4,589 11%
Quality control/assurance engineer SGD
6,310 11%
Social science researcher SGD
6,600 11%
Producer (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio) SGD
6,736 11%
Dietitian SGD
4,708 11%
University lecturer SGD
12,990 11%
Production engineer SGD
6,251 11%
Urban planner SGD
5,382 11%
Editor (radio, television and video) SGD
6,909 11%
Nutritionist SGD
4,684 11%
Energy engineer SGD
12,425 10%
Process engineer SGD
5,833 10%
Director (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio) SGD
11,998 10%
Automation engineer (including robotics engineer) SGD
8,588 10%
Occupational health and safety professional SGD
5,000 9%
Building architect SGD
6,798 9%
Environmental engineer SGD
5,710 9%
Environmental officer (public health) SGD
8,752 8%
Environmental officer (environmental protection) SGD
7,210 8%
Food and drink technologist SGD
4,261 7%
Biochemist SGD
6,264 7%
Counsellor (family) SGD
4,350 7%
School counsellor SGD
3,497 6%
Medical scientist SGD
5,833 6%
Medical laboratory scientist SGD
5,979 6%
Career coach (counselling) SGD
4,415 6%
Pharmacologist SGD
6,706 5%
Industrial and organisational psychologist SGD
6,706 5%
Clinical research professional SGD
8,990 5%
Clinical psychologist SGD
5,495 5%
Minister of religion SGD
6,637 4%
Social worker (general) SGD
4,405 4%
Medical social worker SGD
4,915 3%
Chief engineer/Second engineer (ship) SGD
8,339 3%
Technical/Vocational/Commercial education institute teacher and trainer SGD
3,800 3%
Marine superintendent (engineer) SGD
7,638 3%
Radiation therapist SGD
5,629 3%
Speech therapist SGD
4,764 3%
Audiologist SGD
4,884 3%
Pharmacist (patient care) SGD
5,466 3%
Marine superintendent SGD
9,600 3%
Podiatrist SGD
5,054 3%
Medical diagnostic radiographer SGD
5,716 3%
Registered nurse and other nursing professional (e.g. clinical nurse, nurse educator, excluding enrolled nurse) SGD
5,276 2%
Optometrist SGD
5,241 2%
Commercial airline pilot SGD
13,878 1%
Flying instructor (except air force) SGD
20,000 1%
Emergency physician SGD
6,575 1%
Obstetrician/Gynaecologist SGD
5,965 1%
Anaesthesiologist SGD
6,712 1%
Diagnostic radiologist SGD
7,016 1%
Otorhinolaryngologist/Ear, nose, throat (ENT) specialist SGD
6,624 1%
Ophthalmologist SGD
6,804 1%
General practitioner/physician SGD
6,335 1%
Physiotherapist SGD
4,814 1%
Internal medicine physician SGD
6,391 1%
Occupational therapist SGD
4,933 1%
Paediatrician SGD
5,789 1%
Psychiatrist SGD
6,886 1%
Dermatologist SGD
9,035 1%
Early intervention teacher for infants and children SGD
4,019 0%
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner SGD
4,289 0%
Veterinarian SGD
8,500 0%
Cardiothoracic surgeon SGD
6,294 0%
General surgeon SGD
5,580 0%
Orthopaedic surgeon SGD
5,836 0%
Urologist SGD
6,729 0%
General dental practitioner SGD
5,163 0%