Structural pressure
45%
High RiskLikely range
39–52%
Translator
Professionals · SGD 6,456/mo (43% above median)
Translator shows mixed AI signals: high exposure, but also strong human dependencies and organizational friction.
Why This Score
92% of tasks overlap with current AI
39% human advantage from judgment & presence
56% demand buffer from SG labour market
AI usage 18pp above 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
Translator 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
Editor (news and periodicals) 77%Minister of religion 76%Director (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio) 74%Editor (news and periodicals)
easy transition · 77% match
Minister of religion
easy transition · 76% match
Director (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio)
easy transition · 74% match
Industrial and organisational psychologist
easy transition · 74% match
Editor (radio, television and video)
easy transition · 73% match
Producer (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio)
easy transition · 73% match
Social science researcher
easy transition · 73% match
Journalist
easy transition · 72% match
See how this compares to similar occupations
Compare with... →Evidence
Crosswalk: direct · SSOC 26431
Anthropic: +18pp vs theory
Raw Scores
AIOE 1.111 · θ 0.662 · C-AIOE 0.873
Stability
watch · Optimistic 39% (High) · Pessimistic 52% (Very High)
Confidence
86% · Crosswalk 1.00 · Market 0.65 · Fresh 0.84
Wage (SGD/mo)
25th 4,776 · Median 6,456 · 75th 8,924