69%
Very High RiskIntellectual property agent
Professionals · SGD 4,464/mo (near median)
Significant AI displacement pressure. high exposure with few human bottlenecks to slow adoption.
Score Breakdown
86% of tasks overlap with current AI
5% human advantage from judgment & presence
48% demand buffer from SG labour market
AI usage 1pp below theoretical exposure
Exposure × (1 − Bottleneck) × Market Modifier. How this works
What AI Changes
Tasks AI can handle
Report drafting, data compilation, meeting summarization, email triaging, and standard analytical tasks.
Where humans stay essential
Strategic decision-making, client relationship management, professional judgment in edge cases, cross-functional coordination, and ethical oversight.
This role balances structured execution. AI can augment the more structured tasks, while the overall task structure anchors the human contribution.
Skills to focus on
Professional Judgment
Making sound decisions in ambiguous situations where rules and guidelines fall short
Stakeholder Management
Navigating competing priorities across internal and external partners with diplomacy
Domain Expertise
Deep specialized knowledge that requires years of study, practice, and contextual experience
AI Tool Proficiency
Leveraging AI assistants to multiply your output while maintaining quality control
Market Context
Labour Market
StrongProfessionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians
Vacancy rate · 2025 Q3
Hiring
Recruitment exceeds resignation
1.8% recruit · 1.2% resign
Retrenchment
2.6 per 1,000 employees
Moderate
Re-employment
73% within 12 months
54.3% within 6 months
Cluster-level data, not occupation-specific · Source: Labour Market Report Q3 2025, MRSD, MOM
Outlook
12-Month Direction (Base Case)
Worsening
Displacement Pressure
At Risk
Augmentation Upside
At Risk
Demand Outlook
Watch
Wage Pressure
Under Pressure
Rule-based directional forecast. Not a prediction — illustrative only.
Current trajectory continues
Displacement Pressure
At Risk
Augmentation Upside
At Risk
Demand Outlook
Watch
Wage Pressure
Under Pressure
Intellectual property agent faces significant displacement risk under this scenario. Core tasks are highly automatable with limited offsetting demand or bottlenecks.
Scenarios are illustrative, not predictive. They show how the outlook would shift under different assumptions.
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Evidence
Crosswalk: direct · SSOC 24251
Anthropic: -1pp vs theory
Raw Scores
AIOE 1.292 · θ 0.569 · C-AIOE 1.135
Stability
stable · Optimistic 60% (Very High) · Pessimistic 78% (Very High)
Confidence
83% · Crosswalk 1.00 · Market 0.65 · Fresh 0.85
Wage (SGD/mo)
25th 3,111 · Median 4,464 · 75th 5,300