Professionals
AI displacement risk overview for 182 occupations in the Professionals group. Average risk: 21%. Updated 2026-04-01.
Group Overview
Occupations
182
Average Risk
21%
Median Wage
SGD 6,500
High/Very High Risk
59
Risk Distribution
Very High
12 (7%)
High
47 (26%)
Moderate
41 (23%)
Low
45 (25%)
Very Low
37 (20%)
Highest Risk in Professionals
Lowest Risk in Professionals
All 182 Occupations
Intellectual property agent
SGD 4,464 68%
Content writer SGD 5,250 58%
Database administrator SGD 6,717 58%
Database architect SGD 11,153 57%
Statistical officer/Data analyst SGD 8,356 57%
Statistician SGD 4,720 56%
Technical writer SGD 5,891 56%
Script writer and editor SGD 3,945 56%
Author SGD 4,000 56%
Media and broadcasting engineer SGD 6,049 52%
Data centre engineer SGD 4,863 51%
Telecommunications engineer SGD 6,158 51%
Insurance underwriter SGD 6,991 49%
Multimedia (including games) developer SGD 6,331 46%
Operations research analyst SGD 6,352 45%
Translator SGD 6,456 45%
ICT auditor SGD 12,311 44%
Data scientist SGD 9,047 44%
Network, servers and computer systems administrator SGD 4,765 43%
Accountant (excluding tax accountant) SGD 5,498 43%
ICT quality assurance specialist SGD 7,666 42%
Applications/Systems programmer SGD 6,500 42%
Actuary SGD 7,572 41%
Web and mobile applications developer SGD 7,000 41%
Policy administration professional (e.g. policy analyst) SGD 5,179 40%
Land surveyor SGD 5,000 39%
Security operations specialist SGD 7,700 39%
Training and staff development professional SGD 4,490 39%
Hydrographic surveyor SGD 5,450 39%
Auditor (accounting) SGD 5,575 39%
Treasury manager SGD 9,405 38%
Financial analyst (e.g. equities analyst, credit analyst, investment research analyst) SGD 7,500 37%
Compliance officer/Risk analyst (financial) SGD 7,395 37%
Tax accountant SGD 9,726 36%
Cybersecurity architect SGD 7,826 35%
Cyber risk specialist SGD 10,071 35%
Systems designer/analyst SGD 6,966 35%
Fund/Portfolio manager (including asset allocator) SGD 12,060 34%
Oil and bunker trader SGD 14,896 34%
Foreign exchange broker SGD 19,750 34%
Trade broker SGD 13,500 34%
Ship broker (e.g. charter or sales & purchase) SGD 9,000 34%
ICT business process consultant/Business analyst SGD 8,500 34%
Securities and finance broker SGD 8,508 34%
Commodities trader (excluding oil and bunker) SGD 16,000 34%
Securities and finance dealer SGD 7,896 34%
Commodities and freight derivatives broker SGD 12,000 34%
Financial product structurer SGD 12,321 34%
Ship charterer SGD 12,399 33%
Foreign exchange dealer SGD 13,583 33%
Graphic designer SGD 3,765 33%
IT infrastructure specialist SGD 7,881 33%
Enterprise/Solution architect SGD 12,137 33%
Software developer SGD 8,888 32%
Service designer SGD 8,557 32%
Multimedia (including games) designer SGD 5,319 32%
Economist SGD 6,080 30%
Multimedia artist and animator SGD 5,000 30%
Public relations/Corporate communications professional SGD 4,305 30%
Market research professional SGD 7,000 29%
Interaction designer SGD 7,883 29%
Digital marketing professional (e.g. online, social media, e-commerce marketing professional) SGD 5,300 29%
Creative advertising professional SGD 7,089 28%
Personnel/Human resource officer SGD 4,000 28%
Cloud specialist SGD 9,583 27%
Revenue specialist SGD 6,387 27%
Research officer (non-statistical) SGD 5,200 27%
Marketing strategy/planning professional SGD 8,060 27%
Building construction engineer SGD 4,800 27%
Executive search consultant SGD 5,709 27%
Technical sales professional SGD 6,850 26%
Civil engineer SGD 6,500 26%
Industrial relations officer SGD 5,292 26%
Medical and pharmaceutical products sales professional SGD 7,259 25%
ICT sales and services professional SGD 8,433 24%
Sales professional (institutional sales of financial products) SGD 9,583 24%
Computer engineer SGD 6,061 24%
Human resource consultant (excluding executive search consultant) SGD 8,800 23%
Semi-conductor engineer SGD 6,600 23%
Audio and video equipment engineer SGD 4,837 22%
Lift engineer SGD 4,842 22%
Librarian SGD 6,659 21%
Electrical engineer SGD 6,000 21%
Embedded systems engineer (including port systems engineer) SGD 8,085 21%
