The U.S. job market is about to enter an era of unprecedented change that could impact tens of millions of workers. As robotics and artificial intelligence technologies continue to advance, companies will be able to leverage new, cost effective tools to create and deliver their products to the market, while reducing their need for workers.

Several media and tech companies, including BuzzFeed and Microsoft, have already stated their intentions to use artificial intelligence to generate content and improve their products. And while BuzzFeed claims that AI will not impact the size of its workforce, the announcement came a month after the company laid off 12% of its employees to cut costs.

The advantages AI can offer businesses is undeniable, and the implications are impossible to ignore. AI is capable of automating a wide range of tasks that, until now, have been performed by humans. But unlike human beings, an AI does not need regular paychecks or breaks. And as AI capabilities continue to develop, virtually no industry will be left untouched. (Here is a look at the fastest growing industries in America.)

According to a recent report from NetVoucherCodes, a U.K.-based voucher code website, automation and AI pose a high risk to 125,000 jobs in Idaho in the coming years – or 19.4% of all jobs considered, the 25th largest share among states.

Distinct from AI, automation – such as the software used in automatic checkout counters or robotics used in manufacturing – poses risk to the largest number of jobs in the coming years. In Idaho, automation poses a high risk to 111,220 jobs, compared to 13,780 jobs exposed to risk from AI technology.

Click here to see how many jobs will be impacted by AI and automation in every state. 

All data in this story was compiled by NetVoucherCodes. States are ranked on the share of all jobs that are at high risk of being replaced by AI or automation. Notably, NetVoucherCodes used an AI program to aid in its analysis.

 

Rank	State	Share of all jobs at high-risk of replacement (%)	Total jobs at high-risk of replacement	Jobs at high-risk of AI replacement	Jobs at high-risk of replacement by automation
1	South Dakota	24.8	89,350	15,440	73,910
2	Nebraska	21.9	176,680	18,890	157,790
3	Tennessee	21.7	547,560	61,120	486,440
4	Iowa	21.7	272,950	29,590	243,360
5	Indiana	21.6	549,860	51,210	498,650
6	Arkansas	21.2	216,260	17,340	198,920
7	Wisconsin	21.0	495,330	59,690	435,640
8	Alabama	20.9	344,400	38,310	306,090
9	Ohio	20.9	929,640	107,080	822,560
10	Kentucky	20.9	327,290	33,430	293,860
11	Kansas	20.8	236,400	28,580	207,820
12	Mississippi	20.6	195,620	17,100	178,520
13	Oklahoma	20.6	269,620	35,820	233,800
14	South Carolina	20.5	368,450	32,150	336,300
15	Arizona	20.5	506,120	51,850	454,270
16	New Hampshire	20.1	109,400	13,910	95,490
17	Michigan	20.1	694,520	71,930	622,590
18	North Carolina	19.9	745,580	90,270	655,310
19	Texas	19.8	2,040,080	237,000	1,803,080
20	Utah	19.7	256,970	26,650	230,320
21	Missouri	19.6	455,330	56,590	398,740
22	Maine	19.6	97,030	12,730	84,300
23	Nevada	19.4	214,940	19,470	195,470
24	New Jersey	19.4	630,680	85,550	545,130
25	Idaho	19.4	125,000	13,780	111,220
26	Florida	19.2	1,406,350	172,110	1,234,240
27	Georgia	19.0	699,460	81,910	617,550
28	West Virginia	18.9	104,940	11,720	93,220
29	Oregon	18.9	285,850	35,950	249,900
30	Pennsylvania	18.7	884,570	120,790	763,780
31	Wyoming	18.7	41,610	5,500	36,110
32	North Dakota	18.5	62,800	8,300	54,500
33	New Mexico	18.4	120,430	14,810	105,620
34	Montana	18.3	71,650	12,210	59,440
35	Illinois	18.2	876,020	109,560	766,460
36	Delaware	18.2	67,530	11,540	55,990
37	Virginia	18.0	565,150	92,200	472,950
38	Rhode Island	18.0	69,650	10,660	58,990
39	Minnesota	17.9	411,350	52,280	359,070
40	Louisiana	17.9	273,870	33,500	240,370
41	Hawaii	17.7	82,110	10,290	71,820
42	Colorado	17.6	387,900	64,200	323,700
43	Alaska	17.2	42,040	6,760	35,280
44	California	16.9	2,322,630	321,900	2,000,730
45	Washington	16.7	443,700	64,540	379,160
46	Maryland	16.5	346,580	51,080	295,500
47	Connecticut	16.5	222,010	30,970	191,040
48	Vermont	15.8	37,830	6,280	31,550
49	Massachusetts	15.4	444,870	81,240	363,630
50	New York	15.3	1,119,470	200,060	919,410

 

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