As of June 2026, IT Support Technician has an AI-exposure score of 65/100 (High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

IT Support Technician

65/100
High exposure
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More exposed than 80% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$57,000.

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How you compare to similar Technology roles

IT Support Technician (you)
65
Junior Software Developer
66
Systems Administrator
62
QA Engineer
62
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61
Database Administrator
61
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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Resolve help-desk tickets
  • Document fixes and FAQs
Augmentable
  • Set up hardware and accounts
  • Diagnose user issues
Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (50%).

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IT Support Technician 65
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74% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$92,000
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57
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