Biologist SGD 8,352 20%
Power generation and distribution engineer SGD 9,131 20%
Journalist SGD 6,000 20%
Electronics engineer SGD 7,861 20%
Business valuer SGD 9,708 19%
Instrumentation engineer SGD 6,945 19%
Curator SGD 5,595 18%
Financial/Investment adviser (e.g. relationship manager) SGD 8,000 18%
Editor (news and periodicals) SGD 10,800 18%
Urban planner SGD 5,382 17%
Marine engineer SGD 4,603 17%
Business and financial project management professional SGD 7,693 16%
Aeronautical engineer SGD 6,046 16%
Business consultant SGD 8,662 16%
Food and drink technologist SGD 4,261 16%
Rolling stock engineer SGD 6,795 15%
Management consultant SGD 10,799 15%
Quantity surveyor SGD 5,030 14%
Product and industrial designer SGD 5,710 14%
Industrial machinery and tools engineer SGD 6,000 14%
Procurement engineer SGD 6,500 14%
Industrial safety engineer SGD 6,602 13%
Biomedical engineer SGD 5,346 13%
Materials engineer SGD 8,643 13%
Mechanical engineer SGD 6,205 13%
Chemist SGD 6,357 13%
Air-conditioning/Refrigeration engineer SGD 6,503 13%
Fashion designer SGD 3,500 13%
Building architect SGD 6,798 13%
Early intervention teacher for infants and children SGD 4,019 13%
Landscape architect SGD 6,145 12%
Energy engineer SGD 12,425 12%
Artistic director (stage, film, television, game and radio) SGD 5,500 10%
Environmental officer (environmental protection) SGD 7,210 10%
Producer (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio) SGD 6,736 10%
Editor (radio, television and video) SGD 6,909 10%
Director (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio) SGD 11,998 9%
Manufacturing engineer SGD 4,589 9%
Quality control/assurance engineer SGD 6,310 9%
Teaching assistant/Tutor in university SGD 5,800 9%
Production engineer SGD 6,251 9%
Process engineer SGD 5,833 8%
Industrial and organisational psychologist SGD 6,706 8%
Automation engineer (including robotics engineer) SGD 8,588 8%
Clinical psychologist SGD 5,495 8%
Speech therapist SGD 4,764 8%
Audiologist SGD 4,884 8%
Biochemist SGD 6,264 8%
University lecturer SGD 12,990 8%
Medical scientist SGD 5,833 7%
Medical laboratory scientist SGD 5,979 7%
Pharmacologist SGD 6,706 6%
Clinical research professional SGD 8,990 6%
Environmental engineer SGD 5,710 6%
Dietitian SGD 4,708 6%
In-house legal counsel (except judiciary, ministries and statutory boards) SGD 17,972 5%
Social science researcher SGD 6,600 5%
Nutritionist SGD 4,684 5%
Counsellor (family) SGD 4,350 5%
School counsellor SGD 3,497 5%
Career coach (counselling) SGD 4,415 5%
Occupational health and safety professional SGD 5,000 5%
Environmental officer (public health) SGD 8,752 4%
Social worker (general) SGD 4,405 4%
Technical/Vocational/Commercial education institute teacher and trainer SGD 3,800 4%
Chief engineer/Second engineer (ship) SGD 8,339 4%
Medical social worker SGD 4,915 3%
Marine superintendent (engineer) SGD 7,638 3%
Marine superintendent SGD 9,600 3%
Minister of religion SGD 6,637 3%
Radiation therapist SGD 5,629 3%
Registered nurse and other nursing professional (e.g. clinical nurse, nurse educator, excluding enrolled nurse) SGD 5,276 2%
Podiatrist SGD 5,054 2%
Medical diagnostic radiographer SGD 5,716 2%
Optometrist SGD 5,241 2%
Emergency physician SGD 6,575 2%
Obstetrician/Gynaecologist SGD 5,965 2%
Anaesthesiologist SGD 6,712 2%
Diagnostic radiologist SGD 7,016 2%
Internal medicine physician SGD 6,391 2%
Otorhinolaryngologist/Ear, nose, throat (ENT) specialist SGD 6,624 2%
Paediatrician SGD 5,789 2%
Ophthalmologist SGD 6,804 1%
Psychiatrist SGD 6,886 1%
Dermatologist SGD 9,035 1%
Pharmacist (patient care) SGD 5,466 1%
Orthopaedic surgeon SGD 5,836 1%
Cardiothoracic surgeon SGD 6,294 1%
General surgeon SGD 5,580 1%
General practitioner/physician SGD 6,335 1%
Urologist SGD 6,729 1%
Commercial airline pilot SGD 13,878 0%
Physiotherapist SGD 4,814 0%
Occupational therapist SGD 4,933 0%
Flying instructor (except air force) SGD 20,000 0%
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner SGD 4,289 0%
Veterinarian SGD 8,500 0%
General dental practitioner SGD 5,163 0%