AI job risk: Education

Will AI replace librarians?

Our AI risk score for librarians is 50 out of 100: medium risk.

50

Medium risk

The verdict

Expect a large share of the tasks to be automated in the next 5 to 10 years, with fewer people doing more.

What AI already does

AI search finds and summarises information fast.

What stays human

Teaching research skills, community programmes and judging sources.

What to learn next

Digital literacy, archives, community work.

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Other education jobs

Safer moves from librarians: childcare workers (5), teachers (22).

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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